ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25 marks Lenovo history of innovation
Lenovo announced the ThinkPad limited-edition model to celebrate 25 years of design and engineering. The ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25 is a modern incarnation of the classic design and includes iconic “retro” features such as a backlit 7-row ThinkPad Classic keyboard, dedicated volume buttons, multiple status LEDs and a multicolor logo.
The design concept launched on June 25th 2015 using social media as a method to gather feedback and preferences from ThinkPad fans and loyalists from around the world. In addition to the classic features, the ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25 is a thoroughly modern laptop. Powered by an Intel Core i7-7500U processor with NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics and a 14-inch full HD display with touch, the ThinkPad “Retro” performance is a far cry from the original 700C.
25 Years of Uncompromised Innovation
Designed by Richard Sapper and engineered in the Yamato Labs in Japan, the original ThinkPad 700C announced on October 5th 1992. Inspired by the traditional Japanese bento box, the 700C was the start of an amazing journey. In the space of a couple of months, it won more than three hundred awards and became a status symbol for presidents and CEO’s.
A 130 million unit sales later, ThinkPad is an icon in the IT industry. It has helped explorers reach remote places, supported dozens of missions into space and facilitated countless business-growth.
“ThinkPad design creates a powerful and synergistic relationship between form and function. It balances sophisticated aesthetics, thoughtfully crafted user experiences and renowned engineering in order to deliver superior products,” said David Hill, former Chief Design Officer, Lenovo. “Twenty-five years after the introduction of the original 700C, the latest X1 Carbon is immediately recognizable as a ThinkPad.”
“ThinkPad has helped revolutionize how we do things. Business, education, healthcare, supply chain, transportation and finance are just a few segments that have been transformed by mobile computing over the past twenty-five years,” said Gianfranco Lanci, president and COO, Lenovo. “The next 25 years are an opportunity for new generations to discover the wonders of ThinkPad. As long as there are customer pain points, there will be a ThinkPad to fix them.” ThinkPad at 50 – What’s next? As technology has advanced with exponential speed, the designers and engineers behind ThinkPad have remained purposedriven in their quest to continually reimagine mobile computing while preserving the original concept. From the ThinkPad 701C with the “butterfly” keyboard to the 2-in-1 convertible X1 Yoga with “rise and fall” keyboard, the quest for perfection has made ThinkPad the number one business laptop of all time. Over the next twenty-five years, Lenovo vows the ThinkPad will continue to innovate and deliver the technologies of tomorrow. Arimasa Naitoh, former head of the Yamato Labs, also known as the father of ThinkPad, believes the future is in safe hands. “From the original 700C to the latest X1 Series, ThinkPad has proved it can enable business transformation and offer customers uncompromised mobility,” said Naitoh. “Our team of engineers imagines a future world where ThinkPad creates new segments and further enrichens user experiences as technology becomes more embedded in our lives.”