We recently reviewed the ThinkPad 25 – a throwback celebratory creation from Lenovo to honor the legendary laptop line.
While the laptop is mostly a re-branded Lenovo T470 (see review), there are a few nods to the original ThinkPad including recreating its popular seven-row keyboard and adding a few retro design elements.
Sure, the near $1,900 price tag is a bit high, but this laptop is MIL-SPEC built laptop is a workhorse with excellent battery life, a great typing experience, and all the ports you can use (including a built-in RJ-45). The NVIDIA GeForce 940 MX also gives a little extra push to the 7th gen Intel Core i7 processor and the 16GB of RAM and 512GB PCIe SSD are solid performers too.
| Category | XX |
|---|---|
| Processor | Dual-core Intel Core i7-7500U (up to 3.5GHz) |
| Storage | 512GB PCIe SSD |
| RAM | 16GB DDR4-2133MHz |
| Display | 14-inch FHD (1,920 x 1,080) IPS, matte, touch |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 620 NVIDIA GeForce 940MX with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM |
| Ports | Three USB-A 3.0 USB-C Thunderbolt 3 HDMI 1.4 RJ45 Ethernet 3.5mm jack 4-in-1 card reader Mechanical ThinkPad dock port |
| Speakers | Dual stereo speakers Dolby Audio Premium |
| Wireless | Intel dual-band wireless AC 8265 802.11ac (2 x 2) Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Camera | Front-facing 720p IR camera |
| Touchpad | Precision |
| Biometrics | Fingerprint reader IR camera |
| Battery | Three-cell 24WHr (inner) Three-cell 24WHr (hot-swappable) |
| Weight | 3.48 pounds (1.6kg) |
| Dimensions | 13.25 inches x 9.15 inches x 0.79 inches 336.6mm x 232.5mm x 19.95mm |
| Color | ThinkPad black |
| Price | Starting at about $1,900 |
Luckily, this laptop is only for the diehards who need a field computer. While a Surface Laptop is more beautiful looking the ThinkPad25 is built for the road.
Make sure you read our full review for benchmarks and more details, but for now you can watch my unboxing and quick-thoughts on this limited-edition creation.
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Daniel Rubino is the Executive Editor of Windows Central, head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft here since 2007, back when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, Microsoft Surface, laptops, next-gen computing, and arguing with people on the internet.
