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I have the ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock. I purchased it from Lenovo because I had several coupons/discount, but it turns out they only applied to the laptop itself, not the dock. I’d recommend purchasing it from one of the many online retailers offering it for a lower price.

I have a new t61 laptop and it does not want to logoff, restart or shutdown. It just stays in windows. It does not shutdown. What is wrong with my laptop.

1. Went to the Lenovo website and downloaded the latest driver updates. I did it the ‘easy’ way by letting Lenovo ‘discover’ the model, etc. I did not select individual drivers, but let it put on today’s selections. It did ask for, and I permitted it, to remove the older Restore and Recovery drivers.

I then went into Control Panel – Power Options. Mine was set to be ‘always on’, in AC or in battery, with never any action to be taken with the screen closed, and no time-outs for going into standby or hibernation.

I originally wanted an Alienware m15x for lots of good reasons but the selling point was the illuminated keyboard with color change feature. Unfortunately after running a test customization of that model I realized $3373.00 was outrageous for a laptop. So it’s nice that IBM includes a keyboard light; it’s less aesthetic but it does the job. I have an old IBM T30 1.8GHz (single-core) that works extremely well and still looks brand new so I am planning to get the T61p. I love the options that are available in the customization section, especially the WUXGA (1920 resolution!) My 24″ Widescreen LCD monitor runs at that resolution. My only disapointment with the T61p is that there’s no built-in webcam. I originally looked at the R61 model because of the builtin webcam but that model doesn’t support WUXGA so I’m leaning more towards the T61p. My one other beef about the Thinkpads in the placement of the FN (function) key. I use a desktop keyboard so often that I expect the CTRL (control) key to be in the corner. I don’t see why they couldn’t swap the two like Sony does with their VAIOs. All in all Thinkpads are top of the line systems. *If anyone is currently looking to buy a Thinkpad, they’re offering upto 25% off right now and if you search google you can get an eCoupon for another 10% off.

I have a T61 with nVidia Quadro NVS 140M, one mini dock station with both DVI and VGS ports. I also have two external LCD 20″ monitors. I wonder if I can set it up to use all three displays, one builtin laptop display and two extern LCD monitos. I want to show differnt application windows on three different displays, eg., MS outlook on Laptop display, Web broswer on LCD monitor 1 and MS word on LCD monitor 2.

Lindeg. Do not get a PCI-express graphics card. They do not work with the ThinkPad with nVidia graphics. Please check the history on this thread and you will see. The only card which works in the Advanced Dock is a Lenovo ATI card. The internal Thinkpad graphics card is nVidia. With Windows Vista you cannot use simultaneous graphics cards unless they use the same driver. Do not make the mistake I did by purchasing the Advanced Dock for use with a PCIe graphics card. I have tried three different cards and none worked. The best you can do is to hook up two external monitors through the dock’s DVI and VGA connections.

No problem. It’s partially a Vista issue, because of the graphics driver requirements. But I was never able to find a graphics card that would actually work in my Dock. They always crashed the computer, or would not even allow it to boot in the first place. After my complaints, Lenovo updated the documentation for the Advanced Dock. They now say the only card which works is their Lenovo ATI card. And they also say that the only way to run 4 monitors is with Win XP. This is their acknowledgement of the Vista issue, effectively.

Secondly, all the documentation I see mentions the T60p (ATI based). Has anyone actually got the T61p (nvidia) working with lenovo’s (ATI) card = 4 monitors or is that just the T60p (ATI) that works with 4? (Realizing they recommend XP).

David: There is nothing that will fix off-axis viewing. But you should never run an LDC panel at any resolution other than the native resolution of the panel. I will make everything difficult to read because fonts and graphics can’t be anti-aliased properly. Run the panel at the native resolution and instead increase the DPI setting (to make fonts & icons bigger) or increase the font size (to make just the fonts bigger.)

I am a semi-professional photograher and I was planning to connect a high end Eizo CG222 (1680 × 1050 resolutie) or SX2461 (1920 × 1200 resolution) screen trough a advanced mini dock with the DVI connector on my Thinkpad T61 (equipped with Vista Business 64, 14.1 WXGA+ (1440×900) and nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M).

