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2012 ThinkPad Technical

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2011 Range

T420 T520

X220

W520

T420s

X220 Tablet

Power Users

Tech Enthusiast

Mobile Worker & Student

Business Leader

Pragmatic Purchaser

WorkstationThe Business Standard

Ultraportable

L420L520

Mainstream LE Ultimate Performance & Mobility

X120e

Mobile Student & Worker

Entry Ultraportable


Convertible Tablet

L410/L510L412/512EMG Only

X1

Tablet


2012

T430 T530

X230

W530

T430s/T430u

X230 Tablet

Power Users

Tech Enthusiast


Business Leader

Pragmatic Purchaser

WorkstationThe Business Standard

Ultraportable

L430L530

Mainstream LE Ultimate Performance & Mobility

X131e

Mobile Student & Worker

Entry Ultraportable


Convertible Tablet

X1 Carbon

Tablet

L412EMG Only


2012 WOW

The X1 CarbonWorld’s Lightest 14”Sub-3lb Carbon Fiber Ultrabook

T430uThe most powerful Ultrabook in its class with 1TB Hard Drive and 1GB Discrete Graphics

Precision Keyboard with Optional Backlight“While all of Lenovo’s ThinkPads have strong keyboards, the ThinkPad X1 features the best laptop keyboard we’ve ever tested.” – Laptop Magazine

ThinkPad Face Tracking CameraStay in frame without even trying

RapidBootSSD-like boot times from a HDD40% faster than industry with EE3.0

30-Day Standby

30-day StandbyAlways have power when you need it

Improved Performance• Wake from hibernate 3.7x faster• Connect to WWAN 3.5x faster

Connect AnywherePay-As-You-Go Mobile BroadbandMobile Hotspot for WWAN & WiFi


ThinkPad 2012 Portfolio Key Updates

• OS– EOL of Vista with 2012 Products– XP support will remain same as 2011

products.– Win 8 ~Sep/Oct 2012– Android Ice Cream Sandwich– Enhanced manageability for ThinkPad Tablet

• Switchable Graphics– Intel Integrated Graphics continues to

improve. – Switchable Performance Increasing, Cost

Increasing

• Port changes– DP migrates to mini-DP (mini-DP adapter options

available)

– No Internal Modems. USB Modem only– USB3 on all platforms and docking*– eSATA going away

• Modern 6-row everywhere. – Backlit standard on X1 Carbon– Optional on T430, T430s, T530, W530,

X230, X230T

• 500GB Slim (7mm) Hard Drives – T430, T430s, X230


EE3 – the basics 40% faster with RapidBoot (than the competition)

Average improvement of 5secs vs EE2.0 and more consistent performance across the product range

Intel Core i3 & above (AMD models may be certified later)

Maintain fast boot performance with BootShield on notebook products Improved for EE3 - multimedia features for consumer products - HD

webcams and improved speaker/audio solutions across EE3 PCs Business features for SMB and enterprise products – security and web

conferencing


Fast start-up

START 40% FASTER with RapidBoot*Time taken from power on until boot complete (defined as CPU no longer being used to load Windows® 7 and start-up applications).

DISCLAIMER*Available on certified models with Intel® Core™ i3, i5 or i7 processors. Claim is calculated by taking the average of Lenovo EE3 notebooks and desktops, and compares it with averaged data from 49 competitor products of similar configuration (Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7 PCs only). Testing conducted by CNET Labs, Beijing in December 2011, using the independent VTS tool to measure start-up time and other performance measurements. Performance will vary by model and configuration. Please refer to FAQ section for more details.

Optimized start-up timeA Lenovo Enhanced Experience 3 PC features a fast start-up process while still initializing critical security features like anti-virus software.

Utilizing Lenovo’s RapidBoot technology, Enhanced Experience 3 PCs have optimized system files, processes and hardware settings to achieve a quicker boot time compared with non-optimized PCs.

