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lophiomys · #31 Post by **lophiomys** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:18 am

Look at loop around the protruding battery.

Leather is quite a heavy material, isn't it?

Besides OT:
Sometimes I wonder if the battery sticking out at the back, is there intentionally
as a supporting surface/bearing in order to compensate for the centre of gravity
located too far towards the rear.

Tholek · #32 Post by **Tholek** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:12 pm

The loop around the battery is the final straw, IMO. It's terrible.

Even with vent cutouts at the bottom, I'd never want the battery covered like that. It means, of course, that it is just a removable covering, and there's point in that with sleeves, cases and shells in existence.

The Yoga does look better after all...

khtse · #33 Post by **khtse** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:38 pm

Please tell me that this is a joke.

#34 Post by **KristianJ** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:51 pm

invictus wrote:Engadget has some more photos - take it with a grain of salt...

http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/08/leno ... e-edition/

- Jon

Man, that looks tacky - I know toddlers who could do a better job than that!!

Just looks like a glorified sleeve to me...

gearguy · #35 Post by **gearguy** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:44 am

It took years of old world craft... to take some cow skin and glue it to the back of a bog standard thinkpad, I think not.

gearguy · #36 Post by **gearguy** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:52 am

However that said I think that that picture may be a prank,

Someone else posted this picture on the board on that site:

http://www.h4cker.com.ar/blog/?p=116

Very swish looking indeed

Tholek · #37 Post by **Tholek** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:07 am

Again, it's already been established that is the Lenovo "Yoga" concept laptop from years ago.

I really wish sites would stop using that. It's confusing the hell out of everyone.

khtse · #38 Post by **khtse** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:42 am

gearguy wrote:However that said I think that that picture may be a prank,

Someone else posted this picture on the board on that site:

http://www.h4cker.com.ar/blog/?p=116

Very swish looking indeed

That's "Yoga", a conceptual model not a production model. It has been confirmed directly by David Hill on his Lenovo blog that Yoga is not the Thinkpad Reserve Edition.

The more I think about it, this more ridiculous this is to me. If someone bought me an X61 with a similar leather cover like this. I bet the first thing I would do after opening the box is to remove the leather from the machine...

#39 Post by **gator** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:36 pm

A new pic here: http://bp2.blogger.com/_pNJFZtinpKY/Rm3 ... ejobs2.jpg

I think that blog is a spoof - but the name on that leather cover does say "Steven P Jobs"!

rleo25 · #40 Post by **rleo25** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:36 pm

Lenovo´s Thinkpad development team should be thinking of producing more cutting edge technological pieces and not fancy leather covered conventional machines. What market segment are they thinking will buy such products ? ... Paris Hilton and her gang?

Tholek · #41 Post by **Tholek** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:55 pm

gator wrote:A new pic here: http://bp2.blogger.com/_pNJFZtinpKY/Rm3 ... ejobs2.jpg

I think that blog is a spoof - but the name on that leather cover does say "Steven P Jobs"!

Dead link.

lophiomys · #42 Post by **lophiomys** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:50 am

@rleo25
full ACK

#43 Post by **tomh009** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:44 am

rleo25 wrote:Lenovo´s Thinkpad development team should be thinking of producing more cutting edge technological pieces and not fancy leather covered conventional machines.

I'm sure the hardware and software design teams are separate from whatever team works on the Reserve Edition. And if Lenovo has enough customers asking for a Reserve Edition, I see nothing wrong with giving it to them. Standard ThinkPads are not going away ...

lophiomys · #44 Post by **lophiomys** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:55 am

standard 4:3 and Flexview are currently going away

beeblebrox · #45 Post by **beeblebrox** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:09 am

rleo25 wrote:Lenovo´s Thinkpad development team should be thinking of producing more cutting edge technological pieces and not fancy leather covered conventional machines. What market segment are they thinking will buy such products ? ... Paris Hilton and her gang?

