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John Hobbes , posted
08/31/10 6:13 AM  Today’s deal of the day brings you a 10% off coupon good on two of Lenovo’s ThinkPad Edge models, the 14-inch or 15-inch versions. Whichever you choose, the starting price for an AMD-powered system is $494 or $584 for an Intel chip. In our review of the Edge 14, we liked it well enough. It had a full set of competitive features, decent performance with the Core i3 chip, a great keyboard, and offers an overall excellent value. This deal expires September 3rd. How to get the deal - Click here to choose your ThinkPad Edge 14 or 15
- Apply coupon code in shopping cart w/no spaces before/after: USPLENOVOAUG
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John Hobbes , posted
08/30/10 9:22 PM 
Intel’s new dual-core Atom processors may have been in the headlines for the past couple weeks, but it appears netbook manufacturers aren’t in a rush ship refreshed products just yet. It appears the low cost computer market is in a bit of flux right now, with the tablet craze stirred up by Apple’s iPad. A variety of tablets running Google’s Android with either Qualcomm or NVIDIA chips inside are scheduled to hit the market this fall. Many of the manufacturers that have popular netbook lineups, including Lenovo, also have tablet products in the pipeline. This conflict of interest is likely pushing back the availability of dual-core Atom products to later this year. Another pressure in the low cost computer market is AMD’s refreshed low power platform, which is supposed to be a stronger competitor to Intel’s Atom and also planned to emerge later this year. Source: [The Inquirer] by
John Hobbes , posted
08/30/10 1:00 AM  In honor of our review of Lenovo’s ThinkPad X201, today’s deal of the day is a 10% off coupon for the X201 that brings the starting price down to $989 with a Core i5 chip or only $899 with a Core i3. Lenovo sometimes offers a 15% off coupon for the X Series, and once or twice a year there is a 20% off coupon, but if you don’t have time to wait, then this is the deal for you. You can choose from the X201i, with its lower cost Core i3 processor, or the regular X201 with the full gamut of configuration options between the two of them. You can also choose a “Quick Ship” model which is pre-built and ships within 4 days, compared to 15 days for a custom built model. The Quick Ship model is actually spec’d just like our review unit and prices out at $1340 after coupon. Whichever model you end up with, you’ll definitely want to spring for the 6-cell or 9-cell battery. Runtime was sufficient with the 6-cell in our review unit and we wouldn’t have minded the extra weight and size of the 9-cell for 50% longer runtime. This deal expires soon, so don’t wait long on this. How to get the deal - Click here to configure your ThinkPad X201
- Apply coupon code in shopping cart w/no spaces before/after: USPRETHINK
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John Hobbes , posted
08/30/10 12:00 AM  Pro’s: Powerful; low weight; great keyboard; runs cool Con’s: Sub-par display; disappointing battery life | Specs | Lenovo ThinkPad X201 | | Processor | Intel Core i5-540M (2.53-3.06GHz) | | OS | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit | | Memory | 4GB DDR3 | | Graphics | Intel HD graphics | | Storage | 320GB 7200rpm SATA | | Display | 12.1-inch WXGA (1280×800) LED backlit; 200 nits | | Optical | Optional; X200 Ultrabase required | | Ports | 5-in-1 card reader
ExpressCard 34/54 slot
(3) USB 2.0
VGA output
Modem & Ethernet | | Dimensions | 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.8-1.4 inches | | Weight | 6-cell: 3.18 lb, 9-cell: 3.52 lb | | Price | $1489; X200 Ultrabase +$200 |
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John Hobbes , posted
08/26/10 2:24 PM  It’s baaacckkkk: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y560 Loaded to the gills with power has a whopping $600 taken off its price tag, making for a $999 beastly laptop. The quad-core processor, ATI Radeon 1GB graphics, 8GB RAM and 7200rpm hard drive make for an immensely powerful laptop at this price point. The biggest caveat here is that battery life will be shorter than AMD’s dominance in the mobile CPU market. This deal expires August 2nd or after 200 coupon redemptions. - Core i7-720QM (1.6-2.8GHz); Win7 Home 64; 8GB DDR3 RAM
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 1GB; 15.6-inch HD LCD; DVD burner
- 500GB 7200rpm HDD; 6-cell battery; Intel WiFi; Bluetooth
