Would Anyone Like a 1" Convertible Ultrabook Tablet?

A sleek Thinkpad tablet seems like a winner in my book. I wonder why Lenovo is still spitting out 1.3" thick convertibles still, especially with MS trying to spearhead into the Tablet sector. I mean tablets should be thin and light more than anything else right? Would you give up the docking feature for a thinner and lighter convertible? I know I would. PS. Also a 16:10 screen format at least (4:3 would be better), but that's a whole other (beating the dead horse) argument. I've been wanting a "X300T" since they released the X300 awhile back and still nothing...

Anyone else disappointed in the X230T dimensions and resolution?

 

resolution: yes, disappointing. I wish lenovo would offer the upgrade, and let users decide if the price is worth it. Part of the issue could be that they use non-standard screen sizes (12.5), because other companies are showing that 13" and 11" 1080p IPS screens are available.

thickness: I'm ok with how thick they are, since the reasoning is pretty clear. The x230's thickness allows for full 2.5" hdd's, user upgradeable ram, user upgradeable msata/wwan slot, expresscard slot, and a full sized ethernet port. The thickness is also a factor in their superior keyboards. Those are things businesses and IT departments want.

one area lenovo probably could improve is the thickness/design of the screen panel, which is both thicker and has much larger bezels than most competitors.

i guess lenovo could make a separate model that is thinner, lighter, but offers less features, but their core customer base would still probably be more interested in the traditional one.

 

The niche that the X230t fills is slightly different from that of "normal" tablets, and in any case, it was expected to remain the same as Lenovo (and other business computer makers) usually don't do a radical redesign every generation, for the sake of corporate IT teams.

But, Lenovo is busy working with Microsoft on Windows 8 hybrid/dockable tablets, as seen with a prototype at Computex.

 

I'd love a thinner convertible with a higher resolution and more aesthetic appeal, assuming that the opportunities for customization, durability, battery life, and docking ability were either improved or at least stayed the same as they are.

 

windows 8 version of the ThinkPad Android Tablet should be coming soon.

 

The X230T isn't particularly thick compared to the HP 2760p, Fujitsu T901, etc. It's actually relatively thin and light compared to a lot of traditional 12/13 inch convertibles. The X230T isn't an ultrabook tablet, its a traditional convertible tablet, don't expect ultrabook tradeoffs for thinness in it.

Lenovo has the Ideapad Yoga and various other experiments that are closer to what you are looking for.

 

1" and Ultrabook... that's a paradox. Anything thicker than 0.8" isn't an ultrabook anymore.

 

I thought you meant a 1" display for a second there.

 

there is a lenovo yoga coming in fall which is very interesting, a very thin convertible ultrabook. If it has the same build quality as thinkpads, it will fly

Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga convertible tablet runs Windows 8, is set to arrive later this year for 'around $1,000' -- Engadget