I have received from work a new T61 widescreen with a NVidia Quadro NVS 140M Graphics Card. So far I have to say that I don’t really like it (looks horrible, weird keyboard layout, etc. I hope I get used to that) but my by far biggest problem:

Herwig: This issue is not specific to Thinkpads or even laptops; all LCD screens should be run only at their native resolution. If the font size is too small, increase the front size (small->large). If the menus and the fonts are too small, increase the DPI setting. Both of these are standard options in the Windows Control Panel – Display Settings (used the Advanced button to get to DPI setting.) You need admin access to change these settings.

I wonder why Lenovo decided to squeeze such a high native resolution in such a small screen, doesn’t seem to make sense to me or am I missing something?

This echos my similar experience with my new T61 which I’ve only had about two weeks. I also suggest UNINSTALLING Diskeeper Lite, as there is no other way to make that absurd tray icon go away. Instead, create a batch file with “defrag c: -b” and “defrag c: -v” on a separate line, each. Add similar entries for other drives you wish to defrag. Safe the files as “C:Program FilesAutoDefrag.bat”. Next save the following code as “AutoDefrag.vbs” as this will run the defrag silently. Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

I have an issue to. I have a T61 with the nVidia Quadro NVS 140 video card and a Samnusng 970p monitor. I used it with a desktop computer on dvi. Wokred fine. Now when I plug it in on vga (I have no dvi on my t61) I have a signal issue I think. Everything has a ghost kindof effect.

I have the T61 and am running 2 monitors on my dock (1 on DVI and 1 VGA). My problem is that every time I undock and use the laptop without the dock, I have to reset my display settings and my desktop icons get moved around as well. The same thing happens when I re-dock. Does anyone know how I can get around this?

I’ve been using a T61 for 8 months and for the first two months, the system worked absolutely great. After that, I started having troubles after I get out of the sleep mode.

However, it did take some fiddling around to find out how to get it going correctly. At first, it was very dark most of the time. I tried using the Thinkpad Presentation Director software to set it up, but it could not handle the 2560×1600 resolution. I called Dell and they said that the computer could not run it. I called Lenovo and they even said that the computer could not handle that large a resolution! I then had a tech person from my place of employment come over and he solved it in seconds.

You have to use the NVIDIA Control Panel (it shows when you left click on the desktop). It will recognize the screen right away. You may have to correct the resolution (but at least if provides the correct resolution as an option), and if the color is off, you can correct it under the “Adjust desktop color settings” option — where you can click on “Restore Defaults” in the upper right-hand corner. Since getting it set up correctly, it works like a charm. I have one at home and one at the office, and I can simply close the lid (set to go into Sleep mode), move from one docking station to the other, and open the lid.

I have a T61 with the nvidia NVS140 but my screen is a 15.4″@1680×1050. I also own an advanced mini-dock (the one with the DVI etc but WITHOUT the PCIe slot).

My question is will this setup drive a 2560×1600 screen? The reason I ask is that the T61 you (Carlton) own has a 14″ screen with a lower res. I just wonder if it will work properly before I make the jump and order the Dell 30″.

I dunno how everyone else seems to be having +ve experiences with the T61. Perhaps I have some installation quirks. Often when I take the running T61 off the ac-power, it plain hangs—becoming unresponsive and responding to only a hard reboot. Finally, today that happened one times too many, and now the laptop refuses to start up at all — despite having performed a system restore via the pre-installed ThinkVantage utility. I am surprised to observe such behavior from a thinkpad, and dont know if it is the Thinkpad or the Vista professional on top which killed everything. However, I think it is about time that I went over to the Macs….

I’ve been reading through the comments and am now confused… I have a Thinkpad T61P with the Advanced Dock (PCI-E). The internal video chipset is the NVidia Quadro FX 570M. I currently have 2 external 22″ LCD’s connected to the dock’s DVI and Analog connectors. What video card will work to allow me to either connect another external LCD or at least use the internal LCD with the existing LCD’s? Are there multiple options or just one? Thanks!

