With many notebook brands launching new devices, Lenovo didn’t want to be left behind. The brand recently announced that they will be releasing a new series of ThinkPad laptops soon. The new L series, as they are called, are meant to be used in places like business offices, government offices and schools or for educational purposes.

From the L Series, the ThinkPad L412 and L512 laptops will give its consumers a high performance as these notebooks come with the latest processors and graphics. These devices have the latest processing technologies from Intel. They are made to be durable and can sustain short fall. As a matter of fact, Lenovo promotes the laptop to have military tough durability which means that they will last a long time under any type of weather. These notebooks also come with strong web conferencing features that will serve to a purpose in business offices.

Lenovo has also claimed that these devices were made with saving the environment in mind. They have the highest amounts of post consumer recycled content. The ThinkPad L412 and L512 notebooks will be released in May. Prices of these notebooks will be around $649.

Lenovo has just announced three more laptops releases from its Thinkpad line of laptops. We are trying to make it with whatever details we have. We knew, for one, that these three laptops feature the Intel Core i3-330M. More on the features later but first let’s reveal the names of these three new Lenovo laptops, they are Thinkpad T410i, T410si and T510i. All three laptops carry a strong and powerful look by the looks of them in black. There’s a 2-megapixel camera ala webcam that can be used to video chat or just take shots of oneself with the software provided. And it comes with finger security. Now more on each of these laptops; the Thinkpad T410i comes with 14-inch screen that features a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 250-320GB HDD and Mobile Intel Express Chipset QM57. The Thinkpad T410si comes with a 14-inch screen with 1440 x 900 pixel resolution. Lastly, the Thinkpad T510i comes with a 15-inch screen (1366 x 768 pixel resolution). That’s all we know for now until more details drop by.

Lenovo today announced the Lenovo Skylight, the first ARM-based processor smartbook device based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon™ chipset platform. Skylight harnesses the best of smartphones and netbooks to create a new mobile consumer device. With an eye-catching sleek and slim design, all day battery life, robust wireless connectivity and custom interface with live web gadgets, Skylight is designed to transform the mobile Internet experience. The Skylight smartbook connects with AT&T 3G mobile broadband service in the U.S.

“Lenovo is leading the way for innovation in this space by utilizing the groundbreaking capabilities of our Snapdragon platform. We are excited for consumers to enjoy the new mobile experiences that the Skylight will deliver, such as extended battery life and increased connectivity.”

“The web has become the window to the world for more and more people, helping them connect with friends and family across town or thousands of miles away,” said Peter Gaucher, executive director, Mobile Internet Product Management, Lenovo. “Skylight combines the long battery life and connectivity of a smartphone with the full web browsing and multimedia experience of a netbook to create one of the first devices in this developing smartbook category. Consumers want choices. They can now choose from a full portfolio of Lenovo mobile consumer devices including netbooks, smartbooks and laptops.”

To watch a video demonstration of Skylight, click here or here for more product details.

“Now more than ever, consumers are looking for devices that will keep them connected virtually anytime whether they are at home or on the go,” said David Haight, vice president, business development, AT&T Mobility. “The Lenovo Skylight is slim and attractive with extraordinary battery life, and when paired with the nation’s fastest 3G network and AT&T Wi-Fi service, it gives consumers a great web and media experience on the go.”

Skylight brings users a brand new way to enhance their mobile web experience:

Beauty and Brains – Thinner than many smartphones, Skylight’s sleek and lightweight design is a technological combination of beauty and function. Skylight is being introduced in two new vibrant colors, glossy lotus blue and earth red models. Skylight’s clamshell design opens to reveal a brilliant high definition 10 inch screen designed for watching high definition videos or viewing photos. Weighing less than two pounds, Skylight is extremely mobile and lightweight enough for the user to tote it in a purse, backpack or bag. Unlike many netbooks, Skylight’s full size keyboard makes typing easy.

No Power Cord? No Problem – Skylight has over 10 hours of active battery life,¹ enough to allow the user to watch two movies or more back to back on the next plane flight. Simply plug it in at night to charge like a mobile phone.

Wireless Freedom – Skylight has built-in WiFi and 3G connectivity to give users a web connection nearly everywhere they go, and Skylight will seamlessly handoff between the WiFi and 3G. With the purchase of a qualified AT&T DataConnect plan, users get 3G data but also have access to AT&T’s nationwide Wi-Fi network, including more than 20,000 U.S. hot spots for fast and easy web access on the go.

