List of Intel Ivy Bridge Laptops to be Released April 23rd

[Pardus]

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The actual announce and release date for Intel’s new Ivy Bridge, the 3rd generation of Core processors, has been a moving target to say the least. After much shifting around on the calendar it appears Monday April 23rd is going to be the day Intel finally puts out a press release and allows manufacturers such as Dell, HP and Lenovo to start promoting their new Ivy Bridge equipped laptops. It was expected Intel would be making an announcement on April 9th, but that got pushed back due to supply issues. Toshiba decided they couldn’t wait any longer to tell the world what new laptops they had, so announced the L800, C800 and P800, S800 laptops this week. HP has updates to its Pavilion line ready and waiting in the wings, and had to push back their announce date to align with Intel – not that we don’t know everything about the updated 2012 Pavilion dv6 and dv7 already thanks to various leaks.

Intel Ivy Bridge

The new Intel Ivy Bridge processors will feature a smaller 22 nanometer fabrication process and offer more powerful performance but less power draw. That feat is achieved through use of new tri-gate transistors with faster switching capabilities than the current Sandy Bridge processors. There will also be more transistors per chip, and since more equals better performance that’s a good thing. Intel is claiming up to 20% improved processing performance and up to 50% improved graphics with the new HD 4000 integrated GPU. Even though performance improves the battery life will not suffer, in fact Intel is saying the reduced power consumption of the upcoming new Core processors will save up to 20% on power, which could result in 20% better battery life. Couple that with a more power efficient SSD and the next generation of laptops are sure to push the limits of battery life.

While we’ll have to wait until April 23rd for a lot of the official announcements regarding Ivy Bridge laptops, here are some of the pre-announced or leaked upcoming laptops we know about:

Dell

XPS 15 (L521X) – The 15” screen XPS 15 will get an update with new Intel Ivy Bridge processors, a slimmed down profile and adopt many of the looks of the current XPS 13 Ultrabook
XPS 17 (L721X) – The 17” screen XPS 17 will get updated with the new Intel Ivy Bridge processors and a design overhaul with a silver lid and black finish inside

HP

Pavilion dv6-7000 – An update to the current Pavilion dv6t, the dv6-7000 (7 series) will have Intel’s Ivy Bridge and a new midnight black design
Pavilion dv7-7000 – The dv7-7000 is a 17” screen laptop, it will be an update to the current Pavilion dv7t, the dv7-7000 (7 series) will have Intel’s Ivy Bridge and a new midnight black design
Pavilion dv4-5000 – The dv4-5000 (5 series) will be a 14” screen Ivy Bridge equipped portable laptop
Pavilion g4-2000 – 14” screen budget friendly Intel Ivy Bridge equipped laptop
Pavilion g6-2000 – 15.6” screen budget friendly Intel Ivy Bridge equipped laptop
Pavilion g7-2000 – 17” screen budget friendly Intel Ivy Bridge equipped laptop
Envy 4 – We expect the ENVY 4 to be an Ultraportable laptop (Ultrabook) with 14” screen
Envy 6 – The ENVY 6 should be an Ultrabook style laptop with 15” screen
EliteBook 8470p – Business targeted 14” screen laptop with Intel Ivy Bridge processor

