Lenovo ThinkPad 2 tablet is officially announced

09 Aug 12 02:14 by Kerry56 in category Uncategorized

Lenovo has been dropping hints about their new tablet for months and today they have released the specifications for this Windows 8 tablet.  It is a 10 inch form factor, with a 1366 x 768 IPS screen and is reported to have a battery good for 10 hours of use.  The new ThinkPad 2 will have a micro-HDMI port to connect to any HDMI enabled screen, two cameras, and optional 3G/4G cellular connectivity.   The ThinkPad 2 has quite a number of extra capabilities, including NFC (Near Field Communication), a fingerprint reader, and a pen which can be stored in a slot in the tablet.  A dock and keyboard can also be purchased to work with the tablet.

Looking a bit closer at the hardware, the ThinkPad 2 will be using an Intel Clover Trail dual core CPU, 2 GB RAM,  and has the ability to use 64gb of flash memory for extra storage.

Lenovo has not released any information regarding the price of the tablet, or a firm date for retail sales, saying only that it will be available in October, when Windows 8 starts shipping to retail markets.

You can read a bit more on the story at Endgaget.

5 Comments on Lenovo ThinkPad 2 tablet is officially announced

rhodopsin1
Posts: 2
Posted on: 07 Sep 12 07:26
No comments... Guess not much interest in this product. Suspect the Asus TF700T would generate more interest.
voxsmart
Posts: 222
Posted on: 07 Sep 12 11:04
That screen with the (formally known as) Metro on it looks so wrong! Square blocks ? How unimaginative. For some reason it looks worse on that Lenovo. I'm finding all this M$ stuff ridiculous. The big boss said "It's more than windows 8", yup, I agree it's an all round embarrassment. If it looks this crude on a pad, what hope has M$ selling it on the entire computing platforms ?
Although I bet this pad will be built like the outside privvy, I also bet it will be very expensive. We shall see.
Lestley
Posts: 2
Posted on: 30 Dec 12 01:51
It runs on windows 8 and that is my main problem.
Jennt
Posts: 10
Posted on: 14 Jan 13 23:16
Quote:
Originally Posted by voxsmart View Post
That screen with the (formally known as) Metro on it looks so wrong! Square blocks ? How unimaginative. For some reason it looks worse on that Lenovo. I'm finding all this M$ stuff ridiculous. The big boss said "It's more than windows 8", yup, I agree it's an all round embarrassment. If it looks this crude on a pad, what hope has M$ selling it on the entire computing platforms ?
Although I bet this pad will be built like the outside privvy, I also bet it will be very expensive. We shall see.

They went with square blocks because apple patent rounded edges.
voxsmart
Posts: 222
Posted on: 15 Jan 13 00:38
Triangles would have been better. (Oh dear, does that mean I will get sued by apple because I have round edges?)
Tell us, what do you think about

Lenovo ThinkPad 2 tablet is officially announced

Most popular headlines

Windows Blue to allow boot to desktop and brings start menu back? (3)

  • Tue 16 Apr 16:12 by DoMiN8ToR
  • Software, Windows 8

The upcoming update of Windows 8 might allow users to boot to the desktop again.

Jobs in US entertainment industry on all-time high - piracy?! (8)

The number of jobs in the film and music industry in the United States has increased despite the claimed negative effects of illegal downloads.

The Piratebay domain moves to Greenland - circumvents blockade (3)

The PirateBay has moved to the domain thepiratebay.gl in fear that their previous domain would be ceased by Swedish authorities

Intel 9 series chipset has native SATA Express (SATA over PCIe) support (2)

A Chinese tech site has posted a picture that reveals details on Intel's 9 series chipset.

See all headlines

Active Commenters