A private event was held in Singapore to commemorate the occasion, featuring the unboxing of the limited ThinkPad 30th Anniversary edition and a panel on building innovative workplaces
On November 24, music pulsated through the walls of the modern European restaurant Como Cuisine at Dempsey Hill in Singapore. Gen.T honouree Sabrina Ooi played deejay for the evening, spinning the decks as guests mingled over canapes and wine. The occasion? The 30th-anniversary celebration of the iconic Lenovo ThinkPad series.
Organised by the technology company together with its strategic partner Intel and Gen.T, the event welcomed about 70 guests from across the region, including business partners and regional press.
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In the opening speech, Lenovo Singapore’s country general manager Nigel Lee acknowledged the company’s dedication to innovation in the last 30 years and spoke about its mission for the next 30 years: “It’s all about sustainability. It’s all about allowing the next generation to enjoy their lives.”
Part of the plan, he shared, is to have all Lenovo notebooks made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled content by 2026. The company aims to be net zero by 2050.
Following him, Intel’s George Chacko also said a few words: “[The ThinkPad] has gone to the top of Mount Everest, it’s gone to the deepest part of the sea, it’s travelled across the Nile, it’s been to the Space Station. It’s been everywhere you can think of; that’s just the quality of the brand. And to be associated with such a great product is simply an honour.”
The two men also unveiled a ThinkPad created for the anniversary—the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 30th Anniversary Edition, powered by Intel vPro®, An Intel® Evo™ Design.
To show the sturdiness of a ThinkPad, Lee picked up a unit and dropped it on the floor not once, but several times. Suffice to say, the laptop still worked each time he switched it back on.
The anniversary edition laptop has a range of commemorative aesthetic elements, such as special silk print 30th-anniversary edition lettering, stickers and retro TrackPoint caps. It also showcases Lenovo’s sustainability ambitions through the laptop’s fully compostable, plant-based packaging.
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 and ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 1 were also on display at the event for guests to discover.