We always try to look for laptops for students, and we think the new Lenovo ThinkPad X130e rugged beauty sub-$500 will be right up your street. This new laptop is the successor to the X120e and will be releasing December 20 for $469.

This laptop has been designed with students in mind, the Lenovo ThinkPad X130e has at last been made official and comes with many features to excite we hope.

Main features Include: Rubber bumper surrounding the plastic lid, its bezel is much thicker protected by 1.2mm of plastic, many parts have been reinforced and recessed, there is a new accelerometer to protect the hard drive, and comes with a hinge rated for 30,000 cycles. This 11-inch baby comes in at 3.9 pounds (1.78kg), which is fairly heavy but tough.

Spec wise it is decent with Intel Core i3-2367M processor, 2GB of RAM (upgradeable to 8GB), AMD Fusion E-300 and E-450 APUs, 500GB hard-drive, Bluetooth 3.0, RapidBoot technology that offers a stunning sub-20-second start-up time, 6-cell battery offering up to 8.5 hours of battery life, three USB 2.0 ports, 4-in-1 memory card reader, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, and much more.

Will you be buying the Lenovo ThinkPad X130e for $469 when it release on December 20th? Please read the full press release over on Engadget

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