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    Lenovo ThinkPad Twist vs Helix

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Steven, May 1, 2013.

  1. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    Besides the superior battery and pen and tablet+ form that the Helix offers, is there any other differences between the Helix and Twist?

    I'm considering purchasing a very light convertible laptop for school purposes and the Helix would cost at least $600 more than the most expensive Twist model.

    Twist I'd be ordering for around $1,000
    -8GB ram
    -i7 processor
    -128GB SSD

    Helix for $1,699
    -4GB Ram
    -i5 Processor
    -180GB SSD
     
    Steven, May 1, 2013
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  2. power7

    power7 Notebook Evangelist

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    There is also screen resolution, and size. And also one is a machine you can get in a few working days, and the other is yet to start shipping. If you don't care about any of that, there is hardly any difference between any of that and X230 or T430 or Edge etc :)

    Seriously though, if you want to use the device as a tablet, actually touch the screen and/or write on it with pen, Helix (from the specs alone) is going to be a much more useful device. Yes, more expensive, but much lighter and much thinner (in tablet mode).

    If the touch is merely a nice-to-have, I'd ignore that and get X230.
     
    power7, May 1, 2013
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  3. pepper_john

    pepper_john Notebook Deity

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    the build quality of the helix is probably better than that of the twist.
     
    pepper_john, May 1, 2013
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The build quality of the Twist is also pretty bad from the store samples I've picked up. There's a ton of flex in the palmrest and the hinge doesn't seem that robust.
     
    Commander Wolf, May 1, 2013
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  5. lxgoldsmith

    lxgoldsmith Newbie

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    helix has started shipping through third party sites but has not updated their site. The price she is referring to is $200 more than lenovo's previously stated price of $1500.

    they're probably not shipping though their own site yet to predict demand for the helix and determine whether to shut down ivy bridge production of the device and get going with haswell to get some back-to-school people like myself. To me, it seems like quite a revolutionary device despite its price tag. I think it has(or will have) a lot of demand and lenovo should get in on the haswell rush before the end of summer
     
    lxgoldsmith, May 7, 2013
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  6. hmmwv

    hmmwv Notebook Consultant

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    I have the Twist, it's pretty fast and the screen hinge is solid, but I just can't stand the fan, maybe it's time for a replacement.
     
    hmmwv, May 7, 2013
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  7. pepper_john

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    tpFanControl does not work?
     
    pepper_john, May 7, 2013
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  8. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    The hinge and the plastic decoration strip on the Twist is pretty wonky. I had one for two weeks, but couldn't stand the shonky quality of the Twist.
     
    lead_org, May 7, 2013
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