Lenovo Launches Curvy ARM-based Smartbook

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Continuing the barrage of notebook announcements for this week, Lenovo is the proud parent of a bouncing baby smartbook, the SkyLight.

With all the Pine Trail lovin' we'll be seeing over the next few weeks, it's nice to see a big name company going for an ARM processor. Based on Snapdragon, this little machine boasts a 10.1-inch (1,280 x 720) display, 20GB of flash storage, 2GB of cloud storage, an 8GB miniSD card, 2xUSB, WiFi, the obligatory 1.3 megapixel camera and a battery that Lenovo says lasts 10 hours on a full charge. The whole thing weighs in at a little under two pounds.

The price for the device is set at $499 (MSRP). A little steep but not insane for a high-end netbook.

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7 Comments Comment from the forums
  • starryman
    Curvy? Come on now... that looks ovaly.
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  • WheelsOfConfusion
    I think $500 is insane for a netbook, expecially since Cortex8-based processors just aren't as powerful as an Atom and you can't get them with Windows.
    I like the concept of ARM+Linux "netbooks," but not if they're priced that much higher than EeePCs.
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  • HansVonOhain
    For the stuff you get, I think it is a good deal.
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  • lifelesspoet
    Everything I could ever want in a small laptop, plus 300 dollars.
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  • I'd buy anything other than a Lenovo.
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  • Kelavarus
    That thing looks really weird, and I dunno... Would definitely have to see how it performs to judge it. Even the newest netbooks can still have issues running just minimal apps on XP, and take an -age- booting up. Maybe this would run smoothly not using XP, as well as boot faster? Don't know.
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  • anamaniac
    I like it.
    However, that Asus laptop with a i7 and a 5870 is more my style. =D
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