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| Lenovo Debuts the IdeaPad U110 Notebook PC  Lenovo has announced the availability of the IdeaPad U110 consumer notebook PC. Select models of the notebook are already available in red and black on Lenovo's website. Lenovo has also announced the expansion of its retail partner lineup to bring the IdeaPad line of notebook PCs to more consumers across the U.S. New partners currently carrying select models of the IdeaPad notebooks and who will offer the IdeaPad U110 notebook beginning in mid-May, include B&H, CompUSA, J&R and RCS Experience. Existing retailers now expanding their Lenovo IdeaPad portfolios to sell the new notebook include Micro Center, Newegg.com and Tiger Direct.IdeaPad U110 Notebook A striking red or black cover finished in textured metal gives the IdeaPad U110 notebook an eye-catching design that is ideal for the fashion-conscious user. Enhanced by a frameless screen and weighing less than 2.5 pounds, the 11-inch wide notebook's infinite-like viewing experience and thin and light frame cater to the highly mobile user, proving style and technology can go hand-in-hand. Equipped with VeriFace Face Recognition, users can quickly and easily log-in without having to remember passwords. Dolby Home Theatre and the MultiMedia Control Center provide excellent sound quality while putting multimedia options at the user's fingertips. Lenovo tailored the notebook for a perfect fit on performance with a 120 GB hard drive, up to 3 GB of memory, Intel Centrino processing technology, a built-in camera, WLAN, Ethernet and Bluetooth (select models) connectivity, an external DVD burner and the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium operating system. To keep this ultimate PC accessory running longer without having to plug in for power, it comes with an additional battery for up to eight hours of battery life total. Additionally, Lenovo's Active Protection System provides extreme durability by temporarily parking the hard drive if the notebook should fall or drop. Each notebook in the IdeaPad family shares innovations including convenient facial log-in and authentication, fully-loaded entertainment and multimedia and distinctive designs, with each also offering a number of extra features that maximize the user's experience. IdeaPad Y510 Notebook Lenovo engineered this versatile 15.4-inch wide notebook for everything from word processing to photo and video editing. Including all the features shared by IdeaPad notebooks, it has a black, textured linen-like top cover that helps hide smudges and wear and tear. It also comes with WLAN connectivity, a large hard drive, fast processing power, a built-in camera and DVD burner. IdeaPad Y710 Notebook Designed for the entertainment enthusiast, this 17-inch wide notebook drives high performance. A smooth blue metallic finish and halo lighting give a unique look and feel to the powerful performance inside the PC. An optional hot-swap secondary hard drive provides up to 500 GB of storage for games, movies and photos. For the ultimate gaming experience, Lenovo offers models including Game Zone. These notebooks have oversized directional buttons and others that can be customized for easier control in the fast environment of gaming. Game Zone also includes a secondary display showing information like CPU speed. Users can power the notebook up to Turbo Mode for maximum power and drop down to a Quiet Mode to save energy. This performance notebook comes with extreme processing technology, hybrid graphics, WLAN connectivity, a DVD burner and an optional Blu-Ray DVD player. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Computing News :: home page |