Lenovo connoisseur David Hill recently blogged about the upcoming release of the much anticipated retro Thinkpad (Retro ThinkPad: It's Alive). Details are scant, but he hints at a "keyboard to die for" which sounds promising, and notes that it definitely won't cost $5000 (whew!).
I'm sure many people have seen the recent leaks related to the Retro ThinkPad initiative I started nearly 2 years ago. There's talk about display aspect ratio, resolution, keyboard, pricing and much more. Adding fuel to the rumor fire, the Lenovo commercial segment executive leader, Christian Teismann, even gave it a brief mention at the recent Lenovo Transform event in New York City. (Read the original blog that got the ball rolling here.) The social media response to the concept was staggering.
[...] At this point, it seems like the cat's out of the bag. There are certain things I can now confirm. Yes, Lenovo will be making a special edition ThinkPad as part of the 25th anniversary celebration. It's aimed at enthusiasts and superfans that were kind enough to share their thoughts about what the laptop might be. As with any new product we develop, there are always technical and cost limitations but I think where we landed is quite impressive. The product will embody many of the things people asked for.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday June 26 2017, @05:07AM (1 child)
Give us a 16:10 or 3:2 screen, put the 7-row keyboard back--doesn't necessarily need to be chocolate-bar-style, just give us the old layout!--and the ThinkLight. Lenovo, give us what made the T series up to the ?20 generation so great. And you will rule the market. No more chasing Apple in the pursuit of ever-thinner, ever-less-functional devices. No more race to the bottom. Bring back the old brick-solid bento box design. Make things the worker is proud to own, for a decade straight.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 02 2017, @06:10AM
Bundled in malware from the factory. What's not to like...
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