Certainly not. I could imagine to get me one with this leather. Currently I am using a Samsonite hard sleeve, which looks almost exactly like that reserve edition when my thinkpad is in it and it's open.
I could just drop the sleeve. It would be nice to have that leather cover as an add-on accessory for other thinkpads (e.g. T4x series)

joepublic · #46 Post by **joepublic** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:57 am

beeblebrox wrote:
rleo25 wrote:Lenovo´s Thinkpad development team should be thinking of producing more cutting edge technological pieces and not fancy leather covered conventional machines. What market segment are they thinking will buy such products ? ... Paris Hilton and her gang?
Certainly not. I could imagine to get me one with this leather. Currently I am using a Samsonite hard sleeve, which looks almost exactly like that reserve edition when my thinkpad is in it and it's open.
I could just drop the sleeve. It would be nice to have that leather cover as an add-on accessory for other thinkpads (e.g. T4x series)

From the looks of the machine, it looks like the cover is solid throughout the bottom. So assuming it is thick, high quality leather, the standard ventilation system would not work well. Doubtful you could just take a real leather sleeve like this and put it on another ThinkPad - maybe they could make one designed allow the existing ventilation systems to work?

#47 Post by **gator** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:54 pm

Today is 15th and it is still not "revealed" ... I am FAST losing interest in this.

joepublic · #48 Post by **joepublic** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:06 pm

I can't wait to see what this is either, but remember - the day isn't over

And technically it's only noon on the west coast!

rleo25 · #49 Post by **rleo25** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:23 pm

Yeah but it´s saturday in China by now.... Well timing isn´t one of Lenovo´s strenghts nowadays... let´s wait a couple of days more...

khtse · #50 Post by **khtse** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:39 pm

That count down sucks. Originally the count down shoud be ending on 13th June. I went to the website that morning it said it "will be revealed today". That night I went to the website again and it said it "will be revealed in 1 day"...

Who knows, maybe later tonight you go check it it would say it will be revealed in 10 days.

I sincerely hope that it is not the ugly thing showed on engadget...

furrycute · #51 Post by **furrycute** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:53 am

Thinkpads and leather do NOT mix!

rleo25 · #52 Post by **rleo25** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:35 am

Once again and for the last time... where do you Lenovo´s developing team are heading? Don´t you read the customers voice expressed on this forum?

WE DON´T WANT FANCY APPENDS WE VALUE HIGH TECH IMPROVEMENTS... REMEMBER THE DESIGN GOLDEN RULE: " FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION" ... THUS APPEAREANCE IS WELLCOME AT A SECOND LEVEL OF PRIORITY...

rleo25 · #53 Post by **rleo25** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:41 am

P.S. If this trend continues you´ll soon watch Thinkpads on Fashion-TV catwalks...

rleo25 · #54 Post by **rleo25** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:06 pm

Well, what do you think is it the message to the markets within the launch of the Special Edition (aka. X61 in leather case) ?... To build a new brand image of an exclusive piece that you will desire to get? To show that the machines you´ve gotten are really unique hardware pieces that all of you Thinkpaders should be happy to own even if you have to stay for months in the witing line?

I am not going to spend 3 grand to buy a leather case and a door to door maintenance service... would be happy with a well built and reliable machine that don´t need to go to any workshop... as it is the case with the sturdy and nice T60 i have now. (fingers crossed just in case...)

joepublic · #55 Post by **joepublic** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:13 pm

What crawled up your butt and died? Is there a reason you've posted 3 times in a row flaming this product?

We get it, you don't like the idea!

#56 Post by **JaneL** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:20 pm

rleo25 wrote:Once again and for the last time...

Unfortunately it wasn't the last time. Back it down a notch.

rleo25 · #57 Post by **rleo25** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:21 pm

Won´t argue with you Joe, but keep your manners, this is a free speech forum...

snife · #58 Post by **snife** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:15 am

Like i've said before - you have to think like Vebra is to mobile phones.

Would I pay 5000 for a thinkpad wrapped in leather with better support - NO! Would I pay 5000 for a cheap Nokia wrapped in leather and metal with better support - NO! but there are plenty of people who do so I think they will easily sell the limited quantity to the 'more money than sense' and 'look at me' crowd.

Much of these sales will be pure profit for Lenovo which can only be a good thing for the future of ThinkPads.

milstein · #59 Post by **milstein** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:05 pm

This maybe a SXGA+ X61...

joepublic · #60 Post by **joepublic** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:10 pm

Nah not SXGA+ - thinkpadreserve.com has the specs now and it is the UltraLight XGA screen.

Thinkpad Reserve Edition

Think Vebra

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