It’s surprising what number of small stores and offices take excellent care in their shopfront and interior decor, then spoil it by putting a gaggle of dusty old PCs and monitors on show amid a jumble of cables. That’s precisely the type of business Lenovo hopes to entice with its latest range of apparatus. The 21.5-inch LS2221 and 23.6-inch LS2421p monitors cost $229 and $299 respectively, and are available with LED-backlit panels, a claimed “10 million to 1″ dynamic contrast ratio, and gear efficiency that exceeds Energy Star requirements. The bigger model has generally better specs, with 300nits of brightness, HDMI out and an inbuilt four-port USB hub to cut back clutter. Meanwhile, the ThinkCentre Edge 71 desktop is available in both tower and SFF versions to fit different locations, and sacrifices “legacy ports” for a cleaner appearance. It’s going to be available from October starting at $369, while the monitors are due this month. Further details within the PR after the break.
Lenovo “LS” Series Complements ThinkCentre Edge Desktops
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – August 2, 2011: HYPERLINK “http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/” Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced a brand new series of Lenovo monitors – the LS Series – to provide small-to-medium (SMB) businesses a line of monitors crafted to their unique needs with large screens, bright and brilliant image presentation and touch-enabled navigational control. The 21.5-inch LS2221 wide and 23.6-inch LS2421p wide monitors are perfect deskside companions for Lenovo’s series of ThinkCentre Edge desktops. Also today, Lenovo introduced the brand new ThinkCentre Edge 71 desktop, designed for mainstream SMB users with image-raising style, advanced performance and easy-to-use features without breaking the bank.
“The brand new ThinkCentre Edge 71 and Lenovo LS Series monitors are designed from the floor up for small-to-medium businesses, giving them the fashion, features and functionality they wish,” said Tom Shell, vp and general manager, Worldwide ThinkCentre Business Unit, Lenovo. “Our LS Series monitors include everything customers need: a huge screen that displays eye-popping graphics, reliable technology that just works and convenient extras like touch-enabled buttons to simply adjust hardware settings.”
Lenovo LS Series Eyes Crystal Clear Computing
In terms of a visually rich multimedia LED display, the Lenovo LS monitors offer a visual difference with their 10 million to 1 dynamic contrast ratio. For such large screen real estate, the monitors are extremely energy efficient, exceeding the necessities for HYPERLINK “http://www.energystar.gov/” Energy Star and meeting HYPERLINK “http://www.tcodevelopment.com/pls/nvp/document.show?cid=4146&mid=455″ TCO 5.0. The LS2221 wide comes with VGA and DVI connections for displaying digital video, while the LS2421p wide offers greater functionality with VGA and HDMI outputs, a four-USB port hub and as much as 300 brightness level. Additionally, the monitors are equipped with capacitive touch buttons for a clean and minimalist appearance, tilt stand, modern, slim bezel design and the identical three year warranty available at the premium HYPERLINK “http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:show-category-with-items?category-id=2FAF239B768947AD95895F826C34447E&menu-id=products¤t-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087″ ThinkVision monitors.
Professional-Grade Image & Performance with ThinkCentre Edge 71
The glossy, polished front of the ThinkCentre Edge 71 in tower and small form factors gives business desktop computing a trendy flare. Additionally, there are not any legacy ports, giving the desktop a cleaner appearance. For the entire Edge computing experience, users can pair the desktop and monitor with an optional wireless Lenovo Ultra Slim Plus Wireless Keyboard and Mouse that reflects the clean and modern island-style keyboard used on HYPERLINK “http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087¤t-category-id=9F4D9F1B85C24267B579D9A60A9BDD25&menu-id=products” ThinkPad Edge laptops.
Genuinely, the ThinkCentre Edge 71 desktop can double as an SMB’s power-pounding, number-crunching productivity machine in the course of the day and as an ideal entertainment device for watching movies/TV, taking note of music and relaxing online off the clock. Equipped with as much as Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core processors (65 watts), users have hundreds performance at their fingertips, and the desktop boots extremely fast, way to Lenovo’s HYPERLINK “http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/special-offers.workflow:ShowPromo?LandingPage=/All/US/Sitelets/Enhanced%20Experience2″ Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows 71.
Features include:
Large storage capacity: as much as 1 TB HD or optional SSD storage and as much as 8 GB DDR3 memory
Rich and strong graphics: integrated Intel graphics or choices of optional AMD discrete graphics as much as Radeon Caicos with 1 GB of dedicated memory
Range of productivity tools: DVD player/burner, Gigabit Ethernet, six USB ports, security via USB port disablement and HD password protection in BIOS
The brand new desktop solves everyday computing hassles to make the experience more enjoyable and productive. Upgrading storage and memory requires no tools and just a few minutes. A hidden, rubber grip handle makes moving the desktop no big deal. With out a expansion graphic card required, the ThinkCentre Edge 71 desktop offers an unbeatable value for users who ought to work with two displays via VGA and DVI.
The desktop comes equipped with Lenovo’s suite of ThinkVantage Technologies, including Rescue and Recovery, Power Manager and System Update to revive, manage and update the PCs easily. For times when SMBs need IT support, they may turn to Lenovo’s HYPERLINK “http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/us/en/thinkplus_priority_support.html” ThinkPlus Priority Support program that gives a range of services from damage and accident protection to technical assistance to online data backup.
Pricing and Availability3
Pricing for the Lenovo LS2221 wide is $229 and the LS2421p is $299.99. They are going to be available starting in August through business partners and HYPERLINK “http://www.lenovo.com” www.lenovo.com. Pricing for models of the ThinkCentre Edge 71 desktop starts at approximately $369. The desktop should be available starting in October through business partners.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a $US21 billion personal technology company serving customers in additional than 160 countries, and the world’s fourth-largest PC vendor. Devoted to building exceptionally engineered PCs and mobile internet devices, Lenovo’s business is built on product innovation, a highly-efficient global supply chain and robust strategic execution. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the previous IBM Personal Computing Division, the corporate develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and straightforward-to-use technology services and products. Its product lines include legendary Think-branded commercial PCs and Idea-branded consumer PCs, in addition to servers, workstations, and a family of mobile internet devices, including tablets and smart phones. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For additional info see HYPERLINK “http://www.lenovo.com” www.lenovo.com.
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