[NTLUG:Discuss] Reviews: iPad – the problems, My amazing new device - Lenovo X301

[Robert Pearson]

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Dennis Myhand <dmyhand at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> Robert Pearson wrote:
>>
>> {My amazing new device}
>> <http://www.jasbone.com/wp/2010/04/my-amazing-new-device>
>> [Article excerpt]
>> "With all the talk of the iPad lately I wanted to share with everyone
>> a truly amazing device I got yesterday when I handed Seth the iPad.
>> My new device has an gorgeous widescreen HD display, 250GB of storage,
>> a stand, removable and upgradable memory, a front facing camera,
>> supports Flash video, plays every audio/video format on the planet, is
>> 1” thick, and weights 2.4 lbs."
>>

The Lenovo X301...

>> [rdpcomment] - these are the laptops of the future; for the people who
>> can afford them...  if I can get the same feature/function set for
>> under $500 in an 8 lb., or less, laptop (or future netbook) I will
>> take that... I will take it if it only has an 80% fungibility...
>> maybe 75%???
>>
>
> So...What is the amazing new device?  I get taken to a blog about Jamie
> Oliver, which is okay...but I'm not sure he qualifies as a device.  I click
> the link on the right side of that blog about the amazing new device and I
> get taken back to the blog.  Is the blog the amazing new device?  Peace,
> Dennis
>

The short answer is a Lenovo X301 with the above configuration. The
long answer will be a while. The "Jamie Oliver" article was not at
that URL when I sent the original email. It was not an extensive
review. Just one more short paragraph. I am not sure what happened...