Web Optimized Interface – Skylight’s unique custom interface lets the full capabilities of the web shine through with live web gadgets. Users can check Google Gmail™, update their Facebook™ status, see what’s new on YouTube™ or browse the Internet simultaneously without having to continually refresh or log in. There are more than 18 preloaded web gadgets including Amazon MP3 to download digital music favorites and Roxio CinemaNow to buy and download digital movies. Powered by the Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon chipset platform and featuring 20 GB of standard flash and 2 GB of cloud storage, Skylight delivers the performance needed for mobile users unwilling to compromise their mobile experience and the flexibility to store their data wherever they like – in the cloud or on the device.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform offers a powerful combination of mobile processing performance, optimized power consumption, ubiquitous connectivity and powerful multimedia in a single chip.

“Snapdragon-based devices like the Lenovo Skylight will change the way we connect to the world and how we enjoy the web and media while on the go,” said Luis Pineda, senior vice president, Marketing and Product Management, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. “Lenovo is leading the way for innovation in this space by utilizing the groundbreaking capabilities of our Snapdragon platform. We are excited for consumers to enjoy the new mobile experiences that the Skylight will deliver, such as extended battery life and increased connectivity.”

Pricing and Availability³

The Lenovo Skylight smartbook will be available starting in April in the U.S. It will be available in China and in Europe later this year. In the U.S., it will be sold through www.lenovo.com, www.att.com and AT&T retail stores. Pricing will start at $499 at full retail price. AT&T offers two-year AT&T DataConnect service plans, as well as Data Connect Pass – a pay-as-you-need it data service available by the day, by the week or by the month.

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About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

¹Actual active battery life varies depending on usage. 10+ hours of active battery life is a typical use mode of an equal mixture of web browsing, local video play, high definition video web streaming, standard video web streaming, and system idle (20% for each) with a battery at 100% capacity.

²WWAN Service Providers: Requires separate agreement with select third party service provider, and is subject to credit approval and applicable service agreement/terms, rate plan and coverage maps of the provider. Service is available in select metropolitan markets, not available in all areas. Service provider, not Lenovo, is solely responsible for service. Lenovo customers may be contacted after purchase to activate service. Special credit and tenure restrictions and additional charges may apply to international roaming. A network connection, third-party software, additional hardware, and/or subscription to a third-party service may be required for certain solutions/applications. Additional restrictions apply.

³Prices do not include tax or shipping and are subject to change without notice and is tied to specific terms and conditions. Reseller prices may vary. Price does not include all advertised features. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.

-Lenovo today announced the industry’s first hybrid PC for consumers, the IdeaPad U1 hybrid notebook, featuring a groundbreaking detachable screen. The IdeaPad U1’s unique design is engineered to provide consumers with two PCs in one device – each with its own processor and operating system – that work together and independently as either a clamshell laptop or a multitouch slate tablet.

“By fusing the functionality of a notebook with the slate tablet’s rich multitouch entertainment and mobile Internet experience, U1 provides consumers the freedom to choose the device they prefer for any activity.”

“The IdeaPad U1 hybrid notebook is a game-changing technology in the PC industry that lets user switch their PC experience within a single device to match their dynamic lifestyle,” said Liu Jun, senior vice president, Idea Product Group, Lenovo. “By fusing the functionality of a notebook with the slate tablet’s rich multitouch entertainment and mobile Internet experience, U1 provides consumers the freedom to choose the device they prefer for any activity.”

The IdeaPad U1’s fashionable scarlet red exterior has a footprint just smaller than a piece of notebook paper and is paired with an equally impressive 3.8 pound thin and light design. With its unique detach-and-converge design, users can easily remove the screen to instantly switch from clamshell mode into a multitouch slate tablet. When the IdeaPad U1 is in its traditional clamshell form, the system boasts an 11.6 inch HD LED screen and runs Windows 7. When the 1.6 pound, multitouch screen is removed, it becomes an independent slate tablet with a powerful ARM processor, running Lenovo’s customized Skylight operating system.

Two Brains are Better than One

Leveraging the benefits of both CPU, the two devices can synchronize to work as one with the ability to share battery power, 3G wireless, data and documents. In this way, the base laptop system can serve as a hub and docking station and the slate tablet as a mobile device. The two PCs have been engineered to work together and independently through Lenovo’s Hybrid Switch technology that enables seamless toggling between the two processors. For instance, users can surf the Web in laptop mode and then continue from the same point without interruption if they detach to tablet mode.

