Lenovo X100e

With convergence comes greater confusion. It's true that the lines are beginning to blur between mobile platforms these days. Distinguished by subtle hardware attributes at best, a fine line now separates a netbook from an ultraportable, and you can't blame the average consumer for being mystified by the differences between them. Thanks to Lenovo for the early head start, we have the ThinkPad X100e in our possession. It's a 11.6-inch prototype, clad in a fiery red shell with an equally tasteful black interior beneath its hood. If Lenovo can help it, it would prefer consumers to associate this entry-level ThinkPad as an ultraportable, rather than the less "competent" netbook. Loyal ThinkPad purists might not be comfortable with Lenovo for downsizing their beloved business trooper to a smaller outfit. Against the grain however, the X100e does appear to hold some promise. Designed for usability and mobility, Lenovo has chosen to power the X100e with a single core Athlon Neo MV40 processor - call it AMD's enhanced alternative to Intel's Atom if you like. The Yukon-based platform has been hyped by AMD to provide more computational punch, notwithstanding its larger power draw compared to the Atom N280. Other specs of the X100e include 4GB of RAM, a Realtek 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi adapter, and a hard drive ranging from 160GB to 320GB. Drenched with Windows 7, this baby also packs a 1366 x 768 display, which arguably offers a larger screen estate than your average netbook. Interestingly, Lenovo somehow managed to retain classic ThinkPad features like the trackpoint and touchpad despite the X100e's smaller footprint. Business warriors can also look forward to Lenovo's trademark ThinkVantage Technologies suite, which promises an "Airbag Protection" feature which disengages the hard disk during bumps and drops.

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