http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/ Engadget Comments for Beijing Olympics to get Lenovo-designed torch, seeded clouds http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 26th 2007 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 26th 2007 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/



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*Andrew "Lawn Jockey" Stockey, I'm lookin' at you, douche!]]>Apr 26th 2007 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/
/current Pittsburgher]]>Apr 26th 2007 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 26th 2007 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 26th 2007 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 26th 2007 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 26th 2007 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 26th 2007 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 26th 2007 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/They're still simple, solid business machines. ]]>Apr 27th 2007 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 27th 2007 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 27th 2007 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 27th 2007 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 27th 2007 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/They're still simple, solid business machines."

Okay, ThinkPads are still alright. But they simply don't meet the standards of the IBM ThinkPads. For instance, they've going backwards. The original purpose of having a raised bezel was to eliminate the use of rubber when the notebook was closed. However, Lenovo has changed the design of the notebooks so that it no longer relies this and uses rubber instead. This makes the notebook less secure and more prone to warping.

Also, complaints from other people include the keyboard in particular. Back in the days when the ThinkPad brand was owned by IBM, reviewers would always comment on the solid contruction of the keyboards. However, since the acquisition by Lenovo, many people have described the new keyboards as being "mushy". Another complaint is the customer service. Previously, the IBM PC division had top-notch customer service, with many consumers commenting on how they would buy a ThinkPad in the future. But around the time of the acquisition of the IBM PC division, the location of customer support was changed to cut costs and people said it just isn't up to par anymore.]]>Apr 27th 2007 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/
So, feel free to trash their support if you've actually had a bad experience, but just because they moved some of their support staff overseas doesn't mean that their support is neccessarily horrible. The thinkpad premium is still largely for the superior support (over the regular Lenovo line) so it'd be quite silly if it didn't have great support.]]>Apr 29th 2007 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/beijing-olympics-to-get-lenovo-designed-torch-seeded-clouds/Apr 28th 2007 4:28PM