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Lenovo Incorporates Broadcom 54g(R) Technology in 3000 Line

Lenovo is currently incorporating Broadcom(R) 54g(R) technology into select models of the new Lenovo 3000 N100 and C100 notebook PCs. 54g is the industry's best-selling Wi-Fi(R) technology and as such will provide customers with reliable, high-perfomrance wireless connectivity. 

The Lenovo N100 notebooks are designed with mobile small-business professionals  in mind.  Their built-in 54g solutions provide robust connections to 802.11a/b/g networks, and select models of the N100 offer Broadcom Bluetooth(R) and Fast Ethernet technology. 

Lenovo is one of the first to ship PCs with Broadcom's PCI Express(R)-based Wi-Fi solutions incorporated, which includes the BCM4311, a highly-integrated 802.11a/g solution.

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Lenovo To Ship Own Brand Budget Dual Core Laptops

In an attempt to build their own brand outside of Thinkpad, Lenovo will begin shipping its first own-brand dual-core notebook next week.  The new model, the Lenovo N100, will be geared toward small-business buyers on a "limited budget", according to the company. The N100 is part of the Lenovo 3000 family of notebooks.

The new notebook will be available with both 14.1in or 15.4in widescreen displays, and with either Intel Core Duo or Core Solo processors, Wi-Fi capability, Firewire, S-video. Bluetooth, integrated webcam and fingerprint scanner are additional options.

The Lenovo 3000 N100 line will be available on March 28 and retail pricing will begin at £740.

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Lenovo Goes Global with 3000 Series

                                                 

 

China's Lenovo Group Ltd. has gone global with the introduction of their own brand computers outside China.

The Lenovo Thinkpad has gained recognition as sales were prodominantly in the higher-margin enterprise sectors.  Lenovo now aims to go global targetting small enterprises with the release of their new Leonovo 3000 desktops and laptops starting at $350 and $599 respectively.

Lenovo has incorporated "IT convenience tools" into their new 3000 line since acquiring IBM's PC business two years ago.    With the new tools and agressive advertising on Winter Olympics broadcasts, Lenovo aims to offer a "value proposition" for small enterprises and  intends to leverage their 26% market share in China to grab a bigger share of the global market for small-enterprise computing.

Lenovo 3000 models include 802.11 a/b/g wireless capability and desktop models will offer microprocessors from both Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). 

via EETimes

 

Lenovo 3000 C100 Notebook Announced

                                                   

Lenovo has officially announced their Thinkpad C100 Notebook, a high quality laptop at a reasonable price.  The Lenovo 3000 series encompasses both notebooks and desktops and the C100 is the first in the series of several notebooks to come.  It is offered in five configurations, all with Intel processors.

Specs

Model 761-22U:

• Celeron M370 1.5GHz
• 256 MB
• 40GB / 5400 RPM
• 15" XGA
• Intel 915 GM      
• DVD/CDRW      
• ThinkPad a/b/g
• 8 Cell      
• XP Home
• $599

Model 0761-2BU:

• Celeron M370 1.5GHz      
• 512 MB     80GB / 5400 RPM
• 15" XGA 
• Intel 915 GM
• DVD Multiburner    
• ThinkPad a/b/g 
• 8 Cell      
• XP Home    
• $699

Model 0761-23U:

• Celeron M370 1.5GHz
• 512 MB     80GB / 5400 RPM
• 15" XGA
• Intel 915 GM    
• DVD/CDRW    
• ThinkPad a/b/g
• 8 Cell
• XP Pro
• $749

Model 0761-25U:

• Pentium M 740 1.73 GHz 
• 512 MB     80GB / 5400 RPM
• 15" XGA
• Intel 915 GM
• DVD/CDRW
• Intel a/b/g
• 8 Cell
• XP Pro
• $899

Model 0761-26U:

• Pentium M 740 1.73 GHz
• 512 MB     80GB / 5400 RPM    
• 15" XGA    
• Intel 915 GM    
• DVD Multiburner
• Intel a/b/g      
• 8 Cell
• XP Pro    
• $999

via NotebookReview

Gizmodo Announces 'Laptop Confidential' Contest

Gizmodo has launched a contest in which they are giving away a Lenovo Thinkpad Z Series. The notebook features a 1.73GHz Pentium M processor, XP Professional, 512MB of memory, 40GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, fingerprint reader, 14-inch screen and CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive. Retail value is $1,499.

Contestants will be creating a one minute long film made in Film noir ( a dark shadowy gangster like type of cinematography dating to the 1940's)   The film needs to be titled Laptop Confidential. 

The contest deadline is Monday, January 30 at midnight.

Lenovo Introduces 11 Hour Laptops

Lenovo announced the 11 hour Thinkpad laptop this week..  They claim it can run up to 11 hours without a charge when equipped with a second battery.

The T60 and X60 models draw 37 percent less power than their predecessors because they're based on the power-saving Intel Centrino Duo package that includes the Core Duo processor and the Mobile 945 chipset.

The Core Duo is Intel's newly announced dual-core processor for laptops, and is the successor to the popular Pentium M.

The new Thinkpads will ship in February.

(via TechWeb)