Lenovo dispatches the ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Here is a neat laptop from Lenovo; well in fact, it’s an ultra book as the design fits in with all the requirements as laid down by Intel to carry the ultra book term. Basically, what we have here is a laptop with a non touch display being converted to touch enabled! This means that it now works perfectly with the new Windows 8 operating system from Microsoft. So now, buyers of the smart looking Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon can swipe away at the display and use the keyboard functions too. Currently it is only available in the US, where it offers the user that classic edge to edge screen but now it comes with the essential ten finger touch screen feature too.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon comes with a 14 inch screen offering a premium HD+ display with LED Backlit and a 1600 x 900 of pixel resolutions. It is running on the latest Windows 8 64 Operating System and powered by the Intel Core i5-3317U Processor with 3M Cache and up to 2.60 GHz. There is support from the Intel HD 4000 Graphics in Intel Core i5-3317U Processor with 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3L On Board. The internal memory is 4 GB of PC3-10600 DDR3L SDRAM 1333 MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM) and it uses the light 128 GB Solid State Drive (SSD) SATA3 for storage purposes.

Other features in the Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205S (2×2 AGN) 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.0 with Antenna, USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter, Display port (Mini), SDHC Card Slot, a single super fast connecting USB 3.0 port, built in 720p HD web camera, the useful TrackPoint with Fingerprint Reader and Clickpad. Lenovo have a put a reasonable starting price of $1500 on the ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultra book, it is not cheap but you do a whole lot of computer for your cash with the latest Windows 8 OS and touch screen technology.

Source [Ultrabook News]