I use a Quadro FX 570 card in the PCI-E slot. I’m using vista ultimate. I can use the built in LCD and have 3 external LCD’s. I’m sure I could put one more on. Biggest problem I have is every reboot I have to reset the position of my monitors.

Solid Office Notebook.The ThinkPad T61 is a notebook which should especially attract business customers. Lenovo products are top regarding user-friendliness and data security. Here the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 scores points by many reasonable details. Furthermore Lenovo"s customer support is excellent. Knowing the part number, it"s pretty easy to quickly order most parts.

This is another review of a Lenovo ThinkPad T61 model, the UI02BGE (8889-2 BG) with T7300 CPU and a 14,1-inch SXGA+ display (1.400x1050 pixels). Further review of ThinkPad T61 models can be found here (14,1" WXGA+, T7700, Quadro NVS 140M) and here ( 14,1" WXGA+, T7300, Quadro NVS 140M).

The ThinkPad T61 looks typical Lenovo, black, edgy,and huge. However, according to its size of 31,2 x 25,5 x 2,4 to 2.7 cm³ and its weight of about 2.50 kg, it is actually not bigger or heavier than other 14,1-inch business notebooks.

Picking up this notebooks, its case proves to be really robust, because of its flexural rigid construction. Generally, the ThinkPad T61 is far robuster than average notebooks are. However, alike its predecessor, the T60, the plastic covers at the palm rest areas emit slightly creaking noises when trying to twist the case. The area next to the DVD drive (UltraBay slot) also considerably yields when applying force.

According to Lenovo a special honeycomb construction in the lid should protect the sensible display than standard constructions. We actually needed to apply a lot of force in order to provoke interferences at the display. The lid is wrapped with in a soft material, which feels nice to the touch and is also less sensitive to scratches than the finish of competitor notebooks.

The other parts of the ThinkPad T61"s case are also good. There lid closed exactly. The stable and uncovered steel hinges are able to support the adjusted opening angle without problems. There is hardly any see-saw of the display noticeable at shocks or vibrations.

The Lenovo ThinkPad T61 provides only the most necessary standard interfaces. The reviewed T61 came without a card reader for nowadays already omnipresent flash memory cards, without a DVI-D port for connecting an external high-quality screen, and without Firewire (i.LINK, IEEE 1394), an alternative to USB 2.0.

Regarding wired data communications, the Thinkpad T61 provides fast GigaBit-LAN and the usual integrated 56K modem. Wireless communication is possible via Bluetooth andWLAN. Wireless Bluetooth headsets even make wireless Voice over IP possible. A switch at the front side allows to easily switch the wireless communication modules on respectively off.

By default the Lenovo T61 is shipped without any recovery media. However, a single touch recovery solution provides an easy way to restore the system as long as the pre-installed recovery partition stays untouched. Further security features provided are: an actively shock-protected hard disk, a biometric fingerprint reader, and a TPM (Trusted Platform Module).

Providing 90 keys, the Lenovo ThinkPad T61"s keyboard convinces by a clear feedback. Its clicking noise sounds good too. The effective size of the keycaps is 1,3 x 1,4 cm² and they are attached tightly to the keyswitches.

A user-friendly, blue enter key, which extends over two rows is provided. Because the keyboard layout of Lenovo keyboards differ from the standard by reverting the order of the left Ctrl and Fn key and by placing the Del and Ins key at the right top of the kryboard in a group of six keys. So, typing mistakes are likely at the beginning.

ThinkVantage, a key-feature of theT61, improves user-friendliness very much. Besides the so-called ThinkLight keyboard light there are three hot keys. One of them can be used to launch recovery from the hidden recovery partition by simply pressing a key.

