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Rumor: Wide-screen ThinkPad

Rumor: Wide-screen ThinkPad

Michelle Thatcher Former Senior Associate Editor, Laptops
Tech expert Michelle Thatcher grew up surrounded by gadgets and sustained by Tex-Mex cuisine. Life in two major cities--first Chicago, then San Francisco--broadened her culinary horizons beyond meat and cheese, and she's since enjoyed nearly a decade of wining, dining, and cooking up and down the California coast. Though her gadget lust remains, the practicalities of her small kitchen dictate that single-function geegaws never stay around for long.
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The rumor mill is spinning with news and pics of a possible wide-screen thin-and-light ThinkPad. reports that the ThinkPad Z series will offer fairly competitive specs and, most notably, 14-inch and 15.4-inch wide-screen displays. Could the venerable corporate brand be making a bid for consumers' DVD-watching hearts, or are wide-screens better for business, too? Leave a comment and tell me what you think.