Tag archive: ThinkPad

Lenovo already showed off its Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hybrid last week, but tonight at CES Unveiled, we had a chance to check out the new dual-OS laptop in person. While we did bump into a few unexpected quirks of balancing two operating systems and processors in one machine, the concept does show promise for users hell bent on wringing every minute of battery life possible from their notebooks. As the hybrid name implies, the new X1 runs both… Read More

Ultralight notebooks seem to be one of the most prominent themes running into CES this year, and Lenovo, now the world’s number two computer maker, will be no exception. On Thursday, the company announced a handful of new ultralight ThinkPad notebooks to be shown this coming week at CES 2012, including a flagship model that uses both standard Intel processors and processors grabbed straight from the smartphone parts bin – not a totally foreign… Read More

Hot on the heels of Hewlett-Packard announcing it was getting out of the tablet and mobile device market (and maybe PCs too!), Lenovo is stepping up to the place, announcing it's new “business-class” ThinkPad Tablet is now on sale with prices starting at $499. The ThinkPad Tablet sports Android 3.1, a 10.1-inch display, anywhere from 16 to 64 GB of storage, and can be used with an optional digitizer pen for handwriting input.… Read More

Notebook computers definitely have advantages over their desktop brethren when it comes to portability, but oftentimes that portability comes with a commensurate sacrifice of screen real estate. Lenovo is looking to ease that pain with its new ThinkVision LT1421 monitor, a USB 14-inch widescreen mobile monitor that's designed to go almost anywhere notebook computers can go. Lenovo is aiming the display at businessfolk and professionals… Read More

It seems as though we are reporting about a new Honeycomb tablet being released every day. Today’s tablet is the Lenovo ThinkPad, which will become available on August 23. Lenovo has positioned the ThinkPad as a business-savvy tablet with “all the security, access and power you demand.” We have yet to see exactly how Lenovo lives up to those claims, but would love to find out. One feature this tablet has that helps it stand out is that it comes… Read More

It was rumored back in April that Lenovo would be releasing a tablet or two around now, and today the Chinese manufacturer surprised us slightly by unveiling not one, not even two, but three new tablets. The 10.1-inch devices will be sold globally, with prices to be set close to those of the popular iPad, its main rival. So how do the three tablets line up? Well, for consumers Lenovo has come up with the IdeaPad Tablet K1 . For business users… Read More

Information about Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 notebook computer has been flitting about for months, but as expected the company has officially announced the rugged, superslim notebook—and it goes on sale May 17 with prices starting around $1,399. The company has also taken the wraps off a new ThinkCentre Edge 91z all-in-one desktop system packed with power, including Intel Core i7 quad-core processors. The official details of the… Read More

Although there's been no official announcement from Lenovo itself, the This is my next website claims to have come into possession of some PowerPoint slides indicating that the Chinese computer company may be adding the final touches to a new tablet due for a summer release. Called either the ThinkPad Tablet or Think Slate (both names appear on the slides) and billed as “a great consumer device with additional features for business… Read More

Lenovo's ThinkPad line—which it inherited from IBM all those years ago—has always been designed to appeal to enterprise and corporate buyers rather than consumers: big accounts look for uniformity, ease of management, and the ability to buy in bulk, while consumers tend to look for the best tradeoff between price, performance, and looks on a single machine. Lenovo's new ThinkPad T420s and ThinkPad W502 are definitely… Read More

Computer maker Lenovo has formally announced its new ThinkPad X220 ultraportable notebook and ThinkPad X220 convertible tablet PC, incorporating second-generation Intel Core processors for plenty of computing oomph and promising road warriors up to 15 to 24 hours of battery life, depending on configuration. “Put simply, The ThinkPad X Series has everything a modern road warrior needs without compromises—low weight, long battery… Read More

Love or hate the boxy styling that has defined ThinkPad laptops for over a decade now, there’s no denying that the popular business notebooks sport some of the most revered mobile keyboards out there. Like hotrodders still turn to Chevy’s ancient 350-cubic-inch small block V8 when it’s time to lay down rubber on the street, business users still turn to ThinkPad’s timeless keyboard when it’s time to lay down essays, articles and spreadsheets.… Read More

Lenovo is having Cyber Monday sales on its ThinkPad Series and Lenovo accessories. The company’s big door buster sale is Lenovo’s ThinkPad T400 for $599–after eCoupon code–featuring 2GB memory, Intel Core Duo processor, and 160GB hard disk drive. Lenovo says today’s door buster deal offers expire at

Two screens are better than one. From keeping an e-mail client at the ready for incoming messages, to creating a space to pile IM windows, a second monitor can be a godsend when it comes to accomplishing two things at once on a computer. Unfortunately, if you count yourself among the road warriors who rely on notebook computers to get things done, one screen (and usually a small one) is the best you can do. But Lenovo has changed that. The… Read More