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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 26 2017, @07:24AM (2 children)
Will it run Windows 7? Most new laptops will only run Windows Surface edition, which makes is absolutely terrible on a machine with a keyboard (though it's not any better on a tablet as long as half the settings still only available in REGEDIT).
Oh sure, you could use Linux or something, but I'm a .NET developer, I need Visual Studio and TFS.
(Score: 1) by tedd on Monday June 26 2017, @07:52AM
Where have you been hiding? We have Windows 10 now. It's not much better, but still..
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Monday June 26 2017, @05:01PM
Windows 7 is obsolete, not sold any more, and won't have any more security updates from MS before too long. Get with the times and use Windows 10. If you don't like Win10, then find another OS; stop expecting MS to sell you an OS that isn't sold any more. If you absolutely must use .NET, Visual Studio, etc., then stop whining and just use Win10 like everyone else. If you hate it that much, then look into a career change. You're a like a Chevy mechanic complaining about how bad all the newest Chevies are. If you hate the stuff you're working on, then stop doing it and find a new line of work (e.g., retrain to work on Fords or Toyotas instead); you're not going to get a giant corporation to change their direction.