TPM021 - X300 (feat. Laptop Retrospective)
TPM021 - ThinkPad X300 (feat. Laptop Retrospective) We’re kicking off the year 2026 with the most important ThinkPad Lenovo has probably ever built: the X300. It is the first notebook that Lenovo designed from scratch after acquiring IBM’s notebook divison in 2005. Together with Thomas Rogers, best known for his YouTube channel Laptop Retrospective, we’ll deep dive into the device history including its design phase and prototype. During CES 2026 Lenovo introduced two new ThinkPads: X9 15p Aura Edition and X1 Carbon Gen 14. Shownotes Video of this conversation: https://youtu.be/SAIyHSIyjLg Feedback and announcements ThinkPad 360PE: https://thinkpad-museum.de/collection/360pe/ ThinkPad 755CDV: https://thinkpad-museum.de/collection/755cdv/ News Notebookcheck - Going after MacBook Pro instead of the Air: Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p launches with SD card reader and Core Ultra X9: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Going-after-MacBook-Pro-instead-of-the-Air-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X9-15p-launches-with-SD-card-reader-and-Core-Ultra-X9.1195927.0.html Notebookcheck - Repairability revolution: New Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 comes with modular keyboard & USB-C ports: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Repairability-revolution-New-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Carbon-Gen-14-comes-with-modular-keyboard-USB-C-ports.1195928.0.html Guest introduction Laptop Retrospective: https://laptopretrospective.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LaptopRetrospective ThinkWiki - T430u: www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T430u ThinkWiki - 701c: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:701C ThinkWiki - 550BJ: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:550BJ MacDat - 550BJ: https://www.macdat.net/laptops/ibm/thinkpad/550bj.php Laptop Retrospective - Lenovo Skylight: https://laptopretrospective.com/laptops/notes-on-the-lenovo-skylight-an-extended-look/ ThinkPad X300 interviews Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Episode 1 - Raison d’être (ft. David Hill): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr1kGIQw1Iw Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Episode 2 - Design (ft. David Hill): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jW8KHU2PUU Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Episode 3 - The X300: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBsdz1zH65c Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Episode 4 - Reception (ft. David Hill): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Q_1YRV0rw Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Episode 5 - Legacy (ft. David Hill): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoURBgFu7kw The Importance of the X300: https://laptopretrospective.com/laptops/the-importance-of-the-thinkpad-x300/ Hardware information Gizmodo - Ultralight Lenovo X300 Series Thinkpad Leaked: https://gizmodo.com/ultralight-lenovo-x300-series-thinkpad-leaked-346797 ThinkWiki - X300: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X300 ThinkWiki - X301: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X301 EveryMac - Apple MacBook Air “Core 2 Duo” 1.6§ (Original) Specs: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook-air/specs/macbook-air-core-2-duo-1.6-13-specs.html ThinkPad S70 Kodachi Prototype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU0zkGZkx0 ThinkNext Design by David Hill (has also design documents about the T25): https://thinknextdesign.com/ Notebookcheck - X300 Review: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-Thinkpad-X300-Notebook.9852.0.html Advertisements MacBook Air Envelope Ad: https://youtu.be/3Ywa_EynjC8 Lenovo X300: https://youtu.be/_hnOCUkbix0 Lenovo ThinkPad T61 vs. Boule Kugel: https://youtu.be/kQqMKkv69I4 Successors ThinkWiki - X301: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X301 ThinkWiki - X1: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X1 ThinkWiki - X1 Carbon: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X1_Carbon ThinkWiki - T400s: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T400s Image sources X300 commercial: https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-7157136/mode/2up S70 Prototype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU0zkGZkx0 MacBook Air (Gen 1): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MacBook_Air_black.png Lenovo X300 Advertisement: https://youtu.be/_hnOCUkbix0