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Lenovo Looks To Commemorate 25th Anniversary of IBM's Notebook Brand With Thinkpad 25 (theregister.co.uk)
New submitter Provocateur writes: Lenovo will be marking the 25th anniversary of IBM's well known notebook with the Thinkpad 25. Andrew Orlowski writes via The Register: "The long-awaited 'retro' Thinkpad will be based on the guts of a contemporary T470 laptop, Lenovo's business workhorse, according to a German certification site. Lenovo inherited IBM's notebook brand 12 years ago, and with it a design classic. However, in 2012 Lenovo saw fit to 'modernize' the iconic keyboard, along with other unwelcome changes. This didn't meet with approval from some stalwarts, who clung to the superior X220 and T420 lines, the last that you could buy with the 7 row QWERTY. Two years ago Lenovo's design chief Dave Hill acknowledged that some people 'would stand in line' for the classic version. In June, Hill confirmed that for the Thinkpad's 25th anniversary this year a retro edition would indeed be produced, which Hill promised 'will embody many of the things people asked for.'
The German certification site has found the 'Thinkpad 25' variant described as a Thinkpad T470 here (hat-tip to NoteBook Check). A Chinese notebook forum has a picture purporting to be the Thinkpad 25."
The German certification site has found the 'Thinkpad 25' variant described as a Thinkpad T470 here (hat-tip to NoteBook Check). A Chinese notebook forum has a picture purporting to be the Thinkpad 25."
1. Display aspect ratio no "wider" than 16:10
2. Ultra bay with swappable HDD/Disc/Battery options
3. Matte screen, IPS or TN I don't care as long as it's a LCD display that isn't (AM)OLED.
4. Must be reasonably thick.. there must be space for normal internal 2.5" HDD and usable ports. Nothing must be compromised because "thin is cool" or any such BS.
5. Absolutely no non-removable batteries. I don't believe I have to say this.
6. T60/T400 era keyboard or more to the point any of insert + delete, home + end, page up + page down MUST NOT be on the same row
7. Small or non-existent track pad
8. Lots of USB3 ports and some C types.
9. Microphone + Headphone jacks
10. At least 1gbit Ethernet and ESATA port
11. HDMI or DP
12. Intel graphics option
13. Option for no fingerprint readers and no cameras.
14. Physical switches to directly control internal mic and wireless radios in a manner that can't be bypassed in software/firmware.
15. Option for a good standalone internal GPS without your typical crap coupled with WLAN cards.
16. Must be upgradable to at least 64 GB RAM and must support ECC
17. At least 12hrs battery life.
18. Must be easy to replace internal boards if necessary with screws and ribbon cables.. absolutely no MS surface style glue and shit.
19. Must support Linux and not be locked down in any way.. I don't believe I have to say this.
20. Must be plain boring black with no annoying public facing advertisements like glowing apples and shit.
21. If I am forced to pay for an OS license it had better be one licensed to allow installation of standard non-Lenovo molested version of the OS.
22. Must not nerf standard hardware virtualization features
23. AMT, *jack and associated BS must be able to be disabled AND permanently fused in BIOS.
24. Reasonable amount of useful indicator lights. When lid closed there must be at least power/battery indicator visible. When open there must be HDD & Network activity lights.
25. Option for no touch screen