Quietly announced earlier in 2014, Lenovo's new line of education
laptops has turned up, allowing us to get some hands-on time with this
very wide-ranging series.
Four basic 11.6-inch configurations make up the ThinkPad 11e series. The system is available in a traditional Windows 8
version, first as a non-touch clamshell, and then as a touch-screen
version with a 360-degree hinge, similar to what you'd find on the company's Yoga line.
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That's
standard enough for education laptops, intended as a low-cost computers
for students, but the other two configurations are where it gets more
interesting. The first is a Chrome OS version, again in a non-touch
clamshell, while the second is a touch screen Chromebook, with the same
360-degree Yoga-style hinge the Windows version offers, making it the
first Chrome OS hybrid we've seen.
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The four different versions look and feel very similar, and
chunkier and heavier (around 3.3 pounds) than a standard 11-inch
laptop, in part because of cost, and partly because they need to be
semi-rugged to stand up to schoolroom use. Ports are reinforced, hinges
are stronger than standard laptops, and wide-angle Gorilla Glass IPS
screens mean teachers can keep an eye on what's onscreen from across the
classroom.
You can tell the difference between the two OS versions
by looking at the keyboard. Besides missing the Windows key, the Chrome
OS version, like other Chromebooks, has a lowercase-letter keyboard,
while the Windows version's keyboard has the standard capital key
keyboard.
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