The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 is now shipping in Switzerland. A lot of online shops have it allready in stock.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 is a ultra light and thin business class notebook. It’s the thinest ThinkPad ever made. And it looks pretty impressive.
“To the optimist, the glass is half full.
To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.
To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.”
I thinking about buying a new notebook and since HP, Dell and other vendors released new notebooks based on Intel Sandy Bridge this would be the perfect time to replace my current MacBook Pro with a new Windows Laptop.
So basically I made this HP Elitebook comparison for all Important things for me based on the Swiss data. (In Switzerland not every model is available.) I also took always the best available option for me.
| Probook 6460b | Probook 6560b | Elitebook 8460p | Elitebook 8560p | Elitebook 8460w | Elitebook 8560w |
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| CPU | i5-2520M | i5-2520M | i7-2620M | i7-2620M | i7-2630QM | i7-2630QM |
| RAM | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB | 32GB |
| Graphics | AMD HD 6470M 512MB | AMD HD 6470M 512MB | AMD HD 6470M 1GB | AMD HD 6470M 1GB | AMD FirePro M3900 1GB | AMD FirePro M5950 1GB |
| Display | 14.0 1600×900 | 15.6 1600×900 | 14.0 1600×900 | 15.6 1920×1080 | 14.0 1600×900 | 15.6 1920×1080 |
| 3G | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Glass Trackpad | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| USB 3.0 | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Weight | 2.02kg | 2.46kg | 2.07kg | 2.73kg | 2.22kg | 3kg |
| Thickness | 3.4cm | 3.4cm | 3.4cm | 3.4cm | 3.2cm | 3.45cm |
| Design | good | good | okay | okay | awesome | good |
| Battery life | okay | okay | very good | good | good | bad |
| Battery life+ | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Docking station | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| incl. warranty | 1 year | 1 year | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
| Price | good | good | okay | okay | okay | okay |
Maybe there are some mistakes in this chart but the most things should be right. And I don’t say one is better than the other one, clearly they are made for different tasks and workloads.
Other things:
What’s important for me:
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After some years with my Apple MacBook Pro its time for a new notebook. Now since my work now is really in the Microsoft field, it does not really make sence to buy a MacBook Pro again. So first I check out the new Dell Latitude E-Series, and now HP released the new Elitebook Workstations.
Now I don’t really like the new HP Elitebook p-series, but I really like the black desgin of the ProBook or the new gunmetal black of the Elitebook w-series.
What is important for me:
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Here we go. Now the new Dell Latitude E-Series is now in the Dell Online Store. I think the new Latitude E-Series are one of the best deals you can get at the moment. And I really like the option for the 15.6in UltraSharp FHD(1920×1080) Wide View Anti-Glare LED-backlit display.
I am thinking about buying a new notebook with Intels new processor generation Sandy Bridge. As I work more and more with Windows systems and also do presentations about our Microsoft Solutions, a MacBook Pro isn’t really a option. I also had a look at the new HP EliteBooks but I don’t really like the new desgin.
So I checked what Dell has to offer and voila. I really like the desgin of the new Dell Latitude E-Series.
I still love my iPad. Now I really start to work with it. It keeps my life simple and easy.
First I start with a daily briefing with my todos (Things) and events for today. I also read a lot of news with my Google Reader app (Newsrack) which also syncs with my iPhone, so I always see whats new around the tech world.
Through the day I need it to get quick information about tech or other stuff. I also use it for social networks like facebook, twitter and so on.
With Apps like iTap RDP I can use it to control Windows Server in our Datacenter and create and read notes with Evernote. There is also a pretty cool Powershell Guide for the iPhone and the iPad called iPowershell.
At home I use it as a Remote Controller for iTunes, my Dreambox and other things. And if I have a moment i don’t need it, I use it as a Picture frame.
Important to note, the iPad does not replace my notebook or my iPhone, but there are a lot of new things, I never thought about I could do this way.