News, Reviews, Coupons, Deals on ThinkPad & IdeaPad Laptop computers
Lenovo is running a special 20% off IdeaPad A1 Tablet 7.0″ Tablet built with SD LED Glare Multi-touch panel 1024×600, with integrated camera: Front 0.3MP, Rear 3.0MP , 16GB storage, Andriod 2.3 OS, SD card slot to easliy add more storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS (trial version), up to 7 hrs battery life, less than 1lb. $199 after eCoupon: USPA2M1104 Ends 11/10 or after 800 uses. Makes a nice gift for the holidays.
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Lenovo is having an early Black Friday Sale.
Lenovo – Save 38% on IdeaPad Y460P Coupon. Model Number: 43952FU. Use eCoupon: Y460PDOORBUSTR at Checkout. Ends 10/26.
Lenovo – Save 32% on IdeaPad Y470 Coupon. Model Number: 085525U. Use eCoupon: Y470DOORBUSTR at Checkout. Ends 10/26.
Find more Cyber Black Friday sales information.
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Lenovo just released the new IdeaPad A1 Tablet, ultra-portable, entry-level tablet with 7″ display and magnesium roll cage starting at $229 – 10% off with eCoupon: ECOUPONS10C = $207 Currently, the estimated ship date is November 8, 2011.
Specifications:
Processor: Texas Instruments OMAP 3622 ( 1GHz )
Operating system: Android 2.3
Graphics: TI Integrated OMAP 3622
Total memory: 512 MB LPDDR2 600MHz
Display: 7.0″ SD LED Glare Multi-touch with integrated camera 1024×600
Camera: Front 0.3MP, Rear 3.0MP
Battery: 1 Cell Li-Polymer with up to 7 Hours of Battery Life
Network Card: Lenovo BGN Wireless
Bluetooth: Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR
Warranty: 1 year
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Lenovo’s latest Tablet comes on the heels of Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire, another Android based 7″ device with a release date of November 15, 2011.
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On the heels of HP’s $99 TouchPad fire sale, Lenovo announced a new $199 IdeaPad tablet with a 7-inch screen powered by Google’s Android OS. The IdeaPad A1 tablet weighs around 400 grams (0.88 pounds) and is under 0.5 inches (1.27 centimeters) thick, with more details at the end of September, said Nick Reynolds, executive director of global marketing at Lenovo.
“This is a very accessible price point starting at US$199,” Reynolds said. Lenovo views the tablet as a companion to PCs, and a low price will open up demand for tablets, especially in emerging markets, Reynolds said.
Hopefully, Lenovo’s $199 IdeaPad Tablet, (and hopefully with a high quality IPS screen) will be available in time for the Black Friday/Christmas/Holiday Shopping Season.
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Lenovo announced the NEW IdeaPad U300s, a followup to the IdeaPad U260. The IdeaPad U series is now also known as Ultrabook. Take a look at the video, it’s a very sexy machine and should give Apple’s MacBook Air a run for its money.
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This is your chance to own an original, first generation Lenovo netbook! The IdeaPad S10 sports an authentic Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, and 3-cell battery. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a scratched & dented piece of history for only $330!
Source: [Lenovo Outlet]
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Quietly announced back in December, the refreshed IdeaPads Y460p and Y560p are now available for purchase through Lenovo’s website. The overall chassis and design are mostly unchanged from prior models, but inside you’ll find shiny new 2nd generation “Sandy Bridge” Core i7 processors and varying amounts of other goodies.
Traditionally, Lenovo laptops with a ‘p’ designation are of the higher performance variety. This is kept true with the new IdeaPads, as the only configurations available have a Core i7-2630QM processor, 750GB hard drive, 8GB DDR3 RAM, and AMD Radeon HD 6570M 1GB graphics. Stepping up to the higher end model gets you a Blu-ray drive and Lenovo’s Rapid Drive, which adds in a speedy 32GB SSD in addition to the 750GB HDD. As we found last week, Rapid Drive is good for sub-10 second boot times with Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience 2.0.
The new processors are no slouch either. Anandtech has a great deep dive into the new platform, which shows a strong improvement in processing and a huge jump in the onboard graphics performance as well. The Core i7-2630QM (who decided to add MORE numbers to the name?) has four cores running at 2.0GHz, with up to 2.6GHz Turbo Boost available, and 6MB of Level 3 cache.
