一段时间以来，可折叠设备的想法已经引起了我们的注意。当人们惊叹于铰链时，第一款折叠手机让科技界陷入狂热，但同时也在寻找（有时发现）其设计中的缺陷。
自 2017 年首次推出可折叠笔记本电脑以来，联想(Lenovo)一直在取笑折叠设备(folding device)，但他们从未提供过何时发布的时间表。CES 2020改变了这一切。联想(Lenovo)选择CES 2020作为(CES 2020)ThinkPad X1 Fold的正式亮相时间，并给出了发布日期(release date)：2020 年下半年。
ThinkPad X1 Fold的命名恰如其分。这款联想(Lenovo)可折叠笔记本电脑的尺寸为 13.3 英寸，但可沿中心线(center line)折叠，在屏幕两侧形成完美的分隔。想想三星 Galaxy Fold(Samsung Galaxy Fold)，但更大。ThinkPad X1 Fold的重量仅为 2.2 磅，可以完全平折，外形(form factor)小巧，与书本相当。
可折叠笔记本电脑很酷，但除了屏幕弯曲技术，你为什么要关心？原因如下：这种类型的笔记本电脑将平板电脑的功能与实际笔记本电脑的功能相结合，允许您将设备半弯并创建两个独立的工作区。您可以插入全尺寸键盘和鼠标(keyboard and mouse)，以实现与笔记本电脑相同的功能水平。
用户可以将ThinkPad X1 Fold置于笔记本电脑方向，并使用两个独立的显示器进行多任务处理，例如在上屏进行视频通话(video call)，在下屏做笔记。联想计划包括一个名为(Lenovo)ThinkPad X1 Fold Stand的可选插件，允许用户将ThinkPad置于横向或纵向模式(landscape or portrait mode)，以进一步拓宽人们使用该设备的方式。
ThinkPad X1 折叠成本和发布日期(ThinkPad X1 Fold Cost & Release Date)
联想(Lenovo)曾表示，ThinkPad X1 Fold的起售价为 2499 美元，将于下半年发售。更精确的定价细节将在接近ThinkPad的(ThinkPad)发布日期(release date)时提供。
价格(price point)很高，尤其是在没有确切技术规格的情况下，但ThinkPad X1 Fold(ThinkPad X1 Fold)并不针对普通用户。联想(Lenovo)希望创造一种能够在 PC 的平均生命周期(life cycle)（三到五年之间）中存活下来的设备。
ThinkPad X1 Fold旨在成为一款功能强大的多用途机器，既适合在家办公，也适合(business context)学生使用(student use)。功能阵容(feature lineup)还阐明了为什么它的定价在哪里 。
ThinkPad X1 折叠功能(ThinkPad X1 Fold Features)
这款联想(Lenovo)可折叠笔记本电脑的突出特点(standout feature)当然是它的折叠功能，但ThinkPad X1不仅仅是一招一式的小马。它的一系列功能有助于在一定程度上证明其高价位(price point)的合理性。
- 多种使用模式允许ThinkPad X1 Fold从完全平坦的 13.3 英寸显示屏切换到折叠式笔记本电脑式机器。
- 5G 连接将是可选的。
- ThinkPad X1 Fold可以支持完整的辅助显示器。
- 用户可以购买在系统内部存储和充电 的蓝牙迷你折叠键盘。(Bluetooth Mini Fold keyboard)
- 有Windows 10版本和Windows 10X版本的计划。
虽然具体规格尚未公开，但联想(Lenovo)与英特尔(Intel)合作。ThinkPad X1 Fold由英特尔酷睿(Intel Core)处理器提供动力，以避免在某些笔记本电脑型号上困扰 Windows 10 的延迟。
鉴于 iPad Pro和三星 Galaxy Book(Samsung Galaxy Book)等大型平板电脑的流行，联想(Lenovo)正朝着正确的方向前进。键盘不再是生产力的绝对必需品，将它们作为可选附件包含在仅在需要时使用可能正是移动计算的正确举措。
将便利性与动力相结合将使ThinkPad X1 Fold从其他可折叠设备中脱颖而出，但它需要出色的性能才能证明其高价位(price point)的合理性。
What You Should Know About Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold Laptop
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Lenovo has teased a folding device since 2017 when they first debuted a foldable laptop, but they never provided a timeline for when it might release. CES 2020 changed all of that. Lenovo chose CES 2020 as the time to officially debut the ThinkPad X1 Fold and give it a release date: the second half of 2020.
The ThinkPad X1 Fold is appropriately named. This Lenovo foldable laptop comes in at 13.3 inches but folds along the center line to create a perfect divide between the two sides of the screen. Think the Samsung Galaxy Fold, but bigger. The ThinkPad X1 Fold weighs in at just 2.2 pounds and can be folded completely flat for an incredibly small form factor on par with a book.
A foldable laptop is cool, but aside from the screen-bending technology, why should you care? Here’s why: this type of laptop combines the functionality of a tablet with that of an actual laptop, allowing you to half-bend the device and create two separate work areas. You can plug in a full-size keyboard and mouse to achieve the same level of functionality you would with a laptop.
Users can place the ThinkPad X1 Fold into laptop orientation and use two separate displays to multitask, such as holding a video call in the upper screen while taking notes on the lower screen. Lenovo plans to include an optional add-on called the ThinkPad X1 Fold Stand that allows users to place the ThinkPad in either landscape or portrait mode to further broaden the ways people can use the device.
ThinkPad X1 Fold Cost & Release Date
Lenovo has stated that the ThinkPad X1 Fold will start at $2,499 and be available for purchase in the second half of the year. More precise pricing details will be available closer to the release date of the ThinkPad.
The price point is high, especially when the exact technical specs are not available, but the ThinkPad X1 Fold is not aimed at casual users. Lenovo wanted to create a device that would survive the average life cycle of PCs (between three and five years).
The ThinkPad X1 Fold is intended to be a powerful, multipurpose machine that’s just at home in a business context as it is for at-home or student use. The feature lineup also sheds some light on why it is priced where it is.
ThinkPad X1 Fold Features
The standout feature of this Lenovo foldable laptop is, of course, its folding capabilities, but the ThinkPad X1 is more than a one-trick pony. It has a list of features that help somewhat justify its high price point.
- Multiple usage modes allow the ThinkPad X1 Fold to swap from a totally-flat 13.3-inch display to a folded, laptop-style machine.
- 5G connectivity will be optional.
- The ThinkPad X1 Fold can support a full secondary display.
- Users can purchase a Bluetooth Mini Fold keyboard that is stored and charged inside the system.
- There are plans for a Windows 10 version and a Windows 10X version.
Though the exact specs are not public, Lenovo partnered with Intel. The ThinkPad X1 Fold is powered by Intel Core processors in an attempt to avoid the lag that plagues Windows 10 on some laptop models.
Given the popularity of large tablets like the iPad Pro and the Samsung Galaxy Book, Lenovo is heading in the right direction. Keyboards are no longer an absolute necessity for productivity and including them as optional accessories to be used only when needed may be exactly the right move for mobile computing.
Combining convenience with power will make the ThinkPad X1 Fold stand out from the other foldable devices, but it will need to perform extraordinary well to justify its high price point.
