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

[Hearst]

what would be the difference between the t430 and the t430i? what does the "i" change?

The "i" designation usually mean a budget configuration model, so typically you're stuck with the base graphics card and a limited choice of processor options to choose from. But apart from that everything else is the same to that of a normal model, I have a T420i and it's virtually no different to that of a base T420 except for the lower price tag at the time.

[Oats04]

The "i" designation usually mean a budget configuration model, so typically you're stuck with the base graphics card and a limited choice of processor options to choose from. But apart from that everything else is the same to that of a normal model, I have a T420i and it's virtually no different to that of a base T420 except for the lower price tag at the time.

thanks a bunch for the clarification! damnit i wish ivy bridge wasn't delayed. the mobile and desktop cpus will be out april 28th but it looks like the i5s and dual core will have to wait untill june 3rd. Most of the thinner thinkpads and edges use dual core so it would be a longer wait i think.

[ymi]

i ordered a t420i with the 1600x900 panel and they just sent it with a regular t420 chassis

[Kaso]

regular t420 chassis

There is one T420 chassis. (Lenovo should just drop the stupid "i" suffix.)

[ymi]

There is one T420 chassis. (Lenovo should just drop the stupid "i" suffix.)

i meant there was no 'i' written on the bezel, it just says t420

[Mech0z]

Have you folks seen Revised Ivy Bridge launch schedule confirmed ???

I so want a W530 with 3720QM and thunderbolt for eGPU, that 400mhz buff on the cpu is awesome considering ivy bridge is already 10-20% faster clock for clock and it should be more power efficient

[Kaso]

i meant there was no 'i' written on the bezel, it just says t420

But of course! The "i" is never printed on the bezel.

EDIT: I was wrong. See photo below.

[vinuneuro]

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[Thors.Hammer]

Insert Justin Bieber singing Never Say Never.

[WyrmHF]

No one who can speak freely knows anything for certain, just rumors

I haven't heard any rumors of a thinner X220 tablet, though. I wouldn't count on it, since Lenovo doesn't typically redesign a chassis every generation, and the X220 generation was just refreshed.

That would be really stupid of Lenovo. The X220T tablet is the #1 thing that could benefit from the thinner design. It is a tablet after all!

What prevents them from porting the Ideapad Yoga design to X220T? It is way more robust than the swivel screen design. So, they basically have the design but fail to implement it in their higher margin business-grade line?