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Re:Lenovo Launches ThinkPad X1 Yoga at CES with OLED Display by frou_dh on Monday January 04, 2016 @12:57PM (#10837126)
Boy, I wish my ThinkPad X200s came with an IPS panel. I got the 'high res' screen option (1440x900@12") and the viewing angle is woeful. Using it even in a perfectly optimal position, washout/shift is still noticeable at either the top or bottom of the screen.

In my book, including a garbage-spec panel disqualifies a computer from being a quality product no matter what range it is otherwise part of. Sadly this is (was?) all too common.

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Re:Lenovo Launches ThinkPad X1 Yoga at CES with OLED Display by tertius on Monday January 04, 2016 @01:27PM (#10837384)
I have the same one, with the high end CPU (2.13GHz) and panel. I'm waiting for a refresh, the X260 may be an option.

I've given it a 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM. And while I like the resolution on a 12", I often try to adjust the angle of the display while working because the viewing angle is so bad and I think it may just be off, only to find out that it's just not that bright.

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Re:Lenovo Launches ThinkPad X1 Yoga at CES with OLED Display by kozukumi on Monday January 04, 2016 @01:42PM (#10837499)
T420s user here, the TN panels Lenovo used a few years ago are shockingly bad.

I am still looking forward to getting a fanless ThinkPad. A laptop with zero moving parts is my dream. I tried an Asus UX305FA last year but the Core-M is a little lacking still, I am hoping in a generation or two we will be there :)

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Re:Lenovo Launches ThinkPad X1 Yoga at CES with OLED Display by ue_ on Monday January 04, 2016 @01:04PM (#10837183)
Could you not swap it for an IPS panel? I've been thinking of getting an IPS panel for my x220, and I've seen people replacing them. I don't know if it's possible on x220s though.
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Re:Lenovo Launches ThinkPad X1 Yoga at CES with OLED Display by frou_dh on Monday January 04, 2016 @01:17PM (#10837292)
Looked into it some time ago and I think there was something about having the no-webcam, beefed-up-wifi-antenna option that made it difficult.
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