Visitors look at smartphones at the Lenovo stand at the 2015 IFA consumer electronics and appliances trade fair on Sept. 4, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo : Getty Images)
Lenovo unveiled their new ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop that is considerably lighter than its predecessors. It also has more battery life which means users will be able to work more on the road before needing to find a wall outlet.
Unfortunately, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon is not made entirely of carbon as the rest of the laptop is built using magnesium alloy. The carbon part is found in the cover of the laptop which protects the whole device from light scratches and such.
Lenovo's new ThinkPad X1 Carbon for CES 2017 will be the fifth generation. Compared to predecessors, the new X1 Carbon has thinner bezels around its screen.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon has a 14-inch display which can be upgraded to 1440p from the base 1080p, The Verge reported. Of course, the 1080p model will have more battery life considering that the screen will have less pixels to render overall.
Users will also get to use the Windows Hello feature thanks to the laptop's infrared camera. The tech recognizes the facial features of the user for authentication which is more secure than passwords or PINs.
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon also has the new Windows Precision touchpad for those who really want the accuracy of their pointers. The Chinese tech company claims that the new laptop can last around 15 hours on average.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon also has a fingerprint reader and FIDO-enabled biometric authentication for PayPal accounts, CNET reported. The available ports include two USB 3.0 and two Thunderbolt 3 ports for both power and data. HDMI output and Ethernet ports are also available.
Powering the device is the Kaby Lake processors from Intel and customers will be able to pick from i3 models up to i7. Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon will start at $1350 and will be available in February.
Watch a product tour of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon in the video below:
