Economic Research: Lenovo Tablet

Sunday, 13 January 2013

Lenovo Tablet

Lenovo has delayed shipment of the highly anticipated ThinkPad Tablet 2, which will now become available to buyers in December. The 10.1-inch tablet, which comes with Microsoft's Windows 8 and an Intel Atom Z2760 processor, was originally scheduled to ship in late October, which was then delayed to November. The company is experiencing some "unexpected delays," a company spokeswoman said in an e-mail. She didn't provide specifics on what is causing the delays. Lenovo said the tablet could become available as soon as early December, but did not provide a specific date. The company has changed the U.S. availability details of the ThinkPad Tablet 2 on its website to "coming soon." Earlier, the website carried a shipping date of November. Lenovo has said it will ship the tablet worldwide. The tablet is priced at US$649, though online retailer JR.com is taking ordersfor $709. The tablet weighs 565 grams, measures 0.4 inches thick, and has 10 hours of battery life. The multitouch display can show images at a 1366 by 768-pixel resolution.