Aside from pushing several ultrathin laptops and flashy hybrids aimed at the consumer market, Lenovo continues to produce reliable devices with a core focus on satisfying the business market. By unveiling the Thinkpad S531, the company’s first 15.6-inch Ultrabook, the Chinese computer maker tries to embrace the growing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement that has taken the corporate world by storm.

Lenovo announced the new Thinkpad at the London Fashion Week; an interesting venue for a high-profile computing release. Nevertheless, the Ultrabook offers its own stylish appeal, sporting an aluminum cover that comes in silver or graphite black, as well as a spill resistant backlit keyboard.

The company was also quick to point out that the Thinkpad’s beveled edges “give the illusion that the PC is floating over the desk”; although this design feature sounds better in principle than it is in reality.

Beneath the hood, the Thinkpad S531 has many features that should appeal to the corporate community. Lenovo claims that the laptop will offer a 15% performance boost over its predecessor, and it will also boast an impressive 9 hour battery life perfect for those long commutes. Interestingly, these performance metrics will be met without Intel’s new Haswell processor, but instead using the 3rd Generation Ivy Bridge architecture.

On the storage front, the Ultrabook can be configured with up to 500GB of internal storage and 10GB of memory. According to the product page, it will feature USB 3.0 ports and the ability to connect to a ThinkPad OneLink Dock, which offers gigabit Ethernet, additional 3.0 ports, and dedicated video.

The S531 retails for £575 ($900), and is now available through the company’s website.

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Computex 2013 has already proven to be an excellent marketing venue for Asus, and it’s only been one day. Following up on its promise, the Taiwanese company has unveiled the new Zenbook Infinity, becoming the very first laptop to sport an entire Gorilla Glass 3 exterior.

Not only does it provide the Zenbook with a beautifully glossy and intricate appearance, but the material is scratch resistant and mighty strong. The official word is that Gorilla Glass 3 will make the new laptops three times more resilient than past Zenbook products. In fact, an ASUS project manager said that the laptop had to undergo several drop tests prior to its release, although it might be unwise to test this theory.

According to reports, Gorilla Glass 3 has also enabled ASUS to slim down the device. At a maximum thickness of just 15.5mm, the Zenbook Infinity will be 14 percent thinner than its predecessors.

Despite the allure of its physical attributes, this Ultrabook offers more than just good looks. It will surprisingly feature a built-in touchscreen as well as a backlit keyboard. Two USB 3.0 ports will also reside on each side, with a micro-HDMI port, a Mini DisplayPort, and an SD card slot also making appearances.

Unfortunately, this is the only information that has been made available about the device. The Zenbook Infinity is expected to go on sale during Q4, and we will hopefully know more about the underlying hardware at this time.

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