Thinkpad W1? Blurry photo.

ThinkPad chromebook pixel.

 

Same here! I find the trackpoint works perfectly for how I like to use my computer. Glad Lenovo is bringing it back (hopefully).

 

I wouldn't hold my breath. There is no other sources for this it seems, and someone on reddit pointed out that the trackpoint buttons looks a bit "off" in size.

 

If the clickpad is the same width as on the *40 series, the size of the trackpoint buttons is proportionally correct. If they made the buttons as wide as the pad, it would be almost as awkward to use as the clickpad is right now.

What really makes this image a bit weird is the width of the keyboard compared to the screen. If we assume the keyboard is the same width as the existing chiclet design, the base of the laptop will be ~11.75 inches wide. A 15" 3:2 display should be ~12.46" wide. The bezel on the image appears very thin, but is very unlikely to be less than .25" thick. So, the total width of the display should be almost 13 inches, which doesn't really work out.

If the screen was actually 14 inches diagonal, the width should be around 12 inches, which fits much better....

 

Hm.14" W1? Might be interesting. Or, just a badly done mockup from Lenovo or a rather ok done photoshop from some troll.

 

Just came to think, could this be a T1 instead of a W1?

 

Well, I still think this would be a Windows machine: It still has a Windows button (which Chromebooks, like the 11e, lack), and also, its a W-Series, Chromebooks aren´t really intended to be Workstations - they are much more focused on low priced Netbook-like devices.

 

Such a thin bezel on a thinkpad... This has to be fake...
But a part of me wants to believe in this...

 

Supposedly 14" T1 at left and 15" W1 at right. Proximate source is 4chan. Real source unknown. Potential bogosity very high. Take it for what it's worth.

 

Well, 4chan isn´t really known to be a reliable source. But who knows...we will see...