Lenovo Thinkpad Helix Specifications and information

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Information from 23 Oct 2012.

The Lenovo Thinkpad Helix offers an advanced tablet/laptop configuration with battery capacity up to an impressive 70Wh with the clamshell dock. The weight, however, is high at 1.7KG, much more than other 11.6" ultrabooks that go down to 1KG. SSD options, CPU options (including VPro support) and memory up to 8GB give the business user and consumer a wide choice of configurations. We think the Lenovo Helix is going to be very popular here on Ultrabooknews but pricing will be high. Starting price: around $1500.

Total weight with dock - 1.7KG / 3.75lbs. Total thickness with dock - 20.4mm. Also available with Core i7 / VPro options and Windows 8 Pro (can vary by country.) Quoted battery life: Tablet Up to 6hrs. Tablet+Dock: Up to 10 hours. Ethernet is via USB dongle. WiFi is Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 which includes WiDI support. Display quoted as 400 nits brightness. Memory options up to 8GB. OPtions on SSD: 180GB (could be Intel SSD) and 256GB. Dock contains additional 24Wh battery and USB3.0 port. (USB3.0 not available on tablet.) Lenovo quote a tablet+ mode. " 40% increased performance in "tablet+" mode over stand-alone core i tablet" which could mean that the tablet is down-clocked when not in the i+ mode. (down to 1Ghz - TDP-down mode, unconfirmed.)

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Lenovo Thinkpad Helix Specifications

Manufacturer Lenovo
Model name Thinkpad Helix
CPU Intel Core i5-3317U
Detailed info
CPU speed 1700 Mhz
Graphics Intel HD 4000
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1
Display Size
11.6" 1920 X 1080
Screen Type
LED-Backlit LCD
Touchscreen type
 Touch with Digitizer
RAM 4096 MB
SSD 128 GB
Battery capacity 42 Wh
Weight (Minimum) 785gm / 1.73 pounds
Size 296/187/12.0 mm
Size 11.7/7.4/0.5 inches
Physical Interfaces Displayport (Mini)
Mobile sim-card slot
USB 2.0
SDHC slot (Micro)
Wireless Interfaces802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Info N/A
BT 4.0
3G option
Cellular Options
AdditionalStereo speakers
Camera 5.0mp
Dolby Advanced Audio
Wireless Display (WiDi, Miracast or similar)
IPS / Wide-View Display
Microphone
WebCam 2.0Mp
Digital pen
Optional Specs and Accessories (can vary)
Intel VPro Management and Security
Near-Field Comms (NFC)
*Specifications can vary
Lenovo Thinkpad Helix prices
USA$149907 Feb 13
Germany€170023 Apr 13
Lenovo Thinkpad Helix popularity (12 months)
Lenovo Thinkpad Helix news and review links.Date
Early information on the Lenovo Thinkpad Helix23/02/19
Lenovo's Official Specifications PDF23/02/19
Thinkpad Helix Pricing Information23/02/19
Retailer: Lenovo Helix shipping in next few days. 23/02/19
PC World - Lenovo Thinkpad Helix Review23/02/19

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Lenovo Thinkpad Helix alternatives

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Google Pixel Slate, 12.3 inch, 725 grams (1.6 lbs)
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HP Spectre x2, 12 inch, 830 grams (1.83 lbs)
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4, 12.3 inch, 766 grams (1.69 lbs)
The Surface Pro 4 has launched with a bigger screen in the same sizing as the Surface Pro 3. Entry level $899 model will be a Core M based device with Intel HD 515 graphics but a Core i7 version with Intel Iris graphics will be available. A new mechanical Touch-Type keyboard will also work with the Surface Pro 3. Resolution is 2736 x 1824
Teclast x2 pro, 11.6 inch, 844 grams (1.86 lbs)
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Fujitsu Arrows Tab Q665, 11.6 inch, 795 grams (1.75 lbs)
Fujitsu's first Core M device is the Arrows Tab Q665 Windows tablet targeted at the enterprise market - solid in construction (also waterproof and dustproof to IP58 standard) and security. You can get it with a choice of Core M-5Y10C or M-5Y31 CPUs, 128 or 256GB SSD and 4 or 8GB RAM. As usual with enterprise divices from Fujitsu it will be expensive if it comes to Europe - upwards of 1200 euros but it does have top notch components.
Cube i7 Windows, 11.6 inch, 840 grams (1.85 lbs)
It's the first Core M tablet from China - Cube's i7 is a large 11.6 inch IPS screen full HD tablet. Nicely made and solid in its metallic blue shell as you might it expect it ressembles other windows tablets in looks. It has the latest gen8 HD 5300 graphics and comes in 3G or 4G options and an optional keyboard.
Acer Aspire Switch 10 E, 10.1 inch, 630 grams (1.39 lbs)
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Dell Venue 10 Pro (5000 series), 10.1 inch, 656 grams (1.45 lbs)
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