W530 Release Date

[DesertRat2]

http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1594

Says "The above referenced laptops will be available starting in early June."  Including the W530.

[webo]

Yeah, that would make sense with the June 5th date that was cited in one of their leaked presentations

[ldelossa]

Is the cluster of keys on the top above the backspace going to be their on these new laptops? It seems like the mock up picture gets ride of these. I use my home and end keys allll the time. 

[JaneL Community SuperMod]

No, they've replaced the award-winning, 7-row classic keyboard with a 6-row chiclet keyboard.

[ldelossa]

If you look at the twitter pic it looks like they are there.

[ThorsHammer]

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JaneL wrote:
No, they've replaced the award-winning, 7-row classic keyboard with a 6-row chiclet keyboard.

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LOL.  Subtle but effective.

[ibmthink]

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JaneL schrieb:
No, they've replaced the award-winning, 7-row classic keyboard with a 6-row chiclet keyboard.

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No, I would say:  "No, they've replaced the award-winning, 7-row classic keyboard with the award-winning 6-row chiclet keyboard."

[DesertRat2]

Here's the official Lenovo W530 product page:

http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/w-series/w530/

With 15 photos of the W530 from various angles.  Including closeups of the new keyboard.

[harrisb]

Well, it also seems that the eSata/USB port is no longer. I suppose that having 3 USB 3.0 ports is better, but the eSata will only be available with the docking solution.

[ThorsHammer]

Dropping eSATAp sucks.