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    I think I've figured out what new unannounced X1 is going to be...

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by WyrmHF, Mar 26, 2011.

  1. WyrmHF

    WyrmHF Notebook Consultant

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    Lenovo has announced IdeaPad U1 Hybrid: a tablet that you can plug into a dock to make it a laptop. See video and pictures here:
    Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid hands-on and impressions -- Engadget

    X1 is likely going to be a similar tablet for *business* use but have the same paradigm, a hybrid between a laptop and a detachable tablet.

    Listen to that video if you want to know what concepts they are trying to put into X1:
    YouTube - Tablets and Slates: The Latest From Lenovo

    In the above vid, Lenovo engineers are talking about multiple Windows/Android tablets that are about to be on the market, about adding pen input to a U1-like machine and how convenient it'll be to use this pen in its laptop configuration. And they are actually talking about enterprise usage and the (quote) drive from the end user up to IT to enable tablet based devices in the enterprise (end quote). I think the above YouTube vid makes it rather obvious that they are talking about that mysterious X1. ;)
     
  2. erik

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    that X1 sure is mysterious, isn't it?   the speculation revolving around is rather entertaining. :D
     
  3. menos

    menos Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, but the WyrmHF's theory that X1 = ThinkPad(U1) sounds quite plausible, doesn't it? :wink:
     
  4. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    X1 will be a (wrist)watch, with multitouch IPS and a low resolution that everyone will be complaining about for years to come.
     
  5. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    64x48 ftw. :D
     
  6. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    But hey, at least it's 4:3 ratio so we can finally do some nice coding.
     
  7. halobox

    halobox Notebook Deity

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    It's a spy plane.
     
  8. ThinkRob

    ThinkRob Notebook Deity

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    I've actually taken up smoking recently, since I'm pretty confident that the X1 is going to cure cancer.