Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 14 gets Core i7 option, extra vroom vroom

We'll be straight with you, we're typing away on a Core i3-equipped Edge 14 right now and we rarely feel the need for more power, but then it's not like Lenovo can afford to keep one of its prettier models sated with just i3s and i5s now, is it? Of course not, so here we are, gazing at a fresh new Core i7-620M upgrade option on the ThinkPad Edge 14, which will set eager buyers back an extra $350 over the more budget-friendly i3-330M default. Opting to splash that hard earned cash will net you Turbo Boost up to 3.33GHz and a not too shabby 2.66GHz regular clock, plus 4MB of cache. The Edge 15, which has so far been just a slightly larger twin to the 14, hasn't yet felt the warm embrace of upgrade mania, but we suspect it too will soon start offering options from Intel's top tier.

[Thanks, Jeremy]

[Stoichiometry Posted Jun 15th 2010 11:14PM]

I want a 16" Thinkpad Edge. Or at least, a 15" one.

[A25i Posted Jun 15th 2010 11:24PM]

@Stoichiometry
Thats what she said.

[Henzapper Posted Jun 15th 2010 11:48PM]

Now if only they could get some Optimus going in there, I'd seriously consider buying this.

[rmasilionis Posted Jun 15th 2010 11:56PM]

Pretty cool. Think Dell has a better lineup right now though.

[Vance Posted Jun 15th 2010 11:58PM]

It's the x100e that needs a new processor.

[bigcow05 Posted Jun 16th 2010 1:56AM]

@Vance

Yes, and a cool-running one, not a dual core version of the same hot processor :(

[Vance Posted Jun 16th 2010 8:56AM]

@bigcow05

Agreed. An Atom would do fine for me.

[j3oomerang Posted Jun 16th 2010 12:05AM]

Wheres that x300 ULV core i7?

[Peytral Posted Jun 16th 2010 1:04AM]

@j3oomerang
That would be awesome! But for that kind of money I would go for a vaio Z....

[saturno Posted Jun 16th 2010 1:00AM]

I love you thinkpad.

[goldenstraw Posted Jun 16th 2010 1:43AM]

I want a Thindpad tablet PC.

[LloydChiro Posted Jun 16th 2010 2:01AM]

Sounds like the price gets bumped up, so you might as well get the T410 or the T410s.

[num0 Posted Jun 16th 2010 2:03AM]

Edge line is a holy bunch of crap. Even worse than the SL, which wasn't from IBM's X-T-R-A lines. They aren't stronger, thinner, make me feel better, or easy to tear apart. There's nothing inside them that make them a ThinkPad. I'd rather switch to Apple or Tosh or whatever, getting Edges is waste of money.

[Jukah Posted Jun 16th 2010 2:13AM]

@num0
It's actually a nice daily budget laptop for all of us that don't need stronger, thinner, or easier to tear apart. I wouldn't call it a waste of money, but I wouldn't call it a bona fide ThinkPad either. It has more features than any of the other sub $700 laptops I've seen.
Anyway, what they should be putting in is discrete graphics for Christ sake.

[k2001 Posted Jun 16th 2010 7:30AM]

finally they add that option, I wonder if they added the backlit-keyboard option.

[Jukah Posted Jun 16th 2010 12:11PM]

@k2001
It's always had a backlit keyboard.

[k2001 Posted Jun 17th 2010 7:05AM]

@Jukah
They only available for some models I believe (BestBuy One)

[ruby Posted Jun 16th 2010 8:43AM]

I'm typing away on my new core i3 equipped T410i...
awesome notebook by the way