Lenovo Lets There Hair Down With Sweet Lappies

When I hear the name Lenovo, the first thing that comes to mind is boring ass business machines and laptops. So it was a surprise to me (and a good one at that) when Lenovo introduced the IdeaPad Y710, Y510, and the U110 laptops. These babies are stacked with the goods and are drool worthy. The halo lighting and the frameless screens are my favorite, but it also has facial recognition built in.

The Y710 has a 17-inch screen and a 2.5GHz Intel C2D processor, and is capable of handling a 500GB SATA HD, HDMI output, 6-in-1 card reader, and has a ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 all for $1199. There are more details that I don't have the space to list, but check out the specs from Crunchgear. Check out the Y510 and the U110 details there.

Bezel Separation On Lenovo X60 / X61 Tablets

I find this particular story interesting because the fortune 500 company that I work for uses these laptops.

So it seems that users are complaining about the Lenovo's X60 and X61 having issues with the bezels. Apparently the glue that holds the bezels are losing their stickiness and coming apart, resulting in cracking and popping every time the screen is opened.

So Lenovo's Tim Supples issued this statement via Lenovoblogs.com stating that "engineering teams are aware of the issue and are investigating." No word on what they plan on doing about the issue in the mean time.

Lenovoblogs.com via Engadget

Lenovo’s Latest Laptops Promise Battery Life To The EXtreme: Sorta, Kinda

If you frequently use the excuse “my battery died” to get out of working, don’t buy the new Lenovo ThinkPad X61 or X61s notebooks or the X61 Tablet.

According to the company’s details on the three systems, the ThinkPad X61s will keep you up and running for more than 12 hours and the ThinkPad X61 and X61 Tablet will run approximately up to 11 and 10 hours respectively. Of course, this is with the combination of an eight-cell standard battery and optional extended life battery, but still, that’s a crazy amount of productivity from just two batteries.

Along with the extended battery life comes an improved design for broadband wireless, called Ultra Connect II, so you can get a signal anywhere. Lenovo claims up to a 30 percent improvement above previous models.