Lenovo X1 Announced Alongside An Edge Infused All-In-One

  Today Lenovo brings thin and Sandy Bridge to your desks and your laps. Leaked last month, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 will make a strong case for itself to corporate road warriors while also packing some features that might appeal to consumers. Lenovo also has the newly revealed ThinkCentre Edge 91z, which introduces the Edge aesthetic to the ThinkCentre all-in-one (AIO) line. The ThinkCentre's space-saving form factor and mix of desktop and mobile components should appeal to the IT at home users, and makes a nice addition to your desk. As review units roll in we will see just how well these measure up against their competition.
We'll start with a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad X1, which we saw leaks of recently. Leaks or no leaks, this ultraportable notebook turns out to pack some suprises in its svelte frame. Measuring 16.5mm at its thinnest (the front edge) and 21.5mm at its thickest (the back edge) the X1 will not compete for thinnest laptop on the market, but it may just be the thinnest with a full voltage Sandy Bridge mobile processor. The 13.3" screen is optimized for travelers with a pane of Corning's Gorilla Glass covering its TN-panel (we confirmed this with Lenovo Product Manager Jason Parrish) and peaking at a reported 350 nits at a resolution of 1366x768. We'll reserve judgment on the panel till we get our hands on it; truth is, in a market bereft of IPS displays, even a 768p TN-panel can land near the top of our display charts. In a move that many of you have been asking for on Apple's MacBook Pro line, Lenovo provides both mini-DisplayPort and HDMI for connectivity along with Intel's Wireless Display technology.

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Dell launches XPS 15z, touted as the thinnest 15-inch laptop on the planet

Dell has launched the spiritual successor to the now defunct Adamo series. The new XPS 15z is claimed to be the thinnest 15-inch laptop on the planet and packs in some serious hardware for the price.

For starters, the body of the XPS 15z is made entirely out of anodized aluminum and magnesium alloy. The thickness is just .97-inch and it weighs in at 5.54 pounds. Now here’s the funny part. Although Dell claims the XPS 15z to be the thinnest 15-inch laptop on the planet, the MacBook Pro 15-inch is actually .95-inch in thickness. However, no where else did we find the mention of this claim on Dell’s website apart from the above link, which means someone has realized their mistake and quickly pulled the claim.

The XPS 15z packs in a 1920 x 1080 FullHD display within its 15.6-inch frame. The backlit keyboard has a chicklet design and there is a traditional trackpad below. Around the sides you will find two USB 3.0 ports, USB/eSATA combo port, HDMI, MiniDisplay Port, Ethernet, headphone/microphone jacks and a slot-loading optical drive. Dell missed out on a Blu-ray drive and has put in a simple DVD writer.

As for the hardware, you can have the machine configured with Intel’s 2nd generation Sandy Bridge dual-core 2.3GHz Core i5-2410M or 2.7GHz i7-2620M processors, NVIDIA GeForce GT525M graphics with 2GB memory, 6GB or 8GB RAM, 750GB 7,200RPM HDD and 64WHr 8-Cell battery. It will come with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit pre-installed.
The XPS 15z is available in Asia and Australia as of now and will soon be available in the US. The Australian prices are A$1,398.98 (US$ 1,478) for the base model and A$1,698.98 (US$ 1,795) for the high-end model. The US prices are going to be a lot lower though, with the base model being priced at $999.


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