<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
announced	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Android-based	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
tablet	B-Device
devices	I-Device
for	O
the	O
touch-oriented	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
8	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
successor	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
8	I-Device
(	O
2013	O
)	O
and	O
both	O
generations	O
of	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
10	I-Device
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
using	O
Windows	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
ThinkPad	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
held	O
a	O
large	O
party	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
where	O
it	O
announced	O
several	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Lenovo	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
2	I-Device
would	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
26	O
October	O
2012	O
when	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
later	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
ThinkPad	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
device	O
is	O
unequivocally	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
—	O
a	O
wide	O
,	O
skinny	O
,	O
thin	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
Kindle	O
Fire	O
HD	O
than	O
a	O
MacBook	O
Air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
has	O
a	O
magnesium	O
frame	O
and	O
a	O
black	O
polycarbonate	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
uses	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
Z2760	O
SoC	O
"	O
Clover	B-Application
Trail	I-Application
"	O
(	O
System	O
on	O
a	O
chip	O
)	O
platform	O
at	O
1.8GHz	O
and	O
has	O
2	O
cores	O
with	O
1Mb	O
of	O
cache	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
has	O
2	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
800MHz	O
LPDDR2	O
memory	O
and	O
comes	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
32	O
-	O
or	O
64-gigabyte	O
eMMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
2	I-Device
runs	O
the	O
full	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
(	O
32-bit	O
)	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
will	O
thus	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
any	O
desktop	O
software	O
compatible	O
with	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
,	O
CNET	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
looked	O
readable	O
and	O
functional	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
Metro	O
and	O
standard	O
Windows-based	O
interfaces.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
has	O
a	O
10.1-inch	O
IPS	B-Architecture
display	I-Architecture
with	O
a	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
400	O
nits	O
,	O
500:1	O
contrast	O
ratio	O
and	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1,366	O
by	O
768	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX545	I-Device
graphics	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
SoC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
multi-touch	B-Application
technology	I-Application
for	O
screen-based	O
input	O
(	O
supporting	O
five-finger	O
gestures	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
ThinkPad	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
has	O
an	O
optional	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
(	O
with	O
digital	B-Device
pen	I-Device
functionality	O
)	O
for	O
precision	O
input	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
keyboard	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
carried	O
with	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
in	O
a	O
folio-style	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
has	O
a	O
full-size	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
port	O
for	O
connecting	O
accessories	O
and	O
another	O
micro-USB	O
2.0	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
charging	O
only	O
(	O
using	O
the	O
built-in	O
adapter	O
,	O
though	O
other	O
micro-USB	O
cables	O
also	O
work	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powered	O
USB	B-Protocol
devices	O
will	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
full-size	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
External	O
displays	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
using	O
the	O
mini-HDMI	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
headphone/microphone	O
combo	B-Device
jack	I-Device
and	O
a	O
connector	O
for	O
an	O
available	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
for	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
three	O
full-size	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
separate	O
headphone/microphone	O
jacks	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
,	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
20	O
V	O
power	O
connector	O
for	O
fast	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
hardware	O
buttons	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
around	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
:	O
Windows	O
button	O
,	O
Power	O
button	O
,	O
volume	O
control	O
button	O
,	O
rotation	O
lock	O
switch	O
,	O
reset	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tablet	B-Device
2	O
will	O
have	O
Near	O
Field	O
Communications	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
NFC	O
,	O
built	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
also	O
equipped	O
with	O
two	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mini-HDMI	O
port	O
is	O
included	O
for	O
video	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
noise-canceling	O
microphone	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
facilitate	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
quotes	O
25	O
days	O
of	O
standby	O
power	O
,	O
150	O
hours	O
of	O
MP3	B-Application
playback	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
hours	O
web	O
browsing	O
,	O
and	O
ten	O
hours	O
of	O
local	O
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Pierce	O
wrote	O
for	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
like	O
almost	O
everything	O
about	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
handsome	O
,	O
well-made	O
device	O
that	O
offers	O
excellent	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
does	O
everything	O
I	O
'd	O
expect	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
it	O
all	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
beating	O
a	O
dead	O
horse	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
a	O
Windows	O
PC	O
like	O
the	O
Acer	O
Aspire	O
S7	O
or	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
own	O
Yoga	O
13	O
,	O
but	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
Windows	O
tablets	B-Device
on	O
the	O
market	O
it	O
's	O
clearly	O
the	O
best	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
also	O
the	O
best	O
Atom-powered	O
device	O
I	O
've	O
tried	O
,	O
beating	O
the	O
HP	O
Envy	O
X2	O
,	O
the	O
Acer	O
Iconia	O
W510	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
on	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
especially	O
build	O
quality	O
—	O
but	O
they	O
do	O
have	O
trackpads	O
,	O
so	O
choose	O
your	O
tradeoffs	O
wisely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Taormino	O
wrote	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
Examiner.com,	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
has	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
operate	O
on	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
and	O
leverage	O
existing	O
Microsoft	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Word	O
and	O
Excel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Student	O
complaints	O
abound	O
that	O
the	O
current	O
tablets	B-Device
do	O
not	O
support	O
Word	O
or	O
Excel	O
,	O
so	O
are	O
of	O
limited	O
value	O
in	O
education	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
that	O
can	O
run	O
on	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
can	O
support	O
Microsoft	O
applications	O
will	O
have	O
widespread	O
appeal	O
to	O
students.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
IT	O
PRO	O
Khidr	O
Suleman	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
During	O
our	O
hands-on	O
,	O
we	O
found	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
glided	O
across	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
display	O
smoothly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
found	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
hold	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
ran	O
was	O
smoothly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
2	I-Device
theNotebook	O
Review	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Lenovo	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
fantastic	O
device	O
when	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
casual	O
tablet	B-Device
or	O
business	O
PC	O
for	O
a	O
mobile	O
sales	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
simply	O
want	O
to	O
browse	O
the	O
web	O
or	O
run	O
basic	O
productivity	O
applications	O
will	O
be	O
best	O
served	O
by	O
this	O
hybrid	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
but	O
those	O
users	O
also	O
probably	O
wo	O
n't	O
need	O
a	O
$740	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
machine	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
2	I-Device
targets	O
an	O
audience	O
that	O
wants	O
more	O
productivity	O
options	O
that	O
what	O
an	O
iPad	O
or	O
Windows	O
7	O
netbook	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
machine	O
's	O
limited	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
processor	O
and	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
struggles	O
to	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
everything	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
has	O
to	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
