Pictures of a ThinkPad netbook surface
Pictures have appeared on the web depicting what looks to be the ThinkPad netbook that was rumored a while ago.
A few months ago, rumors about Lenovo building a ThinkPad-branded netbook began to circulate on the web. Now, a Chinese site has posted pictures on what looks to be the upcoming ThinkPad netbook… apparently dubbed X200e.
Lenovo has already been releasing netbooks under its IdeaPad line, but meanwhile, the so-called “business netbook” category has slowly started to pick up. HP has its Mini Executive 5101, boasting advanced features like 7200RPM hard drives and 2.0mp cameras, and Asus announced an Eee PC 1005HA Business Edition a little while ago, with 2GB of RAM standard and Windows XP Professional over Home Edition. The HP one, as expected, is very impressive; the Asus on paper looks a little ordinary.
However, both of these machines (along with pretty much every other netbook on the market) run Intel Atom CPUs, which, while being very power-efficient, aren’t all that fast, and thus are a turn-off for many people thinking about purchasing a netbook. Hopefully Lenovo will stick a faster CPU in its new ThinkPad netbook for better performance (and more cool points, at least at my school.)
Indeed, if such a laptop actually appears on the market, I may have to go and replace my Eee PC with one. Of course, take these pictures with a grain of salt; who knows if they are the real deal or not. Do you think a 10″ ThinkPad is a good idea? Sound off in the comments.
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O.K. Warning … old person learning … what is a netbook?
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A netbook is, essentially, laptop with a screen size between 7-12″ and low-cost, low power hardware.
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Perhaps if you colour it pink and sell it to the female crowd even then I am betting it will not sell well. It is an underpowered, under sized, an under whelming dwarf of a notebook. Without expandability, without options and without any sense of common sense that I can see. Even if your two feet tall why, why would you want this useless machine.
Carol: go to this url and you can see what these marvels of technology are all about: (just cut (copy and paste this into your url into your browsers address bar.)) http://reviews.cnet.com/best-netbooks/
I love technology for sure, but lets get a grip and tell the manufacturers to stop wasting time, money and resources on things that are doomed to fail, again. Then again this would be a perfect fit for when I am flying my own aircraft with it secured in the right seat …. could I be wrong….?
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Great news from I.B.M I have trusted I.B.M for years I am currently using an Think pad T20 and it’s still going strong.
I upgraded Ram and a optical dvd burner and its the greatest laptop I have ever used and will continue to use until it blows up. I will deffintly buy one if they are a reasonable price, most netbooks are very afforable and are great for the average person.
Good Luck Think Pad and hope to se it soon in stores
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2 pics… expected more
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