So, I yanked my IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people) Thinkpad out of its docking station in my office, stuffed it into my old leather briefcase, gathered up my family (actually my wife did that part) and raced for the airport.

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At my first test location, the T-Mobile Rocket drove the ThinkPad to an average download speed of 4.88 megabits per second, versus just 1.36 megabits per second for the Verizon data modem.

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During my discussions with Lenovo's team about the research involved in reshaping the ThinkPad line, they clued me in on the beast you see above.

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