Lenovo China has launched two new notebooks for the
Chinese market. The new notebooks which are the
Lenovo Air 2018 and Lenovo 7000 are sold exclusively on JD.com. The
Lenovo Air 2018 has an all-metal body with a 16.8mm thickness and weighs just
1.95kg. Its 15.6” FHD display has a tri-bezel-less design which gives the
notebook an 82.7% screen-to-body ratio.
There is an Intel 8th gen processor under the hood
paired with an NVIDIA GeForce MX150. The notebook comes in Core i7 and Core i5
variants with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage. It has a fingerprint
scanner, Harman Kardon audio, and a 45WHr battery with support for fast charge.
The Lenovo Air has a USB_C port but only for data transfer. There are two USB
3.0 ports, an HDMI port, and a 3.5mm audio jack.
It is available in black, silver, and gold for ¥ 5799
(US$ 923) for the Core i5 variant and ¥ 7000 (US$ 1114) for the Core i7 variant on
JD.com. The Lenovo 7000 has the same CNC metal design as the Air 2018. It also
has a tri-bezel-less design but packs a 14-inch FHD display for an 80.8%
screen-to-body ratio. The display can be laid flat just like the Lenovo Air
2018. It weighs 1.93kg and is just 1.93cm thick.
Unlike the Lenovo Air 2018 which only has SSD
storage, the Lenovo 7000 has a 128GB SSD storage paired with 2TB HDD storage.
There is an 8th-gen Core i7/Core i5 processor under the hood, 8GB of RAM, and
an AMD Radeon 535 graphics card. It has a 52.5WHr battery with fast charging,
Dolby Audio, a USB 3.0 port, a USB 2.0 port, an HDMI port, a USB-C port, and a
3.5mm audio jack.
The Core i7 variant is priced at ¥ 6499 (US$ 1035) and
the Core i5 model is priced at ¥ 5799 (US$ 923). It is also available on JD.com.
