Hello, I noticed in the Lenovo blog (courtesy of the T400s entry mentioned by Jane--thanks!) that Lenovo was thinking about netbooks for the ThinkPad line (they already have them in the IdeaPad line). Here's a list of things I'd like to see in a ThinkPad netbook, insomewhat-w weighted order:
o TrackPoint o keyboard layout similar to existing ThinkPads o ThinkLight (maybe high/low/off instead of on/off) o fingerprint scanner o 802.11b/g, with optional 802.11n o standard 9.5mm 2.5" SATA HDD with SSD option o two Mini-PCIe expansion slots o internal Bluetooth (many netbooks use a USB dongle) o switch to disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth o traditional ThinkPad styling/materials o butterfly keyboard? (never used one myself) o no blue LEDs o UltraBase-like dock for things like optical drives and perhaps the ExpressCard interface o PowerPoint out connector (called VGA out by some) Recently, I purchased an Acer Aspire ONE D150 netbook, after using several other netbooks and taking a look at Lenovo's own S10. What it really came down to, for me, was the keyboard, and Acer's was better than the one on the Lenovo netbook. One other nice feature it has is that the Mini-PCIe slot is accessible from a trap door on the bottom. So, what does everyone else want to see in a ThinkPad netbook? Regards, Aryeh Goretsky _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
