New Thinkpads of 2012

Oats04 · 02-04-2012, 04:34 PM

I'm debating waiting one of these 3

S430 - june
E430 - april
T430u - sometime Q3

links to these 3 respectively
Lenovo ThinkPad S430 Specs Announced
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 Specs Announced
Lenovo's ThinkPad T430u Ultrabook hands-on -- Engadget

I'm not sure why in those link, it says the are 1.13 inches thick, bothe the T430u and S430 are about 22 mm, about .8 inches thin. The e430 could be slightly thicker, but i dont think over an inch.

not much specific on the t430u yet, just the 1 tb of storage and discrete graphics.

All will have discrete graphics, the T430u will be slightly thinner, no optical drive, and 768p resolution, also a longer wait coming in Q3 2012 . Not sure what the difference between the s430 and e430 are but they both look slick and 900p matte. I think the e430 is slightly thicker but not by much.

All look very solid and very sleek, the reason I need a thinkpad is i'm one of those ppl who "tries" to take care of his laptop but for some reason it still gets battered up a lot so i need a thinkpad for the durability.

no info on the specific gpus yet, but..speculating. IIIIFFF its something liek....
e430 - equiv to gt 555,
s430- equiv to 540m,
t430u - equiv to 525m,

what would u guys prefer?

Andrew · 02-04-2012, 09:20 PM

I'm intrigued most by the S430, it will basically be a budget almost ultrabook, yet have an optical drive and reports are option for a 1600 x 900 high resolution screen. The E430 is more of an evolution of the E420, a budget oriented ThinkPad Edge, it's a solid notebook for the price but not terribly exciting either. I don't expect it to have dedicated graphics of any sort, but it will have the much improved Intel HD4000 graphics (reported 60% better than the HD3000).

The T430u is so far out, October or November I think, things can change with the design and specs so it's hard to recommend waiting for it. I don't know why Lenovo announced it so early on. Well, I do, it was to generate buzz but I find it kind of annoying actually.

wild05kid05 · 02-04-2012, 10:36 PM

S430

I'm considering one. 900p Anti Glare, optional 2nd hard drive (straight from Lenovo) & ThunderBolt for eGPU.

Btw, your link http://www.laptopreviews.com/lenovo-...ounced-2012-01
is so false
"Ports: USB 2.0 (1), USB 3.0 (3), ThunderBolt, Ethernet, Mini HDMI, Headphone"
It actually has 1 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, HDMI (not mini)
And max ram is not 8GB

PinoyBoy · 02-05-2012, 12:34 AM

Is the t430u considered an ultrabook? I thought ubooks has to have SSD. Either way, thin, sexy, durable, and fingerprint reader, two usb 3.0, SD card, UNDER 900 usd, I think I've found my next laptop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YID8RaYSggQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBpwUuchzJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShG91ML3eOg

Huge bezel is very unattractive, but it won't be a deal breaker for me. Definitely my next laptop, I don't think it will be topped by any other ubooks.

Oats04 · 02-05-2012, 09:33 AM

yea but theyre all thin, sexy, durable, and fingerprint reader, two usb, under 900!!! so many similar laptops damn u lenovo

they totally switched up the screens options. currently, its the T series which has the 900p option while the edge series has the 768. if they just kept it like that i'd be willing to wait for the t430u. i guess the s430 is a good compromise.