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The Lenovo Commercial That Creeps the Hell Out of Me

GeekSugar — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:00:28 -0700

I get that Lenovo is trying to showcase its one-button recovery if the ThinkPad crashes, but did they really have to use the creepiest little creature ever to mock what happens when the older gentleman's less-sophisticated laptop crashes?

It's like one part David Lynch, one part this.

And by the way, the correct answer is no, they did not. I am disturbed.

The ThinkPad X300: The Skinniest New Laptop on the Block

GeekSugar — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:02:55 -0800

Look out MacBook Air, there's a new lady in town and rumor has it, she weighs less than you - ouch! According to USA Today, computer manufacturer Lenovo will be announcing a new teeny laptop tailored for business travelers. Weighing in at only 2.9 pounds is the ThinkPad X300, which isn't as slender as the Air, but boasts a built-in optical drive, multiple USB ports, a removable battery and integrated WWAN. Now for the bad news, it's gonna cost you - $2,799 (starting price), compared to the $1,744.00 of the MB Air. That being said, would you pay the extra $1000 for the sleek design and additional features? Total toss up!

Tony's a Mac and Eva's a PC

GeekSugar — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:36:55 -0700

During a recent trip to St. Tropez, Eva Longoria and husband Tony Parker were not only captured jet skiing and soaking up some rays, but the happy couple also managed to mix business with pleasure by squeezing in some laptop time. Now I already knew that Eva was a PC girl, but I didn't know that her hubby was an Apple lover: here she is with her black Lenovo ThinkPad whereas Tony is rockin' a MacBook Pro. When I met my boyfriend, he was a PC user and then switched over to Macs, so we're now both using MBPs (which works out well for photos when we're both geeking out). What about you? Are you and your significant other both PC or Mac users? Does it ever become an issue when one prefers Windows and the other Mac OS X?

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Laptop Spontaneously Ignites On Mattress

GeekSugar — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:12:41 -0800

Whenever I use my MacBook on my lap, it always feels as though it is burning my legs since it gets so incredibly hot. So maybe an iPod can burn through a man's pants, but did you know that a laptop caught on fire while on a bed? According to Engadget, a man's IBM ThinkPad R50e burned right through his mattress shortly after he went to bed. Luckily he hadn't fallen asleep yet and was able to put the fire out. And get this, the laptop's screen may have went up in flames, but he's still able to use the laptop by connecting it to an external screen. . . Scary but true!

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