A number of different panels are available for the ThinkPad T61. Besides 14.1 inch displays, there are also 15.4 inch panels, whereas the available resolutions range from 1024x768 (XGA) to very fine 1680x1050 pixels (WSXGA+). The reviewed notebook came with a 14.1 inch SXGA+ display with a high resolution of 1400x1050 pixels. This LCD-panel is by Samsung and its type number is LTN141P4. The matte display surface contributes to the comfort and ergonomics, because it hardly reflects.

Directly compared to our reference display, the 20-inch MVA LCD Viewsonic VP2030b, the display of the ThinkPad T61 has a good color neutrality. However, its viewing angles are rather narrow. If you change the opening angle, you"ll quickly face a loss of contrast, whereas important details of our reference images get unrecognizable. Horizontally, the viewing angles confirm to the average of this type of panels.

If you want to upgrade main memory, you can continue using the provided DDRII 667 module as a second slot is free. According to Lenovo, the reviewed T61 model can be equipped with up to four gigabytes of RAM.

The reviewed ThinkPad T61 comes with a Quadro NVS 140 M (G86GLM) Nvidia with 128 Megabytes of dedicated video memory. The Quadro NVS 140M is a middle class video card for business, which provides optimized and certified drivers for finance and business applications. However, its performance is not sufficient for current games. E.g., F.E.A.R. runs only smoothly, if you decrease the resolution to 1.024 x 768 pixels, whereas number of details is "medium" and anti-aliasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering (AF) is off.

The provided mass storage devices of the ThinkPad T61 is a 120 GByte serial ATA hard disk, in more detail a HTS 541612 J9SA00 by Hitachi. With a revolution speed of 5400 revs/min, the average data transfer rate measured with HDTune is 37.1 MB/s. This is alright, considering that the reference hard disk, a Seagate ST 910021 A with 7200 revs/min, has a an average data transfer rate fo 40 MB/s.

Furthermore, the T61 comes with a 8x DVD burner, a GSA-U10N by LG Electronics inserted in an UltraBay slot. If required, you can replace this slim-line drive by a supplement battery in order to increase the battery runtime.

In the idle mode under Windows 64-bit and power save mode activated, the noise level is in average 34.5 dB, which is nicely quiet. You"ll be able to still hear the T61 in quiet environments, but, it"s low-frequency noise is far from being annoying.

Our infra-red sensor, which works contact-free, proved that the surface temperatures of the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 stay always alright. Despite of the compact 14 inch case and the silent fan, the maximum temperature of the top side measured in the center in front of the keyboard was only 35.5 degrees. The averagetemperature on the top side is 31.3°C, which is low.

Also the bottom side of the T61 stays alright. Although, the maximum measured left, below the cooling system of the CPU and the heat pipe of the video card is as high as 39.6°C, the average of 35.2°C is still alright.

The twospeakers of the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 are located at the bottom side, central, immediately below the front edge. Their sound is by no means wonderful, the basses and high tones are weak, however, the middle tones are alright. They are sufficient for non-demanding background music - for nothing more.

In contrast to predecessor models the ThinkPad T61 comes with a 5.200 mAh battery, which does not exceed the case. In idle mode and with dimmed display, the power demand of the notebook is 20.1 Watt only.

Overall, the T61 is an interesting notebook, whereas Lenovo focuses on business customers. Regarding user-friendliness and data security you"ll hardly find any better. The Lenovo ThinkPad T61 scores points in these aspects by a lot of reasonable details. Furthermore, even Lenovo"s service is top. Most of its parts and accessories can be easily ordered by their part number.

The Thinkpad T61 UI02BGE (8889-2 BG) offers good performance in solid case. With this equipment, office work really becomes child"s play. The input devices are user-friendly, the noise and temperature emissions alright. Accessories, like docking station and supplement batteries ease the life of traveling customers.

Still, some details could yet be improved. E.g., the availableportsdo no longer confirm the current standard, and the LCD panel should be brighter. Although the recovery system can be launch by pressing a single button, we feel that recovery media should belong to the base equipment of business notebooks instead of shifting the responsibility of creating such to the customer.

Overall, the ThinkPad T61 is a scalable business solution, which comprehensive security features. Costing 2000,- EUR it"s not really a bargain. However, it"s really user-friendly and reliable.

