Thank you James! I do not think that I would have found it without your most generous assistance. Kind regards, James

James, it’s hard to find. Hit the toolbox button on the screen bezel. When the menu opens hit Settings at the very bottom left. There it is!

Hi James, I have an X61 and have been struggling to find how to turn the automatic screen rotation on despite searching on the web. I am probably missing the obvious, but any pointer would be most appreciated. Kind regards,

Sorry for my double-posting!

Hi, James. I’m looking forward to reading more about that new Lenovo. I’m writing you from Spain, and Lenovo is actually quite hard to find here. They are basically focused on big companies, so they don’t sell directly through the web and you can’t find them in stores either. It is no suprise then that I have never seen a Lenovo Tablet (and not many Lenovo laptops), which is a shame, because they seem to be very well constructed.

Thanks for your great job (and Kevin’s too!). Neither Tablet-PCs nor UMPCs are very popular here, so I visit your blog daily just to feel among friends. Please go on, and see you in Spain!!

Hi James,

Attractive device. I’m contemplating either this or the P1610… Another thought, the Thinkoutside iGo Bluetooth keyboard ought to integrate the TrackStick to bring down the need to carry an external mouse for other devices. Just as you say “The integrated TrackStick is very nice too and the 3 mouse buttons are optimal for a good keyboard experience. I haven’t even wanted to connect a mouse to this baby, and that says a lot.”

“makes it viewable outdoors and at almost any angle.”

But does it have 360° viewing?

(Sorry, saw that recently in an ad for a plasma TV ;-) )

“It does make it a little difficult to hold the unit, at least until I get used to it. I am using it in Tablet mode mostly while sitting on a table.”

That sounds so uncomfortable. Personally, I prefer using my Tablet while sitting in a chair. But hey, whatever works for you!

Lee

With the sale goingon right now, I am seriously considering buying one of these next week.

Question: can the buttons on the screen be customized to any aplication or keystroke like they can on the tc1100?

I love this feature on the tc1100 since it allows me to set a button to be the “shift” key. And since I use my tablet for drawing, “shift” in art apps will let you draw straight lines. Much much easier than having to bring up the on screen keyboard and hit the shift key there.

The X61 sounds like an incredible tablet, the perfect complement to one of the smaller ultra portables.

I’m drooling over those specs!
- SXGA+ (1440 X 1050)
- Core 2 Duo
- 2 GB memory
- 100 GB 7,200 rpm HDD

Its a pity my employer doesn’t have any tablets on its list of corporate laptops (just the usual Thinkpad models). I’m going to buy an x61 an see if I can stir up some excitement. (If I can find one here in Japan that is.)