New consumer-oriented Y510, Y710 and U110 laptops cater toward both gamers and the budget-conscious.
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 Probably our favorite new notebook introduced at CES, Lenovo's IdeaPad Y710 is a significant departure from the company's inherited IBM ThinkPad heritage. With a glossy exterior and a redesigned keyboard space, Lenovo is demonstrating that it is no longer afraid to assert its own brand identity. A couple of cool features on the Y710 include a "turbo" switch that will crank up the clock speed of the CPU (even while the system is in use, according to Lenovo reps); a mini-LCD that displays date, time and battery usage; and unusually large directional buttons to accommodate gamers. While ATI's Mobility Radeon HD2600 probably isn't going to outpace 17-inch gaming notebooks with Nvidia's SLI setup (i.e., two graphics working in tandem), this is still one of the more innovative designs we encountered during the show. Release: January 2008. Price: $1500.
Pros: Turbo button to increase CPU clock speed, mini-LCD display, big directional buttons
Cons: ATI's Mobility Radeon HD2600 only graphics option
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With the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas around the corner, Lenovo announced on Thursday the introduction of a new IdeaPad line of laptops. These low-cost notebooks will target everyday consumers and will complement HP's ThinkPad line, which serve mainly business customers.
The IdeaPad will debut in three versions: the Y710, a 17-inch desktop replacement; the Y510, a 15.4-inch mainstream notebook; and the U110, an 11-inch ultraportable. The Y710 will be the gamers' laptop, with discrete ATI graphics, CPU overclocking and an optional Blu-ray optical drive.
The Y510 will be the mainstream notebook for those seeking a balance between performance and affordability, and the U110 will be a 2.3-pound notebook configurable with solid state drives. All will be based on Intel's processors and come pre-loaded with VeriFace, a face recognition technology that uses the embedded webcam for a secure login.
The IdeaPad Y710 (image gallery) and Y510 will be available sometime in January, while the U110 (image gallery) will go on sale in April.
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