Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Extreme suits RTX 3080 graphics right into a slim physique | Engadget

Lenovo has unveiled its 4th-generation flagship ThinkPad X1 Extreme laptop computer with the newest Intel and NVIDIA parts stuffed into that well-known skinny and light-weight carbon fiber physique. The firm additionally revealed a brand new AMD-powered ThinkPad Yoga, a pair of latest Chromebooks and a number of equipment together with webcams, mice, keyboards and chargers. 

The ThinkPad X1 Extreme is definitely the excessive level of the brand new launch. As ordinary, it is housed in a strengthened carbon fiber physique to maintain the burden down and it is certainly very skinny and light-weight at simply 17.7mm and 1.81 kg (just below 4 kilos, relying on the configuration). For the newest mannequin, Lenovo added a brand new hybrid cooling system with conventional warmth pipes, a big vapor chamber, keyboard air consumption and twin bypass design meant to enhance air circulation.

And why is that this additional cooling wanted, you might ask? The X1 Extreme now comes with some fairly highly effective parts, together with Eleventh-generation Intel Core i9 H-series processors together with as much as NVIDIA RTX 3080 graphics (beginning at RTX-3050 Ti). The latter powers a brand new 16-inch, 16:10 show with both a QHD+ or UHD+ panels. The higher-resolution shows (each contact and non-touch) provide Dolby Vision HDR assist and 600 nits of peak brightness. While not full 10-bit screens, they provide 8+2 bit (FRC dithered) shade to simulate 10-bit, for any show nerds on the market. 

It will be configured with as much as 64GB of DDR4 reminiscence, two 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 SSDs and a 90 Wh battery that delivers as much as 10.7 hours of battery life. Other options embrace WiFi 6E and non-obligatory 5G Wireless WAN, an FHD or FHD infrared webcam with a bodily digicam shutter, Dolby Atmos Speakers, a fingerprint reader and a bigger 115mm touchpad (together with a trackpoint). 

In different phrases, this appears like a potent system for creators on the go and even avid gamers who wish to preserve issues mild and low-profile. Flagship laptops do not come low cost, although: the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 begins at $2,150 and arrives in August 2021. 

To go together with the ThinkPad X1 Extreme, Lenovo introduced a pair of cell displays. The AssumeVision M15 (above) almost doubles the display space out there however may be very moveable at simply 1.9 kilos — and it will probably even hook up with a cellphone through the full-function USB Type-C port. It may doubtlessly be an important choice for video creation on the go, for instance. 

The AssumeVision T24m-20 is designed extra for devoted workspaces, with a USB Type-C docking resolution that gives 90 watts of energy supply to suitable gadgets. It additionally helps multi-monitor configurations and extra. The M15 Mobile Monitor begins at $230, whereas the T24m-20 begins at $300. Both arrive in Q3 2021. 

Lenovo additionally revealed a pair of AMD Ryzen 5000 sequence ThinkPad L13 laptops, the L13 Yoga Gen 2 and L13 Gen 2 fashions. Both function AMD Radeon graphics, as much as 16GB of DDR4 reminiscence, HD webcams with privateness shutter (together with an IR choice), 1TB of PCIe SSD storage and 13.3-inch, 300 nit FHD shows. Naturally, the Yoga mannequin has a flip-around show with contact functionality and weighs in a bit extra at 3.17 kilos, whereas the usual L13 mannequin presents contact or non-touch, and suggestions the scales at 3.06 kilos. The L13 begins at $800 and the Yoga at $1,000, with each anticipated to reach in August 2021.  

If it is a Chromebook you are after, Lenovo launched two new fashions, the 5i-14 and Flex 5i-13 Chromebooks. Both function Intel Core i5 processors with as much as 512GB of SSD storage, together with WiFi 6, webcams with privateness shutters, two USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type C ports, a single USB 3.1 kind A port and ten hours of battery life. The Flex mannequin presents a 13.3-inch FHD IPS touchscreen and even an non-obligatory OLED show with 400 nits of brightness. The 5i-14 Chromebook, in the meantime, comes with a 14-inch FHD 300 nit IPS touchscreen. Both fashions begin at $440, with the Flex mannequin arriving in June 2021 and the 5i-14 coming in July 2021. 

Finally, Lenovo unveiled a truckload of latest equipment, beginning with the AssumeVision MC50 Monitor 1080p webcam, with options like built-in twin noise cancelling and a swivel operate. Other highlights embrace the Lenovo Go wi-fi multi-device mouse, the Lenovo Go wi-fi charging equipment for laptops as much as 14 inches, a number of Lenovo Go charging kits and energy banks, Lenovo Go wired and wi-fi headsets and Lenovo Go ANC in-ear headphones, all geared toward enterprise sorts. For extra data and costs on all these merchandise, take a look at Lenovo’s website.