The new 14" and 15.6" Lenovo ThinkPad E Series were revealed recently and The Inquirer got a sneak peek at it. They offer a choice of Intel and AMD models, somewhat good news for the much beleaguered processor company, along with up to 16GB of RAM and an SSD. The most interesting upgrade is the Intel RealSense 3D camera on some models, which you may remember Ryan testing on the Dell Venue 8, which should make conference calls more interesting as well as letting you measure your room. They also announced updated M and B and E line of laptops as well as the S series desktops, read more about it at The Inquirer.
"The E Series laptops come with a host of features "ideal for business users", Lenovo said, including fingerprint scanning security and up to nine hours of battery life."
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The Intel RealSense 3D camera
The Intel RealSense 3D camera also enables Windows Hello, correct?
Could have made it 17″ with a
Could have made it 17″ with a slim bezel, would have been the same size anyway.
15.6″ is really too small for work.
“They offer a choice of AMD
“They offer a choice of AMD and Intel models”
= Very good support for DX12.)
Does it come with Linux
Does it come with Linux options, and without any spyware baked into the UEFI/BIOS?
Thinkpad I think not, with windows 10 you better not be a medical professional, HIPPA compliance would not be something to leave up to the data slurpers in Redmond! Better make sure there is an Off switch in the UEFI/BIOS, if new “option” of leaving out any switch at all in which to opt out and load a different OS that may not have a windows secure boot Key signed by the big robber barons at M$.
They are even trying to back-port all that telemetry gathering to 8, and 7, while getting DX12 comes with EULA options for you, your first born, the family dog, and even the kitchen sink, to all become part of the collective M$ Cloud of Total madness!
I hope the idiots at Lenovo
I hope the idiots at Lenovo didn’t embed malware into these!