http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/ Engadget Comments for Lenovo ThinkPad L Series arrives for the eco-conscious professional 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/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/
Plastic laptops look chintzy, especially if they are silver/ gray and flimsy. Thinkpad black camouflages it a bit and the soft coating on the cover give them a high end look and feel.

For those who acclimate to the trackpoint- it is a far superior method than accidentally clicking every time you lay your finger on a touchpad. Touchpads drive me nuts, trackpoint is as good as a mouse.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/
Yes as a matter of fact I studied "diligently" to master to ancient art of trackpoint navigation."

Dell still has some.

Your second point is irrelevant- mass adoption does not always equal superior technology. I am not sure why you think Lenovo would go to the trouble if no one wanted them- many people prefer the trackpoint.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Another benefit is that you don't have to move your hand far from the keys, making it better for anything that involves a lot of key input while mouse navigation, for example CAD. ]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/
I have to agree with you. Lenovo is pretty dumb when it comes to design. Although their largest stock share holder is the Chinese Government so I can see why.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://bit.ly/lenovo-thinkpad-14-15-impressions]]>Apr 20th 2010 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/
Some people prefer functionality over form. It's not likely that I'll drop my laptop off a table or chuck it against a wall, but my Lenovo's saved my ass a couple of times with its robustness when somebody trips over my power cord. You find me an HP that'll survive a fall of 4 feet and turn back on like nothing happened.

Lenovo > *]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Dell is NOT better than HP mister.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Sony = Asus = Dell = HP = Toshiba = Acer = Gateway = Lenovo
It's all about your preferences and what you want in a machine. Welcome to second grade.]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Dell=Kia
HP=Hyundai
Toshiba=Chevy
Acer=Subaru
Sony=Audi/VW
Lenovo=Mercedes
Panasonic=Volvo (or Freightliner)
Apple= BMW

In my EXPERIENCE the only ones worth looking at are Acer and above. Dells and HPs can be accepted as gifts for fooling around, but if your company offers one turn it down. Lenovo is the right machine for 90% of budget buyers. Buy a used Lenovo before a new Dell. Buy an Apple if you can afford it, unless you prefer pc then stick with Lenovo. Panasonic if you have a specialized need, ipad if your needs are minimal. It's simple enough. But they are anything but equal, and really there's not a single decent machine you can grab at Best Buy. ]]>Apr 20th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/
"The truth: I've actually witness people look at a Lenovo laptop and run away"

HOLY CRAP THAT LAPTOP ISN'T SHINY RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/"It's not like even the cheapest sony brand laptop would fall apart if you moved it around from one table to the other. "

Except my white macbook 4.1 did exactly that. Never thrown around and never really taken outside the house, yet has pieces of plastic from the palmrest and bezel falling off. We have some 5-year old thinkpads at work. They're built like tanks unlike my macbook.
]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/In your social circle, 90% of the time a laptop is well taken care of, 10% is mishandled, accident happen.You and your friends are welcome to join the club who break their LCD, and believe that's under warranty, thus manufacture should replace.]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/4ft? Wow, how did your laptop get to those height? You might as well say 40 or 50 ft. ]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Jesus, did a Lenovo touch you inappropriately when you were a kid or what?]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 1:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/lenovos are built for quality, they look basic and fine and are not catered to 16 year olds like yourself to look flashy there forbusiness/work. i still have a t40 from 2003(7 years if u can count) and i still use it its quality is top notch. ive spilled yogurt on it working lol and ive dropped it twice and its still in great condition with no issues. so many once u graduate grade school u may understand that when ur working u need reliability not something to show off]]>Apr 20th 2010 2:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/
If you want something shiny, poorly designed, with limited options get an iPad (or any Apple for that matter). Enjoy your crappy keyboard and glossy display, outdated hardware (Apple JUST introduced i5 and i7 laptops, lol), non-replaceable battery, and crippled OS.

LOL at you iSheep. These laptops are classics. The design methodology is to improve them, not redesign every few years to sell more crap like others.

P.S. - You're complaining about the trackpoint (nub) when ThinkPads come with a touchpad as well? Yes, options are terrible. Good thing you can't play Flash on an iPad. One less option.]]>Apr 20th 2010 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/love the understatement-attitude of this machine!
"green" on top of that? all the better!
i really like how they keep the look functional and timeless.
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I am on the edge of my seat though for the ATI Mobility Radeon, what could it be? Discrete graphics chips suck up juice so why not just throw in an i7 while your at it! Doesn't HAVE to be quadro...

No metal hinges though? I hope being green doesn't mean lesser build quality. If it ends up in the dumb faster, it isn't greener.]]>Apr 20th 2010 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/Apr 20th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/lenovo-thinkpad-l-series-arrives-for-the-eco-conscious-professio/]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:59PM