Lenovo Lets the Sun Shine on Smartbook
Skylight, Lenovo’s newest personal computer, is a hybrid between smart phones and netbooks, using a slimmed down Linux operating system. The smartbook features a 10.1″ display, a 1GHz CPU, 20GB Hard Drive with 2GB free online storage, and supports 3G connectivity similar to many phones currently available. The Skylight is set to be released in America sometime in April for $499, and in Europe and Asia later this year.
The ‘somewhere between a smartphone and a netbook’ device looks a lot like a netbook, with a 10.1-inch display and a full sized keyboard, but it runs on a 1GHz processor based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset and features an instant on Linux based operating system and built-in 3G support for more smartphone-like behaviour. Weighing in at under two pounds, the Skylight includes 20GB of standard flash based storage – about 14GB of which will be free – and Lenovo reckons that it will have over 10 hours of active battery life. Owners will also get 2GB of cloud storage thrown in as well.
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