<s>
Lenovo	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
refers	O
to	O
two	O
generations	O
of	O
2-in-1	B-Device
convertible	I-Device
tablets	B-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
conventional	O
ultrabook	B-Device
and	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
would	O
launch	O
in	O
April	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
touts	O
the	O
device	O
as	O
a	O
“	O
high	O
performance	O
Ultrabook	B-Device
with	O
a	O
detachable	O
Windows	O
8	O
tablet.	O
”	O
The	O
starting	O
price	O
for	O
the	O
base	O
model	O
Helix	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
$	O
1,499	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
II	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
Ultrabook-class	O
convertible	B-Device
laptop	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
Intel	O
Core	O
M	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
as	O
all	O
essential	O
processing	O
hardware	O
is	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
display	O
assembly	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
multitouch	O
capability	O
,	O
the	O
monitor	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
included	O
pressure-sensitive	O
stylus	O
is	O
from	O
Wacom	O
and	O
fits	O
into	O
a	O
dedicated	O
slot	O
in	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
portion	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Helix	O
has	O
an	O
11.6-inch	O
1080p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
display	I-Architecture
that	O
has	O
ten-point	O
capacitive	O
multi-touch	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
i7	O
upgrade	O
for	O
a	O
convertible	O
tablet	B-Device
was	O
unique	O
within	O
its	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
are	O
situated	O
where	O
the	O
keyboard	O
dock	O
meets	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
in	O
the	O
Helix	O
's	O
tablet	B-Device
section	O
is	O
advertised	O
as	O
providing	O
five	O
hours	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Docking	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
with	O
the	O
keyboard	O
extends	O
battery	O
life	O
by	O
an	O
advertised	O
additional	O
five	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
device	O
weighs	O
almost	O
four	O
pounds	O
and	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
portion	O
weighs	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
pounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
published	O
in	O
Forbes	O
Jason	O
Evangelho	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
first	O
laptop	O
I	O
owned	O
was	O
a	O
ThinkPad	O
T20	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
one	O
may	O
very	O
likely	O
be	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
which	O
Lenovo	O
unveiled	O
at	O
CES	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
sea	O
of	O
touch-inspired	O
Windows	O
8	O
hardware	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
the	O
first	O
ultrabook	B-Device
convertible	O
with	O
a	O
form	O
factor	O
that	O
gets	O
everything	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
Windows	O
8	O
ultrabooks	B-Device
get	O
high	O
marks	O
for	O
their	O
inspired	O
designs	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
n’t	O
quite	O
flexible	O
enough	O
to	O
truly	O
be	O
BYOD	O
(	O
Bring	O
Your	O
Own	O
Device	O
)	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
’s	O
own	O
IdeaPad	O
Yoga	O
came	O
close	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
sensation	O
of	O
feeling	O
the	O
keyboard	O
underneath	O
your	O
fingers	O
when	O
transformed	O
into	O
tablet	B-Device
mode	O
was	O
slightly	O
jarring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
‘	O
s	O
XPS	O
12	O
solved	O
that	O
problem	O
with	O
its	O
clever	O
rotating	O
hinge	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
wanted	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
display	O
entirely	O
from	O
both	O
of	O
those	O
products.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
not	O
exactly	O
light	O
for	O
an	O
11.6-inch	O
device	O
when	O
you	O
can	O
find	O
slimmer	O
13.3-inch	O
Ultrabooks	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Acer	O
Aspire	O
S7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chang	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
a	O
starting	O
price	O
of	O
US$1	O
,	O
499	O
,	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
is	O
pretty	O
expensive	O
,	O
even	O
for	O
Ultrabook	B-Device
convertibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
review	O
published	O
by	O
CNET	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
like	O
about	O
the	O
Lenovo	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
early	O
review	O
for	O
TechRadar	O
Alex	O
Roth	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Thinkpad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
is	O
exactly	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
product	O
Lenovo	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
:	O
sturdy	O
,	O
versatile	O
and	O
designed	O
for	O
productivity	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
it	O
might	O
 [ be ] 	O
too	O
niche	O
for	O
the	O
average	O
consumer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lot	O
of	O
convertible	O
tablet/ultrabooks	O
look	O
like	O
just	O
that	O
,	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
jammed	O
into	O
a	O
keyboard	O
stand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
just	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
great	O
size	O
and	O
weight	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
hold.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
that	O
opinion	O
had	O
soured	O
somewhat	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
we	O
first	O
saw	O
the	O
Lenovo	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
at	O
CES	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
us	O
really	O
excited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
thought	O
Lenovo	O
had	O
finally	O
cracked	O
the	O
convertible	O
ultrabook	B-Device
,	O
a	O
design	O
we	O
've	O
never	O
been	O
totally	O
sold	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
is	O
better	O
late	O
than	O
never	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
$	O
1,679	O
price	O
point	O
makes	O
it	O
tough	O
to	O
recommend.	O
"	O
</s>
