I know there has been confusion on the Lenovo Forums lately about whether our latest generation of ThinkPad notebooks supports SATA 600 MB/s speed.  The short answer is yes.  Those who only want the short answer can stop reading here. We at Lenovo have not always taken advantage of the latest technology afforded by the chipset used inside our products.  For example, we took some flak because our ThinkPad T61 capped its SATA bus speed…

 Well, yesterday's post on the TrackPoint certainly seemed to strike a nerve with some people. And 81 comments later, I am sitting here in amazement at the sheer level of loyalty and devotion my readers have for the DNA of the ThinkPad brand. Let's get one thing out of the way: I never once discussed removing the TrackPoint from any ThinkPad--I was merely sharing a personal story. And there's no subtext, no foreshadowing and no…

I haven’t forgotten my promise to write about 5th generation Owl Blade technology.  This topic is weighing on me this morning, so I'm going to go with it. I’m wondering if it is time for me to give up using a TrackPoint in favor of (gasp!) a touch pad.  Five years ago I would never have made such a heretical statement, but maybe it is time. One, I’m worried about carpal tunnel syndrome.  I don’t…

I have been alternately looking forward and dreading today’s announcements.  Even though I confirmed some specs about the ThinkPad T420s in this thread during the CES timeframe, I knew there would be considerable backlash about our final move to 16:9 displays.  I know many are unhappy, and over the years, we’ve been through this here.  I skipped the T410s, but I can’t wait for my T420s coming in a few weeks.  Look at some of…