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Lenovo ThinkPad T61 is a business notebook from Lenovo.

It has a 14 inch display, 200 GB hard drive and 2 GB RAM, with a lot better features when other notebook laptops available in the market are compared. The Intel core 2 duo processor enhances the performance of the system, highlighting its pros to a large extent. Options for graphic card are also offered by the company for this model. A 9-cell battery gives it strong power supply. Windows Vista system is also a good feature for any notebook such as this one. All these features come together as a good package and for a price is also not so high.

Lenovo has finally rolled out the 15.6-inch IdeaPad Z565, which is powered by either a 2.3GHz AMD Turion II P520 or a 2.5GHz AMD N530 dual-core processor.

This affordable multimedia laptop also features an ATI Radeon HD4200 integrated or Radeon HD5470 512MB discrete graphics, a 15.6-inch (1366×768 pixels) LED-backlit display, a 4GB of DDR3 memory (expandable to up to 8GB), a 320GB of hard disk drive and a DVD burner. Additional specs include a 0.3MP webcam, 802.11n Wi-Fi, the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, three USB ports, an Express Card slot, a 5-in-1 digital media reader and an HDMI port. The laptop comes equipped with a 6-cell battery, which provides up to 4.5-hour of operation time. Prices of the Lenovo IdeaPad Z565 range from $619.99 to $698.80, depending on the specification.

Lenovo has announced the 15.6-inch IdeaPad Y560d, the company’s first notebook with a 3D display.

The entertainment-oriented IdeaPad Y560d features the TriDef 3D technology solution with a 3D screen, software and glasses, the Intel Core i7-620M processor, switchable graphics combining an integrated GPU and the ATI Radeon HD 5730 1GB dedicated video card, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 750GB HDD, optional RapidDrive 64GB SSD, and optional Blu-ray optical drive.

According to the press release, Lenovo Enhanced Experience RapidDrive technology “seamlessly combines SSD and HDD storage solutions to deliver even faster Windows 7 boot-up times and significantly improve application performance”.

Lenovo’s 3D laptop also includes JBL speakers, Dolby Home Theater surround sound, 802.11n WiFi, optional Bluetooth, and an HDMI output.

The IdeaPad Y560d runs Windows 7 Home Premium OS and will be available by the end of June for a starting price of approximately $1,199.99.

Lenovo is now offering a slightly updated version of the Lenovo S10-3 netbook. The new Lenovo S10-3 netbook comes standard with an Intel Atom N455 processor and a DDR3 RAM module. Surprisingly, the capacity of the hard disk has been reduced to mere 160GB.

The updated Lenovo S10-3 is available at 300 dollars, which is surprisingly 50 dollars cheaper than the DDR2 model.

The Lenovo IdeaPad U160 11.6-inch ultraportable laptop with Intel’s new ultra-low voltage processors is now available for purchase in the US.

There are two models offered by Lenovo.com – the lower-end U160-08945JU with the Intel Core i5-520UM ULV processor, a 320GB hard drive and Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit, and higher-end U160-089455U with the i7-640UM ULV, 500GB HDD capacity and 64-bit Home Premium.

The IdeaPad U160 “weighs a mere 2.9 pounds and is 0.9 inches at its thinnest point” and features Intel’s integrated graphics, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 6-cell battery, and optional external DVD burner.

Its 11.6″ glare display has a resolution of 1366×768-pixels.

Lenovo’s U160 also includes a 1.3MP webcam, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, a 5-in-1 memory card reader, and a multi-touch touchpad.

The U160-08945JU and U160-089455U start at $1,049 and $1,149, respectively, with the estimated shipping date “within 13 business days”.

A new multimedia laptop from Lenovo has just entered the market. Known as the IdeaPad Z560, the system sports a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display, an optional Intel Core i3-350M or i5-540M processor, an optional Intel HD or NVIDIA GeForce 310M 512MB graphics card, up to 4GB RAM, up to 500GB hard drive, a DVD burner, a 5-in-1 card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 6-cell battery and is pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. Price starts at $749.

Last week Lenovo introduced a series of new laptops with 11 to 15 inch displays and new Intel processors. But something that I totally missed was the mention of a new Lenovo IdeaPad U165, which  will be powered by an AMD processor.

