[ReignOfError]

This is the sort of snarkiness that makes Mac fans look bad. Just rip a computer because it isn’t a Mac, without even looking at the underlying machine.

Who's ripping the computer? The OP was ripping an advertising campaign that is transparently copied from Apple.

Now, if I wanted to rip on the underlying machine, I'd mention that:

• the Thinkpad's processor is 25% or 33% slower (1.2 GHz vs. 1.6 or 1.8)
• the Thinkpad ships with half the RAM (1 GB vs. 2)
• the Thinkpad's advertized thickness at its its thinnest point is almost that of the Air at its thickest (.73" vs. .76")
• The ad in the OP shows a Thinkpad being stuffed into a manila envelope with two hands, while the Air ad shows it sliding easily out of an envelope with one hand.

[MediaMole]

Who's ripping the computer???

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 (see, the "X" in "X300" makes it cool, get it?) That's just snarky. Lenovo and IBM before have had the X series of laptops for years.

[antiRepublicrat]

They have to force it into the envelope since it’s square instead of tapered.