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Lenovo ThinkPad Twist Review – ComputerShopper.com
The system follows its heritage even more closely by being the first Windows 8 hybrid with a strong business-friendly focus. This ultrabook is packed with little extras that would prove extremely useful in a corporate setting, from handy-dandy IT management software to that trademark ThinkPad keyboard. Best of all, the Twist sports an exceptionally friendly price tag for a touch-screen convertible. Our review configuration can be picked up for $ 899 at Staples, which is the lowest we’ve seen for a Windows 8 hybrid with an Intel Core i5 processor. (Lenovo’s Web site offers a Core i3 version with an even lower sticker of $ 829.) The ThinkPad Twist stumbles …
Review Lenovo ThinkPad Twist Convertible Ultrabook
Another major change in the ThinkPad formula which has roiled the community is the jarring transition from the traditional ThinkPad keyboard—widely proclaimed to be amongst the very best on any notebook available—to a trendier, more modernized Chiclet-style keyboard that the company calls “AccuType”. The details are pretty straightforward: the AccuType keys are flatter but still feature a small dip in the center to help guide your fingers, and their surface is also roughly 30% larger than that of the keys on the traditional keyboard. This supposedly provides for a more accurate typing experience, and in fact, we find the AccuType keyboard to be very good in its own right. However, …