“Me Centric” User Interface Provides Instant Gratification for Today’s Consumers

Lenovo’s hybrid notebook also features a customized “Me” centric tablet interface for comfortable landscape and portrait viewing. Users can switch between a six-section display and a four section display. U1’s six-section screen display is designed to enhance the mobile internet experience by letting users easily multitouch access multiple Web-based applications at once such as email, calendars, RSS readers and social networking Web sites. The four-section screen display option is perfect as a media center on the PC such as photos, music, videos and to view/edit documents.

IdeaPad U1 Doubles Entertainment Fun

The IdeaPad U1’s laptop and tablet modes each support more than five hours of 3G Web browsing and 60 hours of 3G standby. In addition, the U1 comes with integrated video camera and two stereo speakers with integrated microphone with echo cancellation make this the ideal PC for users who need flexibility but do not want to compromise features or functionality.

Pricing and Availability

The Lenovo IdeaPad U1 hybrid notebook will be available June 1, 2010, with an estimated retail price of $999.¹

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About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

Lenovo today announced four new ThinkPad PCs – the T410s, T410 and T510 laptops and W510 mobile workstation – to bring higher levels of performance and productivity to business users. The new laptops are based on upcoming Intel® Core™ dual-core processors and equip users with faster multi-tasking performance, more energy efficient performance and greater manageability for IT departments. Beyond powerful processing performance improvements, the new laptops extend individual productivity with never before seen ThinkPad 22 hour battery life on select models, more multitouch screen options and a single wireless broadband solution with the Qualcomm Gobi 2000 module.

 

“These latest enhancements in processing speed, battery life and wireless technologies help users work faster, longer and smarter.”

“ThinkPad laptops are built for business with the performance, portability and wireless capabilities users need and the manageability, reliability and durability IT departments require,” said Peter Hortensius, senior vice president, ThinkPad Business Unit, Lenovo. “These latest enhancements in processing speed, battery life and wireless technologies help users work faster, longer and smarter.”

The T410s provides a thin and light design with full performance for extremely mobile users, while the T410 and T510 are designed for full performance for mainstream business users. The high performance W510 mobile workstation fits the needs of professionals in data and graphics-demanding fields like oil and gas, computer aided design and photography.

Productivity through Performance

The new PCs offer maximum processing performance with a selection of new upcoming Intel® Core™ processors. Combined with upcoming Intel® Core™ vPro technology and Lenovo’s ThinkVantage Technologies’ manageability features, IT departments can remotely manage their PC fleet and deploy power settings, Internet connection profiles and more. Additionally, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology¹ on the W510 and T Series laptops automatically and intelligently accelerates performance, dynamically adjusting to the workload to give business users an immediate performance boost when needed.

The new W510 brings mobile workstation performance to a higher level. More powerful than before, the W510 can now support up to 16 GB of memory and quad core processors. The W510 has four memory slots for up to 16GB of high performance 1333 MHz DDR3 memory. It also offers Nvidia’s 1GB GPU and the latest Intel® Core™ i7 processors. As the first ThinkPad to offer USB 3.0, users can transfer data quickly reaching speeds up to 10x the performance over USB 2.0.

The T410s now comes with Nvidia switchable graphics with 512 MB of VRAM so users can balance a visually-intense graphics experience with energy efficiency and battery life. The laptops are also certified under Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience program for Windows 7. This means they start up significantly faster than identical configuration, non-optimized PCs. For example, on select Think PCs, Windows 7 starts up to 56 percent faster compared to running Windows XP or Vista and shuts down in as little as five seconds².

For added convenience, a powered USB port comes on all the new PCs and can be used to charge MP3 players, phones and other devices when the PC is on, on standby or off (if plugged in).

Productivity by Design

The W510 gives users a new kind of power – the power of touch – for a new way to work with an optional multi-finger touch screen. Lenovo includes the SimpleTap application to help make navigating the touchscreen simple. The W510 also has added an optional color calibrator, first debuted in the ThinkPad W700 mobile workstation, to help ensure the most accurate colors on its high gamut full high definition screen.

The new laptops also improve the typing experience with larger Escape and Delete keys. Since Lenovo found users hit the Delete and Escape keys up to 700 times a week on average, the sizes of these keys have been increased starting with the T400s laptop.

