{"id":950,"date":"2015-01-24T09:03:14","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T09:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.battaussie.com\/blog\/?p=950"},"modified":"2015-01-27T06:51:15","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T06:51:15","slug":"longer-lasting-batteries-laptop-computers-ces-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battaussie.com\/blog\/longer-lasting-batteries-laptop-computers-ces-2015.htm","title":{"rendered":"Longer-lasting batteries for laptop computers at CES 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

CES 2015 provided a huge number of noteworthy new laptop computers, thanks to the introduction of new materials, processors, designs and new ideas for how to make and sell PCs\u00a0make this a big year for laptops, desktops, hybrids and tablets.<\/p>\n

With Intel’s long-awaited fifth-generation Core series CPUs, known by the codename Broadwell. These processors will provide a modest boost to both performance and battery life in laptops<\/a>, tablet PCs, and hybrids, but more importantly, give major PC makers a good excuse to refresh product lines and add new models.<\/p>\n

Dell’s sharp-looking XPS 13<\/strong> –\u00a0Several systems also added Intel’s new RealSense camera, a new hardware\/software combo that adds depth perception to webcams, allowing for new gesture controls, basic 3D scanning, and other party tricks.<\/p>\n

Unlike some past years when computers previewed at CES were not heard from again until the back-to-school or holiday seasons, most of the systems we saw this year will be on sale within a few weeks to a few months. That’s because, also unlike previous years, Intel’s new line of CPUs are available right away, rather than trickling out during the course of the following year or two.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Lenovo’s 1.7-pound notable LaVie Z<\/strong> –\u00a0Some of those new PCs make major jumps over past models, thanks to new design innovations. The most notable, for me, was the Lenovo LaVie, a very thin and light 13-inch laptop made in conjunction with NEC. Thanks to a new magnesium-lithium alloy, it weighs less than any comparable system we’ve seen — only 1.7 pounds or 0.8kg for a 13-inch clamshell laptop, or under 2.1 pounds or 1kg for a 13-inch hybrid.<\/p>\n

Dell<\/a> had perhaps the most-admired new aesthetic design of the show, with its updated XPS 13. That system added an eye-catching slim bezel, much like one would find on a current flatscreen TV, which allowed it to fit a 13-inch display into a body closer to an 11- or 12-inch laptop. Small desktops also made a surprisingly strong appearance, with HP offering a Mac-Mini-like Pavilion and Stream Mini line, and a startup called The Hive pitching a unique modular PC concept no bigger than a phablet. Intel had its own version, an Atom-powered PC-in-a-stick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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