Lenovo Launches New AMD-powered ThinkPads

[JMcEntegart]

CES 2010 is just around the corner and although most companies are preparing themselves for big reveals in Las Vegas, some have accidentally let the cat out of the bag a bit early.

Lenovo Launches New AMD-powered ThinkPads : Read more

 

[tsk_cable]

I'm glad to see more amd processors besides HP notebooks.

 

[aracheb]

yes, i would love to chew on one those ultra portable...

 

[mrcmark]

great price.

 

[socrates047]

At least the notebooks look decent aesthetically speaking. I have seen people with lenovo notebooks in my university and they look like weird block things.

 

[deadlockedworld]

Althon? that must be a new processor.

 

[SAL-e]

[citation][nom]Socrates047[/nom]At least the notebooks look decent aesthetically speaking. I have seen people with lenovo notebooks in my university and they look like weird block things.[/citation]
I don't care how my "block thing" looks. Each ThinkPad I used lasted more then 5 years each. This time I'm a bit worried. They are changing the keyboard and the ThinkPads have one of the best keyboard around. Lets hope that new keyboard is good also. I will try it at CES.

 

[konjiki7]

At least the notebooks look decent aesthetically speaking. I have seen people with lenovo notebooks in my university and they look like weird block things.

I have to agree the old think pads do look like bricks. I use my think pad as a high-tech door stop. At 9 years old it still works though!

 

[Hatecrime69]

the red ones certainly look sexy, though i'm not so sure about the chicklet-looking keyboard

 

[retirepresident]

I hope AMD release these Athlon Neo X2(22 watts) to retail/end use market. Go AMD/ATI and I hope Intel lose another 20-40 share market. For what they have done to AMD/ATI and consumer.

 

[cracklint]

Man i hate the nub

 

[saint19]

Ohhh... Looks good, but the performance?, maybe is a good option for people like me that don't need the power of Intel on his laptop.

 

[ubernoobie]

[citation][nom]saint19[/nom]Ohhh... Looks good, but the performance?, maybe is a good option for people like me that don't need the power of Intel on his laptop.[/citation]
Intel doesn't always have best performance. (atom anyone?)

 

[Kelavarus]

Hey, Jane, might want to check your first spelling of Athlon.

Great article, shame there's not more info available. I might actually pick up one of those X100e models, will wait till they've been used by others first, though.

 

[naterandrews]

Nice! I've been eying the V13 from Dell, but this seems just as nice (and includes HDMI- something the Dell lacked). Not sure about the performance or size though, are these going to be pretty slim?

The prices are pretty good, and I like that there is a good upgrade path to the Intel CULV chips.

 

[Guest]

What are you people talking about? Lenovo usually always ranks at the bottom of reliability tests. I would buy most any brand of computer before Lenovo. The only people that I really see that purchase Lenovo do it because they feel they are supporting China by buying one.

 

[walt526]

A 9 year-old Thinkpad would have been sold before the Lenovo merger. The IBM Thinkpads were indeed built to last, even if they were a bit clunky. I had a 770ED in college (purchased in Summer 1998, first laptop with a DVD drive) and it was incredibly durable. Unfortunately, my needs eclipsed the capabilities of a Pentium II in 2002, but my dad used my old Thinkpad after me for several years after that.

FWIW, right now I think that the ASUS makes the most durable laptops.

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]Kelavarus[/nom]Hey, Jane, might want to check your first spelling of Athlon. Great article, shame there's not more info available. I might actually pick up one of those X100e models, will wait till they've been used by others first, though.[/citation]

Thanks.