- Hey folks, Daniel Rubino here, Windows Central.
We're at IFA 2018.
Today we're gonna give you a recap
of our top five things that we saw here
and why you should care about them.
Stay tuned.
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Acer Predator Triton 900.
So, this device is actually teased,
they did show it off a little bit.
We'll hear more about it at CES 2019
but his is gonna be
one of the first transforming gaming laptops
that mixes the whole two in one category
with a real gaming scenario.
So, hopefully a GTX 1080, maybe something more powerful.
We're also expecting a new Intel Hexa-Core Processor,
and a new AeroBlade 4 Cooling System
to help keep this beastly device well, nice and chilly,
but it's gonna be really that 4K display that slides
and comes forward,
that's gonna be a really immersive experience.
We're looking forward to seeing more of this laptop
in the next couple months.
Next up will be the ASUS ZenBook series,
and I say series because they announced
a 13, 14 and 15 inch models.
There's even a flip version, that turns into a two in one.
These all have the same styling and themes to them,
but what brings them together are Micro-Bezels,
so we're talking 92% screen-to-body ratio
which is really awesome.
You're also getting brand new Whiskey Lake processors
from Intel in a 13 and 14 inch version,
chip with the NVIDIA MX150 chip.
And that's kind of an old chip,
but we haven't really seen it
in 13 inch models before,
so it's really cool to get that.
But the 15 inch model has the GTX1050
with MAX-Q design,
and these are all super thin, light laptops.
And, the 13 and 14 inch versions have
that really cool trackpad that has a numpad
built right into it.
It looks super cool,
and it functions very well, too.
Look for those coming later in October
starting at 899.
All right, spoiler alert, here the next three
are going to go to Lenovo,
who in my opinion, stole the show.
They came out with some really creative devices this year,
that really solved some interesting problems.
First up, it's gonna be the Yoga C930,
so this is their new premium Yoga laptop that's out there.
And they got rid of the watchband hinge,
which in and of itself was pretty cool
but they replaced it with a whole soundbar.
And boy, it's super loud,
sounds really good, it's Dolby Atmos.
It's gonna be really cool.
That also ships with a 4K HDR display Dolby Vision
or a full HD version.
You also still get the pen
which is now built into the chassis
and it's gonna be whack.
It should be a very good pen to use.
Overall, just a really impressive device.
It's all metal, just really premium quality,
very excellent stuff.
You can look for that laptop coming out in October.
in various versions, starting price
to be a little over $1000.
Next up is the Yoga Book C930,
also known as the Yoga Book 2.
This is the sequel we've been waiting for
and Lenovo really went out of their way here
to really improve this device.
Sure, it doubles the price,
but it makes it something you really want.
It's got an E Ink keyboard,
which is just really fascinating,
and typing on this is actually pretty good.
I'm a touch typist and it actually works pretty well.
Not gonna be as good as a real keyboard,
but it's getting close
and that's really the important part here.
This device really opens up
all sorts of new categories for people,
if you're a creative person, you like to take notes.
Myself, as a journalist, at events like this,
this looks like a really fun device to have.
It does come with LTE in Europe as an option.
I'm still trying to convince Lenovo to bring that
to the United States, and if you agree with that,
you should give them a shout out and let them know.
The new Yoga Book should be coming to in October,
starting price $999 depending on the configuration.
Don't forget you get that in four gigabytes,
up to eight gigabytes as well, and 256 gigs of storage.
Should be a lot of fun.
Finally, my favorite device I saw here at IFA 2018
would be the Lenovo Yoga C630.
Also Lenovo, you gotta work on your naming scheme.
It's too crazy.
This is going their first Windows on Snapdragon device
featuring the Snapdragon 850.
It is due in November and will go for $850,
at least the starting price.
You get various configuration options here
including four gigabytes or eight gigabytes,
128 or 256 gigs of storage.
But, that Snapdragon 850 looks to be really performant.
In my short time with it, it really felt nice,
more like a Core i3.
You also get a full HD 13.3 inch display
with an optional pen.
Don't forget, this is a traditional laptop
but it can fold now into a tablet,
and it feels really nice.
It only weighs about 2.6 pounds,
it's all metal aluminum design
with a nice soft touch paint to it.
Just the materials on this are great
plus they give you top firing speakers,
which we haven't seen too much from Lenovo in the past
and I'm glad to see it here.
I think it's gonna be a very exciting device.
If you're a student, this seems like a killer device
to have for you as well as anyone else
who wants productivity.
We're expecting 25 hours of battery life
due to to that 61 watt-hour battery.
So, this should be a really powerful and fun device to use,
but stay tuned for our full review.
All right, so that's a quick wrap-up
of the coolest things we saw here at IFA 2018.
Now, if you want more information about this stuff,
make sure you head to Windows Central,
and of course, we'll be following up on all of this
in the coming months.
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