Thinkpads Forum

Does anybody have any clue on the next season Thinkpad? I need to buy a new notebook and am waiting for the next Thinkpad breed, my hope is that above all features Lenovo would be paying attention to the screens.

anything new might be next year April or so when the new platform is out if it doesn't get delayed.

Screens might get better because of better manufacturing or something but not because of a huge drastic change. They'll probably keep finding the lowest bidder they can as usual. Thinkpads aren't known for their screens, ever.

I guess it is possible to see Penyrn running on Santa Rosa platform Thinkpad in April (Maybe Penyrn will be available to T61?), and then there will be the new T6x(if not T70) that equipped with the Montevina platform, maybe in July 2008?

SHoTTa35 wrote:Thinkpads aren't known for their screens, ever.

Ahem, flexview?

To be fair, the 14" non-IPS screens are on par with other manufacturers. I have not seen one non-IPS screen look excellent (except maybe dell's WUXGA ones).

gator wrote:I have not seen one non-IPS screen look excellent (except maybe dell's WUXGA ones).

doesn't dell use samsung WUXGA panels?

dickeywang wrote:I guess it is possible to see Penyrn running on Santa Rosa platform Thinkpad in April (Maybe Penyrn will be available to T61?), and then there will be the new T6x(if not T70) that equipped with the Montevina platform, maybe in July 2008?

Using Penryn will require updating the chipset to the Santa Rosa refresh, and thus an updated motheboard, I wouldn't bet on that myself.

The Montevina chipsets will be available in Q2 next year, and based on that, I would expect to see the next generation of ThinkPads coming out sometime next summer, depending on what "Q2" really means at Intel.

Besides a new chipset and porcessor, would you expect some design change?, it would be nice to see a major shift in this issue

gator wrote:

SHoTTa35 wrote:Thinkpads aren't known for their screens, ever.

Ahem, flexview?

To be fair, the 14" non-IPS screens are on par with other manufacturers. I have not seen one non-IPS screen look excellent (except maybe dell's WUXGA ones).

Still, even tho there's a FlexView option and they aren't great they aren't uniquely known as one reason to get an IBM machine compared to any other (is what i meant).

Default Non-IPS screens are good in my opinion as i have fake 14" IPS screen (yes i know it's a typo) and it's really nice

gator wrote:

SHoTTa35 wrote:Thinkpads aren't known for their screens, ever.

Ahem, flexview?

To be fair, the 14" non-IPS screens are on par with other manufacturers. I have not seen one non-IPS screen look excellent (except maybe dell's WUXGA ones).

I don't think Lenovo is on par with other manufactures. What about the MacBook screen?

rleo25 wrote:Besides a new chipset and porcessor, would you expect some design change?, it would be nice to see a major shift in this issue

i hope they will make a huge cosmetic shift. i just recived a refub T23 and its just looks so much prettier than T60.

Yes Matt, I believe that you and earlier contibutors on this thread have compiled all we customers want for a new Thinkpad, nothing out of this world. PLEASE LENOVO READ ´EM... !!!

PS. The wait until next summer or even april seems toooo long to me...

rleo25 wrote:PS. The wait until next summer or even april seems toooo long to me...

in that case you have two options...
1) buy something new now and upgrade later
2) be happy with what you have and upgrade later

no one knows exactly when the next major T series will be available for public consumption.   if you need to upgrade now then upgrade now.   if you can live with what you have for possibly another 1~1.5 years then wait and upgrade later.   simple.

What do you want in an LCD? I am quite happy with my WSXGA+ screen. This T61p seems excellent at playing games.... my T60p was pretty good but I really like the T61p and the price is not bad either.

The only complaint I have with my T60 is the screen... it is so dim and has very poor brghtness, contrast and color saturation.... but I can live without a better one for a while. And yes I´ll take your advice... and will wait until the new year´s sales season, probably we will have the next T63 or T70 by that time. Sony, Dell and Fujitsu are bringing to the stores new models very often, and Intel announced a new super processor to be released soon... Lenovo should surprise us its loyal dye-hard customers with a new marvel...

According to new Intel's processors, plus the record of how IBM/Lenovo launches its offering, I believe there will be a minor option change on the top-of-the-line model.

For example, there should be T7800 processor and price drop on T7700 on T/R/X series, and L7700 as the top of X61s/X61t series.

One more point for the decoration, I think IBM has agreed Lenovo to use IBM's brand Logo on Thinkpad until 2008 only. So the models in 2008 might not convey any more of "IBM" logo in red/green/blue on its cover and palmrest any more.

The next incarnation of T6x series will probably feature LED backlit LCD's and SSD's, plus whatever newer generation Intel mobile CPU's that will become available at the time. A built in eSATA port would also be nice

I have seen a Macbook with an LED backlit LCD screen, and it looks VERY nice.

That would be a dream machine furrycute, and it has to come soon. otherwise other brans will take the lead.