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Japan x60s models lighter?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:53 pm
by ssd_thinkpad
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2701
X60s - starting at 2.54lbs (Japan) or 2.69lbs (rest of world)
Why is that?
Re: Japan x60s models lighter?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:52 pm
by pianowizard
The Japanese X60s uses a 1.8" HDD. In Japan, Lenovo needed to compete with Sony, Panasonic, Fujitsu, Toshiba and Sharp, which had amazingly light laptops.
Here's the proof:
http://www-06.ibm.com/jp/pc/thinkpad/tp ... to_s.shtml (notice the 30GB 4200rpm 1.8" option)
Re: Japan x60s models lighter?
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:08 pm
by ssd_thinkpad
Interesting, thanks. I wonder why today there are not more models with integrated ssd chips as the intel 80gb msata ssd available as standard or at least available as a model to market the product line with "weight starts from".
Re: Japan x60s models lighter?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:42 pm
by tcone
pianowizard wrote:The Japanese X60s uses a 1.8" HDD. In Japan, Lenovo needed to compete with Sony, Panasonic, Fujitsu, Toshiba and Sharp, which had amazingly light laptops
And these models also have
Ultralight panels which are brighter and have a little less weight.
Re: Japan x60s models lighter?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:47 am
by pianowizard
tcone wrote:And these models also have
Ultralight panels which are brighter and have a little less weight.
The UltraLight panel was available not only to Japan but also the rest of the world.