Average Lenovo EE3 PC

Average competitor Win7 PC

24secs

41secs


Optimized for business – Commercial PCs

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1. Self-encrypting drives is an optional feature not available on all ThinkPad Edge and ThinkCentre Edge products.2. Not available on ThinkPad Edge and ThinkCentre Edge products.3. Fingerprint reader is as an optional feature available on most configurations. ThinkCentre models require special keyboards and do not support power-on function.4. Optional feature for ThinkPad Edge products. Exact ports and features which can be locked, vary for ThinkCentre products.5. Only available on ThinkPad Edge and select ThinkCentre Edge machines.

Self-encrypting drives1 protect the data on your system in case of loss or theft Hardware Password Manager2 – the 1st & only tool for central management of any self-encrypting

drive Absolute security with high manageability Seamless integration with active directory Avoids compatibility issues of software full-drive encryption Easy to implement – no dedicated servers, etc. Easy to use – reduce helpdesk calls and costs

A built-in fingerprint reader3 can be used to power the system on and login in one swipe

ROBUST SECURITY FEATURES

BIOS Port Lock4 – Cost effective and easy solution to disable all the input & output ports to prevent information thefts. Ports can be disabled remotely by a network administrator without any additional hardware

USB Blocker5 – Can block the use of any USB device connected to the system, based on types of devices (e.g. allow printers or only the owner’s USB drive to function)


Optimized for business – Commercial PCs

Up to 2 Megapixel ResolutionUp to 30 Frames Per Second

Truer Image ConsistencyAutomatic White Balancing

Lower Light Capture & lower Lux rating

Optimized WebCam4

Non-optimized Optimized

Keystroke Noise Suppression3 - automatically detects when a user

types during video chats & suppresses the noise of the

keystroke

VoIP Convenience Dual Digital Array Microphones5

Sound Capture Area

Ambient Noise not captured

Ambient Noise CancellationEcho Cancellation

1. ThinkCentre and ThinkCentre Edge traditional desktop models require ThinkVision LT2323z monitors for Superior Web Conferencing2. Multimedia Key on ThinkPad Edge machines. 3. Available on select ThinkCentre models. 4. Some supporting points not available on ThinkCentre products.5. Only available on ThinkPad Classic models and select ThinkPad Edge models

Hotkey (FN+F6) Launches VoIP user interface2

Two modes; individual voice or speakerphoneSpeakerphone mode balances users’ voices in the room to level the conversations. It boosts users voices sitting across the room

to make them sound like they are near the microphone.

Making web conferencing easier with convenient VoIP features, high-quality webcams and superior digital array microphones with smart noise cancelling technology for web conferencing.

SUPERIOR WEB CONFERENCING1


Portfolio Features section

The following pages cover features that are common across more than one ThinkPad Series.

The “Do Flags” on the upper right corner of the screen indicated on which series the current portfolio feature is available. Red is available, Grey is not.

To jump directly to the Series specific disclosure click on the “Do Flag.”

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Succeed with Style and Substance

“While all of Lenovo’s ThinkPads have strong keyboards, the ThinkPad X1 features the best laptop keyboard we’ve ever tested.”

─Laptop Magazine


ThinkPad Precision Keyboard – 6-row

An updated and improved version of the acclaimed X1 keyboard extends throughout the ThinkPad line Simple, modern impression Maintained focus on comfort, accuracy & tactile feedback Spacious layout with efficient footprint Patent-pending key shape Progressive backlighting (Standard X1 Carbon, Optional on T430s, T430, T530,

W530, X230, X230T)

Dedicated controls for commonly used function Developed and validated using extensive end user research

Old keyboard is NOT available by any means

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L - Series


ThinkPad Precision Keyboard – 6-rowFeature Old 7-row New 6-row

Key pitch / size Full size Full size

Key travel Rich stroke Rich stroke

Key mechanism Optimized for force feedback and sound Improved force feedback and sound

Key top area Traditional sweet spotLarger sweet spot for accuracy &

comfort of key press

Key top surface Dished for finger alignment Dished for finger alignment

Key shape Smile shape for larger “forgiveness zone”Improved smile shape for larger “forgiveness

zone”

