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

[trv26]

@ syllogistic... i read a reference somewhere or the other regarding nvidia being about to make a big announcement on the 15th of May. I wonder if that might have something to do with the newer Quadros.

Hoping that's the case as i can't bear waiting to see what the W530 and other competing workstations have to offer.

[The Mayor]

I would love to see their market research.

And I hope the market reacts accordingly.

They probably don't have much invested in market research - if anything. I've been involved in countless market studies and consumer/end user focus groups, and you learn so much - the problem is companies pay more attention to cost savings and the bottom line. What they loose site of is the value of the brand they have built - you can't put a number on it. Not only the value of a brand, but the *time* it takes to build a strong brand - years. All of this can be lost in one poor marketing decision. Lenovo has turned down that road and it should be interesting to see market reactions. My prior company deployed two brands of laptops to the field, and IT actually surveyed the end users before making future purchasing decisions.

[tongdakfiend]

That said, I do prefer chiclet keys over beveled keys myself - so long as there is still enough travel.

After using my x220 for the past six months or so, I personally find typing on a chiclet keyboards much harder. My wife and I much prefer the x220 keyboard to our previous chiclet laptops.

[XX55XX]

After using my x220 for the past six months or so, I personally find typing on a chiclet keyboards much harder. My wife and I much prefer the x220 keyboard to our previous chiclet laptops.

Lenovo's keys are slightly beveled to compensate. They are not completely flat.

[Syllogistic]

@ syllogistic... i read a reference somewhere or the other regarding nvidia being about to make a big announcement on the 15th of May. I wonder if that might have something to do with the newer Quadros.

Hoping that's the case as i can't bear waiting to see what the W530 and other competing workstations have to offer.

Looks like you may be right -- NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference 2012 is from May 14th and supposedly there will be 'big GPU news' at the opening keynote on May 15th: NVIDIA CEO, Experts in Crowd Behavior, Space To Keynote At GTC 2012 NVIDIA

Had hoped Lenovo might have announced their new lines by then, but maybe they're waiting for NVIDIA?

[trv26]

@ syllogistic..... Im hoping that's the case.

Btw anyone have an idea on the typical timeframe for nvidia/amd to bring out their workstation graphics once the consumer lines are out.

[ibmthink]

Looks like you may be right -- NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference 2012 is from May 14th and supposedly there will be 'big GPU news' at the opening keynote on May 15th: NVIDIA CEO, Experts in Crowd Behavior, Space To Keynote At GTC 2012 NVIDIA

Had hoped Lenovo might have announced their new lines by then, but maybe they're waiting for NVIDIA?

Oh, I am pretty sure that Lenovo will announce the new Classic-Update in this time frame. 14th or 15th of May is ideal for Lenovo, and they will have their Accelerate 2012 event from May 14-16 (http://lenovoaccelerate.com/). Last year they announce the X1 to their last year accelerate event, so I think thats a good deadline for the announcment.

[grimace912]

Does anyone think it'll be possible to buy an older (classic) thinkpad keyboard to replace the chiclet keyboards in the newer thinkpads? Or do the sizes look completely different?

[mushypizza]

Does anyone think it'll be possible to buy an older (classic) thinkpad keyboard to replace the chiclet keyboards in the newer thinkpads? Or do the sizes look completely different?

They will be different, so nope!

[ThinkRob]

Does anyone think it'll be possible to buy an older (classic) thinkpad keyboard to replace the chiclet keyboards in the newer thinkpads?

No. .