Looking for an ultrathin laptop and not keen on the MacBook Air, then the latest offering from Lenovo, the ThinkPad X200, may just be the answer to your Apple phobia. This Centrino 2 powered notebook weighs in at 2.95 pounds, a smidge under the 3 pound Apple variety. The rest of the X200′s specs don’t look too bad either

* 12.1 inch display
* 64 GB SSD or up to 320 GB HDD
* Optional Blu-Ray drive
* Centrino 2 chips running between 2.26 and 2.40 GHz
* up to 4 GB of DDR3 memory
* Windows Vista
* Wi-Fi and mobile broadband connectivity
* 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches

This puppy won’t be out until August but that’s six weeks away at the latest, so not too long to wait. When it does hit the shelves the base model with 2.26 GHz Centrino 2 and least storage will set you back US$1200. Not bad! Lenovo have got it spot on with the X200 and just as well as this area of the laptop market is heating up considerably especially now the Centrino 2 is out there.

Source: PC World

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Not too much in the way of detail on these suckers yet, but Lenovo have unleashed a few tidbits on their latest notebook line, the ThinkPad SL. The range is aimed at individuals and small businesses that want a professional notebook with some home-user features. Here’s a few details on the ThinkPad SL range

* Online backup service
* Absolute Software’s LoJack theft-protection software
* Lenovo’s ThinkVantage hardware and software
* Active Protection System

Like we said, actuals specs are a bit thin on the ground at the moment, but they do have a price tag of US$700 to US$1200. Obviously we’ll wait until we see fuller specs before committing to an opinion on these suckers.

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Today’s the day you can get your mits on a brand new Lenovo IdeaPad U110 ultraportable laptop. This little puppy will set you back around US$1900 and for that you’ll get a unit sporting the following specs

* Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 CPU (1.6GHz)
* Windows Vista Home Premium
* 11.1 inch 1366 x 768 res WXGA display
* 120GB HDD spinning at 4,200 RPM
* 2 GB memory
* External dual-layer DVD burner
* 1.3 MP camera
* WiFi and optional Bluetooth connectivity
* 3 USB 2.0 ports

On the downside is a mere 2 hours of battery life with the standard 4 cell battery, however you can squeeze 8 hours of use out of the 7 cell expansion battery. For an extra US$100 you can also get an extra GB of memory, boosting the unit up to 3 GB of RAM. And for the more fashion conscious amongst us, the Ideapad is available in black and red.

I must admit that the Ideapad doesn’t appeal - I think it’s just a bit too overpriced and with a sad 2 hour battery life as well, Lenovo have missed the target with this one. Let me know if you think different.

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Good news for the planet, Lenovo has just announced their latest energy-saving desktop code-named Blue Sky now rather un-sexily re-branded as the ThinkCentre A61e. The press release states that this latest offering from Lenovo can save users up to 50% in energy costs when compared to previous, presumably Lenovo, models. How have they managed to do this? Well here’s a breakdown of some of the more pertinent and energy-saving features on this little sucker.

* Use of energy saving processors, namely the 45 watt AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core and AMD Sempron single core
* Low speed fan
* Low noise level
* Manufactured from up to 90% reusable/recyclable materials plus 90% recyclable packaging

Consequently the unit has earned Lenovo a Gold Star from EPEAT, the Green Electronics Council and exceeds the EPA’s Energy Star 4.0 criteria. And the savings for you and me? Well Lenovo believe

A user could save on average more than $20 a year in energy savings and the equivalent of the carbon dioxide emissions created by two round-trip plane flights from Boston to New York.

Twenty bucks a year is nothing to write home about, but how can you put a price on the nice warm fuzzy feeling you get from saving the planet, eh?

Other upsides to this unit include it only being the size of a phonebook and weighing in at 8 lbs and the basic model sports a US$449 price tag whilst featuring XP Pro, 512 MB memory, 80 GB HDD, a 64 MB ATI Radeon X1200 card and a DVD reader. Not bad, eh? The downside? Well, its butt ugly, but when you’re saving the planet what does beauty matter.

Source: Lenovo

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