Matte Laptop: Lenovo X1 Carbon

Here is another coming Ultrabook with a Matte display! The Lenovo X1 Carbon is a 14 inch ultralight that weights under 3 lbs.



Looks like a good entrant into the field. I really like Lenovo's and if the next MacBook Pro isn't great, this might be the laptop for me.



More details at:

lenovo.com, Lenovo X1 Carbon

liliputing.com, Lenovo X1 Carbon

An HP Ultrabook with a Matte Finish (June 2012)

I ran across this a couple of weeks back, but I didn't have time to write about it.



HP EliteBook Folio 9470m

The HP EliteBook 9470m will be a 14" 3.5 pound ultrabook coming out in June 2012. Why am I blogging about it? HP announced a number of Ultrabook and Sleekbook notebooks a week or two ago. This machine (if I'm not mistaken) is the only one with a matte display. The base price should be around $1000.



I'm still waiting around to see what we are gonna get from Apple. Their new slim 15' MacBook pros could be interesting. But it is nice to have some alternatives.



Here are a couple of detailed reviews on this machine:



Laptop Review

Lilliputing

Asus Ultrabook with a Matte Finish!

According to the Verge, Asus is coming out with an ultrabook with a matte finish!

Asus Zenbook ux31a



Samsung is also offering ultrabooks with a matte finish. Maybe manufacturers are figuring out most of us use laptops for work, not as a mirror for combing our hair.

Matte Anti-Glare Laptops Week of 9/19/11

This is the first in a new series on laptops with a matte finish. If you are like me and spend most of your day in front of a computer, you know how nice it is to have a matte finish. Briefly, a matte finish display reduces glare from other light sources, especially natural light. When turned off, an anti-glare matte display looks dark with little or no reflection. Contrast that with today's ultra bright displays that when turned off look like a mirror. This super reflectivity can lead to eye strain and headaches in some people. However, the new bright displays do look good in showrooms and thusly are very popular with many retailer today.



So to help those of us who still want laptops and netbooks with anti-glare displays I plan to produce a list of what's available every few weeks.Currently I derive no benefit from the links since I live in Colorado and our legislature has pretty much wiped out any associate revenue thanks to their silly Amazon tax. However, if the situation changes I will note it in the post.



Lenovo

Lenovo has a sale this week on four ThinkPad models. The E520 and T420 both come with anti-glare matte displays. I think the X220 is anti-glare as well, but I have not seen one to confirm this. Price is generally based on weight and performance.



T420 - 14 inch displays. Offer 1600x900 resolution as an option. Under 5lbs

E520 - 15 inch display. One of the best prices your will find on a 5lb laptop





Apple

As always, Apple provides the best laptops on the market. All systems come with Mac OS X but thanks to Bootcamp, can run Windows just fine.



15 inch Macbook Pro - 15 inch display at 1440x900 resolution. Weighs in at 5 lbs. A beautiful machine that is build to last.



New version of the list.