Productivity by Mobility

To extend the workday even longer without plugging in, Lenovo offers a new nine cell slice battery on the T410, T510 and W510 laptops for up to 22 hours of battery life³. The laptops also offer optional 3G connectivity leveraging EV-DO and HSPA wireless networks with Qualcomm Gobi 2000™ technology. This module allows businesses to standardize on a single hardware platform that can be deployed globally and accommodate multiple carriers to simplify international deployments.

Pricing and Availability⁴

The ThinkPad T410s, T410, T510 and W510 laptops are available beginning January 7 through business partners and www.lenovo.com. Pricing for models starts approximately at $1,399 for the T410s, $999 for the T410 and T510 and $1,599 for the W510.

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About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

¹ Intel® Turbo Boost Technology requires a PC with a processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology capability. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology performance varies depending on hardware, software and overall system configuration. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/turboboost

²Without Enhanced Experience -Think systems integrated with Window-7 Professional beta, hardware device drivers, utilities, Lenovo and 3rd-party software as of January 2009 with no optimization performed by Lenovo With Enhanced Experience – Think systems integrated with Window-7 Professional RTM, hardware device driver, utilities, Lenovo and 3rd-party software as of September 2009 after optimization by Lenovo engineers to integrated software components.

³With 9 cell slice and 9 cell battery on ThinkPad T410.

⁴Prices do not include tax or shipping and are subject to change without notice and is tied to specific terms and conditions. Reseller prices may vary. Price does not include all advertised features. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.

Lenovo today announced the ThinkPad X100e, the company’s first professional-grade ultraportable laptop starting below $500. The introduction pioneers a new category of PCs for today’s business users that blends professional performance, usability and design with new color options, such as Heatwave Red, at an extremely affordable price. The X100e also represents the first time Lenovo and AMD have collaborated to offer AMD processors on ThinkPad laptops and to leverage AMD’s VisionPro branding.

 

 

 

“The X100e delivers the full promise of VISION Pro Technology from AMD”

“By listening to our customers, we identified an opportunity to create a new type of ultraportable laptop for business users,” said Sam Dusi, vice president, ThinkPad Product Marketing. “Customers asked us for low cost and extreme portability without sacrificing usability or the manageability needed to run a business. By expanding the ultraportable ThinkPad X Series to reach prices under $500, the X100e delivers on all counts.”

Click here to watch a video introduction to the ThinkPad X100e.

The ThinkPad X100e excels in the areas important to business users with professional-grade features, exceptional usability and outstanding mobility.

• Professional-Grade Features – Equipped with choices of AMD Athlon Neo single and dual core processors and Turion dual core processors¹, the X100e provides strong performance needed for multitasking and running typical office applications. It also has the performance needed to support corporate operating systems like Microsoft Windows 7 Professional. The X100e comes with Lenovo’s ThinkVantage Technologies, hardware-software tools that help customers deploy, manage and maintain their PCs. The laptop features global availability and technical support along with a variety of warranty options.
• Exceptional Usability and Design - Lenovo designed the small and compact X100e to be incredibly comfortable to use. An 11.6 inch high definition display provides ample screen real estate, and an ISO full-size keyboard with a multitouch touchpad and Trackpoint make navigation easy. The new contemporary keyboard design features enlarged keys, removal of rarely used keys like System Request and the embedded number pad. The X100e also brings color to ThinkPad with a new choice of Heatwave Red in addition to Midnight Black models.
• Outstanding Mobility – The X100e maximizes mobility with models starting under three pounds. For wireless connectivity on the go, the laptop comes with 802.11n WiFi and optional Bluetooth and 3G.

Based on VISION Pro Technology from AMD, the X100e delivers outstanding value and performance on visual productivity applications vital to today’s business.

“The X100e delivers the full promise of VISION Pro Technology from AMD,” said Leslie Sobon, vice president, Product Marketing, AMD. “It delivers the visual experience necessary to leverage most of today’s collaboration tools, strong battery life and unbeatable value, all in a sleek, durable ultrathin laptop. With out-of-the-box support for dual monitors to enable greater productivity, the ThinkPad X100e defines what a commercial ultrathin laptop should be and sets the bar for future products based on VISION Pro Technology from AMD.”