Vol & mic controls Dedicated keys Dedicated Keys

Mute LEDs Included in volume & mic buttons Included in volume & mic buttons

ThinkVantage button Yes Yes

Large Esc / Delete Yes Yes

PgUP / PgDn Vertically stacked above BackspaceLarger and grouped with arrow keys to create

navigation cluster

Keyboard light (Not available on L) ThinkLight operated via Fn + PgUpBacklight/ThinkLight operated via Fn + Space

bar

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W - Series

T - Series

L - Series


ThinkPad Precision Keyboard – 6-row

Larger keys

Improved backlight/ThinkLight adjustment (For equipped models)

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W - Series

T - Series

L - SeriesLegacy Functions maintained through Fn + Combinations

Break = Fn + BSysRq = Fn + SScrLK = Fn + CPause = Fn + P


ThinkPad Precision Keyboard – Key DetailOld Key Design New Key Design

Top Surface Area – 30% LargerKey Spacing – 5x Greater

Improved Key Radius and Dish Radius


ThinkPad Precision Keyboard vs. Edge Keyboard

• Classic will have larger y-dimension for 6th row keys

• Classic will have larger PgUp/PgDn & arrow keys

• Classic will have shorter y-dimension for space bar

• Backplate finish is glossy black on Edge and matte black on Classic

• Direct Access Volume/Mute/Mic Mute/ThinkVantage

• 6th row function: Classic has F1-F12 as primary, Edge has F1-F12 as secondary


ThinkPad Precision Keyboard Backlit

Image of X1 Carbon backlit keyboard

X - Series

W - Series

T - Series

L - Series

Standard Optional

X1 Carbon T430, T430s, T530, W530, X230, X230T

Feature: Keyboard Backlight

Function: Backlit keyboard will be operated with the Fn + Spacebar command.

- Off- Keyboard Backlight Low- Keyboard Backlight High- ThinkLight On, Keyboard Backlight Off* *Not Applicable to X1 Carbon

Benefit: Makes working in dark environments effortless.


Keyboard Multimedia Function KeysFeature: Multimedia Function Keys

Function: The ThinkPad Keyboard comes equipped with physical multimedia keys to help manage audio and video playback without having to navigate complicated menu selections.

Microphone Mute Speaker Mute Volume Up Volume Down Play / Pause (Fn+ F11) Next Track (Fn+ F12) Previous Track (Fn+ F10 )

Benefit: Direct access keys simplify the user experience. It is easy to confirm the status of mute and to quickly change volume level or playback status. No fumbling with on-screen controls.

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L - Series


Windows 8 Enhanced Keyboard

Lock Standby

Power Manager

Access Connections

Comm. Utility

Display out options

Brightness controls

Multimedia controls

Drop Power Manager

Lock (no OSD)

Icon change only

** Notes **1) No changes to other functions2) Icons to be grey

Original

Win8 Enhanced

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W - Series

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L - Series


Dolby

Feature: Dolby® Advanced Audio® v2

Function: Experience full, enveloping sound anywhere you go with Dolby® Advanced Audio® on your ThinkPad. Greater clarity and fidelity from your laptop.

Benefit: Traveling with ThinkPad…a more enjoyable experience Bring your music, movies, and games to life with Dolby®

Advanced Audio Get more volume and better performance from your laptop’s

built-in speakers Lock in volume levels and enjoy more consistent audio

X - Series

W - Series

T - Series

L - Series

All L-Series, T430/530, X230, X230t


Dolby Home Theater

Feature: Dolby® Home Theater® v4

Function: Experience full-impact surround sound anywhere with Dolby® Home Theater® on your PC. All the power and nuance of the cinema, all the immediacy of live performance—now from your ThinkPad.

