Lenovo kicks off the CES 2012 laptop wars with several early debuts
New ultrabooks, hybrid systems, and even budget laptops from Lenovo on the eve of CES 2012.
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Lenovo is starting the flood of CES news a bit early with several new laptop announcements.
While CES 2012 doesn't start until next week, as of today, you can start putting the new ThinkPad T430u ultrabook, and dual-OS ThinkPad X1 Hybrid, on your shopping list, as well as a few new ThinkPad Edge models and even a couple of budget-priced systems from Lenovo's B series. Check out photos and details for each below.
ThinkPad T430u ultrabook hits pre-CES 2012
The look and feel keeps to ThinkPad tradition, with a matte-black finish and an island-style keyboard similar to what we've seen on the ThinkPad Edge line. The system weighs less than 4 pounds and is 0.8 inch thick, hitting Intel's specs for a 14-inch ultrabook. Read more here.
Lenovo's CES-announced ThinkPad X1 Hybrid has two CPU brains
Last year's uber-high-end semi-thin business laptop has gotten a 2012 refresh with its own separate Qualcomm dual-core processor for viewing media in a battery life-saving mode called IMM, or Instant Media Mode. Read more here.
Lenovo adds Thunderbolt to ThinkPad Edge for CES
The newly announced high-end ThinkPad Edge S430 will feature Thunderbolt as one of a bevy of extra features aimed at taking this middle-range small-business line of laptops up a notch. Read more here.
