Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Series Coming in May

Members of the forum ThinkPads.com have been calling in to Lenovo sales reps and probing for information on the upcoming ThinkPad T61 notebook series. According to members there, reps have indicated the ThinkPad T61 line will be arriving in May, which of course coincides with the release of the Intel Santa Rosa platform.

Here’s the information that members have found so far about the T61:

• The ThinkPad T61 line will include a widescreen 14" option, currently only a 15" widescreen T-series ThinkPad is available. The 14" model will also be offered in the standard 4:3 screen size ratio that’s always been around.
• The 15" T61 will only be available in widescreen format. This is likely due to the popularity of the current T60 widescreen format, and also because widescreen 15" panels are cheaper and more available.
• The expected announce date is around May 9th, the time at which Intel will be announcing the new Santa Rosa platform. Yes, the T61 will of course have the new Intel platform.
• There will be a WSXGA+ resolution offering for the 14" T61 series
• The FlexView screen option will not be available

Lenovo ThinkPad 15" T60 widescreen notebook, expect the T61 to look just like it! (view large image)

Other than that the information is thin as to what graphics card might be offered or whether the port selection will change much from the T60. We’d guess that Lenovo will incorporate an SD media card reader into the T61 since the smaller ThinkPad X60 series already adopted that. The black design will of course remain the same. Here’s a link to a review of the currently available T60. And once again a link to the active discussion thread on ThinkPads.com where the T61 is being talked about.

There promises to be lots of new laptop announcements around the May 9th date. HP, Dell, Toshiba, Asus and all the rest of the major manufacturers will be right there with Lenovo introducing their updated notebooks. Stay tuned!