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Apart from this one minor quirk, everything about the construction seems well-designed and extremely sturdy. Unfortunately, the display wobbles slightly in its holder, but not enough to become noticeable during actual usage. Luckily, the manufacturer has managed to solve this problem rather well: The tablet can easily be removed with a simple push on a lever and be re-attached without hassle as well - even reversed by 180 degrees, if this is required.
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The connection between the display and the dock has been the subject to much fine-tuning, as the quality-spoilt business customers of the ThinkPad series would expect, trying to find the sweet spot between maximum flexibility, great ergonomics and stability, a ThinkPad strength.
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Even for prolonged periods of time, Lenovo's tablet can be held with just one hand. The Helix is even lighter than Lenovo's own X230T which measures 1.8 kilograms, aiming at a rather similar segment of the market.
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For reference: The much slower HP Envy X2 weighs more than 700 grams, the smaller (10.6-inches instead of 11.6-inches) Microsoft Surface Pro even more than 900 grams (both measured without their respective "docking stations"). Thanks to a modern magnesium-PC/ABS composite, the tablet only weighs 835 grams (exactly the same applies to the keyboard dock as well, bringing the total weight to 1.67 kilograms). Sure, rounded corners and a slim chassis may render the Helix unfamiliarly thin, but the well-known subtle, if somewhat outmoded visual design language and its grayish-blackish color scheme remain unmistakable.Īll of this should not be able to conceal that this is actually a high-end device. Fortunately, there is no lack of high-quality competitors like the Fujitsu Lifebook T902.Īs revolutionary as this construction may seem - many of the traditional ThinkPad design virtues have carried over to Lenovo's most recent convertible. In our review article, we let the ThinkPad Helix compete against other Lenovo devices such as the X230T, and also against business convertibles made by other manufacturers.
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All variants ship with the same screen: An 11.6-inch Full HD multitouch display. A special highlight is the fast 3G radio (there is an even faster LTE version available in the USA). Our test device, which ships for close to 1700 Euros (~$2218, actually the cheapest variant offered in some countries), comes equipped with a Core i5-3317U clocked at 1.7 to 2.6 GHz with 4 GB of RAM and a 180 GB SSD. Luckily, Lenovo has decided to use an Ivy Bridge ULV processor instead of their weaker ULV siblings. This design choice, which has been used by a number of ARM and Intel Atom devices, offers a decisive advantage: Both components can be separated whenever this becomes necessary, turning the laptop into a tablet - without the extra heft added by the keyboard and the entirety of the base unit. Instead, it is fully integrated into the display lid. Unlike conventional convertibles, the hardware of the Helix is not hidden in the base unit. But the new ThinkPad Helix is different - in a fundamental way. On a first glance, this concept may hardly seem revolutionary, as Lenovo has been producing convertibles such as the ThinkPad X230T for years. Laptop, tablet and everything in between - and all of that in just one device: That is what Lenovo promises.
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For the original German review, see here.