Their rep as entertainment devices is already changing, though: we've seen slates with pen input and bundled keyboard docks burst onto the market this year, and Windows 8 is only boosting that corporate-friendly image.
Navigation and interaction are easy with the precision on-board pen, full-size keyboardand new five button clickpad that boasts 20 percent more surface area than traditional ThinkPad clickpads.
If you're in a rush to jot down some fleeting bit of brilliance, you'd be best advised to forego the penand smash away at that onscreen keyboard with your thumbs.
This versatile tablet lets users work the way they want to with multi-finger touch support, pen input or the ability to connect to the optional ThinkPad Tablet 2 keyboardand dock for a PC-like computing experience.