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IBM Thinkpads now in Titanium

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the good-enough-for-jets dept.

Darksoftnet writes "Lenovo (who now owns IBM's PC business), has introduced a new shade to the Thinkpad range with the launch of a Z-Series laptop that comes both in a "classic black" case or a "special-edition" brushed titanium cover."

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  1. Poor Richard Sapper... by onpaws · · Score: 3, Interesting

    For more design history of the thinkpad, check out the "Thinkpad Genesis Series" on:

    http://www.thinkpads.com/Genesis3.htm
    http://www.thinkpads.com/Genesis%204.htm

    Richard Sapper is the German designer who designed the famous Artemide Tizio lamp (which also shares the Thinkpad's red controls and silver hinges).:

    http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/euwcm/ho_1988. 236.10.htm

  2. Re:This is serious news... by LowellPorter · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Thinkpads have a reputation the workplace for reliability, performance and build quality; the corporate standard (usually HP) pales in comparison

    Not anymore. Since Levono has taken over, the quality has gone downhill. The company I work for has had a 20% failure rate with the laptops since Lenovo took over. On top of that, it now takes 6 - 8 weeks to get one because they're shipped directly from China. The same goes with their desktops. The company I work for orders around 2,000 computers a year, and this is unacceptable.