Lenovo

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga – The IdeaPad Yoga is a 13.3" laptop to tablet convertible that will run Windows 8 and come equipped with an Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor.
Lenovo U300e – A cheaper version of the IdeaPad U300s ultrabook with a 500GB HDD and 32GB of flash storage. Will be equipped with Intel Ivy Bridge platform.
Lenovo IdeaPad U310 – 13" screen Ultrabook update to the IdeaPad U300s,1366 x 768 resolution, an eight-hour battery, Intel WiDi and a choice of Intel Core processors. Includes an extra USB 3.0 port relative to U300s and also has an SD card slot. Option of 500GB HD or 64GB SSD. Weight is 3.7lbs. Pricing starts at $699.
Lenovo IdeaPad U410 -14" screen Ultrabook,1366 x 768 resolution, an eight-hour battery, Intel WiDi and a choice of Intel Core processors. Includes an extra USB 3.0 port relative to U300s and also has an SD card slot. Option of 500GB HD or 64GB SSD. Weight is 4.2lbs. Pricing starts at $699.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y480 – Intel Ivy Bridge equipped 14" laptop with optional Nvidia 650m dedicated graphics making this a gaming capable portable laptop.
Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 – Intel Ivy Bridge equipped 15.6" screen 1080p laptop with Nvidia GTX 660M graphics.
Lenovo G480 – Budget level 14-inch screen laptop with up to Intel Core i7 Intel Ivy Bridge processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT630M graphics. Pricing will start at $399.
Lenovo G580 – Budget level 15.6-inch screen laptop with up to Intel Core i7 Intel Ivy Bridge processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT630M graphics. Pricing will start at $499.
Lenovo G780 – Budget level 17-inch screen laptop with up to Intel Core i7 Intel Ivy Bridge processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT630M graphics. Pricing will start at $599.
Lenovo Z480 – 14-inch screen Intel Ivy Bridge equipped laptop with up to Intel Core i7 and Nvidia dedicated graphics. The Z series is meant as a home multimedia entertainment laptop an has Dolby Home Theatre V4 enhanced audio. Available in April of 2012 and starts at $599.
Lenovo Z580 – 15.6-inch screen Intel Ivy Bridge equipped laptop with up to Intel Core i7 and Nvidia dedicated graphics. The Z series is meant as a home multimedia entertainment laptop an has Dolby Home Theatre V4 enhanced audio. Available in April of 2012 and starts at $599.
Lenovo Z380 – 13.3-inch screen Intel Ivy Bridge equipped laptop with up to Intel Core i7 and Nvidia dedicated graphics. The Z series is meant as a home multimedia entertainment laptop an has Dolby Home Theatre V4 enhanced audio. Available in April of 2012 and starts at $599.
Lenovo ThinkPad T430u – An ultrabook version of the popular T-series that will include an Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge processor, Nvidia graphics and a 14-inch screen.
Lenovo ThinkPad S430 – The ThinkPad S430 is a thin and light laptop at only 0.8” thick. It will have the 3rd generation Intel Core i5 processors. The S430 is targeted at small business buyers and will be available starting at $749 in the Spring of 2012.
Lenovo ThinkPad E430 – Think ThinkPad E430 replaces the current popular ThinkPad Edge E420. Design remains much the same but the processor gets updated to Intel Ivy Bridge and the new USB 3.0 port makes an appearance. Pricing will start at $499.
Lenovo ThinkPad E530 – The ThinkPad E530 replaces the current popular ThinkPad Edge E520. The E530 will be updated with the new Intel Ivy Bridge platform. The ThinkPad E530 offers a 15.6” screen and is a desktop style replacement laptop, it has a built-in number pad and trackpoint.
Lenovo ThinkPad E130 – The ThinkPad E130 is an 11.6” netbook like laptop that will have Intel’s 3rd Generation Core i3 processors. The E130 will be available starting in April 2012 in select world markets.
Lenovo ThinkPad E330 – The ThinkPad E330 is a 13.3” netbook like laptop that will have Intel’s 3rd generation of Core i3 processors. The E330 will be available starting in April 2012 in select world markets.

Toshiba

Toshiba Qosmio X875 – 17” Gaming laptop with Intel Ivy Bridge and Nvidia graphics
Toshiba Satellite P870, P850 – The P850 series are 15” multimedia machines while the P870 is a 17-incher.
Toshiba Satellite C800 – A budget level Intel Ivy Bridge laptop
Toshiba Satellite L800 – A budget level Intel Ivy Bridge laptop
Toshiba Satellite S800 – A median priced Intel Ivy Bridge laptop designed for entertainment enthusiasts
Toshiba Satellite 14” Ultrabook – Coming in May 2012 the 14-inch Satellite Ultrabook will start at $799. Thickness of 0.78, uses hard drive and SSD. Ports include an SD card slot, three USB ports, Ethernet and HDMI jacks, and a mic and headphones sockets

Vizio

Vizio thin-and-light 13" laptop – The Vizio 13" thin-and-light laptop is an ultrabook like product. It has a 1600 x 900 resolution 13" screen, Intel Ivy Bridge processor on board and an all silver paint finish. Release date should be sometime in May 2012.
Vizio thin-and-light 15" laptop – The Vizio 15" screen thin and light laptop has a full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution screen and will have the Intel Ivy Bridge processor on board. Release date is set for May.
Vizio 15" performance laptop – The Vizio 15" performance laptop will have dedicated Nvidia graphics and an Intel Ivy Bridge processor on board.

