While
Lenovo's
ThinkPad T61 already showed off most of the the firm's newest laptop features, the R61 and
3000 N200 bring a little flavor of their own to the ever-expanding
Santa Rosa funfest. These two tag along as some of Lenovo's "coolest, quietest, and longest running" lappies ever, and each sport the Top Cover Roll Cage (pictured after the break) that reportedly provides LCD support that's 20-percent stronger than previous models. The 14.1-inch R61 will sport an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, support for 802.11n and
Bluetooth, Ultra Connect II, your choice of Intel or
NVIDIA integrated graphics, a four-in-one media card reader, and an optional integrated webcam to boot. The budget-minded 3000 N200 opts for a 15.4-inch widescreen display, 802.11n, Ethernet, Bluetooth, an integrated fingerprint reader, five-in-one multicard reader, built-in camera / microphone, and Intel or NVIDIA chipsets running the graphical show. As with the T61, the R61 will land in mid-May for $1,249, while the N200 should hit shelves a few weeks later for around $1,099.
posted May 9th 2007 2:15PM
All I know is IBM would never have stooped to putting one of those awful shiny screens in their ThinkPads.
The new Thinkpads from Lenovo don't have glossy screens you ignorant prejudiced fook. Widescreen does not equal glossy screen.
They didn't put a glossy screen on the Thinkpad. The picture above with the glossy screen is the cheaper N200 line.
To #1
You're totally right. IBM instead stooped to getting rid of their PC lines altogether.
I agree, why do companies think that shiny screens are better for viewing? They seem more annoying to me, especially if you're sitting in a cafe, or outdoors. It seems as pointless as putting a shiny screen on a navigation system in a car, hindering legibility.
Its the N200 that has the shiny screen and it is certainly not a ThinkPad - the R61 is still anti-glare.
I'm not 100% sure but I would doubt the N200 does have the LCD roll cage - its more a ThinkPad feature.
I am absolutely hating the antenna indicators on the new systems and I dont think having all the antennas on the same axis will be good for reception - ultraconnect was always referred to as being good because one was positioned horizontally and one was positioned vertically.
Is it just me or does Lenovo's laptop line get thicker and thicker with each new version?
It's you.
It looks like it's from 1998..
The antennas are not all in the same orientation. The two black main and aux antennas are horizontal and vertical, just like before. The white antenna is probably for N, and the red is for WAN.
thinkpads are soo ugly..