Shocking redesign: ThinkPad laptop without a TrackPoint! Lenovo ThinkPad X9 leaks out

[Redaktion]

Lenovo appears to be doing it: On the new Lenovo ThinkPad X9 series that leaked out on Twitter, the Chinese manufacturer is seemingly killing off the famous and iconic red TrackPoint. The new ThinkPad laptop lineup comes in two sizes, and it adopts a design that looks very similar to the Apple MacBook Air, radically breaking with the established ThinkPad design.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Shocking-redesign-ThinkPad-laptop-without-a-TrackPoint-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X9-leaks-out.936978.0.html

[Dom]

That's crazy. They will save a few £££ on manufacturing costs but alienate most of the fan base. Is it even a Thinkpad if it doesn't have a Track Point?

[Yuriy]

If they remove the trackpoint, than I don't see a reason to keep buying Thinkpad.

[casanova]

this lineup is gonna be doomed

[RobertJasiek]

Taking the worst of Apple and entirely forgetting the IBM roots.

[Toortle]

Experimental model, such as the Z13 & Z16 were, not a whole new lineup to follow that design language. White-silver ThinkPad as a main colour? Lol, sure.

Merry Christmas 🎁

[A]

Lenovo has the worst history of keeping brand names consistent. Thinkpad lasted a while but just like Yoga which went from being a brand for flippable touchscreen laptops to mean any laptop under the bridge. Now, Thinkpad brand also means nothing

[Tootle]

Now, Thinkpad brand also means nothing

Again, experimental model. Experimental model. Similar to how they tried back in the past with the 11e. Didn't work, they splashed it. Similar to how they tried with the Z-series (13 and 16), slashed both. They won't "update" future models with this junk here, that's for sure.

[Toortle]

Autocorrect is going nuts today, lol. Not Tootle but Toortle. Not splashed but slashed. Bla...

[Mattc]

Its Heresy I tells ya!

[Lychee Juice]

getting tired of boomers whining about everything, trackpoint is not a feature its a gimmick and sooner they get rid of it the better, we want haptic trackpads and good bluetooth for external mice. get over it and stop being so predictable with your daily complaining, most boomers dont even own thinkpads they own those macbooks but it doesnt stop these inconsequential internet warriors from irritating everyone anyway

[Lychee Juice]

Experimental model, such as the Z13 & Z16 were, not a whole new lineup to follow that design language. White-silver ThinkPad as a main colour? Lol, sure.

Merry Christmas 🎁

i want exactly this, a silver lenovo slim 7i aura with more grunt and a proper gpu..lighter if possible too

[burrito]

Brilliant innovation by Lenovo.
- arrow keys are squished, people have been begging for impossible to hit arrow keys for years!
- Dig the jagged plastic silvery look with the notch - very unique, very classy.
- Naturally got rid of the TrackPoint too
- Keyboard is not replaceable. This is great for dirty or corporate environments, so when the keyboard gunks up you can just throw the laptop in the trash and not worry about trying to fix it. Very convenient!

This is basically perfect, I only hope they reduce the key travel down to Apple levels to completely eliminate any lingering temptation to buy this steaming POS.

[burrito]

The only good idea here is the larger function keys, stolen from Apple naturally because Lenovo could never come up with something so sensible on their own. But ofc Lenovo will never put this on a normal thinkpad because it would make too much sense. This feature has to be exclusive to this POS model.

[A]

getting tired of boomers whining about everything, trackpoint is not a feature its a gimmick and sooner they get rid of it the better, we want haptic trackpads and good bluetooth for external mice.

Nobody is asking for every laptop to have a trackpoint. All that is being asked is that Thinkpad brand have it. Lenovo has dozens of other brands without one.

It has gotten so bad, you can't find a single model with trackpad buttons on the bottom anymore. Just one!

Bluetooth mice are used precisely because of how bad trackpads have become for anything other than casual use.

get over it and stop being so predictable with your daily complaining, most boomers dont even own thinkpads they own those macbooks but it doesnt stop these inconsequential internet warriors from irritating everyone anyway

Of course, because when manufacturers backstab their loyal customers and try to just be macbook knockoffs, then why would anyone bother with imitations and just get the original?

----

It's gotten so bad, I am even considering giving up on laptops altogether. Since laptops have become mostly unusable as portable devices, and most uses are as a mobile desktop. Then a MiniPC+14 inch tablet that can be used as a screen+ folding keyboard and bluetooth mouse is much cheaper and more usable on the go. IF I need a laptop for on the go, just get a keyboard/trackpad cover for the tablet.