Business-Class Service and Support

Lenovo offers a full portfolio of service and support offerings to protect the ThinkPad X100e and the data on it and also to give IT departments the technical support they need. To keep business productivity high and to protect from unexpected repair costs, ThinkPad Protection cover repairs resulting from accidents, drops and spills. ThinkPlus Priority Support provides 24×7 business-class technical support for IT professionals responsible for maintaining these PCs. Lenovo Hard Disk Drive Retention lets customers keep their hard drive in case of damage or failure, ensuring that their data remains safely in their hands.

Pricing and Availability²

The ThinkPad X100e will be available starting January 5 through Lenovo business partners and www.lenovo.com with models starting at $449.

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About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

¹AMD dual core processor models available in 1^st quarter 2010.

²Prices do not include tax or shipping and are subject to change without notice and is tied to specific terms and conditions. Reseller prices may vary. Price does not include all advertised features. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.

Lenovo today announced a new ThinkPad laptop series designed to push ThinkPad design and innovation to the edge. Simply called “ThinkPad Edge,” the 13, 14 and 15 inch models are designed specifically for small to medium sized business (SMB) customers. The 13 inch model represents the first ThinkPad laptop to offer AMD dual core processor technology and to be offered on AMD’s VISION Pro Technology. In addition to performance, the new laptops are designed with style and affordability in mind for today’s budget-conscious customers. For example, they include new rich and vibrant color choices and a new contemporary keyboard. Lenovo is also expanding its retail sales channel to offer select ThinkPad Edge models in Best Buy stores.

 

 

 

“Small to medium business customers tell us they want PCs with bold yet professional designs, uncompromising durability and reliability with the latest technologies that meets their budgets”

“Small to medium business customers tell us they want PCs with bold yet professional designs, uncompromising durability and reliability with the latest technologies that meets their budgets,” said Fran O’Sullivan, senior vice president, Think Product Group, Lenovo. “Our answer is the new ThinkPad Edge family of laptops. They deliver stunning technology and powerful performance at an unprecedented value.”

Click here to watch a video introduction to the ThinkPad Edge laptops.

Sophisticated and Simple Design

The ThinkPad Edge Series laptops reflect a new progressive and strikingly clean appearance while retaining ThinkPad durability and reliability. For example, the laptops include spill-resistant keyboards and value-added ThinkVantage Technologies like the Active Protection System and Rescue and Recovery.

However, the new laptops blend expressive design and ease of use in several new ways:

• Contemporary Keyboard – A new contemporary keyboard gives the laptop a clean and inviting look. Uniform black keys and removal of the embedded number pad also help create a modern design. The Function keys have even been re-designed so that users only need to use one finger to access multimedia functions and more. Other rarely used keys like System Request have been removed. Additionally, select models of the ThinkPad Edge 14 and 15 inch versions will come with illuminated keyboards for visibility in low light conditions while adding a touch of elegance to the keyboard.
• Expanded Touchpad – A large multitouch touchpad provides an oversized landing pad for fingers to pinch, zoom and scroll.
• Expressive, Colorful Palette – Midnight Black in either gloss or soft finishes remain the traditional color for business, but for those who want to make a statement, ThinkPad Edge laptops come in Heatwave Red too. Additionally, a sleek silver band frames the exterior of the laptop.

SMB Performance Gets New Edge

SMBs “are a 24 x 7 business,” and their PC technology reflects their personal brand. Lenovo designed the ThinkPad Edge Series specifically to give these customers stylish and eye-catching designs with high performance, reliability and the latest technologies including:

• Great performance with choices of AMD Turion and Athlon Neo dual core processors or Intel Core 2 Duo ultra low voltage and standard dual core processors¹
• Optimized for Windows 7 under Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience program
• Long battery life of over eight hours²
• Wireless connectivity technologies including WiFi and optional Bluetooth, 3G and WiMAX³
• Crisp and clear voice over Internet protocol with Skype™ software, high definition speakers, high resolution, low light sensitivity cameras and microphone and camera mute keys
• Commitment to green technology. The laptops carry a Gold rating from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool and meet Energy Star 5.0. The Edge laptops contain no foam and use many materials which are derived from 100 percent recycled content, such as thermoplastic, sugarcane or sorghum

“Expanding our relationship with Lenovo to include ThinkPad laptops represents a turning point for AMD’s commercial client business and creates enormous opportunity for both companies,” said Leslie Sobon, vice president, Product Marketing, AMD. “By basing these laptops on VISION Pro Technology, Lenovo is enabling customers to gain a competitive advantage with performance you can see on today’s collaboration and visual productivity applications, unbeatable value at every price point and a means of eliminating IT headaches through open standards manageability and security features.”

