Lenovo X1. a less expensive follow-on coming next year, says report.
(Credit:Lenovo)
Next year is shaping up to be the year that the Ultrabook takes on the MacBook Air in earnest, with a new report hinting at an $800 ThinkPad from Lenovo and even talk of a fall release of Windows 8.
Intel has been espousing Ultrabooks as the next wave in Windows-based laptop computing. an important part of the argument is price: Ultrabooks have to be considerably cheaper than the popular MacBook Air in order to get consumers interested. (Note to picky Ultrabook reviewers: PC makers are going have to cut some corners to get the price down.)
Well, Lenovo appears to be doing its part to make this happen. the world’s no. 2 PC maker is working on a “mainstream” model that may approach $800 by June of 2012, according to a report in the Verge.
That would make it not only cheaper than existing Ultrabooks like the $899 Toshiba Z835, but the ThinkPad would include nextgen goodies like Intel’s upcoming 3D transistor-based Ivy Bridge technology, which packs better graphics silicon and extras like USB 3.0.
And the report also says Lenovo expects Windows 8 in the fall of 2012. That’s the other shoe that needs to drop for Ultrabooks to take off because it enables hybrid designs. this news follows a report earlier in the week that Samsung plans to sell a Windows 8tablet with a wireless keyboard in the second half of 2012.
$800 ThinkPad Ultrabook to reportedly take on MacBook
Amazon Tablet Bestsellers
|
||
|
||
|
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7-Inch, Wi-Fi)
Samsung GT-P3113TSYXAR 7.0 inch Galaxy Tab 2 1.0GHz/ 8GB/ Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Tablet Computer (Titanium Silver)... read more → |
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1-Inch, Wi-Fi)
Experience a variety of fun mobile entertainment in one convenient, interactive tablet PC that only weighs 1.28lbs. It features a large 10.1in touch screen that lets you easil... read more → |
|
|
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
