MacBook Air-killer ?? (again)

[RWebb]

Lenovo's sleek ThinkPad X1 arrives this week | ZDNet

Tpad X1

I have a good history with Thinkpads...

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Good to see they've updated the look from the boring old industrial design of the 90's.

[RWebb]

Lenovo’s Wedgetop Burns Twice as Bright, Half as Long | Product Reviews | Wired.com

guy likes it, but his sample had poor battery life

at least it isn't $3,000 like the rumors

I could use a bright screen (use outdoors) - also work in twilight sometimes & lighted keys wold be nice...

[BlueSkyJaunte]

[RWebb]

sure but the keys that light up themselves are better

[Embraer]

here's some trivia for ya...this is where IBM got the name for the ThinkPad....from the original think pad...



i remember seeing these around the house when i was little...my dad was an IBMer

[RWebb]

I always thought that T. J. Watson spelled it "Thimk"?

[RWebb]

that's a neat antique, tho

[Embraer]

not to hijack, but they made M1's too. always thought that was cool ....an "International Business Machine" for a spoon.

[Schumi]

Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

Good to see they've updated the look from the boring old industrial design of the 90's.

I like the look of old IBM laptops.

They are a machine. They are made to do work.

They aren't your sister's vibrator; they need not be all curvy and cool colors.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally Posted by Embraer

Somewhere I have a t-shirt that says "THNIK".

My wife related a story of the often misguided attempts by her former employer to energize the rank and file with goofy slogans and banal posters. One such was a large sign over the wash basin mirrors in the restroom that said "THINK". The day after the signs were hung, some wag put a large label on the soap dispenser that said "THOAP".

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally Posted by Schumi

They aren't your sister's vibrator; they need not be all curvy and cool colors.

This is why you're an automotive engineer and not an industrial designer.

[jpachard]

Just remember Lenovo=Chinese. No longer IBM

[techweenie]

The press loves it's "Apple _____ killers."

Zune: iPod killer

Droid: iPhone killer

Galaxy Tab: iPad killer

Yawn.

[island911]

Originally Posted by Schumi

I like the look of old IBM laptops.

They are a machine. They are made to do work.

They aren't your sister's vibrator; they need not be all curvy and cool colors.

HA!

Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

This is why you're an automotive engineer and not an industrial designer.

Which begs the Q; just what is every single ID 'guy' really after?

[island911]

Blackberry is another example of "a machine. They are made to do work. "
So, what were they thinking? I mean, who wants THAT image anymore, when they can sport the look O' leisure with their over-priced shiny entertainment-consumption bobble? Now where did I put my 80's sweatsuit... I have some angry birds to take to the couch.

"Work" ...that's fo suckahs.

[jpachard]

Originally Posted by island911

Blackberry is another example of "a machine. They are made to do work. "
So, what were they thinking? I mean, who wants THAT image anymore, when they can sport the look O' leisure with their over-priced shiny entertainment-consumption bobble? Now where did I put my 80's sweatsuit... I have some angry birds to take to the couch.

"Work" ...that's fo suckahs.

Umm, ok. That's why CrackBerry is losing market share and iPhones are being adopted for business use.

[island911]

Originally Posted by jpachard

Umm, ok. That's why CrackBerry is losing market share and iPhones are being adopted for business use.

My point is about what the styling (industrial design) of a given device says about the person.

Do you really believe that "iPhones are being adopted for business use" because they have that "I'm all business" look about them?

[jpachard]

Ahh, got it. No, they are being adapted because of the functionality.

[island911]

Originally Posted by jpachard

Ahh, got it. No, they are being adapted because of the functionality.

Ah, right, the smooth styling, and the Vibe mode, eh?