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Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
Surveys 1 & 2 were exciting, thinking about the possibilities that may come. Survey 3 did not bring that same feeling. From the way the questions are worded in Survey 3, it seems that Lenovo doesn't anticipate the possibility of a thin & light machine that has a lot of power, ports, and upgradable. There are also no questions about durability or the magnesium roll cage that disappeared around the *40 series.
For processor, you can choose
Option A: A thicker system containing a Quad core i5 or i7 (I don't think Intel has EVER made a quad core mobile i5 processor, kind of weird to have an option that never existed) at a TDP of 47W, or
Option B: A thinner system with Intel's U series ultrabook processors at 15W.
The classic ThinkPads (T420s, X220, etc.) were able to remove 45W of heat and remain light, what happened to that capability?
For RAM, you can choose 1 slot for thin systems, or 2 slots for thick systems.
I don't want a thick T or W series, and I don't necessarily need a thin X1 Carbon. I basically want a new iteration of the T420s, lots of power, lots of ports, ultrabay battery, roll cage, separate touchpad buttons and under 4 pounds. Is that too much to ask?
I can give up Full size VGA and DP (or HDMI) video outputs for a single or dual mini-DisplayPort and then use adapters.
Also, why does this Retro ThinkPad have to be one or few models? Why can they not make all ThinkPads like ThinkPad fans like?
Here are the survey links:
Survey 1
http://youropinioncounts.lenovo.com/s/R ... d/survey1/
Survey 2
http://youropinioncounts.lenovo.com/s/87869/Survey2/
Survey 3
http://youropinioncounts.lenovo.com/s/98rtj45/Retro/S3/
For processor, you can choose
Option A: A thicker system containing a Quad core i5 or i7 (I don't think Intel has EVER made a quad core mobile i5 processor, kind of weird to have an option that never existed) at a TDP of 47W, or
Option B: A thinner system with Intel's U series ultrabook processors at 15W.
The classic ThinkPads (T420s, X220, etc.) were able to remove 45W of heat and remain light, what happened to that capability?
For RAM, you can choose 1 slot for thin systems, or 2 slots for thick systems.
I don't want a thick T or W series, and I don't necessarily need a thin X1 Carbon. I basically want a new iteration of the T420s, lots of power, lots of ports, ultrabay battery, roll cage, separate touchpad buttons and under 4 pounds. Is that too much to ask?
I can give up Full size VGA and DP (or HDMI) video outputs for a single or dual mini-DisplayPort and then use adapters.
Also, why does this Retro ThinkPad have to be one or few models? Why can they not make all ThinkPads like ThinkPad fans like?
Here are the survey links:
Survey 1
http://youropinioncounts.lenovo.com/s/R ... d/survey1/
Survey 2
http://youropinioncounts.lenovo.com/s/87869/Survey2/
Survey 3
http://youropinioncounts.lenovo.com/s/98rtj45/Retro/S3/
jayton4
Current models/upgrades:
T410 2518X01- 8GB, Corsair Force GT 120GB
T410s 2901A3U- 8GB, Intel 6300 WiFi, Crucial m4 256GB w/ mSATA>microSATA adapter
T420s 4174PPU- 16GB, Intel 520 180GB, Crucial M550 512GB mSATA, Intel 6300 WiFi
and a stack of classics in storage
Current models/upgrades:
T410 2518X01- 8GB, Corsair Force GT 120GB
T410s 2901A3U- 8GB, Intel 6300 WiFi, Crucial m4 256GB w/ mSATA>microSATA adapter
T420s 4174PPU- 16GB, Intel 520 180GB, Crucial M550 512GB mSATA, Intel 6300 WiFi
and a stack of classics in storage
Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
Where do you get that from? The magnesium roll-cage is still around and more advanced than ever.There are also no questions about durability or the magnesium roll cage that disappeared around the *40 series.
They will, with Skylake.I don't think Intel has EVER made a quad core mobile i5 processor, kind of weird to have an option that never existed
Because Lenovo sells mostly to big corporations, not to fans, and the corporation mostly care that its cheap and durable, and has a docking-port, they don´t care much for little design details like status LEDs, or even keyboard layouts or the screen ratio.Also, why does this Retro ThinkPad have to be one or few models? Why can they not make all ThinkPads like ThinkPad fans like?
IBM ThinkPad R50e | lenovo ThinkPad X301 | lenovo ThinkPad Z61t
Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
They will loose some of the big corporations too if they continue like that.Ibthink wrote:Because Lenovo sells mostly to big corporations, not to fans, and the corporation mostly care that its cheap and durable, and has a docking-port, they don´t care much for little design details like status LEDs, or even keyboard layouts or the screen ratio.Also, why does this Retro ThinkPad have to be one or few models? Why can they not make all ThinkPads like ThinkPad fans like?
Not all the things that 'fans' wants are pointless and nobody else cares about them.
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Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
Well, no, not all. That has shown with the Tx40 generation and the ClickPad, but this is an exception to the rule.
IBM ThinkPad R50e | lenovo ThinkPad X301 | lenovo ThinkPad Z61t
Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
IMO, The loss of market share in the enterprise market does not happen as fast as it happen for single users who buy retail.
