12.5-Inch Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Notebooks Gets Completely Spec'd Out

Lenovo has just posted something good in PDF format. The upcoming ThinkPad X220 notebook looks like it'll be sporting a 12.5-inch display (IPS display optional) with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, up to a speedy Intel Core i7-2620M CPU, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, up to a 320GB HDD / 160GB SSD, and a 9-cell battery that'll last up to 15 hours. You can even opt for the external battery pack that'll give the notebook a whopping 23-hour life time. If you want to check out the full spec sheet then just check out the list below.

[Engadget]

2011 MacBook Pro Refresh Could Feature SSD, No Optical Drive, and Light Peak

Coming from Three Guys and a Podcast is word on the next-generation MacBook Pro and that it will likely be launched in April 2011. Apparently, Apple will be opting to go with SSD storage options that will go up to 512GB, which sounds great if they can keep the prices down to what they are right now. Other changes are said to be no optical (CD/DVD) drive), Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge CPUs, and the introduction of Light Peak. We don't know if FireWire will still be on-board but USB 3.0 should be. This is all sounding like great news right now but everything's unconfirmed for the moment.

Other improvements could include a touchscreen display since you may be able to upgrade this to "Lion" when it ships in the Summer.

[TUAW]

Sony Updates Their 13.1-Inch Vaio Z Notebook With 256GB SSD and Other Goodies, Rack Up the Price Too

Sony has just updated their 13.1-inch Vaio Z notebook and it's a great update if you got the money. Beneath the Full HD (1,920 x 1,080 resolution) display you'll be getting an Intel Core i5-460M 2.53GHz CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM (up to 8GB), a 256GB SSD, a DVD burner (Blu-ray drive for an extra $500), Nvidia GeForce GT 330M graphics, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. While that may all sound great and dandy, the base model is going for a whopping $2,249.99 so you better have some money handy. Check it out on Sony Style if you don't believe me.

[Engadget]