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Lenovo IdeaPads Make Young Hardware

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Lenovo announced Sunday that it has polished up the latest models of its IdeaPad lineup with colorful designs and the latest Intel processors.

Lenovo is updating the IdeaPad G, U, Y, and Z model lines, adding colors and patterns in addition to a stack of new features, like young multimedia capabilities and updated Intel hardware.

The G-series, Lenovo’s most affordable laptop line, will exist gaining three new family members, the 14-inch G480, the 15.6-inch G580, and the 17.3-inch G780. The young models will lineament HD displays, Lenovo’s OneTouch backup and recovery tool, and other Lenovo technologies. The new Lenovo M Series laptops are coming this June, with prices starting at $399.

On the other close of the spectrum, Lenovo’s Y-series will exist adding the Y480 and Y580, two high-performance laptops in the 14- and 15-inch sizes, respectively. Designed with graphics performance in mind, the new Y-series IdeaPads will feature up to Nvidia GeForce GTX660M graphics processors with 2GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory. The Y580 besides features a backlit keyboard and a nightview HD webcam for usage in low light situations. Entertainment features, similar Dolby Domicile Theatre V4 enhanced audio, Lenovo’s OneKey Theater II, and WiDi 2.0 bout away the lineament list with corking performance for gaming or entertainment. Starting at $899, the young Y-series models should arrive in stores this April.

The IdeaPad U-series, Lenovo’s ultrabook and ultraportable line, is branching away beyond graphite gray and brown, adding a rainbow of options like aqua blue, cherry blossom pink, ruby red, sapphire blue, and spearmint green. The young additions to the U-series, the 13-inch U310 and the 14-inch U410, keep the slim profile at a low weight, measurement in at less than 0.7 inches thick and under 3.75 pounds. The ultrabook aesthetic continues with long-lasting battery life (Lenovo estimates more than eight hours) and the same speedy boot and resume times discovered on the present Lenovo IdeaPad U300s and U400.

Added to the flux is Lenovo’s SmartUpdate, which automatically updates your email and social media accounts, even when the laptop is in sleep mode. Lenovo has besides expanded the act of configurations available with models featuring either a 64GB solid-state drive (SSD) or 500GB mechanical hard drive in addition444444 to the currently available 128GB and 256GB SSDs. The new U-series will too set a young bar for affordability in ultrabooks, with prices starting at $699. The young models will be available this May.

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Z-series is also getting a dash of color, arriving in amber orange, apple green, cherry red, coral blue, enamel white, graphite grey, and peony pink. The young models, the IdeaPad Z380, Z480, and Z580 will be getting a total makeover. In addition to updated Intel Sum processors, the Z-series is likewise getting new Nvidia GeForce GT640M graphics hardware, providing Maneuver X 11 support. Lenovo’s excellent keyboard and touchpad will also be present.

On the entertainment front, the new333333 models will be equipped with Dolby Abode Theater v4 audio enhancement, specialized speakers, and Lenovo’s OneKey Theater II audio and visual optimization software. The new666666 IdeaPad Z Series laptops will exist available beginning in April, with a $599 starting price.