News reports from the interweb say that the U1 hybrid will be out by the end of the year.
In an interview with Lenovo President and COO, Rory Read, ChannelWeb reports that the U1 hybrid (and the Skylight smartbook) were not discontinued, only modified and delayed.
Both laptops will supposedly now run neither on the planned Skylight OS nor Windows 7. I'm expecting either Chrome or a hybrid Android OS. Tricky for the U1 is how it will behave once you detach the tablet. Because in laptop mode, Windows 7 will work, but in tablet mode, that proposed Android-based OS will probably work best. I think though, that is actually the plan.
Also, a post from Engadget reports a change with the processor, shifting to a Qualcomm dual-core.
If this will be released, it may be one of the first (if not the first) laptop or tablet to run on an Android OS. Might be a bit buggy, especially with the shifting between Windows 7.
Is it worth it to be an early adopter?
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