Apple’s MacBook Air has been touted as the lightest and thinnest laptop in the market, and undoubtedly, it as been one. However, MacBook Air has a tough competition to face now. Lenovo recently launched its 13.3-inch LaVie Z laptop, which weighs 1.87 pounds, as against the 13.3-inch MacBook Air that weighs 2.96 pounds.
The Lenovo LaVie Z is built out of magnesium-lithium alloy, and the display and keyboard are built into the chassis to eliminate additional parts.
On the performance front, the LaVie Z is equipped with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 processor with 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB solid-state drive. Running on Windows 8.1 operating system, the laptop sports a 13.3-inch LCD display with 2560x1600 pixel resolution.
For connectivity, the Lenovo LaVie Z sports two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI connection, and an SD memory card slot. It also has built-in support for the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard and Bluetooth 4.0.
As compared to a long running battery of an Apple MacBook Air, the LaVie Z doesn’t have too much to offer. As opposed to the Air’s runtime of about 12-15 hours, LaVie Z offers a runtime of 7 hours (as claimed by Lenovo). Also, although the Lenovo laptop sports a quad-HD display, when it comes to comparing it to that of the MacBook Air, it still falls short of the latter’s Retina Display.
The Lenovo LaVie Z is priced at $1,499. However, nothing has yet been announced about the laptop’s launch in India.
