Lenovo 3000 N100 Now with Core 2 Duo Merom

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.

Regarding communications, the new Core 2 Duo-powered Lenovo 3000 N100 laptops feature Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG10, Integrated 10/100 Ethernet, Integrated 56K6 V.907 modem and Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology on selected models.

According to Lenovo’s announcment letters, there is also integrated fingerprint reader (on selected models), as same as four USB 2.0 ports and IEEE 1394 (4-pin), integrated microphone, VGA and S-Video outputs and four-in-one multicard reader which supports Secure Digital, xD-Picture, multimedia, and memory stick cards (SD/XD/MMC/MS).

With 6-cell battery, the 15.4-inch Merom-powered 3000 N100 has battery life of up to 3.13 hours, weights 6.18 lbs and has starting price at $999, while 14.1-inch version has 3.28 hours of battery life, weights 5.58 lbs and costs $929 at least.

Lenovo plans these laptops to become available by the end of the month.

New Lenovo 3000 N100 15.4-inch notebook models
New Lenovo 3000 N100 14.1-inch notebook models