http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/ Engadget Comments for Is this a next generation ThinkPad, or the cruelest Photoshop ThinkPad fans have ever witnessed? 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/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
These NO BS computers are made for work and they are very durable. Not to say my experience is true for all, but my $2000 plus macbook is falling apart. My 7-year old Thinkpad looks pretty much new and I go on the road with it far more than my macbook. In fact, my macbook pretty much stayed home.

This is a manly PC. Apple (or similar) products are for beta males.

To generalize, these IBMs arent for wanna-be hipster douches sitting in a coffee house clicking away on a macbook/iphone trying to look important. Important people actually do important things, and its pretty likely a good amount of them do work on an IBM branded PC.

Who cares if aint pretty. Are you that insecure that you need a cool-designed computer to validate your self worth. Grow up.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
Cause i can hardly see the unibody fall apart so soon and a 7 year old Thinkpad be all dandy. I'm not really an Apple fan but i had 3 laptops in my life: a Dell, a Sony vaio and a MBP (last 2 were given to me by my office) and the latter is by far the most solid. Plus the trackpad is probably the best one i've ever touched.

And what is it that you do as an important person on a Thinkpad that you cant do on the rest of the PC or Apple laptops? That's a genuine question, not a rethorical one - i'm inclined to buy a thinkpad for personal use in the near future cause i heard great things about them, but never played with one.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/-Drop a drink ONTO the thinkpad instead, then let it sit there while it drains out of the keyboard and resume working like nothing ever happened
-Crack open the thinkpad and change the keyboard without ever breaking warranty
-Type something up, use the trackpoint to click something, then go back to typing without ever leaving homerow on the keyboard
-Type something up in the dark using the thinklight
-Go old-school and write a quick note to yourself using the thinklight (something backlit keyboards can't do)
-Go out of the house for longer by swapping out your CD drive for a battery pack
-Switch between integrated and discrete graphics processors...on the fly
-Switch between wifi and built in 3G wireless data
-Fold your laptop screen all the way down flat (you'd be surprised how many modern computer manufacturers overlook this)
-Install Linux without hunting down obscure .dats and .inis and hacking them into Linux to make the computer even turn on
-Use a thinkpad on your lap without reducing your thighs to KFC
-Use a laptop without having to put on earphones just to drown out the fan noise

Am I missing something?]]>Nov 2nd 2009 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Here's a gesture:
Take your 3 fingers, any fingers, place them on your trackpad and then swipe to the left. Can you no longer see this text? Great, now you no longer have input in this discussion.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
But hey, I guess the trendy coffee shops where Macs are most frequently used don't tend to rock and vibrate so much, so it probably doesn't matter. ]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
i love you!]]>Nov 2nd 2009 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
Unless this is indeed a new, high-end ThinkPad ultraportable. Then: eugh. I might be more inclined to accept it if it didn't have the "look-at-me" glossy white case and knew that the chiclet keyboard felt the same.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
After a brief and disappointing few months with a MBP/OSX, I won't be changing again anytime soon.

Unless of course that image is real, and the keyboard feel I know and love is destroyed.

From my old T series through my current X series, they just can't be beat (unless of course you need to be trendy). ]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
Lenovo has trampled all over what made ThinkPad buyers buy ThinkPads ever since they took the line over. Then they wonder why people don't buy them. They'll probably release this thinking it's fixed everything people didn't like about ThinkPads before, then they'll wonder again why it doesn't sell - never realizing that they've actually "fixed" all the things people *did* like about ThinkPads.
]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
And really, they might have struggled a bit initially with the likes of the Z series, but recently each generation has been an improvement. The new major redesign is a big step forward, at least after they remedied the keyboard flex issues on the larger models.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/I owned a T23 and T41 back in the day and recently a Z61t. I of course loved all of them. But now I own a T400, and I have to say it shows big improvements. IMO Lenovo has nothing but good to the thinkpad line since their takeover. Each jump gets more refined and feature packed; and if you can't agree to that then you have to agree that they have taken no steps backwards.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 2:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
I owned four thinkpads since '99, two prio and two after Lenovo. I am not noticing anything different and will not buy any other brands.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
I have to agree with wjw9ubm02, we exclusively use IBM/Lenovo at work. At first, I was worried about the change to Lenovo, but I couldn't be more pleased. They have kept the Thinkpad line at its high standard and have actually made a few small improvements that adhire to the Thinkpad heritage. We still rarely have to call in for service with these computers, which is way better than all the other places I have worked at with Dell and Toshiba. They are still the same rock solid Thinkpads of yesteryear. The X300/301 and T400S are two prime examples of this.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/1. Faux chicklet keyboard (Dell Studio XPS).
2. Silver frame around chassis (XPS16, but really popularized by the iPhone).
3. White lid, black insides (fairly common with Dells and others, I'm sure).

The only part that's not at all cliched is the 4:3 screen. If you wanted to make a sleeker business machine, the HP Probook and Dell Lattitude lines really have a better template. ]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
I wanna order their ps/2 thinkpad laptop keyboard for my desktop.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/
Though, I just today broke down and ordered an 'ergonomic' MS kb. I know I won't like the key feel, but I am spending so much more time in code::blocks and eclipse these days that I think I might be getting carpal tunnel or something. Hoping it helps with the wrist/forearm strain.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 1:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/is-this-a-next-generation-thinkpad-or-the-cruelest-photoshop-th/Nov 2nd 2009 1:02AM