Lenova Think Pad 8 is the Most Powerful 8-inch Tablet with Windows 8.1

Lenova Think Pad 8 is the first 8-inch Windows tablet with 1920×1200 resolution touch panel and a stronger Intel Atom processor. It looks and feels premier. The device is backed with a machined aluminum shell, much like the iPad Mini 2 with Retina display and iPad Air. It is wrapped in soft, rubberized, slim edges to keep a good grip. The Think Pad 8 has an 8 MP rear camera that can resolve some high resolution images, especially in bright day light. But it could pose a bit of problem when used too often like shutting down the system completely.

Taipei: The Lenova Think Pad’s design is attractive. The slate is sturdy and light at 0.89 pounds (0.4 kg). Slightly heavier than the iPad mini2 Retinal Display. It’s a tad bit thicker too at 0.34 inches or 8.8 mm. But it is the slimmest compared to its Windows rivals. The most notable feature is its full HD display. It is powered by a quad-core 2.4 GHz Intel Atom Z3770 that’s faster than all its rivals. It’s pricey though for all its highly sharp display and powerful internals.

Performance vice, the Think Pad 8 is slightly slower than some of its counterparts. It failed to reach the bench marks set for several tests but its powerful processor could make up for it in the Cloud Gate test. But in regular use the tablet handled multitasking desktop applications with a mix of Metro apps successfully. Even with 25 Chrome tabs open, Spotify running and Lightroom editing images all at the same time, the Think Pad never chocked. The Think Pad 8′s resolution is not good just on paper but a sight to behold. The images are sharp and crisp as in Nexus 7. The color is balanced without any extra saturation or blue tint.

It’s a business tablet for sure where one can carry it to office and dock it on to an USB port. The built-in touchscreen keyboard is functional but occupies most of the space on the display in landscape as well as portrait mode. The text looks crisp because of the resolution and the menu and taskbar icons are small and have to be tapped several times to open. The weakest part of the Lenova tablet is its battery life which is just 4 hours and 21 minutes.

It still has power for a daily commute but be prepared to carry an extra battery or plug in for anything longer than a domestic flight. While it is one thing to have a camera that produces subpar images it is quite bugging that it crashes the system. While fine for reading documents it is difficult to edit them, especially spreadsheets.Definitely it is pricey for a Windows 8.1 tablet but it’s worth the extra cash for functionality.