From InfoWorld: Thinner, lighter, faster ... expensive: Here come Lenovo's new ThinkPads, which also have longer battery life.
Lenovo hasn't radically changed the new ThinkPads, and for good reason. Its committed user base resists product overhauls. Headlined by the ultrathin ThinkPad Carbon X1 and workhorse ThinkPad X250, the new laptops now have Intel's latest fifth-generation Core i3, i5 and i7 processors.
Users should see an immediate improvement in graphics, application performance and battery life with Intel's new chips, set to be announced at International CES this week and based on the Broadwell architecture. Lenovo has reduced the size and weight of the ThinkPads with the leaner chips.
There's more storage and memory, and also support for new wireless technologies like 802.11ac and 4G LTE in some ThinkPads. However, some basic screen and webcam features haven't changed.
Prices on the new laptops, in some cases over US$1,000 for the Carbon X1 and X250 models, seem high, but expect them to fall over time.
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