Mossberg reviews Lenovo X300

If you were intrigued by Lenovo's answer to the MacBook Air, the ThinkPad X300, you'll be happy to hear that Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg managed to get his hands on a unit and has churned out a review of the business-oriented ultraportable. Of course, Mossberg wastes no time making the inevitable comparison: "It isn't as sexy or inexpensive as the MacBook Air, but it has numerous features the Apple lacks, especially a wide array of ports and connectivity options, a built-in DVD drive and a removable battery." Still, he says that he would recommend the X300 "without hesitation" to any business traveler that was willing to put up with the machine's two caveats: "a relatively paltry file-storage capacity" and "a hefty price tag." "This ThinkPad starts at $2,476 for a stripped-down model and at $2,799 for a preconfigured retail version with a half-size battery. The configuration I expect to be the most popular, with a full-size battery and DVD drive, is about $3,000."

For more on the X300:
- watch Mossberg's video review (via All Things D)