Lenovo ThinkPad 25 Anniversary Edition is $1900 USD sans Kaby Lake-R and Pascal

Happy 25th Birthday ThinkPad!

Lenovo Celebrates a Quarter Century of the Iconic Laptop with the Limited-Edition ThinkPad

Anniversary Edition 25

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK & YOKOHAMA – October 5, 2017 – Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR:

LNVGY) today proudly announced, at an exclusive event at the Yamato Labs in Japan, the birthplace of

ThinkPad, a limited-edition model to celebrate twenty-five years of design and engineering innovation. The

ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25 is a modern incarnation of the classic design and includes iconic “retro”

features such as a backlit 7-row ThinkPad Classic keyboard, dedicated volume buttons, multiple status

LEDs and a multicolor logo.

The design concept launched on June 25th 2015 using social media as a method to gather feedback and

preferences from ThinkPad fans and loyalists from around the world. In addition to the classic features, the

ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25 is a thoroughly modern laptop. Powered by an Intel® CoreTM i7-7500U

processor with discrete NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics and a 14-inch full HD display with touch, the

ThinkPad “Retro” performance is a far cry from the original 700C.

25 Years of Uncompromised Innovation

Designed by Richard Sapper and engineered in the Yamato Labs in Japan, the original ThinkPad 700C

announced on October 5th 1992. Inspired by the traditional Japanese bento box, the 700C was the start of

an amazing journey. In the space of a couple of months, it won more than three hundred awards and

became a status symbol for presidents and CEO’s.

130 million unit sales later, ThinkPad is an icon in the IT industry. It has helped explorers reach Earth’s

remotest places, supported dozens of missions into space and facilitated countless businesses to grow. In

fact, we have looked back over the years and collected a number of stories where ThinkPad has changed

the world. So, what makes ThinkPad so special?

“ThinkPad design creates a powerful and synergistic relationship between form and function. It balances

sophisticated aesthetics, thoughtfully crafted user experiences and renowned engineering in order to

deliver superior products,” said David Hill, former Chief Design Officer, Lenovo. “25 years after the

introduction of the original 700C, the latest X1 Carbon is immediately recognizable as a ThinkPad.”

ThinkPad at 50 – What Next?

As technology has advanced with exponential speed, the designers and engineers behind ThinkPad have

remained purpose-driven in their quest to continually reimagine mobile computing while preserving the

original concept. From the ThinkPad 701C with the “butterfly” keyboard to the 2-in-1 convertible X1 Yoga

with “rise and fall” keyboard, the relentless quest for perfection has made ThinkPad the number one

business laptop of all time. Over the next twenty-five years, ThinkPad will continue to develop, innovate

and deliver the technologies of tomorrow. Arimasa Naitoh, former head of the Yamato Labs and

affectionately known as the father of ThinkPad, firmly believes that the future is in safe hands.

“From the original 700C to the latest X1 Series, ThinkPad has proved it can enable business

transformation and offer customers uncompromised mobility,” he says. “Our team of engineers imagine a

future world where ThinkPad creates new segments and further enrichens user experiences as

technology becomes more embedded in our lives.”

Pricing and Availability:

ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25 is available in limited quantities in select countries.

The price will start at $1899. (There will be an exclusive discount on Lenovo.com price for Oct 5th)