The Industrial Design of Lenovo's X1 Carbon

Pics: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/15/3021177/lenovo-thinkpad-x1...

There's a few things of interest:

  - chiclet, backlit, 6-row keyboard (same as X1)
  - new, thinner connector breaking backwards compatibility
  - 1600x900 IPS
  - no ethernet, requires dock or USB dongle
  - no HDMI
  - 2x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0, 1x Mini DisplayPort, SD reader
  - embedded 3G

Like Apple, they ditched ethernet and old power cords for slimmer designs.

I personally do not like the chiclet keyboards, but Lenovo has switched to them across the entire Thinkpad line.

  THE THINNEST 14" ULTRABOOK™.
  THINKPAD X1 CARBON
  Less than 3 pounds
  Carbon fiber construction
  Embedded 3G connectivity
  Lenovo RapidCharge
  X1 CARBON AVAILABLE AUGUST 2012

August? Why announce it now? As if the literally 40 or 50 different models of laptop on the Lenovo website aren't already confusing enough...