Total Service and Support

Lenovo also offers a full suite of flexible service and support solutions for the new ThinkPad Edge Series. Lenovo-branded services give customers and business partners a single source solution that helps minimize risks and increases protection and productivity.

These services include:

• ThinkPad Protection to protect from unexpected repair costs in case of accidents or spills
• Priority Support for 24/7 tech-to-tech support
• Hard Disk Drive Retention that lets customer keep their failed or damaged hard drive to ensure data remains safely in their hands

Pricing and Availability⁴

The ThinkPad Edge 13 inch version will be available starting January 5 with models starting at approximately $549 through Lenovo Business Partners and www.lenovo.com. The 14 and 15 inch versions will be available starting in 2Q 2010. Select Best Buy stores in the U.S. will offer the 14 inch version.

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About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

¹Available on 13 inch ThinkPad Edge models.

²Select models including the ThinkPad Edge 13 inch with Intel SU7300 and 6-cell battery and ThinkPad Edge 14 and 15 inch with 9-cell battery.

³WWAN/WiMAX Service Providers: Requires separate agreement with select third party service provider, and is subject to credit approval and applicable service agreement/terms, rate plan and coverage maps of the provider. Service is available in select metropolitan markets, not available in all areas. Service provider, not Lenovo, is solely responsible for service. Lenovo customers may be contacted after purchase to activate service. Special credit and tenure restrictions and additional charges may apply to international roaming. A network connection, third-party software, additional hardware, and/or subscription to a third-party service may be required for certain solutions/applications. Additional restrictions apply.

⁴Prices do not include tax or shipping and are subject to change without notice and is tied to specific terms and conditions. Reseller prices may vary. Price does not include all advertised features. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.

The Lenovo G550 is a media-centered notebook laptop that hails from Lenovo’s Value Line range. It is an update to the Lenovo G530 that is also from the same range. The main difference between the two is the shift from a 16:10 display to a 16:9 display. Besides that, in terms of design, the Lenovo G550 sports a black weave pattern as compared to the Lenovo G530’s smooth matte exterior finish. The main cover is made of durable material that can prevent any screen distortion even if the back of the screen is hit or flexed. As for the interior, it is of the same colour as the lid but is textured with a rougher matte finish that is similar to that on unpainted sectios of a ThinkPad. In terms of colour scheme, the Lenovo G550 sports a classic back-to-basics ThinkPad colour that makes it black inside and out. As for the chassis, it is constructed entirely out of plastic but feels solid enough to be sturdy.
Specifications
The Lenovo G550 measures 1.43 in x 15 in x 9.6 in (H x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 5.95 lbs. It comes under a one year limited parts and labour warranty. In general, the Lenovo G550 has a normalized cache size of 2, a normalized display size of 15.6 inches and a normalized installed memory of 3 GB. In terms of storage, the Lenovo G550 has an internal hard disk drive that has a capacity of 320 GB. It also has a DVD + / – RW DL optical dive. There is also a 15.6 inch LCD display with glossy screen and LED backlight. Besides that, the display also has an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a maximum WXGA resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. In terms of video features, the Lenovo G550 incorporates an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 MHD. The Lenovo G550 operates on a Microsoft Windows 7 Professional operating system. Alternatively, it is also backwards compatible with a Microsoft Windows XP Pro. Additional features include a network card that features Ethernet 10/ 100 Mbps, Wireless Ethernet IEEE 802.11 Draft N, Wireless Ethernet IEEE 802.11 a, Wireless Ethernet IEEE 802.11 b, and Wireless Ethernet IEEE 802.11 g. There is also a built-in web camera situated right above the display. The Lenovo G550 is powered by a 6-cell battery that has the capacity to provide up to 3.8 hours of battery life. Not only that, it is also Energy Star compliant. In terms of memory, the Lenovo G550 incorporates DDR3 memory with up to 3 GB of installed memory capacity. However, it also has the ability to support up to a maximum of 4 GB of installed memory. Input devices consist of a keyboard and a touchpad. Interface connections consist of Audio line in (1/8 inch mini), audio Line out (1/8 inch mini), Ethernet RJ45, HDMI, USB-Universal Serial Bus 2.0, and VGA. Besides that, there are also several slots on the Lenovo G550’s body itself, including an Express Card 34 slot, and a 5-in-1 Memory Stick MultiMediaCard (MMC), SD Card and an xD-Picture Card.
Reviews

