We’ve long since known that the ThinkPad line was one of the most sturdy, solid and well built families in the entire laptop kingdom, but Lenovo’s making extra sure you’re aware of that fact with a new designation. The ThinkPad X200, X301, X200s, X200 Tablet, T400, T500, R400 and SL300 laptops have all met “a barrage of military specifications tests,” which obviously deems them worthy of a “semi-rugged” label. For the record, Lenovo is quite clear that these machines cannot be billed as “ruggedized” at this time, though the bashing that they reportedly took in the testing lab (see above) sort of prove otherwise. In related news, the firm is also adding a new optional 680-nit high brightness panel to the oh-so-popular T400, though there’s no indication that said option will ever bleed out to more models. Full release is after the break.
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