Lenovo Reveals 2012 ThinkPad Lineup

Posted 05/15/2012 at 5:16am | by Pulkit Chandna

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We have already told you about Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop, which the company claims is the world’s lightest 14-inch ultrabook, but the X1 is just one of many new Ivy Bridge-powered ThinkPad models. Hit the jump for a quick rundown of these new business-friendly mobile PCs from Lenovo.

The new ThinkPads include everything from run-of-the-mill laptops to convertibles and span the T, X, L and W lines:

ThinkPad L Family: The updated L series comprises the L430 and the 15-inch L530, both of which will be available next month starting at $879. Both these no-frills ThinkPads sport identical 1366 x 768 displays, USB 3.0, mini-DisplayPort and discrete graphics. Lenovo is claiming a maximum battery life of 9.5 hours.

ThinkPad T Family: Last year’s T420, T420s and T520 make way for the T430, T430s and T530, respectively. The new T series, which comes with the promise of up to 30 hours of battery life, starts at $879 with the 14-inch T430, a laptop that’s said to be appreciably lighter than its predecessor. Next up is the T430s with a starting price of $1,399. The T430s boasts a mini-Display Port, 1600 x 900 display option, Thunderbolt (Core i7 variants only) and Lenovo’s RapidCharge technology. These two models are expected to go on sale next month. However, not a lot is known about the T530 at this stage.

ThinkPad W530: The W530 mobile workstation is not only the most powerful of the lot, it’s also the heaviest at a shade under 6 pounds. The W530 starts at $1,529 and packs a quad-core Intel Ivy Bridge processor, up to 32GB of RAM, 1TB hard drive, Nvidia Quadro graphics and a backlit keyboard.

ThinkPad X Family: The outgoing X220 and X220T have been replaced by the X230 and X230T (convertible), respectively. The two tip the scales at less than 3 pounds and feature 12.5-inch IPS displays, built-in 4G connectivity, mini-DisplayPort, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports, face tracking and Dolby Advanced Audio. Scheduled to begin shipping in June, the X230 and X230T will start at $1,179 and $1,479, respectively.