Lenovo IdeaPad Y510 and Y710 notebooks released

Posted on Thursday, January 03 2008 @ 19:49 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Chinese PC maker Lenovo unveiled a new 15.4" and 17" notebook today.

Y710 specifications:

17-inch WXGA (1440 x 900) CCFL VibrantView display

Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz)

ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600, 256MB

Up to 4GB RAM, up to 500GB in drives

Game Zone keyboard lighting, and auxiliary display with resource usage and performance controls

Blu-ray reader with dual-layer CD / DVD burner

802.11a/b/g/n (but no Bluetooth, apparently)

HDMI, VGA, S-Video

(4) USB 2.0, ExpressCard, 1394, media reader

1.3 megapixel camera

Dolby Home Theater sound: four speakers + subwoofer

15.6 x 11.2 x 1-1.5-inches, 7.9 pounds

Starts at $1,200.

Y510 specifications:

15.4-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) CCFL VibrantView display

Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.83GHz)

Intel GMA X3100 graphics (up to 256MB)

Up to 4GB RAM, up to 250GB drive

Dual-layer CD / DVD burner

802.11a/b/g/n (but no Bluetooth, apparently)

VGA, S-Video

(3) USB 2.0, ExpressCard, 1394, media reader

1.3 megapixel camera

Dolby Home Theater sound: four speakers + subwoofer

14.3 x 10.2 x 1.1-1.4-inches, 6.4 pounds

Starts at $800.

Engadget writes the notebooks will be available in April.

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