ThinkPad X40 spotted!

[Pandaren]

http://www-6.ibm.com/jp/pc/campaign/annc031203/

Substance size (W×D×H): 268×211×20.6 - 26.9mm, Basic machine weight: 1.23 - 1.24kg

That's 1.05" thick and 2.728 lbs for those of you who prefer English units Overall IBM is claiming a 20% volume reduction and a 25% mass reduction.

 

[UltraWide]

it seems like it's using integrated graphics though, a little bit of a step down from the X31, but nice for its purpose.

 

[eriqesque]

X40 Specs in English

 

[RichieZ]

it says it uses intel exterme graphics 2, which may acutally be a step up from the 16MB Radeon mobility. I have a X31 and the gfx card is sooooooo slow

 

[Pandaren]

it says it uses intel exterme graphics 2, which may acutally be a step up from the 16MB Radeon mobility

I'm not so sure about that - I remember reading in AnandTech's review of the X31 that IBM said they went with the Radeon because the performance of the Intel solution was terrible.

Though I certainly understand IBM's choice. Nether solution is really adequate for 3D games or applications, and I don't think anyone uses an X series for 3D stuff anyways. Thus, it would be cheaper (and more space efficient) to use the Intel solution, and the end users, who typically don't use the machine for 3D apps, would never know the difference.

 

[thuned]

It's battery is also pretty small.

 

[preslove]

So, are they not gonna use the Dothan processor in their x- line?

CPU Ultra Low Voltage Intel mobile processor 1.0GHz
L2 Cache 1024KB

 

[Yomicron]

Originally posted by: preslove
So, are they not gonna use the Dothan processor in their x- line?

CPU Ultra Low Voltage Intel mobile processor 1.0GHz
L2 Cache 1024KB

It looks like the X40 is already available for purchase in Japan. I'm sure they'll upgrade to Dothan when it is released.

 

[LoudTIGER]

dothan is not widely available yet.

 

[xm0nkey]

Slightly better picture of it:

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/1203/ibm.jpg

 

[UltraWide]

More pics

 

[fr]

$drool$

 

[aux]

I was debating between X31 and Fujitsu 5020D, but now X40 is my first choice. I want one

 

[mudnsnow]

Funny thing - do a Google X40 search on ibm.com
and see what comes up on the first page. Google has cached an aborted announcement of the X40 in the US around Tuesday 12/16 .... (The current versions of the page don't have any mention of the X40.)

Here are the cached excerpts from Google (they'll go away soon I'd guess):

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Learn about ThinkPad notebooks
... The new IBM ThinkPad X40 is the lightest and most portable X Series notebook ever,
with the smallest length and width dimensions in its class. Learn more. ...
www.pc.ibm.com/us/think/thinkpad/ - 49k - Cached - Similar pages

Personal computing
... The new ThinkPad X40 features the IBM Powered USB 2.0 Port, allowing the use of
USB optical drives without the need for a separate power adapter. Learn more. ...
www.ibm.com/pc/us/personalcomputing/ - 46k - Dec 16, 2003 - Cached - Similar pages

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I'm thinking of getting an X31 pretty soon - but wondering about what X40 pricing in the US is going to be. Perhaps they've decided to hold off until after Christmas? (Also may decide I want the additional speed of the 1.6 P-M and gigabit ethernet sounds nice too.)

If I'd caught the 1.4 & slice deal at 1274 probably would have done that. And, of course, once Dothan comes out in February there may be another round of price cuts. Wacky times...

 

[UltraWide]

I got sick of waiting and got the X24 about 2 months ago for $999.

That X40 does sound very tempting though....