Leaked Lenovo roadmap shows Calpella laptops coming January 2010?

Our compatriots at Engadget Chinese have happened upon what looks to be a roadmap for Lenovo's upcoming laptops between now and March 2010. Recently in the wild T400s is on there, slated for mid-July or so, with a pair of new SL models following in August. More interesting than all that, however, is the sheer number of new X, T, W, SL, and SLc laptops listed for the beginning of 2010 that utilize Intel's upcoming Calpella platform. We're not gonna put too much stock into these pictures right now, but it definitely raises a few eyebrows. More slides after the break.

[Down @ Jun 19th 2009 1:14AM]

I'm liking that Ovi ad on the far right.

[superhobo @ Jun 19th 2009 6:35AM]

It's making my CPU cry (it's a poor old single core after all)

[whoever @ Jun 19th 2009 1:41AM]

I'm kind of surprised the T400s would be getting a refresh so soon after its initial release. And no X302? Boo.

[Lando Calrissian @ Jun 19th 2009 1:45AM]

Stargate?

[canfraggle @ Jun 19th 2009 1:45AM]

No X30x refresh? Bastards!!

[Joe @ Jun 19th 2009 3:32AM]

Looks like the w500s are going away

[Scarhawk @ Jun 19th 2009 9:32PM]

Or it's just a typo, since there's a T500 under the W section.

[digitallysick @ Jun 19th 2009 2:05AM]

I have a lenovo that I am unhappy with, do you know the phoenix bios they used on the 3000 series notebooks restricts what mini pci card you can use for wifi? so if you use any other card it doesn't work unless you modify and build your own bios? wtf.

Also did you know the 3000 series most of them come with a bluetooth and 3G hotkey, but guess what? they come with neither , I guess its just for looks. of course, it works if you build your own bios....

I dont know if the new models are like that, but its complete garbage, they should be sued for that

[cg0def @ Jun 19th 2009 3:19AM]

hum standard practice in ALL notebooks. Plus the 3000 is the cheapest Lenovo there is and it has NOTHING to do with the Thinkpad series.

[Lando Calrissian @ Jun 19th 2009 4:24AM]

Really, why would you buy a Lenovo 3000 and expect it to be good? Lenovo is known for their ThinkPad line instead of the 3000 line for good reason, and the IdeaPad line isn't bad either.

[dsteve303 @ Jun 19th 2009 2:05AM]

I think Lenovo needs to revamp the look on their Thinkpads. Maybe a dark slate colored unibody anodized aluminum chassis with a multi-touch touchpad and back-lit chiclet style keys for

[Michael @ Jun 19th 2009 2:13AM]

I hope not. They should either leave it or create another brand- The Thinkpad is famous for its iconic Bento inspired design, ultranav, and their keyboard. The only reason I have a Thinkpad is because they haven't changed those things. It's certainly not broken, so why fix it?

[LordFarkward @ Jun 19th 2009 2:14AM]

typing complete sentences.

[Jkswiss @ Jun 19th 2009 2:19AM]

I don't think you're the customer base that Lenovo is looking for. I would probably rethink my decision to buy thinkpads if the T series were to change its look. Its timeless.

[Michael @ Jun 19th 2009 2:26AM]

Not to mention that the carbon fiber reinforced plastic/magnesium frame combination Lenovo uses is much more durable than aluminum.

[dsteve303 @ Jun 19th 2009 2:33AM]

Well. That all may be true, but soon people with Thinkpads are gunna start being seen as boring and BLEH!

[Michael @ Jun 19th 2009 3:02AM]

Modern laptop designs are much more prone to becoming "boring" and "BLEH" as time goes by. You can easily spot an old Dell or Macbook but Thinkpads never get old. I wouldn't buy one if they changed the design. I'd rather stick with a better looking traditional Thinkpad design than anything new they could come up with.

[cg0def @ Jun 19th 2009 3:23AM]

The only thing that Thinkpads can change is maybe add some color to the casing. Maybe let you choose color other than black. Changing the physical characteristics will loose Lenovo a lot of clients plus it's not that easy to do.It's a time tested design and if the rest of the notebook world is any indication, making a good notebook design is very very hard. So why change something that works?

