A New Super-Slim IBM Lenovo ThinkPad Laptop

A new super-slim Lenovo ThinkPad laptop has burst onto the scene this Easter weekend. The laptop named simply, Lenovo ThinkPad X1, has been spotted by multiple sources on a Swiss online computer store. The main highlight for this 13-inch notebook is the 21.5mm in thickness being offered.

The X1 with that 21.5mm number isn’t thinner than the new Samsung Series 9 premium Windows 7 ultra-portable or the most current Apple Macbook Air laptop, but the X1 is the thinnest ThinkPad yet. The thinnest before the X1 was the old Lenovo ThinkPad X300 range of ultra-portable laptops.

At the moment reports on internal technical specifications for the X1 are limited to just one model that has been spotted, Lenovo usually launches ThinkPad laptops with various configuration options.

The main features for the laptop include a 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5-2520M dual-core processor (Sandy Bridge) with Intel HD graphics, a single 8GB DDR3 RAM SODIMM, a 160GB SSD, an SDXC card reader, a 3G modem, up to 5 hours of battery life (up to 10 with battery slice), 1.36 – 1.72 kg weight and a 13.3-inch HD (1366×768) ‘Outdoor Panel’ with 350nit max. brightness and a Corning Gorilla Glass overlay for protection.

Early pricing being reported for the X1 is for Switzerland only, Tell IT systems an online retailer based in Switzerland has the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 with the main features presented above listed for 2,585 CHF (2,791.80 CHF with VAT).- -Windows 7 Professional 64-bit edition is included at that price.

A possible launch date for the Lenovo ThinkPad is rumored to be May 5th, 2011. That date comes from some leaked info regarding the ThinkPad roadmap for 2011 and 2012. You can see the roadmap below it features the recently launched Lenovo ThinkPad X220 and X220t as well as other new ThinkPad laptops.

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AMD Brazos Fusion Acer Laptop 7 Hours Battery Life Store

Acer has a nice diverse selection of AMD Brazos Fusion APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) powered machines at the moment. They have 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One 522 ($324.99), a 15.6-inch Acer Aspire 5253 ($384.99) and soon they will have an 11.6-inch model to team named Acer Aspire One 722.

The Acer Aspire One 722 is reported by Macles as featuring shared features with the 522 and a design that is shared with another netbook named Acer Aspire One D257. For the Fusion side of things the 722 will feature the 1.0GHz dual-core AMD C-50 APU (Ontario family) which is paired with AMD Radeon HD 6250 discrete-class graphics.

The only real difference the 722 has with the 522 netbook which share the same design and APU is in the display size and resolution. According to Macles the 722 will come with an 11.6-inch WXGA (1366×768) resolution LCD. Also battery life is supposed to be rated at max. 7 hours for the 722 while the 522 is rated at max. 6 hours with standard battery.

 

We will have to play the waiting game for info on pricing and launch on this ultra-portable laptop. Acer hasn’t announced it yet but Macles is a reliable source when it comes to Acer netbook/ultra-portable laptop news.

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Toshibaa & Apple Only PC Vendors To See Growth In U.S 2011

For most Windows PC vendors it was a rough first quarter in the United States for PC shipments, except for Toshiba. The new PC shipments estimates for the first quarter of 2011 have been released today by research analyst group International Data Corporation (IDC). In the new figures the only two vendors that experienced any growth were Apple and Toshiba.

For Apple they still held tight in their 4th position in terms of market share with 8.5 percent total market share in the U.S. but the Cupertino giant did move 1.375 million Mac systems in the first quarter earning them the number two spot in growth for the quarter.

Toshiba placed just ahead of Apple in U.S. market share with 10.3% total for the country and their shipments for the quarter have been estimated as being 1.375 million units which puts them at the lead for growth in Q1 2011.

As for other top PC vendors HP, Dell and Acer Group (Acer, eMachines, Gateway and Packard Bell) were all down for the first quarter. The biggest drop for Q1 went to Acer Group who experienced a drop in shipments by a whopping 42.1%. The next big loser in Q1 was Dell who saw a drop of 11.8% in shipments here in the U.S. and behind them was HP who dropped a mere 2.4% in total shipments.

For the rest of world outside of the U.S. the PC shipments were down on the whole by 3.2%, according to IDC numbers. The biggest market share on a global scale belongs to HP at the moment who has 18.9 percent total market share, Dell places second globally with 12.8 percent.

All of those drops by the way is being compared to Q1 of last year 2010. You can see the full chart just below for the U.S. PC shipments for both Q1 2011 and Q1 2010.

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