How to get the deal - Click here to choose your IdeaPad Y560 model 06462BU (second from the right column)
- Apply coupon code in shopping cart w/no spaces before/after: USPY52B824
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John Hobbes , posted
08/26/10 2:16 PM  Intel recently released their first dual-core Atom chip specifically for netbooks and Lenovo’s already putting it to use in their IdeaPad S10-3 netbook. The new dual-core Atom N550 chip is clocked at 1.5GHz, sports dual 512KB L2 caches, and has a max power consumption of 8.5W. This isn’t the first dual-core Atom chip, as there have been dual-core variants used in nettops where power consumption isn’t as much a concern, but it is the first chip specifically for netbooks. This chip was spotted in a new IdeaPad S10-3 configuration at a German reseller. The model 06475CM adds 1GB DDR3 RAM and a 250GB hard drive to the new dual core chip, along with the rest of the usual netbook specs, for a price of €493 (or ~$626 USD). New IdeaPad models tend to take a little while to make their way across the continents to North America, but we should see these new models before long. It remains to be seen if this will be sold as an upgraded model, or if dual core will supplant the single core versions. I’m expecting the dual core chips to be offered in higher end configurations with a fatter price tag. Maybe Intel has found a way to introduce a little more margin in the netbook market? Source: [Netbooknews.de] by
John Hobbes , posted
08/26/10 1:43 PM 
Lenovo’s first 3D notebook, the IdeaPad Y560d, announced back in June and our friends at LaptopMag recently spent some time with it. They’ve got the full skinny on the Y560d, if you’re curious about the day-to-day aspects of it, but we of course were most interested in the 3D display. The 3D system used on the IdeaPad is a passive design, using polarized glasses like in the nifty 3D movies. A more expensive system from NVIDIA is based on an active system with shutter glasses and should produce a more immersive experience, at a premium of several hundred dollars over the passive system. We fired up Call of Duty, and were impressed by the greater depth added to gameplay; details such as blowing drifts of snow wafted across the screen in such a way that we could almost touch it. Blowing away bad guys proved tricky, though. Since the gun’s sight and the subject are no longer on the same plane, it took a bit more work to line up a target, especially if they were far away. So while the action felt more realistic, we felt as if we were at a slight disadvantage.
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John Hobbes , posted
08/23/10 10:41 AM 
Lenovo’s running a massive amount of discounts across many of their products, but don’t wait to take advance of this deal as it expires on August 25th. Without further ado, let’s get to it: ThinkPad20% off ThinkPad W701, W701ds | $2079 starting | Coupon: USPTHINKAUG 15% off ThinkPad W510, T410s | $1359 & $1189 starting | Coupon: USPTHINKAUG 10% off ThinkPad T510 | $845 starting | Coupon: USPTHINKAUG IdeaPad & IdeaCentreVisit the Back to School promotion page 15% off all-in-one IdeaCentre desktops A300, A310, A700, B500, B305, C315 | $594 starting | Coupon: USPLENOVOAIO819 Up to $270 off G Series | $479 starting | Coupon: USPLENOVO819 Up to $320 off IdeaPad U Series | $629 starting | Coupon: USPLENOVO819 Up to $550 off IdeaPad Y Series | $669 starting | Coupon: USPLENOVO819 Visit the Back to School promotion page IdeaPad Z360 13.3-inch Core i3 w/WiMax $599 with coupon USPZ33819 by
John Hobbes , posted
08/23/10 10:02 AM  With the full review of Lenovo’s ultraportable ThinkPad X201 coming soon, I thought our dedicated ThinkPad-erati would appreciate an early look at the biggest change the X201 brings: the touchpad. Read the rest of this entry » by
John Hobbes , posted
08/20/10 5:52 PM 
Lenovo has published a net profit of $55 million for the quarter ending June 30th, although this stunning turnaround still failed to meet analyst expectations and their stock fell overnight. This strong net profit, up from a $16 million loss last year, is buoyed mostly on the 50% rise of sales in China. Emerging markets like India, Brazil and Turkey, Lenovo’s second biggest desired market, came in at $821 million, or 16% of total revenue. The more boring mature markets like the U.S. and Europe still grew a surprising 38.5% to $1.8 billion in revenue. Sources: [News & Observer], [Local Tech Wire] | |
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