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posted by mrpg on Friday May 03 2019, @08:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the ready dept.

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Lenovo Readies New ThinkBook Family of Laptops

Lenovo is gearing up to launch a new series of notebooks aimed at mainstream users. The new ThinkBook laptops were recently showcased at a trade show in China and are currently listed by at least two European retailers. Meanwhile, based on model numbers, it looks like that when they launch in the coming weeks, the new ThinkBooks will succeed certain IdeaPad models within Lenovo's laptop product stack.

[...] The flagship Lenovo ThinkBook S models are based on Intel’s Core i7-8565U (Whiskey Lake) processors and are paired with 16 GB of RAM as well as a 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD. Select models will also come with a discrete AMD Radeon 540X GPU, but expect this one to be available only inside premium SKUs. In fact, based on Lenovo’s usual approach, expect to see the Lenovo to release the ThinkBook S in a wide variety of configurations in order to cover several market segments.

Both demonstrated ThinkBook S models will also be outfitted with Lenovo’s Accutype keyboard, a rather large touchpad, a 720p webcam with IR sensors for Windows Hello, stereo speakers with Harman badge, a microphone array, three USB Type-A ports, a USB Type-C port, an HDMI output, and a 3.5-mm audio jack for headsets. As for dimensions and weight, the 13.3 and 14.1-inch machines feature 15.9 and 16.5-mm z-heights and weigh 1.34 and 1.5 kilograms respectively.

from the ideapads-but-with-higher-margins dept.


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  • (Score: 1) by negrace on Friday May 03 2019, @08:50PM (3 children)

    by negrace (4010) on Friday May 03 2019, @08:50PM (#838558)

    Apparently no more docking stations for Thinkpads going forward.

    They still offer some kind of USB hubs, but those do not work well, obviously.

  • (Score: 2) by progo on Friday May 03 2019, @10:16PM (2 children)

    by progo (6356) on Friday May 03 2019, @10:16PM (#838599) Homepage

    I'm not an expert, but aren't generic "docking stations" that run on a serial port sufficient for anything but a really really big display? Better to use a standard port than a proprietary one.

    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 03 2019, @10:50PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 03 2019, @10:50PM (#838616)

      I thought docking stations were appealing simply so you could drop the laptop in place and connect without connecting a bunch of cables, each with its own port/orientation, IOW quickly and conveniently.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 03 2019, @11:44PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 03 2019, @11:44PM (#838627)

        TB3 can do this now. one plug for high bandwith data, real video, and power.