Lenovo unveils 3000 V100 / C200 Core 2 Duo-powered notebooks

Joining the growing parade of manufacturers upping the innards of their notebook lines with Core 2 Duo chips, Lenovo is bumping the specs in its buget-minded 3000 series. While the N100 has already made the Merom leap, the newly-unveiled C200 now offers a 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 processor, 15-inch XGA display, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, 80GB 5400RPM hard drive, Intel's GMA950 integrated graphics set, 802.11a/b/g wireless, and a DVD Burner to boot. It also sports VGA / S-Video out, a 56k modem, Ethernet, 4-pin FireWire, four USB 2.0 ports, and a PCMCIA slot, but the 6.2-pound weight and 2.5-hour battery life may scare some away. On the ultraportable side, the 4-pound V100 now touts a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 processor, 12.1-inch WXGA LCD, 100GB 5400RPM hard drive, 6-cell battery, and a dual-layer DVD burner, while sharing the remaining specs with its larger sibling. Lenovo also threw an ExpressCard slot, 5-in-1 flash card reader, and snazzy fingerprint scanner in the little guy, but yanked the S-Video output and one USB 2.0 port in the process. Both units will be available in a plethora of configurations later this month, with prices starting at $650 for the C200, and $999 for the V100.

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[(Unverified) Posted Oct 18th 2006 3:02PM]

Now all we need is for apple to do it.

com on apple im waving 2500 in your face and you dont want it?

get off your ass and release the damn thing already
theres about 1 million dollars + worth of people waiting for your meroms job get on your job and do it.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 18th 2006 5:16PM]

I'm waiting for the thinkpad update... Anyone else notice that the lenovo products page says "Up to Core 2 Duo" for the T series?

http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10000001&catalogId=-840&langId=-1&categoryId=2035724

But when you dig in, Core 2 isn't available! The anguish!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 18th 2006 5:15PM]

Uh, hello... Core 2 Duo T series anyone?

It was there yesterday, gone today.

Still listed here...
http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10000001&catalogId=-840&langId=-1&categoryId=2035724

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 18th 2006 6:39PM]

I was also waiting for the thinkpad T series core 2 duo update. I got impatient and bought a thinkpad t60 with the Core Duo yesterday.

[SilverBlade Posted Oct 18th 2006 7:49PM]

Put on a *dedicated* video card like nvidia or ATI, otherwise, its not worth the price tag.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 18th 2006 8:41PM]

Budget, not buget. As in the "budget-minded 3000 series". :)