Lenovo announces new wide-screen ThinkPads

Iria · Sep 13, 2005, 09:47 PM

NEW YORK--"Titanium" is the new black for the ThinkPad notebook.

China's Lenovo Group is set to launch a new series of 14- and 15-inch wide-screen laptops that will come with either the classic black ThinkPad cover or a new special-edition champagne-colored titanium casing. The so-called Z-series line will start shipping next month.

Prices haven't been announced yet, but a company representative said the new computers, starting with a model called the Z60, will have attributes similar to Lenovo's current T-series of notebooks, which are priced between $1,299 and $1,599.

The laptops are the focal point of a new worldwide branding strategy that's anchored on the Lenovo name and ThinkPad products such as the X41T, Lenovo's first tablet PC. The company said it plans to highlight all of its laptops during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.

"We are excited about our new global company and enthusiastic about our future," Lenovo Chairman Yuaquin Yang said during a press event here. Lenovo leads other companies in PC shipments in China, but it lags behind Dell and Hewlett-Packard around the rest of the world.

Since acquiring IBM's PC business earlier this year, Lenovo hasn't missed a step in outfitting the Think-branded products with the latest technologies, and the Z-series apparently will be no different.
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Sep 13, 2005, 09:47 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Lenovo announces new wide-screen ThinkPads NEW YORK--"Titanium" is the new black for the ThinkPad notebook. China's Lenovo Group is set to launch a new series of 14- and 15-inch wide-screen laptops that will come with either the classic black ThinkPad cover or a new special-edition champagne-colored titanium casing. The so-called Z-series line will start shipping next month. Prices haven't been announced yet, but a company representative said the new computers, starting with a model called the Z60, will have attributes similar to Lenovo's current T-series of notebooks, which are priced between $1,299 and $1,599. The laptops are the focal point of a new worldwide branding strategy that's anchored on the Lenovo name and ThinkPad products such as the X41T, Lenovo's first tablet PC. The company said it plans to highlight all of its laptops during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. "We are excited about our new global company and enthusiastic about our future," Lenovo Chairman Yuaquin Yang said during a press event here. Lenovo leads other companies in PC shipments in China, but it lags behind Dell and Hewlett-Packard around the rest of the world. Since acquiring IBM's PC business earlier this year, Lenovo hasn't missed a step in outfitting the Think-branded products with the latest technologies, and the Z-series apparently will be no different. __________ Read More / Source: ZDNet