Archive for the 'Lenovo ThinkPad' Category

Lenovo has announced immediate availability of the 14-inch ThinkPad SL410 and 15.6-inch ThinkPad SL510 laptops, featuring Intel’s processors, Windows 7 operating system, and a slightly changed chassis when compared to the older SL400 and SL500.

Designed for both business use and entertainment, the ThinkPad SL410 and SL510 come with Celeron or Core 2 Duo CPUs, the GMA 4500 Series integrated graphics, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 320GB of hard drive capacity, DVD burners or Blu-ray drives, 2MP web cameras, HDMI and VGA outputs, and optional mobile broadband connectivity.

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Lenovo introduced today Enhanced Multitouch display technology, initially available on the ThinkPad X200 Tablet PC and the ThinkPad T400s laptop.

Enhanced Multitouch supports one- and two-finger gestures, as well as digitizer pen input. For instance, users can zoom in by pinching fingers together, and zoom out by moving fingers apart; pan vertically or horizontally by moving two fingers up and down or left and right; rotate an image by moving one finger around another; right-click by holding one finger on an object and tapping another finger; or flick using quick linear pen or touch movements.

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Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad T400s 14.1″ thin-and-light business laptop, measuring in at 0.83 inches at its thinnest point and starting at 3.91 pounds.

The T400s, “nearly 20 percent” lighter than its ThinkPad T400 predecessor, features the Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400 2.4GHz or SP9600 2.53GHz processor, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, up to 250GB HDD or up to 128GB solid state drive, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, and a DVD burner or Blu-ray optical drive.

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Lenovo has announced that its eight ThinkPad laptops passed the “Tough Test”, meeting Military Specifications for semi-rugged computing.

“The ThinkPad X200, X301, X200s, X200 Tablet, T400, T500, R400 and SL300 laptops meet a barrage of military specifications tests and are enhanced with uniquely-designed durability features such as an airbag-like protection system and a roll cage in select models,” the company says.

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Lenovo is going to release the ThinkPad W700ds, a dual screen version of the company’s latest mobile workstation.

Along with the primary 17-inch display, the W700ds includes a vertically mounted 10.6″ screen with a resolution of 768-by-1,280 pixels. The smaller display is aimed to help professional users such as photographers, designers, and engineers. It can be tilted up to 30 degrees, “to recreate a dual-display setup typically found with a standard desktop workstation”.

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Lenovo, Toshiba, and Acer unveiled yesterday their first notebooks supporting WiMAX, next-generation wireless broadband technology.

The PC makers are now shipping laptops with Intel’s WiMAX/Wi-Fi Link 5050 module, formerly codenamed “Echo Peak.”

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Lenovo today launched the ThinkPad X200s Centrino 2-based 12.1-inch ultraportable laptop, “with models starting at just 2.4 pounds and with models offering maximum battery life lasting up to more than 13 hours”.

Select X200s configurations are equipped with up to 128 GB solid state drive storage, LED backlit displays, and Ultra-Wideband functionality.

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Lenovo’s ThinkPad X200 Tablet PC, featuring Intel Centrino 2 technology and a 12.1-inch display with touch screen and pen input support, is now available for purchase.

According to the PC maker, there are X200 Tablet models “shedding almost 10 percent over the previous generation Tablet PC’s weight”. Additionally, the X200 convertible laptop also offers models with nearly 50 percent longer battery life.

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Lenovo’s Thinkpad T500 has been reviewed recently by NotebookReview and InsideHW.

The Thinkpad T500 is a new 15.4-inch laptop in the refreshed T Series. The notebook features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and switchable graphics.

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Lenovo is going to launch the ThinkPad X301 13.3-inch ultraportable notebook on August 26, according to a press release.

The Lenovo Thinkpad X301, which is a successor of the X300 laptop, starts at less than three pounds and is one-inch thin. Lenovo says the ThinkPad X301 “provides on average nearly 20 percent better performance over the ThinkPad X300 notebook due to the latest DDR3 memory and the latest Intel Core 2 Duo ultra low volt processor.”

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Lenovo has announced recently the ThinkPad W500 mobile workstation, a 15.4-inch laptop for engineers and digital content creators.

The Lenovo ThinkPad W500 is based on Intel’s Centrino 2 mobile platform and includes the latest Core 2 Duo 45-nanometer processors, the ATI Fire GL M86-GL 512MB dedicated video card, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 320GB of hard drive space or a 64GB solid state drive, and various optical drive options, including Blu-Ray. Another option is the Intel Turbo Memory 2GB module, for faster boot-up and better responsiveness.

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Lenovo has announced their first 17-inch business-class laptop - the ThinkPad W700 mobile workstation - featuring the industry’s first palm-rest digitizer and built-in color calibrator, Nvidia’s Quadro FX graphics, and Intel Centrino 2 technology.

The Wacom digitizer with pen and the X-Rite PANTONE calibrator in the biggest ThinkPad yet are optional.

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Lenovo launched yesterday the 14.1-inch ThinkPad T400 business notebook, based on new Intel Centrino 2 technology.

The new ThinkPad T Series systems, featuring the T400 and T500 models, come with Intel Core 2 Duo 45nm processors, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, optional Intel Turbo Memory 2.0, and switchable graphics. The video solution consists of the Intel GMA 4500HD integrated graphics combined with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470/3650 256MB dedicated GPU. Users are enabled switch between the power-saving 4500HD and higher-performance discrete chip on-the-fly. These laptop PCs have up to 320GB of hard drive capacity or an optional 64GB solid state drive, various optical drive options, including Blu-Ray, and an optional webcam.

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The 15.4-inch ThinkPad T500 is one of Lenovo’s recently announced business-class notebooks, based on new Intel Centrino 2 technology.

The latest ThinkPad T Series laptops, featuring the T500 and T400 models, come with Intel Core 2 Duo 45-nanometer processors, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, optional Intel Turbo memory 2.0, and switchable graphics. This video solution consists of the Intel GMA 4500HD integrated GPU combined with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470/3650 256MB dedicated video cards. Users can switch between the power-saving integrated and higher-performance discrete graphics on-the-fly.

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Lenovo’s ThinkPad R400 14.1-inch business notebooks, based on Intel Centrino 2 technology, are now available.

The R400, as same as the 15.4-inch R500, comes with Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors or Celeron CPUs, the GMA 4500HD integrated graphics, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 320GB of HDD storage, a built-in optical drive with Blu-Ray burner choice, and the optional Intel Turbo Memory 2.0 module.

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