Lenovo on Wednesday announced the launch of the newest member of the ThinkPad portfolio -- the ThinkPad X41 Tablet.
The ThinkPad X41 Tablet will be available on July 15 through select resellers and through www.lenovo.com and www.ibm.com.
Prices for the ThinkPad X41 Tablet range between Rs 110,000 and Rs 132,000, based on the model.
The company, in a statement, said that previous tablets required people and businesses to make a choice. Either they picked a heavy convertible -- including both tablet slate and keyboard -- or they picked a lighter tablet slate without a keyboard. The ThinkPad X41 Tablet offers a new trifecta in tablet innovation -- writable slate, full-size keyboard, and lightweight.
Starting at 3.5 pounds and 1.14-inches thin, the ThinkPad X41 Tablet is nearly 20 per cent lighter than its closest competitor and delivers the longest standard battery life of any 12-inch convertible tablet.
"The launch of the ThinkPad X41 Tablet marks a significant milestone for the Tablet PC platform and is a well-timed response to the growing demand we're seeing for Tablet PC functionality," said Neeraj Sharma, managing director, South Asia.
"The ThinkPad brand has a distinguished history of industry-leading design and innovation and is a great notebook PC by itself -- but augmented with Tablet PC features it really shines, especially in the enterprise market," Sharma added.
A convertible tablet PC offers mobile professionals the choice of working in two ways -- as a tablet with digital pen, or as a traditional notebook PC. Equipped with the ThinkPad signature full-size keyboard, the ThinkPad X41 Tablet provides 170-degree viewing, an optional integrated fingerprint reader for unsurpassed security, the latest ThinkVantage Technologies for reliability and convenient wireless connectivity, and flexible one-step expandability through the optional new ThinkPad X4 Dock. The tablet also offers standard anti-reflective and anti-glare coatings to maximize indoor viewability.
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Select models of the ThinkPad X41 Tablet boast the longest standard battery life of any 12-inch convertible tablet, at up to 6.3 hours on select models with the optional 8-cell battery.
For mobile workers who demand anytime and anywhere access, users can combine the ThinkPad X41 Tablet's unique battery options to deliver all-day computing, offering up to 8.5 hours of battery life with the optional 8-cell system battery and separate Extended Life Battery.
The ThinkPad X41 Tablet relies on ThinkVantage Technologies to make the difference for today's mobile worker. These include the Active Protection System, an integrated motion sensor that can detect sudden changes in movement and temporarily park the hard drive to help protect valuable data from some falls or drops.
Also, Rescue and Recovery is a one-button solution that includes a set of self-recovery tools to help users diagnose, get help and recover from a software crash, even if the primary operating system will not boot. Wi-Fi wireless connectivity is provided through optional 802.11 b/g and Access Connections, an award-winning software utility that simplifies the management of wireless and wired connections.
The ThinkPad X41 Tablet comes equipped with Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. This builds on Windows XP Professional, extending the core operating system with capabilities that support digital pen input, handwriting recognition, speech input and the tablet PC form factor.
The new operating system comes with Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technology, which provides an enhanced security infrastructure that helps defend against hackers, viruses, and other security risks, along with increased manageability and control for IT professionals.
The new ThinkPad X41 Tablet is available with the Intel Pentium M Low Volt or Ultra Low Volt processors for longer battery life, Intel 915GM chipset, up to 1.5 GB of PC2-4200 DDR2 memory, and robust graphics capabilities through the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900.
The ThinkPad X41 Tablet is available with the new ThinkPad X4 Dock, which provides the same functionality as the ThinkPad X4 Ultrabase Dock in a stationary form factor. Offering additional expansion options for mobile workers, the new dock provides increased functionality, flexible expansion and cable management, and is compatible with the ThinkPad X40, ThinkPad X41 and ThinkPad X41 Tablet.
The ThinkPad X4 Dock includes 3 USB 2.0 ports, legacy ports, Ultrabay Slim device bay, 56W AC adapter and integrated key lock and cable lock slot for added security.
Also available today, the ThinkPad X41 Tablet Sleeve allows individuals to use the ThinkPad in tablet mode, anywhere, anytime. With 0.4-millimeter-thick plastic cover that users can write through using the provided digital pen, LED/power access, and excellent venting and access ports, the ThinkPad X41 Tablet Sleeve is the perfect companion to the ThinkPad X41 Tablet.
For more information, see www.thinkpad.com/tabletpc.
Lenovo is the world's third-largest personal computing company. Formed by Lenovo Group's acquisition of IBM's personal computing division, the company employs 19,000 people worldwide and develops, manufactures, and markets reliable, secure, and easy-to-use technology products.
