IBM has just announced that they will be coming out with a new laptop which is one of the lightest laptops around - it weighs only 2.7 pounds. At the same time it includes software to perform complete hardware check to make sure the system always works as good as new.

ThinkPad X41 has Intel's Pentium M Processor and 915GM chip set, 400-MHz front-side bus and Intel's Graphics Media Accelerator 900. The laptop also has a built-in fingerprint reader making it more secure.

The prices for X41 will start at $1999 and it will be available starting from April 12 2004.