Once April 23rd arrives we may find out about some more laptop releases, but for now this list should be enough to whet your appetite!

 

[nardz84]

I had completely forgotten about the Vizio laptops coming out, this may throw off my plans a bit.

 

[rabbitz]

Wow I've never heard of vizio before, that is one nice looking laptop.

Does anyone know where I can find benchmarks for ivy bridge battery life? I've read about that elitebook 8470 and the benchmarks from the leaked asus/acer ivy bridge laptops (I always get the two mixed up... forget which one it was) but nothing has really been said about battery life....

For example, the dell xps 15 l512x with the 35w i7 and 9 cell battery has 'up to' 5 hours of battery life.... wtf? I have the l502x with 45w i7-2630qm, gt540m, 1080p display and 6 cell battery and I have gotten 4.5-5 hours of real use battery life from 100% to 5-10%.... I assume by "up to" they mean the maximum battery life with all settings turned low.... are these numbers right? I was expecting much better numbers from ivy bridge =(

 

[IntelUser2000]

For example, the dell xps 15 l512x with the 35w i7 and 9 cell battery has 'up to' 5 hours of battery life.... wtf?

Battery on the L512X may be 9 cell, but its a small one at 65WHr.

 

[rabbitz]

Battery on the L512X may be 9 cell, but its a small one at 65WHr.

Yea I noticed that; my l502x 6-cell is 56WHr for the record. I guess I just overhyped myself on how much the battery life would improve by... seeing the expected max battery life at 5 hours just shocked me a bit. I mean, don't they usually have an estimate that exceeds real world usage figures? Also, I might have missed something but it doesn't seem like there is even any REASON for the battery life to be so low... how can you have a package where every part should use less power and somehow end up using more? I guess I'll just have to wait for the reviews to see what's going on haha

 

[nardz84]

Wow I've never heard of vizio before, that is one nice looking laptop.

This is their first entry in the PC market, they've been making tvs for years (among other products). They never were really a 'premuim' brand but always a really good buy for the price, these laptops seem like they're trying to raise the bar a bit.

Personally, even though they're new at it, I've seen laptops from every major brand fail in the first year so I see no reason to not pick it up if it looks good and has no obvious issues.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

The new ThinkPad E430 looks god-awful. I don't know what Lenovo was thinking, but I'm glad I got my E420 instead for $550 and it has a fingerprint reader and Bluetooth.

Before (E420):

After (E430):

 

[greenhawk]

how can you have a package where every part should use less power and somehow end up using more?

given how people create products, I suspect the shorter run time with the better power using equipment is the side result of a smaller battery / lighter laptop which is more attractive than having a run time of 8 hours (number grabbing).

 

[Meaker10]

Also got the MSI models.

 

[MarkLuvsCS]

Thanks for the info OP.

I'm glad to see ivybridge laptops available april 23rd. I really hope we see a lot of 8 hr battery life laptops though. Needing a solid one for school and I really hate having to worry about charging it all the time.

 

[ElFenix]

The new ThinkPad E430 looks god-awful. I don't know what Lenovo was thinking, but I'm glad I got my E420 instead for $550 and it has a fingerprint reader and Bluetooth.

not sure if serious

 

[rabbitz]

not sure if serious

Haha I was just thinking the same thing... they look similar.

I think the new e430 is smaller though.. look at where the trackpad buttons are on the e420.. they are gone in the e430. Also, for the screen, the e420 had it open up on 'top' whereas the e430 has it open up from the 'back'. The bezels are also a lot thinner on the new e430.

