Lenovo ThinkPad 25 Anniversary Edition

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Pros:

Fantastic 7-row keyboard, Sweet retro style, Good performance, Hot-swappable external battery, Quiet under load, Solid Battery Life
Consistent CPU Turbo Boost and GPU performance, both Thunderbolt 3 and Port Replicator support, internal and removable external batteries, matte 1080p touchscreen; high contrast, firm keyboard keys; excellent feedback, fingerprint reader w/ Windows Hello...

Cons:

Pricey, Display is basic for the price, Audio lacks bass response
Trackpad and mouse keys have spongy feedback when pressed, rubberized surfaces are very susceptible to fingerprint buildup, small battery capacity; battery life could be better, keyboard clatter is louder compared to AccuType, PCIe x2 SSD adapter limits...

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Last revision on October 15, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Fantastic 7-row keyboard, Sweet retro style, Good performance, Hot-swappable external battery, Quiet under load, Solid Battery Life
Consistent CPU Turbo Boost and GPU performance, both Thunderbolt 3 and Port Replicator support, internal and removable external batteries, matte 1080p touchscreen; high contrast, firm keyboard keys; excellent feedback, fingerprint reader w/ Windows Hello

Reviewers Didn't Like

Pricey, Display is basic for the price, Audio lacks bass response
Trackpad and mouse keys have spongy feedback when pressed, rubberized surfaces are very susceptible to fingerprint buildup, small battery capacity; battery life could be better, keyboard clatter is louder compared to AccuType, PCIe x2 SSD adapter limits

Expert reviews and ratings

The ThinkPad 25's battery life was solid, even with the smallest of the removable batteries, and there's upside potential with larger options from Lenovo. The ThinkPad 25's keyboard is also a joy to use, but some folks used to smaller ultrabook layouts...

By HotHardware on November 15, 2017

Retro rewind. What's old is new again in this special anniversary ThinkPad that throws out the AccuType keyboard in favor of the classic layout and design. Outside of the new keyboard, there isn't anything particularly new about the ThinkPad 25 that we...

By NotebookCheck on October 05, 2017

Over the past few months, we've been doing reviews of various Lenovo devices and have been especially thankful for the opportunity granted to us by the world's largest PC manufacturer. As our reviews of the X1 Yoga Gen 2, the Mixx 720, and the...

By onmsft.com on October 06, 2017

Today is the 25 th Anniversary of the iconic ThinkPad laptop, launched as the ThinkPad 700c on October 5th, 1992 by IBM. ThinkPad became a brand of the Lenovo portfolio when the China-headquartered company acquired IBM's personal computer division in...

By Ubergizmo on October 05, 2017

Il ThinkPad 25 è un prodotto che pochi potranno comprare visto che parliamo di un'edizione limitata, che peraltro non è in vendita liberamente in Italia. Più che altro è un tuffo nel passato che fa capire i pregi e i difetti a cui abbiamo rinunciato per...

By Tom's Hardware Italy on October 06, 2017