Lenovo Releases The X60 Tablet PC!

I've been waiting for this! Lenovo just released their much anticipated X60 version of their tablet PC. Without a doubt, if I were purchasing a new laptop today, this would be it!

TabletPCReview has an extensive review (complete with several videos). It looks particularly nice for students:

If I were a student again... I'd be buying one of these. In playing around with various software such as the included Agilix GoBinder, which helps you organize class notes and arrange course schedules, I can only think how much I missed out on not being able to take notes electronically while in class. I can definitely write as fast and as well with the X60t digital ink as I can with real ink. I'd probably still print out my notes after class just so I had a paper version, but an electronic copy and the ease of erasing, flagging important notes and flexibility for storing and then reproducing your notes is really quite valuable. Out of nostalgia I pretended to take a few chemistry notes to pretend how it might be:

The engineers at Lenovo really put their thinking caps on for the past year in developing the new X60 Tablet PC, the focus was certainly on usability and how to improve the tablet experience. I think they hit a homerun. The XGA MultiTouch display and SXGA+ offering are outstanding options, the MultiView is also really nice for a tablet pc where you'll be using it in all types of lighting environments and holding it at various angles. The port selection for an ultraportable is superb. The keyboard is as good as ever. The build is ThinkPad solid, there's no flex anywhere on the body. The battery life is as good as it can be. And best of all the performance with the Core Duo and 2.5" 7200RPM hard drive is vastly improved over the X41t. Pricing starts at around $1,700 initially on the X60t, this will be pricey for some, but for business users this could be a formidable tool and if you're off to college for 4 years maybe you could justify the cost if you think of it as an investment in your ability to perform better in school and be more efficient.

This would make a fantastic reader for all the PDF articles I download from JSTOR and tremenously cut down on the papers and notebooks I carry around campus. It would also be great for being able to draw graphs in the same document I type my notes in.

I must say, this really has me drooling!

Here's a neat video of one of its coolest new features. It will automatically readjust the screen's orientation depending on how you hold it. This would be incredible for reading documents or looking at digital photos:

More specs, photos, and videos after the link. Read Lenovo's press release here.