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Vegans, avert your eyes. Care for some large shots of the ThinkPad Reserve? Yeah, we all know it's just a ThinkPad swaddled in leather, but it's still got a certain something -- especially in high res.[Thanks, Dave]%Gallery-4449%
ThinkPad Reserve Edition unveiled
Those hoping for more than an X61s in cow's clothing will be disappointed to learn that there isn't much more to this ThinkPad Reserve Edition mystery. Lenovo unveiled the laptop today, with the expected Executive Support services and of course that leather case distracting from the fact that the laptop is nothing new hardware-wise. The support staff apparently will go the extra mile for you, with guaranteed on-site support in major cities within four hours, and even preventative tune-ups to make sure nothing does go wrong. Lenovo used some fancy Japanese saddle stitching techniques for the leatherwork, and left plenty of room for that extended 7 hour battery to do its thing. Specs include a Centrino Pro Core 2 Duo L7500 processor, WWAN, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD and of course that 12.1-inch not-a-touch-screen. Lenovo even tosses in an external multi-burner and an 80GB USB drive for good measure, but despite all the freebies, we're having a hard time swallowing that $5,000 pricetag. Which is just as well, since the laptop is currently being sold "by invitation only," and we're not sitting on any invitations. Let us know if you have better luck.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Fake Steve Jobs' real ThinkPad Reserve
It's only 2 days from launch and already the mighty El Jobso himself is toting a ThinkPad Reserve Edition laptop. That'd be Fake Steve Jobs supposedly carrying the "Chinese uber laptop" delivered (and engraved) personally by Fake Larry Ellison. Too funny. Oddly enough, the TRE (minus the engraving) looks to be the real deal in that photo which makes the true identity of FSJ all the more intriguing. [Thanks, Emil P.]
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.
