ThinkPad X1 Carbon: claimed to be the lightest 14-inch Ultrabook, weighing just under 3 pounds. Boast-worthy features include the 1600-by-900-pixel display, backlit keyboard, and 0.71-inch thickness. We can thank the carbon-fiber construction for the super light weight.

That's a lot of laptop refreshes--even more than HP's recent announcement of . But wait, there's more! Lenovo is also refreshing the Y, G, and Z series.

Gaming laptops:

IdeaPad Y480 and Y580: 14- and 15-inch laptops for gamers. Both come with Nvidia 600 series (Kepler) graphics cards, JBL speakers, and an optical drive (TV tuner and WiDi are optional). They're pretty snazzy looking too, with brushed metal casing. The larger Y580 offers a full HD 1920 by 1080 display.