Lenovo Updates ThinkPad, Yoga, and Chromebook Offerings at IFA 2018
Aug. 31, 2018Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme
The ThinkPad series has been known for its performance, and the new ThinkPad X1 Extreme is no different. The device is outfitted with some of the best hardware in the business and is also the first in the X1 Series to feature an NVIDIA discrete graphics chip.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme will start at $1859.99.
As for the specs, the laptop comes outfitted with a Core i5-7Y54 or Core m3-7Y30 CPU along with 4 GB LPDDR3 and up to 256 GB PCIe SSD. The device packs in a 35.8Wh battery which should last up to 8.6 hours.
Lenovo says that the Yoga Book C930 will be available in October starting at $999.
Weighing in at only 2.6lbs (around 1.2kg) and measuring just 11mm thin, the Yoga S730 is a slim powerhouse, equipped with an Intel Core i7-8565U processor and up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM. It comes with a 13.3-inch Full HD IPS display along with PCIe SSD storage ranging from 128GB up to a whopping 1TB SSD. The laptop has also been rated for 10 hours of battery life and will also feature Dolby Atmos audio technology.
As of now, there is no word on the pricing or availability of the laptop.
Taking the off-road, the Lenovo Yoga C630 WOS Laptop is one of the first laptops to be based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon offerings, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 850 chipset.
It will also feature the Snapdragon X20 LTE modem which means that in addition to being able to connect using WiFi, users have the option of using LTE. What’s more is that Lenovo is boasting that the Yoga C630 WOS will be capable of offering up to 25 hours of local video playback on a single charge. Apart from that, the device packs in a 13.3-inch Full HD IPS touchscreen display, up to 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and an integrated fingerprint sensor.
As of now, there is no word on the pricing or availability of the laptop.
The Yoga Chromebook can be configured up to a 4K 15.6-inch display along with an 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U Kaby Lake processor. It comes with 8GB of DDR4 RAM, up to 128GB of eMMC 5.1 storage, and Intel Graphics 620. The Chromebook weighs 4.2lbs and includes a stereo speaker, two USB Type-C, and one USB 3.1 ports as well as a 56WHr battery capable of lasting up to ten hours on a single charge. Last but not the least, the Chromebook will have support for Google Play Store out-of-the-box as well, and all customers will also receive 100GB of free Google Drive storage.
Lenovo has confirmed that the new Yoga Chromebook will be available in the EMEA region from October, with prices starting at €799.
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