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Originally Posted by Hitch
Hi, no...
They actually raise the frame, around the keys, so that the keyboard surface is totally flat. It's pretty impressive, IF it works. They've also added small "footies" to the frame of the keyboard, that emerge when the screen reaches a certain angle, so that you're not putting the keyboard side flat on the table, so to speak. I know I saw a video on it... hmph. I'll go look.
P.S.: don't go. Just put someone that upsets you that much on your ignore list. We'd miss you.
Hitch
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Hmmm...
I don't want to spoil a potentially great gadget for you.
But honestly: Build quality of ThinkPad 8, the only Lenovo gadget I've had in the last few years, is really questionable.
Just a few examples:
There's a 3G model.
It wasn't available, so I ordered the WiFi-only model.
I was quite surprised, when finding a 3G slot.
Unfortunately, in my enthusiasm I didn't check the manual.
I just tried to put my SIM card in. And it fit in nicely, but didn't work of course, because there was no 3G.
They simply have a single type model and for the WiFi-only model they glue (!!) a dummy where else you'd put your SIM card.
By trying to put my SIM card in, I pushed the dummy into the housing.
Not only do they glue a dummy in, they don't even glue it adequately.
I've exchanged the tablet and the response of the merchant simply was "another one? Welcome to the club".
I've already mentioned the sharp edges of the bezel.
The mixture of materials makes it look a bit cheap.
If you just check the optical impression, Lenovo Thinkpad 8 looks almost identical to Nvidia Shield Tablet. But: € 650 vs. € 300...
I only can recommend to you:
a.) Check it out before buying. Whether the mechanics make sense at least theoretically.
b.) Even if, in general, they make sense: Check out the very unit you get. My replacement unit is quite different from the first one.
Else, it sounds interesting.
But, without wanting to be politically incorrect: I often find this in Chinese products. They often deliver some ingenious bit of technology (i.e. on ThinkPad 8 the first Windows 8 tablet with such a resolution in that size). But then, in the very same product at some other point, you can't believe what they did there. For example I really don't get the LED in the dot of the i in ThinkPad. For a business model in the price range of iPads, it simply cheapens the experience (admittedly, the loop on the Microsoft Keyboard for the pen falls into the same category).
PS: Thanks for your kind words!