[xconan @ Jun 19th 2009 3:41AM]

@cg0def

second that if they could make deuterium or tritium colored notebook versions... or opal or transparent versions...

[Lando Calrissian @ Jun 19th 2009 4:22AM]

@cg0def
When IBM acquired the company my father works for they said that the ThinkPads came in "Midnight, Ebony, and Black." I wouldn't trade my T61 for any other laptop other than another ThinkPad, it's probably the best workhorse computer I've ever used and it is great for anything I throw at it, whether it is video editing, Photoshopping, or encoding 720p video, it's fantastic.

[whoever @ Jun 19th 2009 8:03AM]

While most Thinkpad users will disagree with the tenor of your comment, you oughtta know they they do indeed have multitouch touchpads, at least on the X301.

[bluesky_v2.01 @ Jun 19th 2009 2:20AM]

Could someone clarify for me. Does this mean Lenovo is upgrading all of their notebooks in January or does it mean that it can happen anytime starting from January?

[Zane @ Jun 19th 2009 7:19AM]

Should be a phased roll out starting this Jan.

[t001 @ Jun 19th 2009 2:36AM]

Doesn't look like a T400s/410s with discrete or hybrid graphics is likely in the near future. That's too bad. I'm still very interested in a Calpella T-series though.

[Zane @ Jun 19th 2009 7:21AM]

The T400s/T410s isn't meant for the kind of work that requires a discrete graphics chip. That's like putting a 9600M from the new MBPs into a current generation MacBook Air.
If you want more graphics horsepower under the hood, get the regular T400.

[martinmach @ Jun 19th 2009 2:42AM]

What Happened to W510?

[ilkhan @ Jun 19th 2009 3:31AM]

Almost certainly a whole new lineup in Jan. Calpella being the nehalem platform. All dual channel DDR3, 2 chip (southbridge+CPU) solution. Should save quite a bit of power over core2 based designs.

[jak0b @ Jun 19th 2009 5:10AM]

nooo i have to wait until january to get a x210 tablet!!!
was hoping for a september release

[Draycal @ Jun 19th 2009 7:46AM]

What is gonna be different about the x210Tablet?

[wickedpheonix @ Jun 19th 2009 10:00AM]

Haha, I got my X200T right at release - evading planned obsolescence for... slightly more than 1 year....

/nonplussed

Oh well, it's still a perfectly awesome laptop. I wouldn't expect to see much new in the X210T release except for the Calpella chipset and maybe a capacitive screen.

[slarity @ Jun 19th 2009 8:46AM]

I don't get what the big deal is with Lenovo, they seem way overpriced for the specs. I have one in the office, its a R60 and it really isn't that impressive. I use an Acer with a 2.0 C2D at home and swear its way faster than this one.

[LloydChiro @ Jun 19th 2009 9:17AM]

Actually, Thinkpads are bargains for what you get. Plus, they're always on sale with a 15% off coupon code.

[Michael @ Jun 19th 2009 1:06PM]

That probably has something to do with the R series being their bottom end units, at least before the SL series. They're thicker, slower, and not nearly as nice overall as T, X, W series Thinkpads.

[unL33T @ Jun 19th 2009 10:21AM]

I have a Lenovo T61p. I won't be buying a Lenovo again. It has lower build quality than a Dell. Even though I got it for half price through an employee I know it was only a decent deal, not fantastic, and I would not do it again despite the money I saved because of the shoddy build quality, poor screen, and random screeching that comes from the speakers any time I start up a game.

[unL33T @ Jun 19th 2009 10:23AM]

I should also mention that a friend of mine got the same one. Has all the same problems only he also has a problem where he can only use one RAM slot or the thing bluescreens all the time.

[Jay @ Jun 19th 2009 1:54PM]

Umm... either you're lying or a complete tool.

Send both yours and your "friends" laptops in for service? Or do you not believe in using your warranty...

[HDpurist @ Aug 29th 2009 7:09AM]

Thinkpads are the best. Currently using a T61 but really want to upgrade to a T400 for more power but it's slightly over a year old now and aging. Looking forward to seeing the T410 specs - hopefully the discrete GPU is leaps improved, the screen is centered, and has an HDMI port instead.