Introduces two unique features- Swappable twin hard drive and RAID function
Mumbai, INDIA, July 30, 2008 – Lenovo today announced the launch of the IdeaPad Y710 notebook PC, a multimedia powerhouse, in India. The IdeaPad Y710, equipped with a 17 inch monitor, brings to life myriad features that deliver a truly exciting multimedia and gaming experience.
“There is significant excitement globally for this product given its top notch specs. The IdeaPad Y710 will revolutionalize the market with its hot-swappable twin 160 GB hard drive that gives the user 320 GB of storage space. With the option of a dedicated Game Zone keyboard for gamers, the IdeaPad Y710 is definitely a multimedia powerhouse!” said Amar Babu, Managing Director, Lenovo, India
Cutting edge performance
This is Lenovo's first notebook with a 17 inch monitor with a resolution of 1440 x 900. For a graphics processor, Lenovo has used the ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2600 with 512MB of memory. Features like WLAN connectivity, Dolby Home Theatre system as well as an optional Blu-ray DVD reader ensures that the IdeaPad Y710 notebook caters to the entertainment enthusiast. The notebook also includes a performance control switch with Turbo mode for maximum power, which includes CPU overclocking and Quiet mode for saving energy. The IdeaPad Y710 can also serve as a desktop replacement due to its large screen, storage space, and performance.
Selected models of the Lenovo IdeaPad Y710 come with Game Zone functionality. Game Zone includes enlarged directional buttons for enhanced game play, four user-customizable buttons and a secondary display showing system information such as CPU speed.
The real draw of the Lenovo IdeaPad Y710 is a hard drive of up to 320 GB with a speed of 5400rpm that also houses a second, hot swap hard drive. Lenovo for the first time has introduced RAID function in the IdeaPad Y710. RAID function simultaneously uses both the hard disk drives to achieve greater levels of input/ output performance and data reliability. It also maintains mirror copies of the data on different drives to ensure complete data security.
Multimedia features
The IdeaPad Y710 is equipped with a Dolby Home Theater system which delivers exceptional surround sound for movies, videos, music and games and offers a theatre-style sound experience through four speakers and a subwoofer. The combination of the VeriFace face recognition software and an integrated 1.3 megapixel camera can recognize a user’s face for log-in and help eliminate the need to remember passwords, thus providing unprecedented ease and security. The notebook’s Multimedia Control Center provides an excellent multimedia experience with easy-to-use software to play movies, listen to music and view photos. The notebook comes with touch sensitive controls and the users can quickly select between multimedia choices, volume and equalizer.
Stylish design
The 17 inch widescreen IdeaPad Y710 is built for users who desire a high level of performance. Distinctively designed with a smooth, blue, metallic finish, the notebook is embellished with halo lighting, accenting the top cover and backlit Lenovo logo. A gorgeous frameless screen gives this laptop a unique appearance combined with a super-thin bezel that makes the screen appear to stretch to the very edges of the notebook cover.
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Lenovo consumer PC range
Lenovo's IdeaPad Y710 is part of the consumer PC range from Lenovo. The consumer oriented IdeaPad notebooks and IdeaCentre desktops are engineered for the best user experience with trendsetting designs and built-in peace of mind, and make a bold design statement with frameless screens, touch-sensitive control surfaces and unique textures. They combine cutting-edge technologies such as face recognition, Dolby Home Theater surround sound and dedicated gaming controls. These entertainment oriented consumer range also comes with features such as One Key Recovery, outstanding durability, and an extended battery management feature to customize user-specific battery usage patterns.
Pricing and availability[1]
The Lenovo IdeaPad Y710 is available in all Lenovo authorized storefronts. Prices range from Rs. 45,000 to 85000.
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About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the world’s most innovative personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.