So how much will these speedy new systems run you? $1399 gets you the privilege of either a 14-inch Y460p or 15.6-inch Y560p. Another $150 will add the 32GB RapidDrive and a Blu-ray/DVD combo drive, which is not a bad deal.
The even better news is that these new models are already on sale. We will feature these models in our deal of the day a little later, but for an early peek check out the Y460p and Y560p deals at LogicBuy.
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The time has finally come for the official launch of Lenovo’s long expected IdeaPad U1 Hybrid and LePad slate. The product concept is still very similar to what was originally announced early last year: a Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered slate with a base/dock that runs Windows 7 with an Intel processor. Read on for the full scoop
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Today is a big day for Lenovo’s consumer team, with nearly 20 updated or new models becoming official and bringing some new blood into the large IdeaPad family.
Despite the huge breadth of new model numbers, they are all nearly just processor updates. Every single one of those machines has the 2nd generation “Sandy Bridge” Intel Core processors, ranging from Core i3 to i7. Below is a list of the models that are unchanged save for the processors:
Lenovo’s S Series gets a pretty decent update with a slightly revised chassis, new processors, AND an all new form factor. The S100 keeps the usual netbook 10.1-inch LCD and Intel Atom processors, though you can now get a dual-core chip and slightly higher RAM & HDD options. The chassis looks very eerily similar, but if you look close enough there is a bit of reorganization.
The S205 is a brand new chassis that sports a larger 11.6-inch HD LCD screen, AMD Fusion platform, and even up to 8GB RAM. You could consider this an Idea-counterpart to the new ThinkPad X120e, which sports ridiculously similar specs. We also talk more about Fusion in the X120e post, so head over there if this is new to you. The chassis runs around 1 inch thin and is just under 3lb with the 3-cell battery (add a quarter pound for the requisite 6-cell).
Available beginning March 2011 starting at $329.
Aimed at the small-office-home-office market, the “new” IdeaPad B470 and B570 have been available in earlier models in certain Asian markets and now seem like they will hit more mature markets like Europe and North America. They are overall rather unremarkable, with a plain black chassis and every other usual feature found on an IdeaPad. There is an extra USB port for a total of 4, if that sort of thing impresses you.
Available April 2011 starting at $499.
Lenovo has had a slew of various G Series notebooks for the past few years and they unfortunately aren’t doing away with any of them. The Intel and AMD powered 14-inch and 15-inch versions return as expected, entitled G470/G570 for Intel and G475/G575 for AMD. There is even a new 17-inch chassis that looks to use Intel processors exclusively and AMD graphics will be an option on various models. If you’re looking for the uber-cheap AMD systems, you’ll find a Fusion processor under the hood.
Hit the jump for the full image gallery of all the new models
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The day is nearly upon us: Lenovo’s on-again-off-again LePad slate is seeing the light of day and has made it’s way to Engadget. They also got to see, though not use, what is now called the U1 Hybrid dock for the LePad.
Overall things are looking good for Lenovo’s first slate. The 10.1-inch LePad has a responsive capacitive touch interface with great viewing angles. Performance is excellent, though there is no word on whether NVIDIA or Qualcomm provide the horsepower. Other hardware details include mini-HDMI output, mini-USB, headphone jack, and both front & rear cameras.
As you’ll notice in Engadget’s gallery, the interface is highly customized and apparently lifted from the LePhone. There’s very little left in there to remind you of the stock Android 2.2. I’m not a fan of the colorful and spacey theme, but this isn’t the U.S.-spec model and not even a final China-market model, so expect changes before it officially ships. On that note, the U.S. model likely won’t hit until after Android 3.0 (aka Honeycomb) is available; Honeycomb is to be the tablet-optimized form of Android.
The last we heard of the U1 Hybrid, it was a standalone IdeaPad model that had a detachable 11.6-inch slate that ran on a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, while the base had its own Core 2 Duo ULV chip and storage that ran Windows 7.
Now we know that the U1 Hybrid is a dock alone, providing only a keyboard, touchpad, additional ports, and it’s own battery to the Android slate. The model Engadget saw was a non-working prototype, but they did notice a full HDMI port and USB port to add to the LePad’s capabilities.
Be sure to hit the source link below to check out Engadget’s 52 photos and other impressions.
Source: [Engadget]
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