The new year begins, 2024, and many are setting themselves new challenges, such as Slimbook, which has decided to surprise us all with very interesting new features. Between them a renewed website where you can access the new Executive laptops, the new Elemental, or the new HERO, as well as the new Kymera ETX desktop.
All designed to give a boost to passionate Linux fans who will be able to count on new "toys" this year... Do you want to know the news in more detail?
Kymera ETX
As you will know if you follow the Spanish brand, the KYMERA It is the desktop that Slimbook offers. Specifically, it was available in two formats, mATX and ATX. However, what's new now is that they have added an ETX model. Thanks to this new KYMERA ETX you will be able to achieve greater possibilities and flexibility when configuring your equipment.
In addition to that essence and versatility present in mATX and ATX, the KYMERA ETX will also allow you to configure a device with the latest processors from Intel and AMD, in addition to iGPUs or dedicated graphics cards such as Intel ARC, NVIDIA GeForce RTX and AMD Radeon RX.
Not forgetting that you will have the possibility of installing units of M.2 NVMe SSD storage and also SATA3 HDD hard drives with which you can reach configurations of up to more than 100 TB, so that you do not lack space. And of course, to fill those drives with thousands of lightning-fast downloads, it also supports 10Gb network cards and WiFi 6...
New Executive
El Slimbook Executive Laptop You already knew it before, but you should know that it has been renewed to adapt to new needs. However, it continues to maintain everything that stood out in the previous generation Executive, such as the design, magnesium and aluminum chassis, great autonomy, 2.5K and 2.8K HiDPI screens with 100% sRGB and 90 Hz refresh rate, touchpad large size, etc. You can also choose black or gray.
But, the novelty here is inside, since the hardware has been renewed. For example, now you can install DDR5 RAM memories up to 5200 Mhz instead of DDR4 3200 Mhz. As for the processor, you have at your disposal the Intel Core i7-13700H with 6 P cores and 8 E cores, with 20 threads, 24 MB cache and a clock frequency in Turbo mode of up to 5 Ghz.
As for the graphics section, it has Intel Iris Xe G7 iGPU or the dedicated graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB...
New HERO
You probably remember Slimbook's TITAN gaming laptop that was retired. As many were wondering when the new TITAN or the replacement would arrive, the Valencian company wanted to respond to these users who were left "orphaned" after the withdrawal of the gaming equipment. And it is not a new generation TITAN, but it is call HERO. A hero who comes to save everyone who wants more power to play, develop, create, work with AI and design.
Inside it hides powerful processors Intel Raptor Lake 13th Gen, in addition to a good dedicated graphics card such as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 with 8 GB of VRAM memory type GDDR6. And to maintain this power at a controlled temperature, it includes a cooling system with 6 heatpipes and a double dynamic fan.
On the other hand, you can configure it with up to 64 GB of DDR5 5200 MHz RAM and storage units NVMe M.2 SSD up to 4TB. Likewise, you have a 15.6″ screen with WQHD resolution (2560x1440px), 165 Hz refresh rate, 100% sRGB color gamut, aluminum alloy and ABS chassis, RGB lighting, and much more...