ThinkPad is a line of business-oriented laptop computers and tablets designed, developed and marketed by Lenovo, and formerly by IBM until 2005, when IBM"s PC business was acquired by Lenovo.trackpoint on the keyboard, which has become an iconic and distinctive design characteristic associated with the ThinkPad line.

The ThinkPad was developed to compete with Toshiba and Compaq, who had created the first two portable notebooks, with an emphasis on sales to the Harvard Business School. The task of creating a notebook was given to the Yamato Facility in Japan, headed by Arimasa Naitoh(内藤在正, Naitō Arimasa, now Lenovo Fellow and vice president of Lenovo"s PC and Smart Devices business unit),

In 2005, Lenovo purchased the IBM personal computer business and the ThinkPad as a flagship brand along with it. Speaking about the purchase of IBM"s personal computer division, Lenovo founder Liu Chuanzhi said, "We benefited in three ways from the IBM acquisition. We got the ThinkPad brand, IBM"s more advanced PC manufacturing technology and the company"s international resources, such as its global sales channels and operation teams. These three elements have shored up our sales revenue in the past several years."

Although Lenovo acquired the right to use the IBM brand name for five years after its acquisition of IBM"s personal computer business, Lenovo only used it for three years.

Today Lenovo manufactures and markets Think-branded products while IBM is mostly responsible for overseeing servicing and repairs for the Think line of products produced by Lenovo.

Lenovo also employs ~300 people at a combined manufacturing and distribution centre near its American headquarters. Each device made in this facility is labelled with a red-white-and-blue sticker proclaiming "Whitsett, North Carolina."

The design language of the ThinkPad has remained very similar throughout the entire lifetime of the brand. Almost all models are solid black inside and out, with a boxy, right-angled external case design. Some newer Lenovo models incorporate more curved surfaces in their design. Many ThinkPads have incorporated magnesium, carbon fiber reinforced plastic or titanium into their chassis.

The industrial design concept was created in 1990 by Italy-based designer Richard Sapper, a corporate design consultant of IBM and, since 2005, Lenovo.

Earlier known as "IBM Access", later "ThinkVantage", the Lenovo Vantage is a suite of computer management applications. This software can give additional support for system management (backup, encrypting, system drivers installation and upgrade, system monitoring and others). Currently some old features have been replaced by internal Windows 10 features.

External keyboard light, replaced by internal backlight; is an LED light located at the top of the LCD screen which illuminates the keyboard from above.

The keyboard design was replaced by the Chiclet style keyboard (2012-current) — The keyboard adopted by Lenovo in 2012 over the original IBM keyboard design. And does not support the ThinkLight to illuminate the keyboard, instead using a keyboard backlight. (Some ThinkPad models during the intermission period between the classic IBM design and the Lenovo chiclet design could be outfitted with both the backlit chiclet style keyboard and the ThinkLight.)

Some Lenovo laptops (such as the X230, W530 and T430) block third-party batteries. Lenovo calls this feature "Battery Safeguard". It was first introduced on some models in May 2012. Laptops with this feature scan for security chips that only ThinkPad-branded batteries contain. Affected Thinkpads flash a message stating "Genuine Lenovo Battery Not Attached" when third-party batteries are used.

IBM took its first steps toward ThinkPads with an alternative operating system, when they quietly certified the 390 model for SUSE Linux in November 1998.Linux-based unit with the ThinkPad A20m in July 2000. This model, along with the closely-released A21m, T21 and T22 models, came preinstalled with Caldera OpenLinux.Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, and Turbolinux by means of customer installations on A30, A30p, A31p models. This continued through the Lenovo transition with the T60p, until September 2007.

In 2020, Lenovo shifted into much heavier support of Linux when they announced the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8, the P1 Gen 2, and the P53 would come with Fedora Linux as an option.P series lineup.

The ThinkPad Yoga is an Ultrabook-class convertible device that functions as both a laptop and tablet computer. The Yoga gets its name from the consumer-oriented IdeaPad Yoga line of computers with the same form factor. The ThinkPad Yoga has a backlit keyboard that flattens when flipped into tablet mode. This was accomplished on 1st generation X1 Yoga with a platform surrounding the keys that rises until level with the keyboard buttons, a locking mechanism that prevents key presses, and feet that pop out to prevent the keyboard from directly resting on flat surfaces. On later X1 Yoga generations, the keys themselves retract in the chassis, so the computer rests on fixed small pads. Touchpad is disabled in this configuration. Lenovo implemented this design in response to complaints about its earlier Yoga 13 and 11 models being awkward to use in tablet mode. A reinforced hinge was required to implement this design. Other than its convertible form factor, the ThinkPad Yoga retains standard ThinkPad features such as a black magnesium-reinforced chassis, island keyboard, a red TrackPoint, and a large touchpad.

In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ThinkPad, Lenovo held a large party in New York where it announced several products, including the Tablet 2. Lenovo says that the ThinkPad Tablet 2 will be available on 28 October 2012 when Windows 8 is released.Windows 8 Professional operating system. It will be able to run any desktop software compatible with this version of Windows.

Announced in May 2014, Lenovo ThinkPad 10 is a successor to the ThinkPad Tablet 2 and was scheduled to launch in the summer of 2014 along with accessories such as a docking station and external detachable magnetic keyboards. It used Windows 8.1 Pro as its operating system. It was available in 64 and 128GB variants with 1.6GHz quad-core Intel Atom Baytrail processor and 2GB or 4GB of RAM. It optionally supported both 3G and 4G (LTE). Display resolution was announced to be 1920 × 1200, paired with a stylus pen.

The E Series is a low-cost ThinkPad line, designed for small business mass-market requirements, and currently contains only a 14" and 15" sub-lines. The E Series line of laptops replaced Lenovo"s Edge Series, but somewhere (in some countries) currently (May 2019) offered as both of "Thinkpad Edge/E series" names. The E series also lack metals like magnesium and carbon fibre in their construction which other members of the ThinkPad family enjoy.

The T series historically had high-end features, such as magnesium alloy roll-cages, high-density IPS screens known as FlexView (discontinued after the T60 series), 7-row keyboards, screen latches, the Lenovo UltraBay, and ThinkLight. Models included both 14.1-inch and 15.4-inch displays available in 4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratios.

The Tx20 series ThinkPads came in two editions: 15" (T520) or a 14" (T420). These are the last ThinkPads to use the classic 7-row keyboard, with the exception of the Lenovo ThinkPad 25th anniversary edition released on Oct. 5, 2017, which was based on the ThinkPad T470.

The mainstream current "workhorse" models is a X13 and X13 Yoga, the 13" successors of the classic discontinued 12" line of Lenovo X Series ThinkPads.

The P Series line of laptops replaced Lenovo"s W Series and reintroduced 17" screens to the ThinkPad line. The P Series (excluding models with "s" suffix) is designed for engineers, architects, animators, etc. and comes with a variety of "high-end" options. All P Series models come included with fingerprint readers. The ThinkPad P Series includes features such as dedicated magnesium roll cages, more indicator LED lights, and high-resolution displays.

An external USB 3.0/2.0 hard drive that was designed by Lenovo in 2009. It requires the input of a 4 digit PIN to access data and this can be set by the user.

The 600-series (600, 600E, and 600X) are the direct predecessors of the T series. The 600-series packed a 12.1 in (310 mm) SVGA or a 13.3 in (340 mm) XGA TFT LCD, Pentium MMX, Pentium II or III processor, full-sized keyboard, and optical bay into a package weighing roughly 5 lb (2.3 kg). IBM was able to create this light, fully featured machine by using lightweight but strong carbon fiber composite plastics. The battery shipped with some 600-series models had a manufacturing defect that left it vulnerable to memory effect and resulted in poor battery life, but this problem can be avoided by use of a third-party battery.

This model was initially known inside of Lenovo as the "Scout". This was the name of the horse ridden by Tonto, the sidekick from the 1950s television series The Lone Ranger. Lenovo envisioned the Scout as a very high-end ThinkPad that would be analogous to a luxury car. Each unit was covered in fine leather embossed with its owners initials. Extensive market research was conducted on how consumers would perceive this form factor. It was determined that they appreciated that it emphasised warmth, nature, and human relations over technology. The Scout was soon renamed the ThinkPad Reserve Edition. It came bundled with premium services including a dedicated 24-hour technical support hotline that would be answered immediately. It was released in 2007 and sold for $5,000 in the United States.

The W-series laptops were introduced by Lenovo as workstation-class laptops with their own letter designation, a descendant of prior ThinkPad T series models suffixed with "p" (e.g. T61p), and are geared towards CAD users, photographers, power users, and others, who need a high-performance system for demanding tasks. The W-series laptops were launched in 2008, at the same time as the Intel Centrino 2, marking an overhaul of Lenovo"s product lineup. The first two W-series laptops introduced were the W500 and the W700.

Previously available were the W7xx series (17" widescreen model), the W500 (15.4" 16:10 ratio model), the W510 (15.6" 16:9 ratio model), and W520 (15.6" 16:9 ratio model). The W700DS and the W701DS both had two displays: a 17" main LCD and a 10" slide-out secondary LCD. The W7xx series were also available with a Wacom digitizer built into the palm rest. These high-performance workstation models offered more high-end components, such as quad core CPUs and higher-end workstation graphics compared to the T-series, and were the most powerful ThinkPad laptops available. Until the W540, they retained the ThinkLight, UltraBay, roll cage, and lid latch found on the T-series. The W540 release marked the end of the lid latch, ThinkLight, and hot-swappable UltraBays found in earlier models.

The ThinkPad W-series laptops from Lenovo are described by the manufacturer as being "mobile workstations", and suit that description by being physically on the larger side of the laptop spectrum, with screens ranging from 15" to 17" in size. Most W-series laptops offer high-end quad-core Intel processors with an integrated GPU as well as an Nvidia Quadro discrete GPU, utilizing Nvidia Optimus to switch between the two GPUs as required. Notable exceptions are the W500, which has ATI FireGL integrated workstation-class graphics, and the W550s, which is an Ultrabook-specification laptop with only a dual-core processor. The W-series laptops offer ISV certifications from various vendors such as Adobe Systems and Autodesk for CAD and 3D modeling software.

The Lenovo ThinkPad Twist (S230u) is a laptop/tablet computer hybrid aimed at high-end users. The Twist gets its name from its screen"s ability to twist in a manner that converts the device into a tablet. The Twist has a 12.5" screen and makes use of Intel"s Core i7 processor and SSD technology in lieu of a hard drive.

In a review for Engadget Dana Wollman wrote, "Lately, we feel like all of our reviews of Windows 8 convertibles end the same way. The ThinkPad Twist has plenty going for it: a bright IPS display, a good port selection, an affordable price and an unrivaled typing experience. Like ThinkPads past, it also offers some useful software features for businesses lacking dedicated IT departments. All good things, but what"s a road warrior to do when the battery barely lasts four hours? Something tells us the Twist will still appeal to Lenovo loyalists, folks who trust ThinkPad"s build quality and wouldn"t be caught dead using any other keyboard. If you"re more brand-agnostic, though, there are other Windows 8 convertibles with comfortable keyboards – not to mention, sharper screens, faster performance and longer battery life."

In a review published in Forbes Jason Evangelho wrote, "The first laptop I owned was a ThinkPad T20, and the next one may very likely be the ThinkPad Helix which Lenovo unveiled at CES 2013. In a sea of touch-inspired Windows 8 hardware, it"s the first ultrabook convertible with a form factor that gets everything right. The first batch of Windows 8 ultrabooks get high marks for their inspired designs, but aren"t quite flexible enough to truly be BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) solutions. Lenovo"s own IdeaPad Yoga came close, but the sensation of feeling the keyboard underneath your fingers when transformed into tablet mode was slightly jarring. Dell"s XPS 12 solved that problem with its clever rotating hinge design, but I wanted the ability to remove the tablet display entirely from both of those products."

Lenovo released the 25th anniversary Retro ThinkPad 25 in October 2017. The model is based on the T470, the difference being it having the 7-Row "Classic" keyboard with the layout found on the −20 Series, and the logo received a splash of colour reminiscent of the IBM era. The last ThinkPad models with the 7-row keyboard were introduced in 2011.

While this isn"t the first time Lenovo had offered an AMD derived ThinkPad, it is the first to be released as an alternative premium offering to the established T Series and X Series ThinkPads, which use Intel chipsets instead.

Lenovo gives you more choice — you can configure select T Series models with either 14.1" or 15.4" wide aspect ratio displays.14.1" WXGA screens on T61 models offer a new, highly mobile widescreen design

More features and greater performance doesn"t have to mean reduced mobility. Our 14.1" widescreen ThinkPad T61 models are lightweight and offer reduced height over standard 14.1" models, making them great for air travelers.

T61 15.4" widescreen models start at 2.67 kg (with 6-cell battery) and 1.2" thin, proving you don"t have to sacrifice mobility just because you need a larger screen.

A new cooling system, larger vents and more efficient fans make T61 the coolest and quietest T Series model ever. And the new Top Cover Roll Cage (14.1" widescreen models) combines with the ThinkPad Roll Cage and Shock-Mounted Hard Drive to provide a new level of strength and durability.

All ThinkPad T Series models feature hardware and software security, made possible by the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and ThinkVantage Client Security Solution. T61 feature a new 32-byte password, allowing creation of more lengthy and complex passwords for superior pre-boot protection. Full Disc Encryption hard drives are available to provide highly secure protection that is transparent to the user, seamlessly encrypting all data.

With Intel® Centrino Pro and unique ThinkVantage Technologies, T61 now offer even more ways to manage and reduce total cost of ownership, improve employee productivity, and enhance enterprise IT security.

T61 14.1" widescreen models also offer greater, more individual control over battery life with BatteryStretch, a new feature that allows temporary selections in extreme situations to extend battery life beyond what your regular Power Manager settings might produce. With this easy interface, you can, for example, minimize the display refresh rate or disable certain wireless communications devices to help preserve the power you need to finish your work unplugged.

Take the new Top Cover Roll Cage for instance. In addition to the original hard disk drive magnesium roll cage, the new roll cage provides rock solid reliability with top to bottom protection. The new honeycomb-designed roll cage helps to cushion the laptop’s LCD, reinforcing the screen and helping reduce stress on the display structure and Wi-Fi antenna. The new Top Cover Roll Cage reduces the stress on the LCD screen by 25% on average when the machine is dropped compared to previous ThinkPads.

ThinkPad Series models offer a variety of integrated Wi-Fi wireless solutions, allowing you to experience the freedom of wireless networking when you"re ready using one of the new Wi-Fi adapters. T61 are rigorously tested verify they"ll work with other wireless products.

Who says laptops are commodities? Lenovo (now dropping the IBM name from the ThinkPad line it acquired) updates its showcase T series with this well-built machine, the ThinkPad T61. Juiced up with Intel"s latest Centrino update (code-named Santa Rosa), the rig features a bright, 14.1-inch widescreen display, 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB of RAM, upgraded graphics, and 802.11n Wi-Fi. But the T61"s real innovations are the things you can"t really see: A new magnesium "roll cage" behind the LCD protects the screen against drops and bangs. Meanwhile, better venting keeps the T61 surprisingly cool to the touch, despite its beefy specs. —Christopher Null

__WIRED __Wireless WAN and integrated webcam available as options. Tactually pleasant keyboard. Rock-solid LCD doesn"t wobble when you move the unit. Dual PC Card and ExpressCard slots. Reasonably lightweight (though hardly record-breaking) at 5.6 pounds. 7200rpm, 100GB hard drive. A ThinkPad with good graphics? (Integrated NVidia Quadro NVS 140M card) Insanity!