But when it happen, it is unrecoverable, or could take a long time to recover.
When enterprises start getting comments from their employees about disappointment with the quality or that they want Apple or Dell instead, they could take time to response, and, they won't go back easily.
But when it happen, it is unrecoverable, or could take a long time to recover.
When enterprises start getting comments from their employees about disappointment with the quality or that they want Apple or Dell instead, they could take time to response, and, they won't go back easily.
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Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
I think most users with a thin and light are more interested in battery life than power or upgrades in my experience, though I'm sure there are users who want that stuff.jayton4 wrote:it seems that Lenovo doesn't anticipate the possibility of a thin & light machine that has a lot of power, ports, and upgradable.
ThinkPad L14 - 2.1GHz Ryzen 4650U | 16GB | 256GB | 14" FHD | Win11P
ProBook 470 G5 - 1.6GHz Core i5 | 16GB | 2.2TB | 17" FHD | Mint
ProBook 470 G5 - 1.6GHz Core i5 | 16GB | 2.2TB | 17" FHD | Mint
Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
I got that from viewing the HMM for those manuals and from the sales sheet on the website. I didn't see it mentioned or in the line drawings in the manual. I stand corrected and thanks for bringing that to my attention.Ibthink wrote:Where do you get that from? The magnesium roll-cage is still around and more advanced than ever.
Ibthink wrote:They will, with Skylake.
Interesting info. That makes more sense to have it in the survey.
I haven't seen the figures, but I have seen the reviews and comments forums and news postings, and I would be willing to bet that these decisions have caused a decline in sales.Ibthink wrote:Because Lenovo sells mostly to big corporations, not to fans, and the corporation mostly care that its cheap and durable, and has a docking-port, they don´t care much for little design details like status LEDs, or even keyboard layouts or the screen ratio.
jayton4
Current models/upgrades:
T410 2518X01- 8GB, Corsair Force GT 120GB
T410s 2901A3U- 8GB, Intel 6300 WiFi, Crucial m4 256GB w/ mSATA>microSATA adapter
T420s 4174PPU- 16GB, Intel 520 180GB, Crucial M550 512GB mSATA, Intel 6300 WiFi
and a stack of classics in storage
Current models/upgrades:
T410 2518X01- 8GB, Corsair Force GT 120GB
T410s 2901A3U- 8GB, Intel 6300 WiFi, Crucial m4 256GB w/ mSATA>microSATA adapter
T420s 4174PPU- 16GB, Intel 520 180GB, Crucial M550 512GB mSATA, Intel 6300 WiFi
and a stack of classics in storage
Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
Ever since Sandy Bridge, it seems to me that even the high power notebooks are very power efficient at idle.ZaZ wrote: I think most users with a thin and light are more interested in battery life than power or upgrades in my experience, though I'm sure there are users who want that stuff.
jayton4
Current models/upgrades:
T410 2518X01- 8GB, Corsair Force GT 120GB
T410s 2901A3U- 8GB, Intel 6300 WiFi, Crucial m4 256GB w/ mSATA>microSATA adapter
T420s 4174PPU- 16GB, Intel 520 180GB, Crucial M550 512GB mSATA, Intel 6300 WiFi
and a stack of classics in storage
Current models/upgrades:
T410 2518X01- 8GB, Corsair Force GT 120GB
T410s 2901A3U- 8GB, Intel 6300 WiFi, Crucial m4 256GB w/ mSATA>microSATA adapter
T420s 4174PPU- 16GB, Intel 520 180GB, Crucial M550 512GB mSATA, Intel 6300 WiFi
and a stack of classics in storage
Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
Well, that's what I would want, and having completed all the surveys I also got the impression that the focus was towards larger machines. There were questions about device thickness and screen size but not one about overall weight.jayton4 wrote:it seems that Lenovo doesn't anticipate the possibility of a thin & light machine that has a lot of power, ports, and upgradable.
Hopefully, if it goes ahead Lenovo will produce a range of machines, say a light X, a 'best of everything' T and a 'full power but heavier' W, so we'll have a choice. I appreciate some users may be running heavy stuff locally so require a portable desktop W system with 32 GB RAM, Quadro graphics, large displays etc. and be happy to carry 3 kg for it. I can also appreciate those who want as much CPU power as possible within a reasonable ~2 kg limit so go for a T series. However, I see a laptop as needing to be portable by definition, so X series and under 1.5 kg is what I use.
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Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
I agree about powerful, thin and light.
I have just purchased a T430 for a friend on eBay (i5 with Intel SSD, absolutely mint condition, warranty until October 2016).
However it's just too big.
Give me an X-series any day (such as my i7 X220) - small enough to use on a train, in a cafe, or on your lap for extended periods - and via the MiniDock (which I prefer to Ultrabases), desktop levels of connectivity and convenience at home (dual monitors, multiple USB etc)
I have just purchased a T430 for a friend on eBay (i5 with Intel SSD, absolutely mint condition, warranty until October 2016).
However it's just too big.
