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Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 with Windows 8 Pro

So here's how Windows OEMs are going to compete with Microsoft's Surface tablets.

To coincide with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ThinkPad line of products (which was created by IBM in 1992), Lenovo has announced its Windows 8 tablet, the ThinkPad Tablet 2. Why 2? The first ThinkPad Tablet actually ran Android, the successful PC OEM is switching over to Windows 8 for the follow up. Lenovo has been working on this device for a while, as we were shown an early prototype of it at CES (where we first saw Lenovo's Yoga). That's likely before Lenovo and other OEMs learned of Microsoft's own plans with its Surface tablets, and it's interesting how the Tablet 2 differs from Microsoft's approach.

Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO

The Windows 8 product key for both versions is: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J

• Windows 8 CP 64-bit – 3.3GB – Download Now
• Windows 8 CP 32-bit – 2.5GB – Download Now

Windows 8 System Requirements

• 1 GHz CPU or faster
• 1GB of RAM or higher
• 16GB hard disk space
• DirectX 9 GPU or better
• Internet access
• Touch-screen to support multitouch features

If you have hardware that meets the requirements (you probably do), download an ISO and start installing, the links below point directly to Microsoft servers.

Videos after the break:

Microsoft Windows 8 Developer Preview

Download Microsoft Windows 8 from MSDN