There’s not a lot of information available at the moment, so we don’t know how much the 11.6 inch Lenovo IdeaPad U160 will cost or which of AMD’s latest low power processors it will use. But Lenovo is grouping the laptop with the IdeaPad U160 on its product page, which means that the U165 and U160 will probably feature the same case design and basic features including HDMI output. The primary difference will be that the U160 will have an Intel chipset while the U165 will be AMD powered.

In addition to its IdeaPad U series of ultraportables, today Lenovo introduced its new IdeaPad Z series of affordable multimedia notebooks. With a starting price of $649, the Z Series will be available in both 13 and 15-inch form factors. The 13-inch IdeaPad Z360 and 15-inch IdeaPad Z560 will feature a choice of Intel 2010 Core CPUs while the 15-inch IdeaPad Z565 will be among the first systems powered by AMD’s new Phenom II Quad-Core CPU. The Z Series will begin shipping in June.

With a glossy black lid and silver bezel and deck, the Z Series offers a subtle but attractive design aesthetic. Multimedia-friendly features such as an optional Blu-ray drive, powerful discrete graphics, and OneKey Theater II, a button that enhances audio/video, make the Z Series a solid choice for students and families that want to watch movies or play games.

Common specs include:

• CPU: Intel Processors ranging from a Pentium P6000 on the low end to a variety of Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 CPUs. AMD Processors ranging from the AMD V Series Single-core CPU to a Quad-Core Phenom II running at 2.0 or 2.1 GHz.
• RAM: Up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM
• Screen: 13.3-inch or 15.6-inch screen with 1366×768 resolution
• Graphics: Intel models feature Intel integrated HD integrated graphics or Nvidia GeForce 310 or 315M discrete graphics. AMD models feature a choice of ATI Mobility Radeon 4200 integrated graphics or ATI Mobility Radeon 5470 discrete graphics.
• Hard Drive: 5,400 or 7,200 rpm hard drives ranging in size fom 250GB to 640GB
• Optical Drive: DVD-RW or Blu-ray reader
• Ports: USB 2.0, eSATA, 5-in-1 card reader, HDMI-out
• Networking: DirectShare feature allows you to synchronize files directly with another notebook. 802.11n Wi-Fi and Ethernet allow standard Internet connections.
• Entertainment Enchancement: OneKey Theater II, a one-touch audio-visual optimization function improves video and audio quality.  Dolby Advanced Audio provides enhanced sound.

• Security and Backup: Veriface facial recognition helps with logins while the OneKey rescue system allows for simple system restores.

We look forward to seeing how the Z Series compares to other multimedia dynamos like the Samsung R580. We’re particularly intrigued by the performance possibilities offered by the AMD Phenom II processor that’s available on the IdeaPad Z565. If the price for a spec’ed out Z565 is good and the performance lives up to the hype, it could be a really compelling notebook for gamers or amateur video editors.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 15.6-inch multimedia-oriented laptop is now available for purchase in the US.

The Y560 models listed at Lenovo.com feature Intel’s Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, up to the i7-720QM, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 1GB dedicated video card, maximum 8GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 500GB hard drive, a DVD burner, a 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. The product pages reveal that the notebook has switchable graphics combining the Intel HD integrated and Radeon 5730 discrete GPU. However, there’s no info on that feature on pages where customers configure the laptop.

IdeaPad Y560’s glossy LED-backlight display has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels and a 16:9 aspect ratio.

The notebook includes a 1.3MP webcam and microphone, JBL stereo speakers and Dolby Home Theater audio, HDMI and VGA ports, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, Gigabit LAN, three USB ports and an eSATA/USB combo connector, an ExpressCard slot, and a 6-in-1 media card reader.
It weighs 5.95 pounds has a black plastic chassis with an engraved pattern on the lid.

Prices start at $949 at the Lenovo online store.

More and more netbooks with the new Atom N455 are popping-up everywhere. Now, the Lenovo S10-3 featuring this new CPU has been spotted at a UK store called more computers. There are two models available – one has 3G radio and one without 3G.

Specifications remain unchanged – GMA 3150, 250GB HDD, 1GB RAM and Windows 7 Starter OS.