Benefit: Great audio anywhere Bring your music, movies, and games to life with Dolby® surround

sound Connect your laptop to a home theater for maximum impact with

minimum hassle Get more volume and better performance from your laptop’s built-in

speakers Customize the audio settings for a more personalized, dynamic

listening experience Professionally tuned by Dolby technicians for optimal audio

performance

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W - Series

T - Series

L - Series

T430s, W530, X1 Carbon


DisplayPort

Feature: Mini DisplayPort

Function: Connection for external display devices

Benefit: One connection for any inputThe DisplayPort connector and protocol easily adapts to any monitor, projector, television or display input with simple and inexpensive adapter cables. (DVI, HDMI or VGA)

Mini DisplayPort

X - Series

W - Series

T - Series

L - Series

X230T features a full-size DisplayPort

Full-line of DisplayPort adapters/cables


Carbon Fiber

• Used in the latest aircraft designs to minimize weight and maximize fuel efficiency.

• More than 50% of the main structure of the Boeing 787 is made from Carbon Fiber

• Used in multiple applications across many high performance products requiring the ultimate in strength vs. weight


Carbon Fiber

Feature: Carbon Fiber reinforced materials

Function: To provide strength and stiffness while reducing weight and allowing thinner designs

Benefit: Carbon Fiber delivers robust strength to specific ThinkPad components without adding weight, ensuring the best blend of durability and mobility.

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W - Series

T - Series

L - Series

T430s features carbon fiber reinforced top cover

X1 Carbon features a new carbon fiber roll-cage design

T430/T530 and W530 feature carbon fiber reinforced top and bottom

X1 Carbon – the Carbon Fiber Ultrabook


Carbon Fiber AdvancementsProduct New/Improvement Additional Information

X1 Carbon X1 used a Magnesium top cover X1 Carbon uses a Carbon Fiber top cover

Carbon Fiber PrePreg plate used in the construction of the top cover is as strong* as Aluminum and almost 1/3 the weight, and about 50% stronger than Magnesium at almost ½ the weight.

X1 CarbonT430s

New Carbon Fiber raw material 230% stronger* than the carbon fiber material used in construction of the top cover of the T420s

*Strength measured in Tensile Modulus (GPa)

With the addition of the new Carbon Fiber top cover, and its strength/weight improvements, the X1 Carbon exterior covers act as an extra strong roll cage, protecting internal components and

the entire chassis from torque and damage.


6th Generation Owl Wing

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W - Series

T - Series

L - Series

2011 Fan

2012 Fan

Feature: Owl Wing Fan and Thermals

Function: Removes heat from the CPU and GPU allowing efficient operation

Benefit: Better processing performance and system reliability by minimizing maximum system temperature.

New fan blade design delivers 28% increase in air flow. New design of the cooling fins minimizes dust collection improving long-term efficiency

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Discharging2011 2012


Mil-SPEC

Lenovo laptops before dust test

Lenovo laptops after dust test

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Feature: Mil-SPEC-810

Function: Validates the ruggedness, durability and quality of ThinkPad Products. ThinkPad products are testing against 8 parameters; High Pressure, Humidity, Vibration, High Temperature, Temperature Shock, Low Pressure (15000ft), Low Temperature, Dust

Benefit: ThinkPads are built tough and can withstand the abuses of large enterprise customers.

See Backup section for full presentation on Mil-SPEC. Remember Mil-SPEC testing is a verification of ruggedness, durability and quality, it is

not a guarantee of performance or operating conditions.

Anytime, Anywhere


Always On USBFeature: Always on USB Port charges Blackberries®, Ipods®, and other USB devices even when you ThinkPad is off

Function: Charging Conditions via Always On USB port: System is ON : Yes, Charge System is ON Standby : Yes, Charge System is ON Hibernate: Yes, Charge System OFF: Only when AC power cord is connected

Benefit: Charging external devices with the system in standby eliminates the hassle of logging in and powering up

Note Always On USB is disabled by default.

Customer must set up via Power Manager, BIOS Setup, or Out Of Box

Experience (OOBE).