“The Lenovo G550 is a very solid and durable notebook, but now is missing some of the features that were standard on the previous revision. From what could only be considered cost-cutting measures, Lenovo took away one USB port, removed the ExpressCard slot, and moved to an ALPS touchpad. These types of changes might not look as bad if the retail price also dropped, but it is selling for the same price as (if not slightly more than) the previous model. I would still gladly take this model over a lot of the small-business targeted notebooks on the market, but it is just a shame that it is no longer as nice as it once was.” (NotebookReview, 2009)

“Lenovo G550 is a solid notebook delivering good performance. It is better than most other business targeted notebooks in the market. The only problem is that it lacks some of the standard features found on the previous version. ” (LaptopAdvisor, 2009)

“While this is a budget product it contains certain features are typically found on higher end products.” (Retrevo, 2009)

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 is a netbook laptop that hails from Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y550 series of middle range notebooks that are built for multimedia purposes. It is suitable for watching movies and comes with a 15.6-inch screen as well as standard outputs for an HDTV. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile processor and incorporates the Intel NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M graphic card with up to 512 MB of dedicated video memory. In terms of design, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 sports a midsize design that has all the other middle-of-the-road characteristics that makes it qualify as an all-purpose portable.
Specifications
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 measures 1.5 in x 10.0 in x 15.2 in (H x D x W) in dimension and weighs approximately 6.06 lbs including its provided 6 cell battery. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 runs on an Intel Core 2 Duo with 2.1 GHz FSB, a cache size of 2 MB and a data bus speed of 800 MHz. It operates on a preloaded genuine Windows 7 Professional operating system. Alternatively, it can also run on a genuine Windows XP Professional operating system. There is also a 15.6 inch LCD display with glossy screen that is also LED Backlit. Besides that, the display also has an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a maximum WXGA resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. In terms of graphic features, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 incorporates an integrated IntelNVIDIA GeForce GT 130M graphics card with up to 512 MB of dedicated installed video memory. As for system memory, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 incorporates DDR3 technology with up to 4 GB of installed memory. It can support upgrades of up to 8 GB. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 is powered by a 6 Li-ion battery that has the capacity to provide up to 4.5 hours of battery life. It comes with a 1 year parts and labour warranty. The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 also comes with an internal hard disk drive that has a capacity of 320 GB. Besides that, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 also has a DVD +RW DL optical drive. There is also a digital microphone which comes with a microphone mute button. In addition to that, it also has a built-in web cam situated right above the display. Not only that, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 also incorporates a small internal Bluetooth card that automatically detects other Bluetooth equipped devices within 30 feet and sends and receives radio signals over an ad hoc “piconet” or personal wireless network. Input devices consist of a keyboard and a touchpad. In terms of interface connections, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 includes Audio Line In (1/8” mini), audio line out, (1/8” mini), Ethernet RJ45, HDMI, Infrared, Serial ATA 7-pin, USB Universal Serial Bus 2.0 and VGA. There are also various slots including an Express Card 34 slot, and a 5-in-1 memory card slot that is compatible with Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard (MMC), SD Card and xD-Picture Card. In terms of wireless connectivity, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 comes with integrated Mobile Broadband, WLAN 802.11 n draft, WIMax, Bluetooth and Gigabit Ethernet (10/ 100/ 1000) capabilities.
Reviews

“The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 is a nice, mid-range multimedia machine, and Lenovo even includes some nice extras if you want to customize your rig. Multimedia fans will appreciate the good, LED backlit display, which did a fine job with our movies, as well as the standard outputs for an HDTV, and the battery life that was strong enough to get through a long, loud action flick. We loved the deep, responsive keyboard that felt more like typing on full size desktop keys. Some of the extras fell flat with us, though, including the unimpressive “Dolby” speakers and subwoofer, or the time-consuming VeriFace logon. There was also plenty of bloat to slow things down or cause problems, and we wish Lenovo had focused on adding multimedia software instead of the wealth of security options. Overall, though, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 is a nice machine at a competitive starting price, and makes for a reasonable buy even with some serious upgrades for the graphics processor and system memory. We were pleasantly surprised with its performance from casual Web surfing to playing intense first person shooters. It’s not as stylish as some other options, but it packs plenty of punch and makes for a solid device.” (InfoSync, 2009)

