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July 2013
(74%)
137 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(92%)
8 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
740100137
The editors liked
Solid keyboard
Versatile design
Wide 1080p display perfect for movies
Strong battery life
The Lenovo ThinkPad Helix is a solidly built laptop-tablet hybrid with all the security features your IT department needs. Thanks to dual batteries in the tablet and keyboard base
It can run for a full workday
Bright and vibrant screen
Excellent keyboard dock
Versatile
Silent operation
WACOM digitiser and pen
Full HD screen
Built-in ports
Powerful
Great battery Life
HD screen
The editors didn't like
Tablet has awkward form factor and recessed switches
Unintuitive
Finicky touchpad
Ugly dock
Top heavy and tippy
Expensive
The Helix is stuck with Intel's less efficient previous generation of CPUs
Making it feel especially expensive
Design is a little cumbersome
Gets very hot under heavy processing load
Build quality a little creaky
Standard keyboard dock doesn't actively hold the tablet in place
If you’ve been eying something like the Surface Pro, the Helix is a much better choice. It delivers tons of options, better battery life, and a keyboard that is actually useful in a way that you’ll feel comfortable. The ThinkPad Helix really does a lo...
Good performance, sharp full HD IPS display, Wacom digitizer with pen, works equally as well as a tablet or laptop, very good keyboard
Uses outgoing 3rd gen Intel Core Ivy Bridge rather than Haswell CPUs, very expensive (though prices seem to be dropping). No SD card slot. Fan skirt tends to catch on laptop bags when inserted
The Lenovo ThinkPad Helix is a versatile, powerful and well built transformer tablet-Ultrabook. It has the computing performance to handle Adobe Photoshop, software development, RAW photo editing and more and the Wacom digitizer with pen sets it apart...
Published: 2013-07-01, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com
The Lenovo ThinkPad Helix is a solidly built laptop-tablet hybrid with all the security features your IT department needs. Thanks to dual batteries in the tablet and keyboard base, it can run for a full workday
The Helix is stuck with Intel's less efficient previous generation of CPUs, making it feel especially expensive
Even with the best detachable-screen hybrid hinge we've seen, the older CPU and high price make the ThinkPad Helix a hybrid for a select audience only.
Remarkably versatile design, Great ThinkPad keyboard, Comfortable touchpad, Long battery life with keyboard dock
Heavy, Tablet alone has short battery life, Tablet gets hot under heavy load, Limited port selection: No VGA port or SD card slot, Keyboard not backlit
With the Helix, Lenovo delivers perhaps the best-designed and versatile Windows 8 convertible we've seen yet. Thanks to an excellent keyboard and a well-executed touchpad, it works great as a laptop. It's a bit hefty as a tablet, but the 1080p IPS scree...
Abstract: That's not a death sentence for the lovely Helix, since Haswell isn't appreciably faster than Ivy Bridge, but Haswell does bring battery life improvements. Happily the ThinkPad Helix fights back with respectable battery life of 5 hours for the tablet and ...
Published: 2013-06-20, Author: James , review by: zdnet.com
Abstract: Windows 8 is built for hybrids, those computers that can be used as both a laptop and tablet. There are all kinds of hybrids, many from the folks at Lenovo. The Chinese company has released a hybrid for its ThinkPad line and has crammed every feature insi...
Abstract: Having pushed past the crowds to get our hands on the device, if our first impressions are anything to go by, Lenovo might have managed to achieve its goal. Design and buildAt first glance the Thinkpad Helix has a lot more in common with its Thinkpad...
