22 PCWorld OCTOBER 2019NEWS DYNABOOK LAUNCHES 15-INCH LAPTOP
Gen 2 (3.75 pounds).
To be fair, both of the latter machines
aspire to powerful mobile computing
platforms, if not outright workstations. The
Dynabook X50’s aspirations are more
modest: Rather than lead the way into Intel’s
10th-gen CoreA sliding webcam shutter helps preserve privacy..The Tecra X50 boasts a Harman/Kardon-powered audio system.generation, the X50 uses
an 8th-gen Whiskey Lake
chip with vPro, and no
discrete GPU.
On the other hand, the X50 is
one of the few to include an Intel
Optane SSD, as well as a power-
sipping Sharp IGZO LCD, which
helps contribute to a 17-hour rated
battery life—significantly more than
the more common 8 to 12 hours.
There’s a whopping 32GB of
memory, too, and a full terabyte of
SSD storage.
It’s probably fair to say that
while the Dynabook Tecra X50
may not measure up in sheer power, it tries
to compete in convenience. The notebook
uses a Modern Standby connection to
maintain a low-power connection at all
times, downloading email and patches in