It's also available in silver, if you want to stand out from
the other ThinkPad models in your company.
Similar to
other ThinkPad devices, the Tablet 2 offers a black magnesium alloy coat.
Like
all other ThinkPads, the X200 Tablet features a matte black chassis, green indicator lights, and a bright red trackpoint.
However, the X201 feels a bit cramped in comparison to
other ThinkPads, such as the island - style keyboard on the ThinkPad Edge 13or the extra comfy keyboard on the T410.
It's welcoming compared to the hard plastic that
some other ThinkPads use.
Like
other ThinkPads, the T480 has both a TrackPoint pointing stick and a buttonless touchpad.
As with
other ThinkPads, the X1 Carbon offers a red TrackPoint that sits between the G and H keys.
Like most
other ThinkPads, it's designed to pass MIL - SPEC durability tests for extreme temperatures, shocks and vibrations, along with Lenovo's own bump and drop tests.
However, a soft - touch surface on the lid — something you don't see on most
other ThinkPads — makes this laptop more pleasant to grip.
No, the T470 isn't perfect, but it does a lot of things better than
other ThinkPads.
It suffers from the enthusiastic sensitivity most
other ThinkPads also suffer from out of the box, but a few tweaks in the settings calmed it down.
Not exact matches
Partly because it's a «black box» — though if that were the only requirement, basically every tablet on the planet
other than the white iPad would qualify — but mostly because an extra $ 119.99 buys you a Bluetooth keyboard / stand combo that will feel instantly familiar to anyone who's laid fingers on a
ThinkPad laptop.
While I was using the
ThinkPad Tablet 2, I became keenly aware of when and where
other people used tablets.
Its six rows of «smile» keys, curved at the bottom and slightly concave, are just like those on the X1 Carbon and
other recent
ThinkPads.
Regardless, when you get down to it, with a 0.05 pound weight difference between the
Thinkpad and the
other two devices, it should not make a big difference to anyone.
So much so that, with three
other tablets in the house, I am hard pressed to figure out if I am willing to spend days using the
other tablets and letting the
Thinkpad sit.
On paper the
ThinkPad Tablet looks a lot like
other Honeycomb tablets.
ThinkPad ThinkPad on the
other hand is aimed at business users, this Lenovo tablet offers some corporate friendly features such as Computrace which can find the tablet if it is lost or stolen and users can even remotely freeze the device or delete all the data remotely if it can't be recovered.
So to sum up it's chunky and not super-light or the most attractive, but built like a tank and very usable — classic
ThinkPad, in
other words.
Getting to the
ThinkPad's screen, IPS and
other high quality panel types are becoming the de facto standard on premium tablets and this one is no exception.
The first generation
ThinkPad X1 Tablet was a 12 - inch tablet, but having grown to a 13 - inch tablet, the resolution has increased too, as it has joined the ranks of the
other 3K tablets Surface Book 2, Porsche Design Book One, and Chuwi Hi13.
With its Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU and 1 GB of RAM, the
ThinkPad Tablet has the same specs as nearly every
other Android Honeycomb tablet on the market today.
And like all of those
other new Windows 8 machines (except the
ThinkPad Twist), the $ 1000 Surface Pro comes with a 128 GB SSD (a $ 900, 64 GB version of Surface Pro is also available, but we didn't get one in for review).
While Lenovo has for years made
ThinkPad and IdeaPad convertible tablets, with major appeal to health care, field service and
other enterprise verticals, the LePad appears to be more consumer - geared.
If, on the
other hand, you don't need the pen, 3G or business features of the
ThinkPad, the # 499 Asus Transformer Prime is a more attractive and powerful proposal.
That's below the tablet category average of 2,973, but well within the range of
other Intel Atom - powered tablets we've tested, including the Acer Iconia W510 (1,305), Lenovo
ThinkPad Tablet 2 (1,428) and Dell Latitude 10 (1,440).
Get solid protection:
ThinkPad Tablet customers will have access to Lenovo's full portfolio of enterprise - level services, such as ThinkPlus Support, which provides business customers direct access to advanced technicians with tablet and Android specific experience, and Tablet Protection, which gives business customers coverage for non-warranted damage from operational and structural damage due to drops, minor spills, electrical surges and
other accidental damage incurred under normal operating conditions.
