A rare sip of the Thinkpad Reserve Edition?

We're not in any position to tell whether this really is or isn't Lenovo's new Thinkpad Reserve Edition (cask aged for 12 years!), but whatever it is looks like it's got some leather going on up in there. Notebook Italia thinks this might have a little something to do with Lenovo's "Yoga" concept laptop, but for usability's sake let's all hope that hinge isn't some leather and plastic strapped together -- it's hard enough to keep our laptops' properly engineered metal hinges working well for extended periods of use.

[(Unverified) Posted May 28th 2007 10:04PM]

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[Grey Acumen Posted May 29th 2007 10:53AM]

Why would some guy named "Albert" have an email address of "Amy B" ?

[(Unverified) Posted May 28th 2007 10:22PM]

haha.disgusting spammer. haha.
i love the laptop though. the whole wireless keyboard and track pad thing is hot.
=P

[(Unverified) Posted May 28th 2007 10:37PM]

i dont even know if its called a track pad?!?
Am i right or wrong??!

[(Unverified) Posted May 28th 2007 11:14PM]

They better not ruin Thinkpads like that.
I just bought my T60 and I am loving it.
One of the best laptops ever to run Linux.
I know Dell just came out with their Linux laptops,
but the fit and finish of Thinkpads are A+.

[(Unverified) Posted May 28th 2007 11:15PM]

For those who don't speak Italian: http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnotebookitalia.it%2Fla-prima-immagine-della-thinkpad-reserve-edition-di-lenovo.html&langpair=it%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 12:30AM]

On one hand, that Yoga concept looks kind of cool.

But I've been trying to think about it, and I'm not sure I see the real benefit in the aspect of the design where it is flipped over in an A shape with the screen in front of you, the other half of the computer acting as a sort of stand, and the keyboard and trackpad as loose wireless peripherals in front of it.

I assume this would make more sense if I saw another aspect of the design. But as I see it, what exactly is the benefit of that configuration compared to a standard laptop configuration?

More specifically, what does that concept give you that a ThinkPad X60 tablet doesn't give you......... I'm afraid I'm just not seeing the benefit, other than that it seems like it would take some extra steps to remove the keyboard and trackpad and get it oriented like you wanted.

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 1:30AM]

It's probably thinner, lighter, and a little easier to use as a tablet. On the other hand, the "Yoga" name is fairly fitting, considering you'll have to be well-trained in it to actually type on that tiny keyboard.

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 1:53AM]

Fair enough, although I'm not sure how it would be any less thin or light if that keyboard and trackpad weren't removable wireless peripherals. I guess I still am just having trouble grasping the benefits of the form factor/concept.

[yelohbird Posted May 29th 2007 9:38AM]

Thinkpads have the best hinges from my user experience. I've worn through the hinges of a Toshiba (in 3 years), a Dell (in 2 years) and an HP (in 1 year), and my dad's Thinkpad (circa 1999) hinge is still very snug and tight. Trust they won't sacrifice that for this reserve edition!