The Upcoming ThinkPad X230, X230i, T430, T430i, T530, T530i and W530?

[Kaso]

^^^ +1

I don't understand why many people get stuck with the notion that high-resolution screen equals tiny fonts (and big headaches)!

[unreal25]

Any rumors about HD bay of X230: is it still going to be slim 7mm or the classic 9.5mm?

[Tsunade_Hime]

Given Lenovo doesn't refresh the chassis til at least 2nd iteration, my bet is it will still be 7mm. Not like it matters, alot of SSDs can have a shim removed to become 7mm.

[unreal25]

Hm yes, but doesn't that void the warranty? I'm eyeing the Samsung 830 and might go for that one for compatibility with potential X230 or T430u.

[MidnightSun]

Hm yes, but doesn't that void the warranty? I'm eyeing the Samsung 830 and might go for that one for compatibility with potential X230 or T430u.

The Samsung comes as a 7 mm drive, so that'll work out well. The Intel drives have a shim, and although Intel has said that removing it does void the warranty, there are no warranty stickers of any sort, so it isn't really a problem. Not sure about other SSDs, though.

[darthhen]

Definitely! Even on the 11" one!
Could be the deciding factor for me, coming from a 1440x900 X200s.
Of course a 1600x900 or higher X230 would still be my dream machine because of the Thinkpad design and robustness.

Two things that would make me upgrade my X220T:
Higher resolution display
Ability to drive 3 displays

[unreal25]

The Samsung comes as a 7 mm drive, so that'll work out well. The Intel drives have a shim, and although Intel has said that removing it does void the warranty, there are no warranty stickers of any sort, so it isn't really a problem. Not sure about other SSDs, though.

Thanks! I am thinking that at the moment, it might just be worth spending extra $20 or so on Samsung 830 instead of some other drive (I am looking at Crucial M4) and gambling with the possibility that the manufacturer rejects the warranty if they notice I was unscrewing it.

[Trgi]

Is there any chance that X230 or T430s will have the new 35W 3612QM quad as option?

[ThinkRob]

the retina display works by simply doubling the resolution but keeping the actual dpi the same As far as I know. so the actual size of any image is the same as 1024x768 on the 10", but the image/text looks better because more pixels are used

That's all software's doing. It has nothing to do with the display itself.

[XX55XX]

Another note on the Nvidia graphics: It's definitely still 40nm Fermi. Each SM of Kepler has four times the shaders of Fermi, and given that the NVS 5200M has 96 shaders instead of the 192 standard in each SM of Kepler, it's Fermi.

Bit of a disappointment on that front, but I suppose Ivy Bridge graphics will suit most non-gamer needs just fine.