Is the ThinkPad X230t a laptop or tablet?

Is the ThinkPad X230t a laptop or tablet?

The ThinkPad X230t is a convertible laptop with a lot of history, so let’s start with that. Only a few people will remember that the original IBM ThinkPad, all the way back in 1992 or so, was actually a tablet and not a laptop (see a review we did in 1995 of the ThinkPad 730TE ).

Where is the digitizer pen on Lenovo X230t?

It’s easiest to use the X230T in tablet mode with a digitizer pen that Lenovo bundles. It’s stored internally, and easily ejected by pressing down on its red top from the right side of the chassis. Though the X230T is touch screen-enabled, the digitizer pen helps enable more accurate control of the tablet PC-specific features in Windows 7.

Can a ThinkPad X230t be used in landscape mode?

The X230T can be used both in portrait as well as in landscape mode: The content does not turn automatically however, only with the push of a button. In addition to our review model with touch and pen input there is also another version that can only be used with the digitizer pen.

How big is the ThinkPad X61 tablet screen?

For a bit of history, the old X61 had a standard 12.1-inch XGA (1024 x 768 pixel) version and a high resolution SXGA+ (1400 x 1050 pixel) version, the subsequent X200/201 stayed with the 12.1-inch size but wide-format WXGA (1280 x 800 pixel) resolution and electromagnetic digitizers.

What kind of graphics card does a Lenovo ThinkPad have?

These fully featured ThinkPad X230t laptops, which can be found on eBay, have an integrated HD Graphics 4000 card with about 16 units that are clocked at 1,200 MHz. Lenovo has been manufacturing the ThinkPad X230t convertible laptop since 2011; these devices, since their release, have developed a brand of durability and high performance.

What’s the price of a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet?

And there are now also the ThinkPad Twist ultrabooks starting at US$879, and a variety of inexpensive Lenovo IdeaPad tablets and convertibles based on Windows 8, Windows RT and Android, all at very attractive prices. But if you want a “traditional” ThinkPad with presumably the benefit of 20 years of ThinkPad DNA, the X230t is it.