Always On USB port is identified with a Yellow Tongue

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L - Series


Lenovo RapidCharge Battery

Feature: RapidCharge

Function: Charges battery to 80% in 30 minutes

Benefit: Designed for mobile users needing a quick way to power up between flights and meetings. Charge up for your long flight while waiting at the gate.

• Change the way you re-charge. • Lenovo RapidCharge is approximately 2x faster than Competitor D and 3x faster than Competitor H• Recharge both your system and external slice batteries to 80% in 1 hour (X1 Carbon)

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2.5 x faster!


ThinkEngine

Feature: ThinkEngine

Function: System Management IC, Lenovo Exclusive

Benefit: Delivers improved power efficiency, quality and security and enables Lenovo exclusive power advantages


30 day standby

30 day standby settings can be configured via Power Manager.

Feature: 30 day standby

Function: Powered by ThinkEngine, this feature intelligently controls your power usage when it senses an extended idle time, and based on your habits anticipates when you’ll start working again, meaning you’ll have more battery life when you need it most.

Benefit: Extends the standby battery life to 30 days.

Industry Standard Top Competitor Power Reserve

Energy consumed in S4X - Series

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L - Series

Powered by:

*30 day standby supported on SSD configurations, as with any battery claim, configurations and conditions may affect performance.


Turbo Charge your Hard Drive

Feature: SSD caching for HDD

Function: mSATA drive houses caching of recently used

files/documents. Allowing fast access to most used files. HDD maintains the OS and large files/documents

outside of the frequently used cache, delivers required levels of storage without unnecessary costs

Benefit: Combining a small mSATA and traditional HDD delivers the best blend of performance and value. And with reduced cost of 16 or 32GB, costs are reduced

Unlike Lenovo’s previous implementations, 2012 ThinkPads will see this configuration as a single drive (C:), thanks to 3rd party software Diskeeper ExpressCache

This feature is not supported for W530 RAID models Mutually exclusive with WWAN cannot have both mSATA and WWAN

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5x performance boost over standalone 5400 RPM HDD


RapidBoot 2.0

Feature: RapidBoot 2.0

Function: Compresses the boot files and reads them from system memory rather than the HDD.

Benefit: 40% faster than industry average

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L - Series

Part of

Enabled by DefaultRapidBoot utilities available in the Control Panel


Improved Performance for 2012

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2012 ThinkPads offer improved performance over 2011

• 3.5x faster WWAN connections• 3.7x faster resume from Hibernate

2011 Lenovo 2012 Lenovo

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Responsiveness


Lenovo Mobile Access

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Launch Phase 2 – 2H 2012 Phase 3 - 2013

USUKItalyDenmarkIrelandAustriaSwedenGermanyNetherlandsFranceBelgium

SpainAlbaniaCzech RepublicGreecePortugalRomaniaTurkeyHungaryAustraliaNew Zealand

NorwayCanadaBrazilIndiaFinlandSouth AfricaSingaporeRussiaChina

Feature: No Contract WWAN access

Function: Easy to use pay-as-you-go WWAN connectivity. Ready to go out of the box with only a credit card. Affordable plans to meet any connection requirement, and low-cost roaming throughout Europe (some countries will be free, some will be low cost)

Benefit: Pay for WWAN when you need it, without the hassles of contracts. Never be in a situation without connectivity.


Simplified rate offer across customer segments How they pay for their access depends on number of users Payment options include:

− Pay-as-you-go via credit card (Individual responsibility)− Single payer invoiced at end of month (Corporate responsibility)

Lenovo Mobile Access

Users Consumer (0-99) SMB (100-999) Large Enterprise (1,000+)

Credit Card

Single Invoice for multiple user

Discounts Available


Lenovo Mobile Access - Offer Strategy

Offer Strategy

30 Minutes

• Differentiated market offer• Good for syncing your life quickly• Pay-as-you-go accessibility• Increases mobile broadband adoption through pay as you need

model

1 Day• Pay-as-you-go accessibility• For occasional users that need more than 30 minutes at a time

1 Month Gold (2GB)• Recurring monthly option for those that want always connected

access without the hassle of looking for Wi-Fi.• No contract

1 Month Platinum (6GB)• Recurring monthly option for road-warriors • No contract


Zero Impact Anti Virus

Feature: Norton 2012 with zero boot impact

Function: Custom build (Lenovo exclusive) Norton 2012 Anti Virus that does not slow down system boots

Benefit: Lenovo’s boot speed claims are “real-world” with AV running.

