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PC maker Lenovo has updated its ultra-portable notebook lineup with the new 12.1-inch widescreen 3000 V200 model, based on Intel “Santa Rosa” mobile platform.

Starting at $1,199, Lenovo’s 3000 V200 is offered with Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 or T7300 processor with 1.8GHz and 2GHz clock speed respectively. These CPUs have “Santa Rosa’s” 800MHz front side bus, and are paired with Intel GM965 chipset. The GM965 features integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, which manages the 1280×800 display. The V200 small laptop comes with 1GB or 2GB of system memory, a 160GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive and DVD burner.

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Lenovo announced today the new 3000 N200 notebook PC series based on Intel’s “Santa Rosa” notebook platform.

The 15.4 inch widescreen Lenovo 3000 N200 is currently available in two versions at Lenovo’s web site.

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PC maker Lenovo Group has agreed to pre-load Microsoft Corp.’s Live Search and other Windows Live services on its ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops and other Lenovo computers, the two companies said today.

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Lenovo today announced Intel’s Core 2 Duo (Merom) update of its 3000 V100 12.1-inch widescreen notebook. The Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset based Lenovo 3000 V100 ultraportable comes with Core 2 Duo T5500, T5600 or T7200 processor, an integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics card, an Intel’s PRO/Wireless and main memory expandable to a maximum 2GB. The new Lenovo’s V100 laptops come with 40, 80, or 100GB 5400rpm hard drive and with combo CD-RW/DVD or dual-layer DVD burner drive.

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Lenovo 3000 C200, “entry and mainstream notebooks” were announced today. The new 15-inch screen laptop, with 1024 x 768 resolution, features Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom) processor T5500 or Celeron M processor 420, and is based on Intel’s 945GM Express chip set, incorporating Intel graphic media accelerator 950 with up to 128MB of shared memory and Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG. Lenovo 3000 C200 supports up to 2GB of main memory and comes with 40GB or 80GB hard drive spinning at 5400rpm.

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Lenovo today announced the Lenovo 3000 N100 laptops with Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile (Merom) processor family. The 15.4-inch and 14.1-inch widescreen Lenovo 3000 N100 notebooks feature Core 2 Duo T5500 CPU and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950. The 15.4-inch models have 80GB hard drive and 1GB of memory, while the 14.1-inch models have 80GB and 100GB HDD options and 512MB or 1GB of memory. The hard drives spin at 5400rpm, while memory can be upgraded to up to 2GB on both models.

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Lenovo published this week that it has outperformed top competitors in customer satisfaction with PC hardware quality, reliability and product design features, according to the Technology Business Research (TBR) 2Q 2006.

TBR highlighted in its “Corporate IT Buying Behavior and Customer Satisfaction Study: Notebooks” report Lenovo’s significantly lower laptops PC failure rates than industry averages. The use of Active Protection System, an air-bag like mechanism that protects the hard drive, is found to reduce hard drive failures by 30% as compared to other systems, the reports says. Also it’s highlighted that Lenovo’s customer complaint management was identified as a strong differentiator for its proactive approach to remediate customers’ technology-related concerns, Lenovo published based on the TBR’s research.

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Lenovo 3000 C100 is a low-cost laptop featuring Intel’s budget Celeron processor and a integrated graphics chipset. The C100 is said to be notebook with long battery life of over 5 hours. Here are the links to its reviews from Laptop Magazine, Notebook Review, PC World, PC Magazine and Trusted Reviews.

LAPTOP Magazine - Lenovo 3000 C100 Review
All in all, the Lenovo 3000 C100 is a capable, albeit plain-looking, mainstream notebook. If solid everyday performance and long battery life are important, it’s certainly worth considering.

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Lenovo 3000 N100 low-budget laptop is said to be made for “mobile small business customers”. The N100 laptop features Intel Core Duo or Solo processor and a 15.4-inch WXGA display. Introduced in March this year, Lenovo 3000 N100 has been reviewed by PC Magazine, Laptop Magazine, Notebook Review, Strike Mobile, C Net and others. Here are its hand-picked review quotes with links to the full stories.

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The Lenovo 3000 V100 is an 12.1-inch screen ultraportable laptop featuring Intel Core Duo Mobile processors. Here are it’s valuable review quotes with links to the full stories.

Lenovo 3000 V100 review by PC Magazine
Overall, the Lenovo 3000 V100 is well-suited for small businesses that need a balance of portability and performance and don’t want to spend a lot of money. Sure, there are lighter solutions out there, such as the Gateway E-100M and the HP nc2400, but neither match the V100’s performance.

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The Lenovo 3000 V100 is an ultraportable that’s part of the Lenovo 3000 series the company launched this year. The V100 will join the Lenovo C100 15.4″ screen notebook and Lenovo N100 14.1″ notebook to round out the series offering. The V100 is targeted at small business users and regular old consumers. The Lenovo 3000 V100 comes with a choice of Core Duo or Core Solo processors. It has a 12.1″ widescreen display, non-glossy. Included is a 5-in-1 card reader, 3 USB ports, 1.3 Megapixel web camera, fingerprint reader for security, 40 - 100GB hard drive @ 5400 RPM, and FireWire.

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Lenovo unveiled its first dual-core laptop computer - Lenovo 3000 N100. This widescreen laptop will be available starting on March 28, 2006. Prices for the N100 start at $999.00. Lenovo 3000 N100, as same as other Lenovo 3000 notebooks, will mostly be sold through Lenovo business partners and directly via the Web at www.lenovo.com.

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Lenovo plans to introduce a line of low-priced laptops (Lenovo 3000 C100), said Roger Kay, president of market researcher Endpoint Technologies Associates.

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