The ThinkPad 8 is a business-oriented

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with an eight-inch

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, released by Lenovo in January 2014. It is one of the Lenovo's first

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-based small-screen tablet devices, along with the Lenovo Miix 2, and also one of the first with a high-resolution

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display. Along with the first-generation ThinkPad 10, it is part of the third generation of

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-branded tablets, succeeding the ThinkPad Tablet 2.

Specifications

The ThinkPad 8 has an 8.3-inch multi-touch

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display with a 1920×1200 resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio. It is powered by Intel's " Bay Trail" quad-core mobile

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Z3770 CPU, has two gigabytes of

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, and comes with up to 128 gigabytes of internal

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. Micro-

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and

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ports allow use with an external display, and a keyboard or mouse. A microSD card slot allows storage upgrades. Models with

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only and units with additional 4G cellular data connectivity are both available. Stereo sound is delivered through a pair of speakers placed on the device's back side. The ThinkPad 8 weighs , and it is thick. Its back is made from machine-cut aluminum and the front is all black. The rear eight-

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camera is surrounded by a red accent, while the two-megapixel front-facing camera blends into the face. An optional so-called "quickshot cover" magnetically attaches to the device and wakes it upon opening, and also has a small flap covering the rear camera that automatically starts the camera application when lifted. The ThinkPad 8 runs the

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operating system and comes standard with

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History

The ThinkPad 8 was launched in the

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in late January 2014, at a starting price of $449. , it has been discontinued on the Lenovo's online store in the United States.

References

External links

Lenovo ThinkPad 8 review: Sharp screen, worst-in-class battery life

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Review: Two 8-inch Lenovo tablets, only one clear purpose
'' Ars Technica'', March 30, 2014, by Peter Bright
Why I Won't Switch To Lenovo's ThinkPad 8
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History

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References

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