Available only on the Lenovo image

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Accidental Damage Protection

Accidental Damage Protection Parts costs for non warranty damage are

FRU rates Protect against accidental damage under

warranty Uses Lenovo Genuine Parts – not 3rd

party knockoffs Factory trained techs – not photo copier

repair people Travelling users are covered Techs find and repair hidden damage Can be bundled into a lease agreement

ADP is a way to minimize financial risk with equipment.

TYPICAL REPLACEMENT COSTS FOR COMMONLY DAMAGED COMPONENTS

System board Up to $1300 Optical Drive $300 Display $502 Hard Disk Drive or SDD $194

Source: Lenovo Out of Warranty Repair Schedule

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Sealed Battery Warranty

Sealed Battery is an ideal solution for Ultrabooks Sealed batteries require depot or

onsite repair 7 screws / 25 minutes Out of warranty battery replacement

costs >$200 Sealed Battery Warranty = 1/7 cost of

self-insurance

Sealed Battery Warranty is one seventh the cost of paying for a

battery replacement

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Innovate with Purpose


Environment/Sustainability

In late 2010, Lenovo set forth a program to reduce Lenovo's paper and plastic production by 468 tons per year. By replacing the full User's Guide with a 2 page flyer for special bids projects, Lenovo saved 10M gallons of wastewater and 2.7M pounds of greenhouse gases per.

* Standard established by the Greenguard Environmental Institute and specified products certified by Air Quality Sciences laboratory.

During 2009, Lenovo began to utilize cushioning materials with up to 100% recycled content for shipments of ThinkPad, ThinkCentre and ThinkVision products.

In 2010 alone, Lenovo used over 19 million pounds (gross) of recycled plastics with net Post Consumer Recycled Content of over 7 million pounds.

ThinkPad notebooks have tested negative for up to 2,000 chemical emissions that are harmful to the environment.*

Offset your ThinkPad energy usage with clean energy, visit www.earthera.com/lenovo for more information.


ThinkPad is Green – The greenest ThinkPads yet

Why not . . . Improve both your business and the planet through your choice of technology

Post Consumer Plastic Content

Every ThinkPad

100% Recyclable Packaging

Every ThinkPad

UL Environmental GOLD

Every ThinkPad

Optional: Asset Recovery Service

Environmentally safe and secure disposal


Product green status

Industry Recognized Proof Beyond What is Required for Certification

Certified Green Reduced Carbon Footprint (Create/Transport)

Reduced Power use (usage carbon)

Hazardous Materials

ULE Gold

Nordic Swan

Energy Star

Epeat Gold

GreenGuard

Uses Post Consumer Recycled

Plastic> 10% Post Consumer

Reduced Packaging & Publications

Bulk Packaging

The "6 PACK"

Smart Grid -

Energywise

EUP2013 AC

Adapter Low Halogen W530 No No T530 No No T430 No No T430s US Only Silver No No X230 No No X230t No No X1 Carbon No No L430 No PlanL530 No PlanL330 Plan No ? ? ?T430u No No ? ? ?X130e No No ? ? ?