With all this combined, I guess the new e430 looks a bit disproportioned if you are used to the look of the e420... kinda like the xps 14z wehre they stuck a 14'' display on a 13'' body...

 

[Hulk]

Nice work.
And now I will list all the Ivy's with high resolution, high quality, IPS displays:

















That should do it.

 

[MarkLuvsCS]

Nice work.
And now I will list all the Ivy's with high resolution, high quality, IPS displays:

That should do it.

While I agree it would be awesome to see them, I'm hoping we'll at least get higher resolution screens with Ivy Bridge. 14-15" 1600x900 or something would be nice, but I think you're right. We're probably going to be stuck with lots of 15" 1368x768 or whatever.

 

[Hulk]

13" and 14" should be 1600x900 and 15" should be 1080p.
And they all should be good quality IPS displays.
I mean they can so a super high resolution, wide color gamut IPS screen in the new iPad right? They can still sell the crappy displays to the masses, just give up the option to upgrade to something that really is quality.

I will continue to use my 6 year old Inspiron 640m with the so-so display until I can get a real display on my laptop.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

not sure if serious

Perhaps you didn't close in on the photos. Some really bad design decisions on the model, and it just makes it look plain uglier.

For example, look at the wasted space on the E430 just above the keyboard--all that for a simple power button.

Look at the bad positioning of the fingerprint reader: it's in a place where your hands are very likely to be when you're using the laptop. I don't know why they didn't keep it in the same place as its predecessor:

The TouchPad: for some reason, on the new one there's no buttons, and it's much smaller.

Then there's the display area: not only are the new display hinges smaller and weaker, but they don't allow you to open the display as much as you could before.

IMO, the new one looks less professional and uglier at the same time because of the things mentioned.

 

[CottonRabbit]

Nice work.
And now I will list all the Ivy's with high resolution, high quality, IPS displays:

That should do it.

List doesn't include the most promising Ivy Bridge ultrabooks.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/12/2864340/asus-ux31a-ux21a-ivy-bridge-ultrabook-specs-exclusive

 

[LagunaX]

Ivy is bound to be nice but what of Trinity?

The Vizio does throw a curve ball into the game too.

I guess Trinity will probably be a little lower end but better for graphics.

 

[Synomenon]

Been looking at the HP ENVY Spectre. I hope they update it with IB soon.

 

[rabbitz]

Ivy is bound to be nice but what of Trinity?

The Vizio does throw a curve ball into the game too.

I guess Trinity will probably be a little lower end but better for graphics.

When is trinity coming out? Do you know where I can read more about it? I haven't read much about it....

 

[LagunaX]

Mid May I think.
Less CPU more GPU.
http://blogs.amd.com/fusion/2012/04...nd-“brazos-2-0”-heading-your-way/

 

[rocadelpunk]

Any idea on when convertable tablets will get a refresh?

Elitebook? Lifebook? Lenovo x-series?

 

[jacktesterson]

The new ThinkPad E430 looks god-awful. I don't know what Lenovo was thinking, but I'm glad I got my E420 instead for $550 and it has a fingerprint reader and Bluetooth.

Before (E420):

After (E430):

Serious?

Besides the placement of the keyboard....not much difference

 

[mastypk]

There is no news about Dell XPS I am waiting for Dell XPS L521x

 

[WackyDan]

Perhaps you didn't close in on the photos. Some really bad design decisions on the model, and it just makes it look plain uglier.

For example, look at the wasted space on the E430 just above the keyboard--all that for a simple power button.

Look at the bad positioning of the fingerprint reader: it's in a place where your hands are very likely to be when you're using the laptop. I don't know why they didn't keep it in the same place as its predecessor:

The TouchPad: for some reason, on the new one there's no buttons, and it's much smaller.

Then there's the display area: not only are the new display hinges smaller and weaker, but they don't allow you to open the display as much as you could before.

IMO, the new one looks less professional and uglier at the same time because of the things mentioned.

Perhaps you should be buying a T series then. E is budget system even if it is a ThinkPad.