Can we not just write Comet Lake somewhere? The spec-sheet says 6-core, so it's a given.
Intel's marketing team goes gaga*for any news outlet that just says "10th Gen" because that means Intel's PR plan succeeded: "Let's call them both 10th-gen and it'll confuse people that they're paying $$$$ for 14nm again!"
Let the people decide if they want 14nm or 10nm: hiding "6-core" in one line a spec sheet image is just silly.
By pretending Comet Lake and Ice Lake are both "10th gen" parts, Intel's marketing team wants buyers to think that they are not particularly different, though they *clearly* are. Quite cunning, and borderline deceptive.
Sounds better than "sort of an 8th gen CPU". I miss the time when AT had the editors to flag this and not just barf the same press releases with no added value compared to any regular ad.
Interesting... I thought one of the key features of Comet Lake was LPDDR4. I wonder why that wasn't utilized... Who doesn't want slightly longer battery life?
I'm curious if the K1 stepping (LP4X support) is wholly replacing B0 (original) or we'll have a mix?
I'm lost why they went to *all* the trouble of backporting LPDDR4X to 14nm chips, only to half-heartedly release it. Probably because...this will pay dividends for 14nm well into 2025?
No mention of the AMD version? Because there is one (not the yoga, just the regular one). A bit of an odd omission.
Also, this model of laptop is hardly "new", it's a refresh of/follow-up to the X390 series. Lenovo is revamping their naming scheme as they had run out of numbers in their previous one. Used to be [letter demarcating series][number demarcating screen size][number demarcating generation]0/5(Intel/AMD). Now it's simplified down to just the letter and screen size.
"Odd". No, not odd at all. No reputable company wants to invest time/money into developing AMD hardware just to have it discontinued a few months later with "newer" version, and nobody will want to buy the current one. Oh, wait, nobody will want to buy AMD one at all, so that's why they don't do it :)
These things are such fads! 16:9 is still more portable and some people prefer them. I understand they are increasingly less popular, and your point about convertibles isn't a bad one, but it's hardly a dealbreaker for most people.
I've been computing long enough that this has gone full circle on me and I still miss the old squidgy 11" mba, honestly.
It's also MUCH cheaper (it costs half as much). The X1 is their "premium" model. It also likely has better thermal performance, and more replaceable components.
It's too bad the yoga version doesn't support 32gb of RaM. Is it soldered or can it be upgraded? My L380 yoga that I bought 2 years ago has 32gb of RAM and won't be getting another computer with less.
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ikjadoon - Monday, February 24, 2020 - link
Can we not just write Comet Lake somewhere? The spec-sheet says 6-core, so it's a given.Intel's marketing team goes gaga*for any news outlet that just says "10th Gen" because that means Intel's PR plan succeeded: "Let's call them both 10th-gen and it'll confuse people that they're paying $$$$ for 14nm again!"
Let the people decide if they want 14nm or 10nm: hiding "6-core" in one line a spec sheet image is just silly.
Santoval - Monday, February 24, 2020 - link
By pretending Comet Lake and Ice Lake are both "10th gen" parts, Intel's marketing team wants buyers to think that they are not particularly different, though they *clearly* are. Quite cunning, and borderline deceptive.close - Monday, February 24, 2020 - link
Sounds better than "sort of an 8th gen CPU". I miss the time when AT had the editors to flag this and not just barf the same press releases with no added value compared to any regular ad.weilin - Monday, February 24, 2020 - link
Interesting... I thought one of the key features of Comet Lake was LPDDR4. I wonder why that wasn't utilized... Who doesn't want slightly longer battery life?Santoval - Monday, February 24, 2020 - link
Comet Lake does not support LPDDR4, Ice Lake does.lmcd - Monday, February 24, 2020 - link
*Some revisions only, see here:https://www.anandtech.com/show/15302/intel-28-w-ic...
ikjadoon - Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - link
I'm curious if the K1 stepping (LP4X support) is wholly replacing B0 (original) or we'll have a mix?I'm lost why they went to *all* the trouble of backporting LPDDR4X to 14nm chips, only to half-heartedly release it. Probably because...this will pay dividends for 14nm well into 2025?
As Ice Lake is cheap enough: a few $400 to $600 laptops are shipping with Ice Lake. See here: https://www.google.com/search?q=i5-1035G1+laptop&a...
Valantar - Monday, February 24, 2020 - link
No mention of the AMD version? Because there is one (not the yoga, just the regular one). A bit of an odd omission.Also, this model of laptop is hardly "new", it's a refresh of/follow-up to the X390 series. Lenovo is revamping their naming scheme as they had run out of numbers in their previous one. Used to be [letter demarcating series][number demarcating screen size][number demarcating generation]0/5(Intel/AMD). Now it's simplified down to just the letter and screen size.
timecop1818 - Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - link
"Odd". No, not odd at all. No reputable company wants to invest time/money into developing AMD hardware just to have it discontinued a few months later with "newer" version, and nobody will want to buy the current one. Oh, wait, nobody will want to buy AMD one at all, so that's why they don't do it :)MarcusMo - Monday, February 24, 2020 - link
Can 16:9 just die please! Especially for convertibles where portrait mode becomes all but unusable.nico_mach - Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - link
These things are such fads! 16:9 is still more portable and some people prefer them. I understand they are increasingly less popular, and your point about convertibles isn't a bad one, but it's hardly a dealbreaker for most people.I've been computing long enough that this has gone full circle on me and I still miss the old squidgy 11" mba, honestly.
satai - Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - link
Is HD TN display some kind of a sick joke?nerd1 - Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - link
So it has smaller screen AND heavier than X1 / X1 yoga?thomasg - Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - link
It's also MUCH cheaper (it costs half as much). The X1 is their "premium" model.It also likely has better thermal performance, and more replaceable components.
jeremyshaw - Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - link
Let's imagine you didn't know the X13 was replacing the X390 (since that isn't written anywhere in the article).Then reread the opening paragraphs of the article.
I think even the author didn't know. Sad, at best.
thomasg - Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - link
And not to forget, it also comes with uSD und smartcard reader as well as a RJ45 port.Mattedm - Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - link
It's too bad the yoga version doesn't support 32gb of RaM. Is it soldered or can it be upgraded? My L380 yoga that I bought 2 years ago has 32gb of RAM and won't be getting another computer with less.zamroni - Sunday, March 1, 2020 - link
yes, the ram is soldered but still dual channelRick5901 - Sunday, July 26, 2020 - link
Is the lid on the x13 yoga carbon fiber?