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Lenovo ThinkPad W530 pic leaks to the web - goodbye traditional keyboard

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W530

I don’t know if the image at https://www.lenovo.com/images/products/nps/laptops/W530.png is a prototype or of the coming Ivy Bridge based ThinkPad W530, but it’s causing quite a stir in the ThinkPad community.  Gone is the traditional keyboard.  From the picture it appears Lenovo has gone with a keyboard similar to the one you find on the ThinkPad X1.  Hope it is backlit.

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  • Anonymous
    April 13, 2012
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  • Anonymous
    April 13, 2012
    No problem Jason. I have switched to the second generation Samsung Series 9 for my personal travel machine.

  • Anonymous
    April 13, 2012
    The keyboard was one of the biggest selling points for me because of the feel and durability.

  • Anonymous
    April 16, 2012
    Good bye Lenovo. Traditional Keyboard was the one of the main reasons I used Thinkpad. HP Elitebook, Dell Latitude, and Macbook air(or pro) are on my lists.

  • Anonymous
    April 16, 2012
    KC: I didn't know you censored comments, thought you just moderated, was wrong.

  • Anonymous
    April 16, 2012
    Bob, What are you referring to?  Did you post a previous comment?  I didn't receive it if you did.  

  • Anonymous
    April 16, 2012
    Why did they change the keyboard?  Did they make any improvement internally?  Same graphics processor as before? If you think lenovo's keyboards are bad, try a sager notebook.  Now that's a bad keyboard.

  • Anonymous
    April 17, 2012
    I was already aware of the fact that (among others) this would be a break with tradition. But then again, I would not be so quick off the bat as to bash Lenovo for it. Check the X1 review at notebookreview.com where the review states: "Fans of the traditional ThinkPad keyboard will probably cringe at the sight of a Chiclet-style keyboard, but I have to say that the engineers at Lenovo have likely created the best Chiclet keyboard I've ever used. I liked the keyboard on the X100e and X120e and these keys are a logical evolution of the Chiclet-style keyboard used on those ultraportable notebooks. The keyboard on the X1 largely delivers the firm typing surface, spill-proof design and perfect individual key throw we've come to expect on ThinkPad keyboards" And when it comes to Sata-III, I don't know where Jason's comment originates from, but I believe that Lenovo was one of the first (if not the first) to implement Sata-III in a notebook range (the x20 series), and I have been loving the performance of it ever since the first moment. (I used T520/W520 and still own X220 and T420s). Honestly folks, wait until the first reviews come out .. you might actually find yourselves to be pleasantly surprised :-). I at least already know so much of the upcoming models that I have made my choice already ;-) PS And I do own a Macbook Air 13.3 i7 that will go the moment the new Lenovo models come out ;-)

  • Anonymous
    April 17, 2012
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  • Anonymous
    April 17, 2012
    I guess my X1 review is chopped liver. :( I would have an X1 right now if it weren't for the screen. I'm not doing 1366x768.

  • Anonymous
    April 18, 2012
    They obviously killed the classic ThinkPad keyboards. The L430/L530 and X230 also have the chiclet-style AccuType. laptoping.com/no-more-classic-thinkpad-laptop-keyboards.html

  • Anonymous
    May 07, 2012
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  • Anonymous
    June 25, 2012
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