New Lenovo 3000 C series launched On February 23 is followed by N100 series wich will be delivered in late March. Lenovo 3000 brand will deliver the N100, a stylish widescreen notebook combining popular features at an attractive price. The N100 will be available in 14.1-inch- and 15.4-inch- wide models. All Lenovo 3000 PCs include Lenovo CareSM, a software application that helps your computer recover from viruses at the touch of a button, update itself and enable it to easily connect to wireless networks.

“High-end components for the price; competent performance; comfortable keyboard; display has very fine resolution; solid assortment of ports and connections, including media-card reader; robust system-management and help utility.

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.

Aside from its coloring–silver on the outside, dark gray on the inside–the N100’s design reflects its ThinkPad heritage. It’s attractive and well designed, and though it doesn’t have all of the ThinkPad’s beloved features (drain holes, shock-mounted hard drive, keyboard light), the N100 does have big steel hinges and a relatively sturdy construction. Depending on how you configure it, the N100 weighs 6.1 pounds and runs 10.5 inches deep, 14 inches wide, and 1.5 inches thick; the modest AC adapter brings the total weight to 7 pounds. It strides the line between thin-and-light and midsize, and many laptops around are more portable than the N100, but it’s light enough for occasional travel and movement around the home or office, and its rounded back edge makes it easy to carry.” - writes CNET. Read full review of Lenovo 3000 N100 at Cnet

This entry was posted on March 21, 2006 and is filed under Lenovo 3000 N series.