The
ThinkPad Yoga does not come preloaded with Dolby Home Audio v4 software, though we're not sure it would have made much difference;
other recent
ThinkPads that had Dolby sounded just as tinny.
While it's enough to take you through the day, it actually trails behind
other tablets, like the Acer Iconia Tab W510 - 1422 (8:59), the Dell Latitude 10 (9:20) and even Lenovo's own
ThinkPad Tablet 2 (10:11).
Various
other PC makers have attempted convertible laptop / tablet hybrids, with Lenovo's
ThinkPad Helix arguably offering the best form factor.
The
other device I want to test is the Lenovo
Thinkpad 8.
With its 10.1 - inch display, it will join the the the 10 - inch tablet models like Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Motorola Xoom, and
other upcoming 10.1 - inch tablets like Dell Streak 10 Pro (not yet announced) and Lenovo
ThinkPad Tablet.
The Windows 8 optimized laptops were showcased at the 2013 CES and join the company's
other devices which include the Yoga 11S, the
ThinkPad Helix and a few
ThinkPad Edge devices.
I wanted to take some time to let everyone know the results of some of the testing I have been doing on the Lenovo
Thinkpad Tablet and how it compares to some of the
other tablets that are available.
However, you can also easily find the 32 GB
ThinkPad Tablet with the pen for $ 30 $ 70 less (I ordered mine from TigerDirect for $ 569.99 — they are even cheaper now at $ 529.99) than the Lenovo price for the
ThinkPad Tablet without the pen (Lenovo sells the tablet $ 569 without the pen, and charges another $ 30 to bundle the pen and tablet together) at
other online vendors carrying the device.
I have seen
other reviews where the
ThinkPad Tablet has benched better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, but real - world perception counts for more than any benchmark, and I feel like the
ThinkPad Tablet is not as fast as the Motorola Xoom or the Acer Iconia Tab A500.
I am not handing my
ThinkPad Tablet (or any tablet
other than may be my lowest - end, soon to be replaced tablet) over to my kid for anything.
As is the case with some of the
other Android tablets sporting a full - sized USB port, that connection is the star of the
ThinkPad Tablet's utility.
There was no table except for the desk, which made the placement of my room service order upon arrival a bit tricky (my
ThinkPad and iPad, among
other devices, were already on the desk).
The key travel is perfect, and they are so good, I would rather type on a
ThinkPad than on any
other keyboard.
In
other words, Lenovo turned it around in two days, including shipping time, and I am now happily typing away on my beloved
ThinkPad T43 again, which is zipping along with a new motherboard.
My Mac and my
ThinkPad get about equal use, and I remain quite happy with both — in
other words, buying a Mac did not turn me into a raving fanboy, as far as I can tell.
I kind of wish they would have tried a
ThinkPad, but I can say from my own experience that it doesn't come with much in the way of bloatware
other than the junk that Windows comes with.
The MacBook Pro may be sexier, but if you shot a
ThinkPad and a MacBook Pro out of cannons at each
other, the
ThinkPad would destroy the MacBook Pro and still boot up the pre-installed SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (or Vista, I guess, if you swing that way) in a jiffy.
The sixth generation X1 Carbon is slick enough in the right areas to compete with
other modern computers, while retaining the recognizable
ThinkPad design.
Other mobile workstations are out there, including the
ThinkPad P50 that we've referenced in our performance sections.
The
ThinkPad X-Series convertible, which is of roughly the same size, is generally considered the benchmark
other convertibles must live up to.
While
other OEMs focus on achieving the thinnest and lightest chassis, the perfect shade of rose gold to attract the masses, and nearly invisible bezels, Lenovo has given the
ThinkPad family thoughtful updates that keep...
The
ThinkPad X1 Yoga is limited to an Intel UHD 620 integrated GPU, meaning that you have little reason to hope for anything
other than casual gaming.
On the
other hand, if you are on a tighter budget or want even more battery life, you can consider the much bulkier
ThinkPad T480, which starts at $ 1,049 and lasts over 17 hours on a charge with its extended battery.