Give me an X-series any day (such as my i7 X220) - small enough to use on a train, in a cafe, or on your lap for extended periods - and via the MiniDock (which I prefer to Ultrabases), desktop levels of connectivity and convenience at home (dual monitors, multiple USB etc)
X1C 5th Gen : WQHD : i7-7500U : 16GB : 1TB Samsung 970 Pro : ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Dock : ThinkVision P32u-10
X220 : Premium HD : i7-2640M : 8GB : 256GB Samsung 850 Pro : Mini Dock Series 3 with USB 3.0
X200s : WXGA : C2D SL9600 : 4GB : 256GB Samsung 830 : Ultrabase
X220 : Premium HD : i7-2640M : 8GB : 256GB Samsung 850 Pro : Mini Dock Series 3 with USB 3.0
X200s : WXGA : C2D SL9600 : 4GB : 256GB Samsung 830 : Ultrabase
Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
What's your definition of powerful? If you go the quad core route you cannot really go thin and light at the same time if you want to cool the quad core down properly. You just cannot cheat physics in that way. The only other option is a 15W U-CPU still okay performance wise for some but not really powerful in any meaningful definition of the word. Quad vs ULV are the only two otions Intel offers at the moment and in the near future (Skylake). So what's Lenovo going to do? Thin, light and not really powerful owing to the ULV CPU or thin, light and throttling all the time?ansible212 wrote:I agree about powerful, thin and light.
If you want thin and light all you will get with the Retro is just another Ultrabook, one with a 7-row keyboard and some other ThinkPad features, but even in the best case a mashine about as or only a little more powerful than your current X220. Is it really worth to make such an upgrade? If you need the improved GPU performance or battery life or new ports maybe otherwise not really. But to each his own.
Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
I'm more about thin/light over power, so long as we're not talking about a Celeron processor. The Core i5/7 processors are plenty powerful enough for me and my individual needs. I don't need a Yoga-thin laptop, but I certainly don't want to lug around my W500 on a daily basis either.
If all I wanted was pure power I'd go with something like the new P70: https://djpdld25uved3.cloudfront.net/wp ... _Final.pdf
Yowza, that's a lot of power!!
If all I wanted was pure power I'd go with something like the new P70: https://djpdld25uved3.cloudfront.net/wp ... _Final.pdf
Yowza, that's a lot of power!!
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Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
I meant thin and light, as opposed to big and bulky. And TBH, my X220 has more than enough power for me, even today, so an updated X220 with up-to-date technologies out of the box (w.g. AC wifi, 4G) would suit me just fine.lain wrote:What's your definition of powerful? If you go the quad core route you cannot really go thin and light at the same time if you want to cool the quad core down properly. You just cannot cheat physics in that way. The only other option is a 15W U-CPU still okay performance wise for some but not really powerful in any meaningful definition of the word. Quad vs ULV are the only two otions Intel offers at the moment and in the near future (Skylake). So what's Lenovo going to do? Thin, light and not really powerful owing to the ULV CPU or thin, light and throttling all the time?ansible212 wrote:I agree about powerful, thin and light.
If you want thin and light all you will get with the Retro is just another Ultrabook, one with a 7-row keyboard and some other ThinkPad features, but even in the best case a mashine about as or only a little more powerful than your current X220. Is it really worth to make such an upgrade? If you need the improved GPU performance or battery life or new ports maybe otherwise not really. But to each his own.
X1C 5th Gen : WQHD : i7-7500U : 16GB : 1TB Samsung 970 Pro : ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Dock : ThinkVision P32u-10
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X200s : WXGA : C2D SL9600 : 4GB : 256GB Samsung 830 : Ultrabase
X220 : Premium HD : i7-2640M : 8GB : 256GB Samsung 850 Pro : Mini Dock Series 3 with USB 3.0
X200s : WXGA : C2D SL9600 : 4GB : 256GB Samsung 830 : Ultrabase
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Re: Disappointed in Retro ThinkPad Survey 3
Hi!
I hope to get a mixture out of X300/ X301 and T410s/ T420s....mixture....because the X300/ X301 have had no mechanical docking port...and the T410s/ T420s have much to less ports...
so i just hope and like to see...what the result will be...if there will be such an model....
Kindly,
PAnDoRa
I hope to get a mixture out of X300/ X301 and T410s/ T420s....mixture....because the X300/ X301 have had no mechanical docking port...and the T410s/ T420s have much to less ports...
so i just hope and like to see...what the result will be...if there will be such an model....
Kindly,
PAnDoRa
My most actual Thinkpad:
T23 with 1,2 GHz PIII-M, CCFL XGA, big Docking and even an very seldom Ultrabay2000 Zip250 Drive
T450s with I7, FHD (AUO B140HAN01.3), 20GB Ram (one with no lenovo guarantee anymore because of real bad experiences with lenovo support)
T23 with 1,2 GHz PIII-M, CCFL XGA, big Docking and even an very seldom Ultrabay2000 Zip250 Drive
T450s with I7, FHD (AUO B140HAN01.3), 20GB Ram (one with no lenovo guarantee anymore because of real bad experiences with lenovo support)
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