New Thinkpads from Lenovo
Lenovo today unveiled nine new ThinkPads, including a completely new line of ThinkPads designed specifically for small-to-medium business (SMB) users: the new SL series of ThinkPad notebooks.
The new SL series includes the SL300, SL400 and SL500, all of which feature new technologies, such as built-in high speed mobile broadband connectivity, integrated Intel or dedicated NVIDIA graphics, an optional Blu-Ray DVD player on select models as well as a black glossy cover. To help simplify your productivity, Lenovo also combined software that helps with everything from data recovery to setting up an Internet connection with a new optional service package featuring on-line data backup and on-site warranty repair.
In addition, Lenovo also announced six new notebooks - the ThinkPad R400, R500, T400, T500, X200 and W500. This new ThinkPads include many of the technologies seen in the popular ThinkPad X300 notebook, such as solid state drive storage, LED backlit displays and GPS functionality to select models in the line. The new T Series includes models with technologies like switchable graphics and support for Display Port. The notebooks also expand Lenovo's portfolio of environmentally-responsible notebooks with many of them being rated Gold by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool. All the newly announced ThinkPad notebooks, including the SL Series, are based on Intel's latest Centrino 2 (Montevina) processor technology.
