At IFA 2019, the big tech show held in Berlin, Germany, Intel laid out its vision for the future of laptops and brought in big-name devices like Dell and HP.
More importantly, Project Athena's innovation program, designed to shape the next generation of laptops, will focus on improved performance, instant boot times, streamlined connectivity, and improved productivity. Long battery life.
Throughout IFA's week-long activity (September 6-11), Intel and its partners will present the new Athena project laptops. We will be there to test them. Intel has promised great things with the Athena project, perhaps spooked by growing competition from AMD and Qualcomm, so we want to know if these new laptops can live up to this hype.
"Athena-based laptops will meet our members' expectations: improved performance, instant intelligence, excellent battery life, and improved connectivity, all in stylish new form factors. We are excited to partner with Intel to be at the forefront of PC innovation, "said Jon Bubitz, CEO of PC Business at Costco.
Join the Athena project gang
Although Intel has not revealed the project Athena laptops it will reveal, these new laptops will join the following devices that have already been confirmed to be part of the Athena project:
- Dell Inspiron 14 5000
- Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1
- Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
- HP EliteBook x360 1040
- HP EliteBook x360 1030 G4
- HP EliteBook x360 830
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
"With the Project Athena program, Intel and its key brand partners are committed to providing the most innovative devices to our customers," said Matthew Higginson, category manager for Windows, Chrome and Computer at Dixons Carphone. "We are pleased to introduce Athena-based laptops to Currys PC World as an excellent solution for our customers."
The two previously announced Athena project laptops, and the ones Intel will unveil during the week at IFA, are expected to start showing up in stores in late 2019.
Laptops with XNUMXth Generation Intel Core Processors
Intel will also introduce laptops with its XNUMXth Gen Intel Core processors, including Acer, Asus, Lenovo, MSI, and Razer, all of which herald new laptops.
Again, we will try to get our hands on as many of these laptops that have been announced to quickly make the verdict of this new generation.
Make sure to keep an eye on The Comparison throughout IFA 2019 for the latest laptop news and reviews.
- IFA 2019 is the biggest tech show in Europe. The LaComparacion team is in Berlin to bring you the latest news and hands-on first impressions of the new television, the new watches and the new technologies announced.