Lenovo is the No. 2 computer maker in the world, and it's unveiling some consumer laptops and tablets today that it hopes will push it closer to No. 1.
Lenovo announced the portables at the IFA conference in Berlin today. The S series is an affordable thin and light laptop. It has more variety in colors (like the pink model below), and it has metallic style. It is available in graphite gray, cotton candy pink, and crimson red. It is above a netbook in performance and is more mobile than a traditional notebook computer.
The new 14-inch models include the IdeaPad S300, S400, and S405. The S series starts at $499 and goes up from there. The laptops are less than an inch thick. It has 5 hours of battery life and weighs 4 pounds. It has options for Intel and Advanced Micro Devices processors. The laptops are available today.
The new models include the Ideatab S2110, A2107, and A2109. The idea is to make them just about as functional as a laptop when it comes to entertaining you on the run.
“The newest line of Ideatab products provides an option for everyone who wants to keep all of their favorite books, songs and movies at their fingertips, no matter where they go,” said Liu Jun, senior vice president and president of the mobile Internet and digital home business division. “Whether consumers crave a pocket tablet with 3G connectivity or seek a premium entertainment tablet for games and graphics, Lenovo has it, and at every price point.”
The $399 Ideatab S2110 (pictured above left) is a premium entertainment tablet with an optional detachable keyboard dock. It is 8.69 millimeters thick and weighs 580 grams. And it has a 10-inch IPS (in-plane switching) screen with a 178-degree viewing angle. It has 10 hours of battery life, but that doubles when it's docked. It has a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with a flash, and a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera. The machine is available now.
The $299 A2109 (pictured left) has a 9-inch touchscreen with high-definition 1280x800 resolution. The tablet also features Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and it enables smooth gaming and faster multitasking than the A2107. It weighs 570 grams, has front and rear-facing cameras, and options for 16GBs or 32GBs of Flash memory. It is available now.
