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March 2014
(77%)
111 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(70%)
12 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Affordable $400 base price that’s aggressive
Compact design that’s travel friendly and sturdy
Display resolution produces crisp visuals
Desktoplike experience in a small package
Great performance
Good looking screen
At a pinch
It really can do anything
Slim and sturdy design
Rich full-HD display
Sharp 8-MP camera
USB 3.0 allows for versatile docking
Clever optional cover
Gorgeous Full HD display
Quality build and design
Lightweight and compact
Small 8-inch form factor is truly portable. All-day battery life. QuickShot cover makes photos a snap. Professional
Yet affordable.
Excellent high-res screen
Ships with 64GB of storage standard
Better CPU and camera than most Windows 8 tablets of this size
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 runs full Windows 8.1
Has an excellent higher-res 8.3-inch display
64GB of storage standard
All the basic ports you'd need
And fits into a super-slim package
Fast Intel Atom processor
Crisp 1900-by-1200-pixel display
Excellent build quality
Great display
Solid
Premium design
Incredibly long "can-do" list
Classic
Understated Lenovo styling. Impressive performance and a gorgeous screen
Though it might be a bit too finely detailed for peripheralfree use
1920 x 1080 screen resolution
Sleek design
Dual cameras
Bluetooth allows you to easily add accessories
Quickshot cover is a great addition
Full HD display -- a rarity among 8-inch Windows tablets
One of the only tablets this size offered with 128GB of built-in storage
Thin and light
Even for a small-screened tablet
Great build quality
Comfortable in the hand
Beautiful
Sharp screen
Excellent general system performance
USB 3.0
The editors didn't like
Lack of additional productivity software out of the box
Focusing is problematic with the camera
A little bigger and a little heavier than its sibling
The battery life is a little low
Overheating is concerning
Below-average battery life
Speakers not very loud
A bit pricey
Hybrid microUSB 3.0
MiniHDMI
And charging port
Lack of compatible keyboard dock
QuickShot smart cover is optional (and extra). No physical keyboard option. Few ports and connections available
Competing devices offer better accessory options
Battery life could be better
Poorly placed stereo speakers
More expensive than other 8-inch Windows tablets
Doesn't come with a stylus
Or keyboard
Other tablets have better battery life
Lower-than-average battery life
Awkward I/O port locations
No digitizing pen or keyboard-case options
Mediocre battery life
Jack of all trades
Master of none
Desktop mode is unusable on such a small screen
Anemic battery life. Power/volume buttons are difficult to access
No stylus support
Battery life is not the best compared to other tablets
Had a few WiFi issues
ThinkPad Tablet 8 left side
The ThinkPad Tablet 8 doesn't have a lot of ports. The ports on the left side of the tablet are
MicroSD
MicroHDMI
These ports are not accessible with the QuickShot Cover attached
ThinkPad Tablet 8 right side
These control
Worst-in-class battery life
Expensive compared to other 8-inch Windows tablets
Aluminum case scratches easily
As does the screen
Backside can get quite hot
Slower-than-average boot-up time
No stylus/digitizer support
Middling screen brightness for its class
Difficult navigation due to high resolution
Lack of keyboard is frustrating in a business environment
Putting a full installation of Windows 8.1 on a tablet may seem like overkill, but you also can easily see the appeal. Yes, a 1920x1200 resolution on an 8.3-inch screen makes for some tiny icons and tinier text. Yes, it can be a little tricky to select op...
Published: 2014-03-24, Author: Brian , review by: pcmag.com
Small 8-inch form factor is truly portable. All-day battery life. QuickShot cover makes photos a snap. Professional, yet affordable.
QuickShot smart cover is optional (and extra). No physical keyboard option. Few ports and connections available
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 is an 8-inch Windows tablet that puts your work into a handheld PC you can slip into a coat pocket. It's not a replacement for your work system, but it's an excellent companion to it....
Excellent high-res screen, Ships with 64GB of storage standard, Better CPU and camera than most Windows 8 tablets of this size
Competing devices offer better accessory options, Battery life could be better, Poorly placed stereo speakers
With its high-res IPS screen, surprisingly good camera, and 64GB of storage, Lenovo's ThinkPad 8 is perhaps the best 8-inch Windows tablet we've tested. But if you can live with a lower-res screen and less storage, competing devices can be had for ha...
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Published: 2014-03-18, Author: David , review by: theverge.com
Great display, Solid, premium design, Incredibly long "can-do" list
Mediocre battery life, Jack of all trades, master of none, Desktop mode is unusable on such a small screen
Great build quality, Comfortable in the hand, Beautiful, sharp screen, Excellent general system performance, USB 3.0
Mediocre battery life, No stylus/digitizer support, Middling screen brightness for its class, Difficult navigation due to high resolution, Lack of keyboard is frustrating in a business environment, A bit pricier than comparable peers
But today's most relevant question is does the ThinkPad 8 truly belong in the office? The answer, consistent and predictable in context with our findings from other tablet evaluations, is yes, but only as a companion device. Valiant efforts notwithstandin...
Gorgeous Full HD display, Quality build and design, Lightweight and compact
Hybrid microUSB 3.0, miniHDMI, and charging port, Lack of compatible keyboard dock
As stated before, it is hard to imagine the Lenovo ThinkPad 8 fully suiting a business user who is constantly on the go. Without a dedicated keyboard or trackpad, it might get tiresome using touch commands on the small display. However, users that are mo...
Published: 2014-02-28, Author: Scott , review by: cnet.com
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 runs full Windows 8.1, has an excellent higher-res 8.3-inch display, 64GB of storage standard, all the basic ports you'd need, and fits into a super-slim package
More expensive than other 8-inch Windows tablets, doesn't come with a stylus, or keyboard, other tablets have better battery life
If you're craving full Windows 8 on a tablet the size of an iPad Mini, and want a great display, the ThinkPad 8 is one of the best we've seen...but not by much....
Published: 2014-02-18, Author: James , review by: zdnet.com
Solid
ThinkPad Tablet 8 left side, The ThinkPad Tablet 8 doesn't have a lot of ports. The ports on the left side of the tablet are, microSD; microHDMI, These ports are not accessible with the QuickShot Cover attached, ThinkPad Tablet 8 right side, These control
