U.S. Military Recruits Lenovo ThinkPad
U.S. Military Recruits Lenovo ThinkPad
Tough on your laptop? Can’t seem to find a portable computer that can stand up to the wear and tear of regular business travel? Then you need a computer that’s strong… Army strong.
Earlier this year, Lenovo announced eight ThinkPad laptop models have been enlisted for use in a variety of untraditional computing environments, including utilities, construction, and military fields. These laptops have stood up to an diverse assault of U.S. Military testing.
From unyielding wind and sand to extreme temperatures in theaters like Afghanistan and Iraq, the military needs their equipment to work in harshest corners of the world. Whether or not military technology works really can be a matter of life or death and the Lenovo ThinkPad persevered through a laundry list tests. The laptop met requirements for:
Low pressure
Humidity
Vibration
High Temperatures (By baking the laptop at 140 degrees)
Low Temperatures
Fluctuations in Temperatures (Changing temperature between -4 and 140 degrees during operation)
Dust and Sand
If the Lenovo ThinkPad can withstand these harsh conditions, it can certainly operate in your corporate jungle.
Lenovo ThinkPad models ready for deployment are the X200, X301, X200s, X200 Tablet, T400, T500, R400, and the SL300. In addition to durability, the U.S. Military selected the ThinkPad because of its high brightness screen. Anyone who’s owned a laptop understands the sun’s reflection can make visibility difficult. Combine this with sand and other extreme conditions, operation can become almost impossible. For optimal visibility consider the ThinkPad T400. It comes with a 680-nit high brightness panel screen.
If you’d like to see photos of the ThinkPad going through its rigorous testing process, click here. You’ll see how the ThinkPad survived in the heat, the cold, and on the field. Pricing for the Lenovo Thinkpad starts at about $1,350.
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