Sydney, Australia – May 24, 2012: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced a new portfolio of products, software and storage solutions tailored to the small to medium business (SMB) market. The new ThinkPad Edge E430 and E530 laptops combine sophisticated design with world renowned ThinkPad quality, durability and reliability.
The ThinkPad Edge E430 and E530 are packed with features for SMBs, including Intel Small Business Advantage software. According to research firm IDC, 870,000 notebooks will be deployed to SMBs in 2012. Lenovo is the first to market with the new Intel solution, which will power a Lenovo Solutions for Small Business (LSSB) package, featured in the new ThinkPad Edge laptops.
The ThinkPad Edge 14-inch E430 and 15-inch E530 laptops give SMBs the freedom to choose their levels of performance with options of the latest Intel Core processors with choices of integrated or discrete graphics. The ThinkPad E530 is available with the new Ivy Bridge Quad Core processor, the Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM. The series also features the choice of Intel HD Graphics 4000, with a 100 percent performance boost over previous generations, or the discrete option of NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M Graphics with 2GB, featuring Optimus technology.
The laptops also feature Lenovo Enhanced Experience 3.0, with 40 percent faster boot up, up to 1 TB of storage that can be combined with solid state drive storage, USB 3.0 ports, Dolby Advanced Audio and a high-resolution web camera. The ThinkPad Edge E530 features a numeric keypad for added comfort and useability.
“Since launching Lenovo’s ThinkPad Edge portfolio of SMB laptops, the company has worked with SMBs to design products exceeding needs and expectations in terms of security and performance,” said David Heyworth, Director Product Solutions and Alliances, Lenovo ANZ. “The addition of the Intel Small Business Advantage, Lenovo Solutions for Small Business and Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync to Lenovo’s portfolio provides significant value to SMBs looking to bolster storage, security and data management.”
Lenovo Solutions for Small Business is an advanced PC solution designed to maximise security and productivity. The software manager feature in the LSSB portfolio helps actively guard against cyber attacks by monitoring at the hardware level. A USB Blocker allows businesses to manage the storage devices that can access and save information. The Enhanced Backup and Restore function protects against losing data through PC errors, viral attacks or theft by automatically backing up critical data. LSSB also gives SMB customers the ability to perform after-hours maintenance such as OS patching.
Pricing and Availability1
The new ThinkPad Edge series is available now through business partners and on www.lenovo.com.au, starting at $799.00 for the E430 and $759.00 for the E530. The ThinkPad Edge E530 with Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM Processor, 1 Terabyte HDD, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M Graphics and Windows 7 Professional is available at $1199.00. All prices quoted include GST.
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About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR:LNVGY) is a $US21 billion personal technology company – and the second largest PC company in the world, serving customers in more than 160 countries. Dedicated to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and strong strategic execution. 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. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, as well as servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centres in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, see www.lenovo.com.au
1Prices do not include tax or shipping and are subject to change without notice and is tied to specific terms and conditions. Reseller prices may vary. Price does not include all advertised features. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice.