Lenovo at CES 2012: new ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops, tablets, and all-in-ones – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2012-01-10T00:30:10+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/2456560 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Joanna Stern <![CDATA[Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga: a Windows 8 laptop that bends backwards into a tablet (hands-on video)]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/9/2693650/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-a-windows-8-laptop-that-bends-backwards-into-a 2012-01-09T19:30:10-05:00 2012-01-09T19:30:10-05:00
Gallery Photo: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga hands-on pictures

Lenovo has indeed saved the best for last here at CES 2012. After days of interminable laptop announcements, the company has one more to share: the 13.3-inch IdeaPad Yoga, which opens like a normal laptop but can then flip backwards to become a tablet. Yes, it's as crazy as it sounds, and even better it's running Windows 8. This is the sort of thing that is really best seen in video, so I suggest you scroll on down as soon as possible, but what I can tell you is that the .6-inch thick laptop looks and feels a lot like the IdeaPad U300s (or the new U310 / U410) until you realize you can push the screen back completely and morph it into a Wind …

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]]> Sean Hollister <![CDATA[Lenovo IdeaTab S2: a 10.1-inch, dual-core Android 4.0 tablet with keyboard dock attachment]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2692460/lenovo-announces-ideatab-s2-a-10-1-inch-dual-core-android-4-0-tablet 2012-01-08T19:03:52-05:00 2012-01-08T19:03:52-05:00
Gallery Photo: Lenovo IdeaPad S2 tablet

Asus's Transformer tablets are getting some competition at CES, folks: Lenovo has just unveiled its own 10-inch tablet with a detachable keyboard dock for extra battery life, and on its own, it's just a third of an inch thick and weighs 1.1 pounds. Unfortunately, the new IdeaTab S2 isn't a quad-core rig like the Transformer Prime, but it will have Android 4.0 out of the box, running on Qualcomm's latest dual-core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor. Lenovo says that it'll run its Mondrian UI layer and that, paired with the keyboard dock, the combination has up to 20 hours of runtime. We don't have a lot of other details yet, but we're hoping to g …

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]]> Laura June <![CDATA[Lenovo adds B Series IdeaCentre all-in-ones, K430 and H520s desktops]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2691080/lenovo-adds-b-and-k-series-ideacentre-all-in-ones-h5208-desktop 2012-01-08T19:03:05-05:00 2012-01-08T19:03:05-05:00
IdeaCenter K430

Lenovo has just released a flood of new hardware at CES 2012, among them the B Series all-in-ones. Up first, the 21.5-inch B340 (it also comes in a 20-inch version) and the 23-inch B540 models have been fully redesigned over the previous models. Both have full HD with optional multitouch touchscreens, Intel Core CPUs (Lenovo hasn't announced processor specifics yet), up to 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 615M graphics with DirectX, up to 8GB of DDR 3 memory, and an up to 2TB SATA III HDD. The B340 also comes with Lenovo's OneKey TV feature, and the company's IdeaTouch range of of touch-optimized apps.

The K430 desktop (pictured above) has Intel Core i7 CP …

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]]> Thomas Ricker <![CDATA[Lenovo K91 brings Android 4.0 to the world’s most advanced 55-inch TV]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2692442/lenovo-k91-brings-android-4-0-to-the-worlds-most-advanced-55-inch-tv 2012-01-08T19:01:30-05:00 2012-01-08T19:01:30-05:00
Gallery Photo: Lenovo K91 Smart TV gallery

Lenovo's K91 is not your normal 55-inch television. To start with, its two most notable features are its operating system and central processor: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich running on Qualcomm's 1.5GHz dual-core 8060 Snapdragon CPU. The TV can be controlled with your voice using natural language processing and recognition, and even includes video interaction (with facial recognition) thanks to a 5 megapixel webcam that's integrated into the bezel. Otherwise, the K91 remote control is up to the task thanks to a touchpad, 5-way d-pad, and motion sensor. The display is no slouch either incorporating 3D FPR technology into a "flicker-free," L …

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]]> Joanna Stern <![CDATA[Lenovo IdeaPad U310 / U410 ultrabooks: next-gen Intel processors in colored cases coming in May (hands-on)]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2691038/lenovo-ideapad-u310-u410-ultrabooks-next-gen-intel-processors-in 2012-01-08T19:00:50-05:00 2012-01-08T19:00:50-05:00
Gallery Photo: Lenovo IdeaPad U310 / U410 hands-on

And you thought it wasn't possible for Lenovo to announce another ultrabook. While the more business minded got the ThinkPad T430u last week, Lenovo's also announcing plans at CES 2012 for its updated U Series ultrabook - the 13.3-inch U310 and 14-inch U410. An update to the IdeaPad U300s, the U310 and U410 have similar all-aluminum book-cover styling, chiclet keyboards (still with no backlight), and thin bodies (.7 and .83, respectively). Beyond the new colored lids and the addition of an SD card reader, it doesn't sound like much of an update aesthetically, but internally they will have Intel's next generation of processors. Expected to hi …

