At CES 2019, Lenovo has showcased what seemed like the “world’s first foldable PC.” It was a prototype laptop notebook that could fold into and resemble a book. Jump forward to today (7th December 2020), Lenovo has unveiled the same laptop at CES 2020 which is now ready for commercial markets and is dubbed as the ThinkPad X1 Fold.
Design
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold is the world’s first foldable PC and thus arrives with a body mainly consisting of the screen on the front side. It arrives with an additional wireless keyboard but users can use the laptop without it as well. On the rear, the laptop is bound in leather, which is a really premium touch, that slides back and forth as the hinge unfolds. Interestingly, the device can easily pass off as a regular leather bound book when folded.
Specifications
Unfortunately, Lenovo has yet to reveal the exact specification of the product, similar to last year. However, it has barely changed in its internal specifications from the prototype variant. Hence, it arrives with a 13.3 inch flexible OLED panel with aa resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a 4:3 ratio. The ThinkPad X1 Fold also features Microsoft’s Windows Hello-compatible camera on its bezel.
The display is provided by LG and is said to be a product of a 4 year long partnership between the South Korean electronics company and Lenovo. Notably, there are still concerns being raised about the durability of the device. The doubt is in the right place considering one of the first foldable devices to be launched ended up breaking very soon (Samsung Galaxy Fold comes to mind). Also, a slight crease can be noticed in the middle of the screen where it bends if one looks hard enough.
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold comes with Windows 10 Pro; thus, the company has to ship the device with its own solutions and optimizations for the foldable screen functionality. There is a version of Windows called Windows 10X which is expected to arrive later this year and bring Microsoft optimizations for the OS on dual display devices like the Surface Neo.
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Under the hood, the foldable laptop from Lenovo runs a special Intel chipset which has not been specified, although it is hinted at as “hybrid technology.” This new processor is apparently power efficient as well since the company claimed an 11 hour battery life on it. For memory, it is equipped with 8GB of RAM and up to 1TB of SSD storage.
Price and Availability
The ThinkPad X1 Fold from Lenovo is a new breed of laptops and hence arrives with a hefty price tag. It will have buyers shell out $2,499 or roughly about 17,370 Yuan. The PC will start its shipping in mid 2020 and will be an experiment to see how well such one of a kind devices are received by the global market.
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