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    Thinkpad "L" series, now up on the US Lenovo site

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MikesDell, May 12, 2010.

  1. MikesDell

    MikesDell Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, as the title says, the L series Thinkpads are now up for sale on the US site.
    Linkey: Lenovo - Laptop computers - ThinkPad L Series

    Now, call it beating a horse to death, but I just can't help how much this, and the SL series looks almost identical :confused: :confused:
     
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  2. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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  3. systemfehler

    systemfehler Notebook Geek

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    I thought the L series is just a renewed (and of course rebranded) SL series aiming at the corporate market? So basicly a few more "business" features and less "multimedia" (SL) features. I guess we will soon find out. I am curious if it has a real Thinkpad Bios. A student offer at my university sold the L-series since early february and there I read L is the SL for cost decreasing business user - a cheaper R model.
     
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  4. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    All WXGA, yuk.
     
    ZaZ, May 12, 2010
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    aznguyphan Notebook Evangelist

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    The L series' claim to fame is that they're made of recycled parts. Probably using the same design and internals as the SL series
     
    aznguyphan, May 12, 2010
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    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ya, didn't lenovo say the palm rest area was 1/3 recycled or something...all things considered not really that much though.
     
    jaredy, May 12, 2010
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    JaneL Super Moderator

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    I find this part of the description amusing:

    "Six-row, user-friendly keyboard design".

    Frankly, I don't find scrambling the keys to cram them into six rows to be very user-friendly.
     
    JaneL, May 12, 2010
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