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Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by thinkmassive » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:25 PM UTC

"the new model is even smaller and lighter, with a weight of less than 1 kg. To achieve this, Lenovo uses a slightly smaller 48 Wh battery and also slashes most ports that are present on the ThinkPad X1 Carbon"

Sounds like the X1 Nano is marginally better than a Macbook (the super small one, not Air or Pro).

I'm on my second X1 Carbon gen-5 (third X1C overall), and it already has nearly the fewest ports I prefer in a laptop. While I could do without the headphone jack (controversial I know) and Ethernet port (proprietary? I lost the OEM adapter long ago), I think two each of USB-C and USB-A is minimal enough.

USB-C for power USB-A for yubikey nano One of each for expansion

It's too bad there aren't more high-res (2k+) laptops in the slim form factor that Intel used to call "ultrabooks". I was really hoping the Purism Librem 14 would have that as an option.

edit: ...and I'm unwilling to give up anymore battery life as long as it's used for video conferencing

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by hyperpl » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:27 PM UTC

atlgator wrote: post #46

Woohoo! Praise for non-16:9 laptops.

Bring back 4:3!

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by Aperocky » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:31 PM UTC

thinkmassive wrote: post #101

"the new model is even smaller and lighter, with a weight of less than 1 kg. To achieve this, Lenovo uses a slightly smaller 48 Wh battery and also slashes most ports that are present on the ThinkPad X1 Carbon" Sounds like the X1 Nano is marginally better than a Macbook (the super small one, not Air or Pro). I'm on my second X1 Carbon gen-5 (third X1C overall), and it already has nearly the fewest ports I prefer in a…

battery life and weight >> Any other feature on a laptop.

I'm waiting for that ARM mac.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by walterbell » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:34 PM UTC

Narishma wrote: post #96

jrockway wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>= 120Hz is great for everything, not just games. Moving your mouse (or scrolling) on a 60Hz monitor after you've used something higher is like looking at a slide show. For example, on a 60Hz monitoring, try panning around a Google Map and reading the labels. They just become a mushy blur. On a higher refresh-rate display, you can read the labels as they move. (I always found this to be an interesting demo: https://t…

> >= 120Hz is great for everything It's not great for battery life.

iPad Pro adjusts dynamically.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by wmf » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:35 PM UTC

pella wrote: post #6

Thunderbolt 3 or 4 ? "The ThinkPad X1 Nano just has two Thunderbolt 3 ports, " vs. "2 brand new Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports." https://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-nano-leaked-to-...

Tiger Lake has Thunderbolt 4. It's the same speed as Thunderbolt 3 so most people won't notice the difference anyway.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by dehrmann » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:35 PM UTC

tengbretson wrote: post #95

I can't even imagine what a laptop lighter than my X1 carbon would feel like. Thats so light.

Remember the 11" Macbook Air? It's pretty light, and it'd be lighter without the aluminum.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by Fiveplus » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:36 PM UTC

jrockway wrote: post #86

Fiveplus wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, I would venture a guess - a lot of us are not laptop-gamers and as such, do not look forward to those '>=120Hz' display-panel technologies companies are dedicating so much resources into. A significant part of the reason I'm about to buy an external monitor is the 16:9 ratio vertically challenged little screen on my laptop. This new trend ought to catch on.

>= 120Hz is great for everything, not just games. Moving your mouse (or scrolling) on a 60Hz monitor after you've used something higher is like looking at a slide show. For example, on a 60Hz monitoring, try panning around a Google Map and reading the labels. They just become a mushy blur. On a higher refresh-rate display, you can read the labels as they move. (I always found this to be an interesting demo: https://t…

Nice website, thanks for linking it. But, it looks like I'm in the minority here - having always worked on 60Hz screen computers and never finding myself wishing for higher refresh rate than a better screen ratio. Perhaps, personally speaking, my priorities are different.

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by parliament32 » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:37 PM UTC

pqb wrote: post #19

> 13.0 | 16:10 | 2K | 450nits | 100% sRGB | Optional Touch > Ultra-narrow bezel | 85% STB It is very nice move from the Dell [0], and also now Lenovo to bring 16:10 display in laptops. It was always for me strange decision, when laptop manufactures decided to use 16:9 displays for all, even for pricey, high-end models. I am highly enthusiastic to see 16:10 displays back after ten years, when numerous notebooks had 15…

Meta but why is it called 16:10 instead of 8:5? Ratios should be brought down to the lowest common denominator, just like every other standard aspect ratio, no?

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by pkamb » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:39 PM UTC

ThinkPad's announcement of 16:9 displays in 2009:

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> I stated in my last post that the industry is going to go through yet another display ratio change over the next year or so.

> For years we've had 4:3 “square” displays. These have all but disappeared from the market as the current standard is 16:10 “wide.”

> The industry is about to move yet again to true 16:9 wide. This means that the ratio of your PC display will match that of your HDTV. This change won't happen overnight, but will phase in gradually. In fact, it's already started. Many of the newest consumer notebooks, especially in the 15″ class now sport the more rectangular 16:9 display.

> Again, we can thank the LCD manufacturers for this change. By cutting everything in the same aspect ratio, they have less waste per large sheet of glass. Since these manufacturers make more selling TV displays than laptop displays, the PC vendors have almost zero say in this change. We simply have to adapt. As much as I would like it to be so, 4:3 is not coming back.

> For readers of this blog, yes, I had our team run the math. In order to provide a high end IPS display option, we'd need well over 15,000 confirmed orders to make it even worth considering. This is due to minimum order quantities, creating models, stocking replacement parts for years to come, etc. If someone enterprising wants to create a database of (legitimate) credit card numbers of confirmed, non-cancellable orders, I'm sure that it would get some attention around here. (For you legal types, this does not constitute an offer to sell.)

> https://web.archive.org/web/20111030050311/http://www.lenovo...

Re: New Leaks of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

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Post by bryanbuckley » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

thinkmassive wrote: post #101

"the new model is even smaller and lighter, with a weight of less than 1 kg. To achieve this, Lenovo uses a slightly smaller 48 Wh battery and also slashes most ports that are present on the ThinkPad X1 Carbon" Sounds like the X1 Nano is marginally better than a Macbook (the super small one, not Air or Pro). I'm on my second X1 Carbon gen-5 (third X1C overall), and it already has nearly the fewest ports I prefer in a…

If a challenger doesn't appear soon, I may have to look into stitching together my Chromebook Plus display (12.3" 2400x1600, 3:2, with Touch Screen) to some new AMD laptop body.