Question re. Multitouch on the x201t...

[MiPo]

With the introduction of the x201t there seem to be three options for screens: default, multitouch, or super bright.

My question is simple - Has lenovo moved on from the whole multitouch vs enhanced multitouch thing? If i get a "12.1" Multitouch WXGA LED Panel with Wide viewing Angle" on an x201t, is it safe to assume that it'll support 2 finger input?

Cheers!

-Mike

[bananaman]

Hi MiPo, and welcome to the Lenovo User Community!

That's a great question! I'm checking it out.

[MiPo]

Thanks for looking into it, Bananaman!

[MiPo]

Just got off the phone with lenovo's customer service and got some info from them:

Was told that the x201t default multi touch was 2 finger, so it seems like the goofy nomenclature of multitouch vs enhanced multitouch is being left in the dust (Hurray!).

But there's more! The tech support guy mentioned that there will be 4 point multitouch input within the year so keep your eyes open for that as an option down the line.

[bananaman]

Thanks for posting that info MiPo!

The specs and documentation agree: the X201 Tablet is two-finger multitouch only. I updated my initial post accordingly.

[chancecatalyst]

I'm thinking about getting my gf a x201 for her birthday, and I'm a little confused about the screen options. Thanks to this post I understand the current "multitouch" is 2-finger...

But just to be perfectly clear, the default non-multitouch IS both pen and finger?

Also, is there a clear explanation somewhere of the functionality that the 2-finger multitouch adds?

Thanks!

[belzinga]

I got the mulittouch display. It works pretty well, it does have a bit of glare if a light is directly above the screen. It supports two finger touch similar to how an iPod does (pinch zoom for example) the super bright display only supports pen input.

EDIT: 

check out this message.

http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-Tablet-ThinkPad-Laptops/X201t-Multitouch-vs-Superbright-screen/m...

Moderator edit: Fixed link.

[strattonrd]

My last "IBM" laptop was so superior to the HP I have been using, I am "returning" to Lenovo now that my HP has bit the dust..  I looked at lenovo's website on the X201T and order one.  The order status in my account gave a description on the display as: 60Y7322   SBB 12.1WXGALEDPNLWWDVWANGL+TP!  Had I been able to find an explanation of this code anywhere on the internet I would have know that the order got taken wrong and would have changed the order before shipment.  I did not discover that this was not the computer described on the Lenovo website as an X201T until I tried to use the touch screen, so I had to send back this nonmultitouch computer and get one that has a order status as follows: 60Y7323   SBB 12.1ENMLTCHWXGLDPNWDVWANTP.  Can you tell me if there is a way to decode these order status descriptions?  Why would we be given order status descriptions that are not clear?  Tabook does not have these numbers or descriptions.

[trfox]

Hi Bananaman,

Could you please clarify the following terms from Lenovo tabook file (x201 Tablet t/m 3113):

Entry: 

My question is : "Entry" and "Outdoor" types of display are touchscreen displays or no......

Outdoor:

12.1" (308mm) WXGA (1280x800) TFT color, anti-glare, LED backlight

400 nits, 16:10 aspect ratio, 500:1 contrast ratio, 1.2% refl ectivity, multiple

anti-refl ectivity layers, PVA or IPS

12.1"

200 nits, 16:10 aspect ratio, 500:1 contrast ratio, PVA or IPS, frameless

(308mm) WXGA (1280x800) TFT color, anti-glare, LED backlight

Thank you.

T.