Slimbook introduces lightweight Linux laptop with 16:10 screen and Tiger Lake CPU
Slimbook introduces a new Linux laptop. The Slimbook Executive will include a 16:10 screen. According to the manufacturer, the laptop weighs about 1kg and has a suggested retail price from 1299 euros, for a variant with 8GB memory and a 250GB SSD.
The Slimbook Executive has a 14″ screen with a resolution of 2880×1800 pixels. According to the manufacturer, that screen achieves a maximum brightness of 400 cd/m² and the display can display 99 percent of the sRGB color space. The refresh rate is 90Hz.
The laptop comes standard with an Intel Core i7-1165G7 with four cores and hyperthreading. The Slimbook Executive uses the integrated Intel Xe GPU. The laptop comes standard with 8GB DDR4 memory, but the system can be supplied with a maximum of 64GB memory for an additional cost of 350 euros. The Slimbook Executive also comes standard with a 250GB NVMe SSD, although this can also be increased to 2TB. The laptop can also be supplied with a second M.2 SSD of up to 2TB.
Furthermore, the laptop has a USB 3.2 Gen 2 type C connector, a Thunderbolt 4 connector type C and two USB 3.2 Gen 1 type A ports. The Slimbook Executive also has an SD card reader, a HDMI 2.0 connector and a 3.5mm jack for audio. In terms of connectivity, the system features Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 support. The manufacturer also provides the laptop with a 720p webcam, which also functions as an IR camera for facial recognition. This works through the face recognition tool from Slimbook itself.
The housing measures 308.8x215mm and is 13mm high at its thinnest point. The laptop is made of magnesium alloy and therefore weighs about 1 kg. The Slimbook Executive comes with a wide variety of Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Ubuntu Mate. Users can also choose Manjaro, Linux Mint, Fedora, elementary OS or KDE Neon. Slimbook can possibly install Windows 10 on the laptop, but users have to pay an additional cost for this. The laptop can also be delivered in a dual boot configuration with Windows 10 and a Linux distro.
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| Processor (Intel) | Intel Core i7-1165G7 |
| GPU | Intel Xe (integrated) |
| Memory | Max. 64GB DDR4 (default 8GB) |
| SSD | Max. 2TB (M.2, NVMe) (250GB default) Optional second M.2 SSD (max. 2TB) |
| Screen | 14″, 2880×1800 pixels, max. 400 cd/m² |
| Connections | 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type A) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C) 1x Thunderbolt 4 (Type-C) 1x HDMI 2.0 1x 3.5mm jack (audio + microphone) 1x SD card reader |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Dimensions | 308.8 x 215 x 13~15mm |
| Weight | ~1kg |
| Battery | ‘Maximum 12 hours’ (capacity nnb) |
| To upload | 90W (DC or USB-C) |
| MSRP | From 1299 euros |