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]]> Laura June <![CDATA[Lenovo refreshes Y, G, and Z Series laptops]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2690618/lenovo-refreshes-y-series-laptops-with-the-y480-and-y580 2012-01-08T19:00:37-05:00 2012-01-08T19:00:37-05:00
Y480

Lenovo has just announced its CES 2012 offerings, and among them, the Y, G and Z Series laptop refreshes. Up first, The Y480 and Y580 are 14 and 15.6-inch full HD display varieties, respectively, featuring up to an Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce graphics (the Y480 with the 650M and the Y580 with GTX660M DirectX 11 2GB graphics. The Y Series also has up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM, and an up to 1TB HDD, plus two 1.5 watt stereo JBL-designed speakers with Dolby Home Theatre V4 Enhanced audio, and a 1 megapixel webcam. Connectivity includes standard 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 10/100/1000M Ethernet LAN, and optional Bluetooth. Other options include a T …

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]]> Laura June <![CDATA[Lenovo debuts IdeaPad S200 and S206 netbooks with new Atom processors (hands-on)]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2690535/lenovo-debuts-ideapad-s200-and-s206-netbooks 2012-01-08T19:00:19-05:00 2012-01-08T19:00:19-05:00
Gallery Photo: Lenovo IdeaPad S200 hands-on

Dell might be leaving netbooks behind, but Lenovo's not of the same mind. Joining the flood of its new laptops is the Lenovo S200 and S206, which are some of the first netbooks to be powered by Intel's Cedar Trail Atom processors. Sure, Lenovo also has the new Cedar Trail-powered IdeaPad S110, but these have 11.6-inch with 1366 x 768 resolution displays. Other than that these have fairly run of the mill specs, including up to 2GB of DDR3 SDRAM and up to 500GB (7,200 rpm) hard drives. The S200 and S206 models also both have two 1.5-watt integrated stereo speakers, an 0.3 megapixel webcam, plus one each USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, and 802.11b/g …

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]]> Joanna Stern <![CDATA[Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hybrid preview: hands-on impressions, video, and pictures]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2692321/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-hybrid-hands-on 2012-01-08T18:25:00-05:00 2012-01-08T18:25:00-05:00
Gallery Photo: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hybrid hands-on

We told you we'd track down Lenovo's dual-OS, dual-processor ThinkPad X1 Hybrid when we got to Vegas, and that's exactly what we've done. Design-wise, the ThinkPad X1 Hybrid looks exactly like the original X1 - it's literally indescribable from the previous save for the X1 Hybrid logo on the screen bezel. However, the Lenovo Instant Media Mode widget on the Windows 7 desktop is where things start to look different. Select the Home in that widget and the dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage and the Android OS will be up and running.

So, how is the hand-off between the two operating systems? …

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]]> Joanna Stern <![CDATA[Lenovo ThinkPad Edge S430 is the first Windows laptop with Intel’s Thunderbolt; Edge E430 and E530 also announced]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/5/2683261/lenovo-thinkpad-edge-s430-is-the-first-windows-laptop-with-intels 2012-01-05T00:01:26-05:00 2012-01-05T00:01:26-05:00
Gallery Photo: Lenovo ThinkPad S430 and press photos

Lenovo figured you might just not be content with the new ThinkPad ultrabook or the dual processor / dual operating system ThinkPad Hybrid X1, so how about a smattering of ThinkPad Edge laptops? First up is the ThinkPad Edge S430, which is one of the first Windows laptops we've heard of to have Intel's forthcoming third generation Core processors (or Ivy Bridge) and Intel's Thunderbolt I/O technology. Lenovo's not sharing many other details on the spec front (we expect because Intel hasn't announced these chips quite yet), but it will also be available with Nvidia Optimus graphics and up to 1TB of storage.

However, the S430 seems like much mo …

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]]> Joanna Stern <![CDATA[Lenovo ThinkPad T430u: an $849 ultrabook with next-gen Intel CPUs and optional Nvidia graphics]]> https://www.theverge.com/2012/1/5/2683000/lenovo-thinkpad-t430u-new-intel-processors-pricing 2012-01-05T00:01:17-05:00 2012-01-05T00:01:17-05:00
Gallery Photo: Lenovo ThinkPad T430u ultrabook press photos

Of course Lenovo wasn't going to let its tried and true ThinkPad brand go without an ultrabook of its own! In addition to its consumer-targeted IdeaPad U300s, Lenovo's announcing its plans for a more business-oriented ultrabook today - the 14-inch ThinkPad T430u. Starting at $849, it isn't as thin or expensive as its U300s cousin, but at .8 inches and "less than 4 pounds" it has room for that all-important SD card reader (which the U300s lacked), two USB ports, an Ethernet jack, and a full-size HDMI socket. As you'll see in the images below, it looks closer in styling to the ThinkPad X1 than the older X220, with a chiclet keyboard, trackpad w …

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