New ThinkPads; X200s And X200t Tablet PC

[xyster]

Two new ThinkPads have been announced by Lenovo Thursday- the lightweight X200s and the X200t tablet PC

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[ossie]

"capacitative touch"
TH writers come up with new and innovative techie terms.
Touch my capacitator... please

 

[SrSketch]

I noted the "... a bit heavy weighing in at 3.6-pounds" comment wondered what full capacity Tablets he has found or personally used which were significantly lighter. The author obviously simply picked up the news feed and is regurgitating information with little real world experience in this topic. I expected more from Tom's. At slightly more weight, the X61 was considered lightweight for what it is, comparing favorably with the Fujitsu equivalent models and even the Motion LE 1600/LE 1700 slates. Yes, it would be wonderful if they could all be thinner and lighter, but for whatever reasons, it seems that the others in this field are all running neck and neck. Why can't they (whoever "they" is, LOL) come out with something like the Toshiba Portege R500 which starts at 2.4 lbs with a true transflective screen but with the better "business class" build quality found in the Lenovo products. Allowing for some extra weight to stiffen it up, something svelte like that at (say) 2.5 lbs. would be welcomed. Still, for the current crop, the X200t is a move in the right direction, embracing the new Intel SSD, Centrino 2 and the other improvements meant to address the concerns of real world users - reasonable processing power, reliability in the field and considerably better battery life. Bravo to Lenovo from a long time Tablet PC user, developer and reseller! For more info on mobility type products, sites like GottaBeMobile and jkOnTheRun are recommended. No, I do not work for them, LOL.

 

[Guest]

theyre good but arent they a bit expensive

http://www.mobile-computing-news.co.uk

 

[kittle]

expensive yes.
but you get what you pay for. My think pad is 6 years old and still runs fine.

 

[deceneu]

@ SrSketch

you said: "the better "business class" build quality found in the Lenovo products"

on what planet do you leave mate? quality build in LENOVO?????????
they build ABSOLUTE RUBISH, and after they bought the IBM laptop division they are also ruining the thinkpad series, what a shame, I have worked at work with numerous old school Thinkpads, made by IBM, and I finally bought a personal thinkpad, a NEW one made by Lenovo, what a disappointment, everything is DOWN, going from the materials used, like VERY CHEAP PLASTICS, to the lack of ruggedness; those lenovo bastards are ruining the best brand for laptops, someone PLEASE shot them.

@ kittle
please dont compare 6 years old GOD-like hardware made by IBM with the current rubbish made by Lenovo.