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Lenovo 3000 N100[Core Duo] Laptop

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Cnet provides an early look-in to just what you can expect from the Lenovo N100 laptop when Lenovo computers go on sale in a matter of days.' Lenovo, the company that bought IBM's ThinkPad business last year, has developed an alternative brand of desktop PCs and laptops designed to "address the needs of small-business customers" at a cheaper starting price point than most ThinkPad models. The first two laptop offerings under the Lenovo 3000 umbrella include the superbudget C100 (starting at $599) and the slightly higher-end N100 (starting at $799--same as the ThinkPad Z60t). Our well-equipped $1,399 N100 test unit delivered a strong combination of components (including Intel's new Core Duo processor), performance, and connectivity for the price.

The battery life wasn't remarkable, however, and despite the N100's low price, its one-year warranty is inferior to the three-year warranty offered with a comparably priced Dell Latitude D510. That said, laptops that start below $1,000 are of interest to home users, as well as small-business customers (see here for a recent roundup), and in this space, the N100 looks fairly strong against the small-business competition, including the Sony FS series, HP Compaq's nx6110 and nx6125 models, and the Acer TravelMate 2355. However, the Latitude D510, though it cannot be configured with an Intel Core Duo processor (yet), offers similar performance and features for a similar price, and the HP Pavilion dv5000, designed for a consumer audience, offers far superior multimedia functionality.'

Read: Lenovo 3000 N100Review - CNET

Posted by HCG Admin on March 29, 2006 9:07 PM |

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