Intel 3rd Gen Core i Processors – Chief River

FDI

Key Feature Upgrades

22nm Processor Si Tech

USB 3.0

DX11

3 Display Support

Expecting up to 10-%15% Ivy Bridge IA performance gain over Sandy Bridge**

Targeting 15% lower average power vs. Sandy Bridge** plus Configurable TDP for Ultra

Next generation Intel processor graphics delivers faster media processing and 3D graphics** plus DX11, OCL1.1 and OGL3.1 support

Faster peripheral connections with USB 3.0

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L - Series

2011

Cougar Point PCH

Sandy Bridge Processor

Ivy Bridge Processor

Panther Point PCH

DMI

2012

Socket compatible

With Sandy Bridge

Pin compatible with Cougar Point

DMIFDI


Intel Integrated Graphics

GT1GT2IVBSNBARD

Up to 100%**

** Projections only – not based on measured data

** Post TTM

Feature: Intel integrated graphics

Function: Cost effective integrated graphics that delivers 100% better performance than Huron River

Benefit:Up to 100% increase in performance

Intel’s integrated graphics performance delivers better graphics than before Smoother game playability at higher quality settings

Higher frame rates (minimum 30fps) Higher resolution for more details (minimum 1280x1024)

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L - Series

Intel HD4000 Graphics provides support for up to 3 displays.

(Integrated ThinkPad Display and 2 external monitors)

*External monitors must be connected via Display Port, so docking station must be used.


NVIDIA Optimus Technology

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W - Series

T - Series

L - Series

Feature: NVIDIA Discrete Graphics

with Optimus Technology

Function: Enhanced graphics performance

with balanced battery life

Benefit:• Up to 400% faster graphics performance than integrated solution• Optimus technology is completely automatic and seamless to the user,

balancing performance with battery life• Dedicated graphics memory frees up system resources for better

performance


Mobile HotSpot

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L - Series

Win7 bar indicating Shared Connection

Some 3G carriers, like AT&T, do not allow tethering. If such 3G carriers are used, the feature is disabled.

Feature: Mobile HotSpot

Function: Acts as a mobile HotSpot, sharing your WiFi, WWAN, or Ethernet connection wirelessly with colleagues and friends Simply set up a Network SSID and Password and your ThinkPad will rebroadcast connection to those around you.

Benefit: Reduce fees associated with multiple

logins Connect your mobile devices


USB 3.0

Feature: SuperSpeed USB 3.0

Function: Fast connectivity to external devices and monitors

Benefit:10x faster transfer rates (Up to 5Gbps) than USB 2.0 and up to 50% more power for connected devices

All USB 3.0 ports are backward compatible with USB 2.0 Devices. Increases data transfer speeds to external storage devices Allows sufficient bandwidth to offer full-feature USB 3.0 docking

stations

*Note – the tongue for USB 3.0 ports on systems will be blue this year. USB 3.0 will be indicated by the logo/case markings near the port.*Intel Chief River does not support USB3.0 with Windows XP OS. USB3.0 ports will operate at 2.0 speeds if machine OS is Windows XP

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Bluetooth HID Emulator

Feature: Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse Emulator

Function: Control any Bluetooth HID host devices using keyboard/trackPoint/touchpad of your ThinkPad.

Benefit: Use ThinkPad PC’s keyboard/trackPoint/touchpad as an input device.

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L - Series

Control

ControlSwitch

ThinkPad Tablet


Dual Array MicrophonesFeature: Dual Array Microphones with Automatic Optimization

Function: Dual Array Microphones leverage the placement of two microphones to create a cone of focus and ensure that during internet calls the person in front of the laptop is heard clearly and background noise from other directions is reduced.

Benefit: Improved VOIP experience with• Noise Cancellation• Echo Cancellation• Reduces Capturing Ambient Noise

Noise cancelling microphone enables better VOIP Experience Improved quality & reliability of internet conference calls to increase VOIP

usage, saving costs Better audio recording and dictation in the office or in the field.

