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I am thinking of making a change but am scared of going from 15" to 13".

How was it for you? Happy with the screen size? I am afraid I will have to do alot of scrolling. How will the X300 screen differ from my 1680 x 1050.

If you could post some comment on your transition from T61p to X300.

I would also very much like to have a wireless WAN Card for AT&T with 3G possible.

Thanks

i went from a 15.4" WUXGA T61p to the X300.   while i sometimes miss the extra real estate, i find 1440x900 to be more than enough resolution to run photoshop, illustrator, word, excel, and email while on the road.   the smaller size and lighter weight of the X300 is a refreshing change, especially since it retains a full-size keyboard.   plus, it runs cold and can be used on my lap without even thinking about it.

the only compromises i've had to make in the transition is using an external USB HDD to store less necessary files and a USB CF/SD reader for my digital SLR.

erik wrote:i went from a 15.4" WUXGA T61p to the X300. while i sometimes miss the extra real estate, i find 1440x900 to be more than enough resolution to run photoshop, illustrator, word, excel, and email while on the road. the smaller size and lighter weight of the X300 is a refreshing change, especially since it retains a full-size keyboard. plus, it runs cold and can be used on my lap without even thinking about it.

Heh, I plan to do more or less the same thing. More or less, because at the moment I still have just enough advantage from 15,4" WUXGA not to go that road immediately, but the moment I saw images with size comparison between X300 and 570/600, I knew that was the one I want.

erik wrote:i went from a 15.4" WUXGA T61p to the X300.   while i sometimes miss the extra real estate, i find 1440x900 to be more than enough resolution to run photoshop, illustrator, word, excel, and email while on the road.   the smaller size and lighter weight of the X300 is a refreshing change, especially since it retains a full-size keyboard.   plus, it runs cold and can be used on my lap without even thinking about it.

the only compromises i've had to make in the transition is using an external USB HDD to store less necessary files and a USB CF/SD reader for my digital SLR.

You software is very near to exactly waht is important to me. I would also need to toss in Quickbooks Pro but from my calculations, all of this software fit on the SSD drive with headroom to spare.

I, too, will use this to dowmload images form the DSLR until I got back home or the office. Does CS3 run OK? Do you find yourself needing to do alot of scrolling while on the Interent?

Cold sounds good!

the X300 runs illustrator and photoshop CS3 surprisingly well.   i've been using it as my production machine for about a month and haven't felt limited by it whatsoever.   sometimes i do wish it were faster but the 1.2GHz processor and 4GB memory are definitely good enough to work from on a daily basis.   the SSD makes up for the processor speed in a lot of cases.   the X300 sounds slow on paper but i'll be in no hurry to upgrade mine when faster models arrive.   this one's a keeper for sure.

1440x900 is the absolute minimum i'd want to be at for workspace layout in CS3 apps.   1280x800 would be too small.   this puts the X300 at an excellent balance.   when at home i plug into the L220x over VGA.   i've tested the T61p over DVI against the X300 over VGA and the difference is almost imperceptible.   the best thing to get is a short, high-quality VGA cable rated for a UXGA signal.

I thank you for you comments. You have been a great help.