“Take the battery life you see advertised for any laptop with a grain of salt. Why? A few vendors still use unrealistic testing parameters in order to report the longest battery life possible. For example, a “tested” laptop simply might be turned on, with the screen brightness lowered to the darkest level, and allowed to run down without anyone touching it. When the laptop undergoes typical, everyday use–say, with the screen brightness turned up to a readable level and with the user working in several applications or playing a CD or DVD movie–its battery life could be much shorter than a vendor’s claims.” (PCWorld, 2009)

“The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 has a 15.6″ screen and is packed with an array of multimedia features. Some of its most notable features include DDR3 memory for fast processing, advanced graphics, and a high-end Full HD 16:9 widescreen panel. The IdeaPad Y550 is available in six different models ranging from $699.00 to $1,199.00.” (DigitalTrends, 2009)

The Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 is a netbook laptop that hails from Lenovo’s ThinkPad SL series of entry level notebooks targeted at the budget market. It is suitable for small and medium business customers and comes with a 14-inch screen. The Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 comes with an Intel Celeron or Intel Core 2 Duo processor and incorporates the Intel GMA 4500MHD or 4500M integrated graphics with up to 4 GB of DDR3 system memory. In terms of design, the Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 has discretely placed ports. It also sports a matte black top cover and scratch resistant exterior.
Specifications
The Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 measures 32 mm ~ 36 mm x 380 mm x 247 mm (H x D x W) in dimension and weighs approximately 2.32 kg including its provided 6 cell battery. The Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 runs either on an Intel Core 2 Duo with 1066 MHz FSB or Intel Dual Core Celeron. It operated on a preloaded genuine Windows 7 Professional operating system. Alternatively, it can also run on a genuine Windows XP Professional operating system. There is also a 14 inch HD VibrantView display that is also LED Backlit. In terms of graphic features, the Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 incorporates an integrated Intel X4500 graphics card. As for system memory, the Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 incorporates DDR3 technology with a data bus speed of 1067 MHz and can support upgrades up to 8 GB. There is also an internal hard disk drive with a capacity of 320 GB with 7200 RPM and APS. It can also support a hard drive that has a capacity of up to 500 GB with 5400 rpm. The Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 is powered by a 6 Li-ion battery. For security purposes, the Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 has an integrated fingerprint reader to avoid unauthorized access. It comes with a 1 year depot warranty with the option to extend up to 3 years. The Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 also comes with preloaded software including Roxio Creator Small Business Edition, Adobe Reader, Skype, ThinkVantage Access Connections, Rescue and Recovery, Power Manager and Presentation Director. Additional features include an integrated 2 mega pixel camera situated right above the display, audio speakers with 2W power output and one-touch recovery. There are also two video outputs consisting of HDMI and VGA, 3 USB 2.0 ports and 1 eSATA combo, as well as a 7-in-1 Media Card Reader. Besides that, the Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 also has a DVD Recordable optical drive. Not only that, the Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 also has a spill resistant keyboard as well as a touchpad that incorporates TrackPoint, UltraNav and multitouch technology. There is also a digital microphone which comes with a microphone mute button. The Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 is also Energy Star 5.-, EPEAT Gold, and Climate Savers Certitified. Besides that, the Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 is also the first ThinkPad to use post consumer recycled plastics and renewable energy accessories. In terms of wireless connectivity, the Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 comes with integrated Mobile Broadband, WLAN 802.11 n draft, WIMax, Bluetooth and Gigabit Ethernet (10/ 100/ 1000) capabilities.
Reviews

“The ThinkPad SL410 look like an excellent blend of traditional ThinkPad build quality and durability, combined with some really cool entertainment features for after hours fun. Well done Lenovo, we liked the original SL Series, We think were going to love the new ThinkPad SL410.” (ThinkPadToday, 2009)
“Lenovo’s ThinkPad SL410 has an integrated 2MP web camera and dual microphones, 802.11n WiFi, optional WiMAX and Bluetooth, optionally built-in AT&T mobile broadband connection, an Ethernet LAN port, optional fingerprint reader, three USB ports and one eSATA/USB combo port, an ExpressCard/34 slot, a 7-in-1media card reader, and HDMI and VGA outputs.” (Laptoping, 2009)
“The Lenovo ThinkPad SL410 is a budget-priced business notebook equipped with up to an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 14 inch HD display, and dual-layer DVD/RW drive.” (NotebookReview, 2009)