Lenovo ThinkPad x61 screen options- what happened to SXGA+?

Given the big sale at Lenovo I decided to spec out one of the new ThinkPad x61 Tablet PCs to see how the sale would impact the final price.  I intended to max out the configuration with all the bells and whistles but the very first option threw me for a loop.  I want the same SXGA+ (1440×1050) resolution that is available on the older model, the x60, but it seems it’s not offered on the x61.  Here are the screen choices available when configuring the older x60:

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As you can see there are two configuration choices with the higher resolution screen.  Now look at the configuration choices for the x61:

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There is no option for the higher resolution screen and the one option for SXGA (1280×768) is not a resolution that Lenovo offers.  It apparently refers to the XGA screen with SuperView that GottaBeMobile mentions in the comments to Warner’s first impressions of the x61.  This is not only confusing but downright misleading for anyone trying to order an x61 with a high resolution screen.  What’s up with that?  There is no way I would buy the x61 with only 1024×768 resolution.

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