tried to get my snow thrower started in anticipation of the coming snow. Recoil starter string broke off. Electric starter died. Took it apart to see if I could figure out what was wrong, and lost a spring. Emailed small engine repair shop.
the last generation powerbooks were built better in every way than that generation of thinkpad, and since then, apple's returned to a similar if not better level, and lenovo let the thinkpad brand slide considerably to maintain margins in a price conscious world.
a 7" retina display would cost more than a 10" non-retina display, so to me, it seems unlikely that they'd make both at the same price point. Also, given the current dominance at the 10" size, I just don't see them going to 7"
I can't imagine the 7" higher density display being anywhere near as usable as the current 10". Anything smaller and I'd want a stylus, or a "mobile" browsing environment.