{"id":14927,"date":"2013-02-04T13:22:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T19:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=14927"},"modified":"2013-02-04T13:42:48","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T19:42:48","slug":"review-is-lenovos-convertible-thinkpad-twist-ing-in-the-wind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/hardware\/review-is-lenovos-convertible-thinkpad-twist-ing-in-the-wind\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Is Lenovo’s Convertible ThinkPad Twist-ing In The Wind?"},"content":{"rendered":"
When I opened the plain brown box at my front stoop to discover the Lenovo ThinkPad Twist<\/a>, my heart skipped a beat. Because I have a heart condition, that hurt like hell. Getting to finally play with a touchable Windows 8 device, and one by a company that I will\u00a0unabashedly\u00a0admit is one of my favorites, made the pain worth it though.<\/p>\n While Lenovo may have already shown what’s next in\u00a0convertible\u00a0Ultrabooks at CES, the Twist is what’s available now. The question is do you buy now or wait for the <\/span>Helix<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n There are a few types of convertible\u00a0laptops\/tablets out there: You’ve got the slider type, where the keyboard slides out; the kind where the screen detaches; and the sort where it Twists. The Lenovo Twist is, as you might guess from the name, one of the last types. This isn’t the first hybrid device of this sort to bare the ThinkPad brand. The X61 in particular was well reviewed<\/a>, and the Twist reminds me of it just a little. However, in many ways, the Twist isn’t a repeat of the X61. Aside from being far more powerful, the design of the Twist is sleeker.<\/p>\nFirst Impressions<\/h3>\n