Lenovo used its TechWorld event in Beijing to launch a new ThinkPad 10 tablet, and like the first generation it is a potent cross between a tablet and a laptop. It is also something of a first as this is the first device that has been launched that will specifically be marketed as a Windows 10 slate. It is worth noting that it currently runs Windows 8.1, but Lenovo is playing the long game and is talking the ThinkPad 10 up as a Windows 10 tablet.
As we have seen in the high end Windows tablet market, Microsoft’s Surface gets so many things right that it is hard to beat. Lenovo brings little new to the party with the ThinkPad 10, but it is a match for the Surface 3 and indeed a solid alternative. The slate can be used as a laptop thanks to full Windows and the ability clip on an optional keyboard, while the 10.1-inch Full HD screen with 16:10 aspect ratio and 224ppi is likely to be very good.
Lenovo does not push design too much with its Windows slates and that continues with the rather bland ThinkPad 10. That said, this is oriented to serious users and even businesses, so we shouldn’t rage on its basic functional design too much, but nevertheless the Surface remains the aesthetic standard bearer on the Windows platform.
In terms of specs, the ThinkPad 10 comes with a choice of processor, customers can have either an Intel Atom Z8500 (1.44 GHz quad-core processor with burst frequencies of up to 2.24GHz) or an Atom Z8700 (1.6GHz quad-core CPU with burst frequencies of up to 2.6GHz). There are other configuration options too; there is a choice of 2GB or 4GB of RAM, and a choice between 64GB and 128GB storage versions.
While camera tech is bottom of the list for this kind of tablet, Lenovo has still pasted a 5 megapixel main shooter with LED flash on the rear and a take it or leave it 1.3 megapixel lens at the front. There is LTE connectivity available, a micro SD card slot, and a 32Wh battery. The ThinkPad 10 will be launching in August and will cost $549.
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