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Part of


Keystroke Noise Suppression

Feature: Keystroke Noise Suppression

Function: ThinkPad minimizes the sound of keyboard clicks while on internet calls to ensure that the people on the other end of the line hear your voice and not your keyboard

Benefit: Improved VOIP experience

A common complaint about VoIP conference calls is the typing noise from keyboards. For users who are actively typing and talking, the new keystroke noise suppression feature will allow them to communicate and type at the same time without disrupting the call

Improved quality & reliability of internet conference calls to increase adoption of VOIP usage, saving costs

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Part of


Communication Utility

Feature: ThinkPad Communication Utility

Function: Quick access menu to all controls related to communication

Benefit: Simply and easily adjust your ThinkPad settings to maximize your communication

Hide my Video Image: Quickly mute your video imageTake a Snapshot: Quickly capture and save an imageAdjust microphone volume: A quick an easy way to adjust your

microphone volume Manage settings: An easy link to manage detailed audio settingsSettings can be changed via Fn F6 VOIP Hotkey

More and more laptops are used in place of telephones for communications both. As such they need to function more like telephones as well in order to provide real value. This enhancement brings a level of customization to the laptop that makes it truly versatile as a communication tool

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Part of


ThinkPad Camera with Face Tracking

Feature: ThinkPad Camera with Face Tracking

Function: Zooms and centers on face

Benefit: Multitask more efficiently while on video conferences

As multimedia video becomes more prevalent for sales tools, training and video conferencing, the higher resolutions and picture quality of the presentations will make them stand out

New face tracking follows the users face to keep it in frame, allowing more effective web conferencing and allowing multi-tasking

720p is a common video display resolution for many internet and web Channels Great low light performance Wider capture angel than 2MP Camera (+35 degrees) Offers 30 frames per second

Face Tracking

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Part of


Designed for Voice and Video Conferences

All 2012 ThinkPad Classic Laptops are Polycom Ready. 2012 ThinkPads are designed to work with Polycom’s Real Presence Mobile and Real Presence Desktop video collaboration software. Providing users a rich conference experience from one of the industry leaders in telepresence, voice and video communications.

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Fingerprint

What: Dual chip “Match on Hardware” (Lenovo Exclusive) Fingerprint Sensor

Why: The most secure solution available. Fingerprint information does not leave the sensor. Other solutions have to transmit the fingerprint information to the system, exposing potential breech points.

Benefit: Most secure solution on the market.

New Light Bar indicator

Finger Print Reader, better with up to 90% accuracy improvement, even on problem cases like wet/dry fingers

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L-series and T430u use a single-chip Fingerprint Sensor


OPAL SSD

Feature: OPAL SSD

Function: Hardware based encryption improves system performance over software encryption methods

Benefit: Fast, Secure performance • 256 GB storage capacity• Full Disk Encryption (FDE)• Hardware-based AES-256 encryption

engine• SATA 3 - 6.0 GB/sec Performance

− 50% speed increase over SATA 2 (600 MB/s)

• More reliable, quieter, lighter and less power hungry then standard mobile hard drives

Test DetailsWinMagic SecureDock™

MS Windows 7Bitlocker

System: Lenovo T420, Core i5, Win 7 Ultimate

C400 hardware encryption with WinMagic

C400 with software encryption

Windows Defender 298.0 MB/s 137.7 MB/s

Gaming Suite 253.5 MB/s 112.8 MB/s

Windows Photo Gallery

281.6 MB/s 185.7 MB/s

Windows Vista Startup 293.3 MB/s 181.1 MB/s

Windows Movie Maker 210.7 MB/s 121.4 MB/s

Windows Media Center 350.0 MB/s 256.2 MB/s

Windows Media Player 167.7 MB/s 98.4 MB/s

Application Loading 158.9 MB/s 121.1 MB/s

PCMark Vantage Score

52,214 31,055

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Asset Tagging

Gartner: 50% of customers use an Asset Tag

Lenovo asset tag attach = 10% Competitive Advantage: Asset Tag

loaded into BIOS

Attach at the factory eliminates errors and a “touch”

Lenovo provides list of serial numbers Assets are under management from day

one Reduces loss or theft of valuable

technology assets

Asset tagging is the single best way to keep assets under control.

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USB 3.0 Secure HDD− Wear-free keypad to protect commonly used keys− Encrypts data on the go to protect sensitive information− Travel size; width equal to a deck of cards

Fingerprint Keyboard – protect access to your information

Cherry Smartcard Keyboard Kensington Lock

− Don’t let your system walk away

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