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    News: Lenovo unveils new Y-series laptops to be released in Asia on December 15th

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by tn159, Nov 15, 2006.

  1. tn159

    tn159 Notebook Geek

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    Lenovo Y300
    - 13-inch widescreen
    - Core 2 Duo
    - NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 graphics
    - Lenovo Shuttle Center interface
    - Slot-in optical drive
    - Easy backup feature
    - built-in webcam that can automatically recognize and log them in
    - 4.85 pounds.


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    Lenovo Y400
    - 14-inch LCD
    - Core 2 Duo
    - flush-mounted touchpad
    - 2 watt subwoofer
    - Slot-in optical drive
    - Easy backup feature
    - Lenovo Shuttle Center interface

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    Lenovo Shuttle Center interface buttons

    Asia scheduled release date: December 25th
    Price: TBA

    Source, images, and more information at http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/0,39050495,61967619,00.htm.
     
    tn159, Nov 15, 2006
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  2. Andrew Baxter

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    That's cool, I actually saw this laptop in person during the summer. They're thinking about bringing it to the U.S. next year. That facial recognition webcam is kind of cool, but not very reliable. The slot optical drive is of course a big thumbs up. That red button you see on the top right hand side didn't feel so good and the power button was really badly designed -- I hope they changed that.
     
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  3. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    They're pretty looking. An itty-bitty subwoofer of a 14-inch? There's something you don't see every day either.
     
    Metamorphical, Nov 15, 2006
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  4. tn159

    tn159 Notebook Geek

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    I was excited when I heard Lenovo, 13", and dedicated GPU.

    And then I saw the 14" laptop weight. :(
     
    tn159, Nov 15, 2006
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  5. Goren

    Goren Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    aww damnit, just when I ordered the W7 too :p I like the looks of the 13.3" Y series.
     
    Goren, Nov 16, 2006
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    Oh man I just ordered a T60 too :( Really dig the flush trackpad on the Y series.
     
    nyu3, Nov 16, 2006
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  7. Sam

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    hmmm...it looks pretty nice in the side view, but I don't like its front view...bah maybe its just my way of perception from different angles.

    Nonetheless, its still pretty cool for Lenovo to release an "interesting" laptop that isn't branded with Thinkpad.
     
    Sam, Nov 18, 2006
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