Lenovo thinkpad 25, things you will like and things you will not

To celebrate ThinkPad's 25 years of supremacy in the business world, Lenovo has created an anniversary edition that is a throwback to 1990s models. The new ThinkPad 25 has a few things you will love but also others that You might not like them.

Lenovo ThinkPad 25, all its strengths and weaknesses

You will love the retro look.

The ThinkPad 25 has a multi-colored logo with a red LED dot over the "i" in the corner of the lid. The inner palmrest has the same logo, without the red LED. There is a power button in the middle of the chassis above the keyboard, plus there are dedicated volume and audio buttons next to it. Around the arrow keys there are depressions in which the fingers slide and the body leaning around the keyboard is a nice aesthetic touch after seeing some ThinkPads with a completely flat internal chassis.

You will love the original TrackPoint

Most ThinkPads currently ship with flat or slightly rounded TrackPoint that appears to be made of some type of rubber or plastic. The ThinkPad 25 has the original red button that feels softly woven and offers excellent finger grip. You don't have to press as hard, and the tracking seems to be much more accurate. As a bonus, the ThinkPad 25 comes with three other TrackPoint points when the original wears out and gets dirty.

You will love the fingerprint reader and IR camera

Business laptops often have extra forms of security due to the everyday handling of important data. In this case, Lenovo includes an on-screen IR camera that allows you to quickly log in with Windows Hello. If you prefer to rely on fingerprint security, there is a reader tucked into the right side of the keyboard. It is also compatible with Windows Hello, so you can be sure that nobody will use your computer.

You will like the modern selection of ports

The port selection on the ThinkPad 25 is modern and extensive. It has three USB-A 3.0 ports, a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C port, an HDMI port, an RJ45 Ethernet port, a 4-in-1 card reader, and a 3.5mm audio jack. At the bottom is a docking port for a ThinkPad dock.

You will love the screen

ThinkPad 25 uses a 14-inch IPS 1080p resolution touchscreen with a matte finish that significantly reduces glare. A breakthrough compared to the ThinkPad 300 released by IBM in 1992 that came with a 9.5-inch screen with a 64-tone monochrome color gamut

You will love the keyboard

The retro seven-row keyboard on the ThinkPad 25 seems a little crowded. However, once you start writing on it, you will realize its charm. The key travel is perfect, the keys are smooth but clickable, and blue accents allow for easier visibility.

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Things you won't like about the ThinkPad 25

You won't like the lack of LTE

The ThinkPad 25 is modeled after the modern T470 that includes the option for a Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 LTE-A mobile broadband card. This essentially allows you to install a SIM card in your computer and use the Internet wherever there is mobile data. The decision not to include it in the ThinkPad 25 is a bit strange.

You will not like the lack of optical drive.

Considering that many refurbished ThinkPads are purchased because they include an optical drive, not including one on the ThinkPad 25 could alienate many people. This lack of unity is mainly due to size limitations. There are many ports and the chassis is relatively thin (19.95mm).

You will not like the price

The ThinkPad 25 has a configuration that costs around $ 1, 900. For a fair comparison, look at a similarly configured ThinkPad T470 priced at $ 1, 500. With almost the same hardware, the ThinkPad 25 has an NVIDIA 940MX GPU, which outperforms the Intel HD Graphics 620 in the T470, the same screen, and the same size storage.

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