to LENOVO , how about ThinkPad T300 ??

[masterus]

hi,

I know that Lenovo has SL300 , Idea U330 but be honest ,
SL300 hasn't so good quality like ThinkPads but it has HDMI
Idea U330 well..its not ThinkPad ,has old processor, has no TrackPoint but it has ATI Radeon 3450 with 256MB DDR3 and HDMI
so how about ThinkPad T300 with spec of Idea U330 but with better processor and with the TrackPoint
IMO T400 is too big and too heavy..
X200 has only 1 mono speaker on the bottom..
X300/301 its too expensive (due to SUL processor and 1,8" SSD) and has no discrete gpu
SL300 its not a real ThinkPad (mean quality) - dont feel offended
Idea U330...you know..

So Lenovo, could u please consider ThinkPad T300
Believe there will be lot of people who would like to buy it

What do you ThinkPad's guys think about that

rgds,

[Marin85]

I believe they should work a bit more on their current models (also regarding design in a general sense) than starting with the design of a (another) new ThinkPad, investing more money (far not great year balance, economy crisis...), marketing/introducing it to the world. I think they are having pretty hard time to deliver sustained quality and justify the brand ThinkPad... (and I´m not referring to some of the recent posts in the forum)

Only my opinion

Marin

[Stargate199]

I would prefer an X300 without the SSD. I like the form of the X300 and would get one if they weren't so expensive.

[mattbiernat]

i voted no. i want lenovo to improve current T400/500 series. improve the quality of the T series. X300 has excellent build quality, lets bring rest of the thinkpads up to the standard. as a matter of fact there are too many thinkpads and some productions should be killed.
- SL300 - - really what is the point of it? it is obviously a consumer oriented thinkpad. don't we have the idea series consumer oriented? shouldn't thinkpads be buisness oriented?
- R400/500 -- really what is the difference between that and T series? It used to be that T series used to be light weigth/durable notebook while R series was heavy weight/durable but less expansive notebook. what about now, both are heavy and cheap
how about we allow more customizations instead of introducing new series. lets say we get X300 with SSD and without SSD. T series with integrated only, T series with 128mb and whatever is the maximum that you can have. an X series with a touchpad and those without.
and anytime they drop a trackpoint and introduce an orange thinkpad... goodbye lenovo, hello hp.

[ajkula66]

@mattbiernat:

R400/500 with discrete graphics have nVidia cards as an option, which I don't believe T series does. You're right about everything else, though...

I've voted "no" as well because I feel that Lenovo needs to get its act together unless it's intent on completely losing business customers that were once "bread and butter" market for the ThinkPad brand...

X300 is an absolutely beautiful machine, although I feel that it's something of a half-baked product...CPU leaves a lot to be desired in the given price range, and with SSD being the only storage option machine starts as an expensive one without any real need or justification...

T400/500 are pretty units but...they feel cheap. In all fairness, they are not as expensive as ThinkPads of yesteryear, but still...

SL series...no comment...

W series...great concept...but what happened with the idea of desktops replacements (especially in the W700 price range) having a SERIOUS LCD...

X series...X200T seems like a very promising machine, can't wait to get my hands on one and test it properly...

So Lenovo would need to get its current palette in order (and I haven't touched any of the IdeaPads in this post) before coming out with any new models IMHO...the ones that are available could use some serious detailing to begin with...

My $0.02 only...

[Stargate199]

@mattbiernat:

R400/500 with discrete graphics have nVidia cards as an option, which I don't believe T series does. You're right about everything else, though...

I think you got that backwards. the R series and integrated graphics while the T series has the option for a discrete GPU.

Here is the lineup lenovo needs to have

Keep the R and T series.
Rebrand the SL series into the IdeaPad line.
Make a X300 without SSD and replace the X200 with it (12.1 screen seems a little too small for daily driver) or make the X200 netbook like.
Make a X300 Tablet

[ajkula66]

Stargate199 wrote:

I think you got that backwards. the R series and integrated graphics while the T series has the option for a discrete GPU.

I most certainly haven't. Do your research properly before making such a statement in the future, please...


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[TheRedFox]

I don't think the X200 series should be ditched. 12" is still a legit screen size, and a 10+ hour notebook (the X200s) is probably a pretty profitable thing for lenovo to have in it's roster. also was voted the best ultraportable by some website, or maybe PC World magazine. agree about the SL series though. should be turned into an Ideapad, it's more like one, anyhow (from what I've heard)

[uux]

Make a X300 without SSD and replace the X200 with it (12.1 screen seems a little too small for daily driver) or make the X200 netbook like.
Make a X300 Tablet

The X series (12.1") have been my daily drivers for the longest time. They are quite comfortable for the work I do and suit my needs perfectly. I used an X31 all day long for years. It easily replaced a T21 (XGA). Should the 12.1" X series disappear, I would probably no longer buy Lenovo and move to a brand that still offers that size. Anything smaller would start to feel uncomfortable after an extended period of time. I just can't imagine using a netbook for 8+ hours a day. I've only recently (this past year) started using the T series again, mostly as a desktop replacement. For my usage, I could have gone with any brand and probably have been happy. It's the compatibility with the X series, docking options, and the familiarity of dealing with the same company that made it really attractive to me.

I voted "no" for pretty much the same reasons as everyone else who has stated so.

[TheRedFox]

my X31 is pretty much my daily driver. I use it for all my school work, and am slowly migrating my 17gb music collection to it. hopefully I'll eventually have a 250gb hdd, and 1 or 2 gigs of RAM, though. That'll make it much more legit as a all purpose computer. but that's way in the future.

[mattbiernat]

here is what i think would work
T series - high quality, low weight
Tp series - high quality, low weight, high power
R series - high quality at expanse of weight or use cheap plastic and make outside low quality but keep the internals the same as T series giving it lowest price. this should be the purpose of R series, least expansive thinkpad but don't make it ideapad
Rw series - same as R series but 17" screen. make it affordable and not $4000.
X200 - least expansive ultraportable
X200s - lowest weight ultraportable
X300 - keep it the same

[Marin85]

I would take the Rw series out of the picture, because a 17'' model without the highest performance hardware components is just not justified in my opinion. It´s mostly the high performance hardware that makes W700 so expensive.