Join on us on a tech tour of Nexa3D’s speedy 3D printer, the commanding new Lenovo ThinkPad, and Asus’s portable screen that’s super smooth.
For more information on these three products, read the accompanying article: Nexa3D’s Desktop 3D Printer Grew Up—Meet the XiP Pro.
Video Transcript
Today on Tech Check, a speedy 3D printer, a commanding laptop, and a portable screen that’s super smooth.
Additive manufacturing company Nexa3D has launched a new industrial grade 3D printer called the XiP Pro. The new printer is a bigger and more capable version of the XiP desktop printer which launched last year.
The XiP Pro uses Nexa3D’s proprietary photopolymerization process called LSPc, which the company claims is 20 times faster than comparable processes for other resin printers. But it’s not just fast. Nexa3D says that the XiP Pro can produce parts with a superb surface finish and high accuracy.
Unlike the desktop XiP’s 4.5 liter build volume, the new XiP Pro offers a spacious 19.5L build volume and Nexa3D says it can deliver four times the throughput of other industrial resin 3D printers. The XiP Pro is now available from Nexa3D for 60 thousand dollars plus service and software fees.
Lenovo has launched its latest line of laptops and desktops for engineers, including its top-shelf mobile workstation: the ThinkPad P16 Gen 2, a 16-inch, 6.5 pound powerhouse.
The new P16 can be maxed out with Intel Core HX-Series processors and up to the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation mobile GPU. It can also be configured with up to 192 GB of memory and 8 TB of SSD storage.
With an optional 4K OLED touchscreen and optional 4G connectivity, plus a generous array of ports and a hefty 94 watt hour battery, the ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 is a pretty tempting package for any engineers that need max mobile specs. Lenovo says it will be available in May 2023 but has not yet announced pricing.
Asus has a new portable display, the ZenScreen MB16QHG. The 16-inch screen has a 2560×1600 resolution and features a 120Hz refresh rate—or as Asus puts it, it’s “supersmooth.”
The ZenScreen is designed to be versatile, with an L-shaped kickstand that allows users to position it securely at any angle. For Windows users, it will even automatically switch between portrait or landscape mode. It can also be mounted to a stand.
Weighing 1.2kg and with edges just 7mm thick, the ZenScreen is made for those who need a low profile and easy-to-transport second screen. It has 2 USB-C ports, one on each side, plus an HDMI port and a headphone jack. Pricing and availability details of the ZenScreen are yet to come.
Check out more tech on engineering.com.
