Sometimes we get so focused on UMPCs and ultra-portables, we inadvertently forget about the ‘standard’ portable devices. Lenovo is here to remind us now that they’ll be offering an Intel Santa Rosa platform in their new four-pound V200 laptop at a reasonable price. $1,199 nets you a notebook with:
- Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 (1.8 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz front side bus)
- 12.1-inch WXGA screen with integrated web-cam
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
- 1 GB of RAM
- 160 GB, 5,200 RPM drive
- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, 802.11a/b/g
- 8x DVD Recordable optical drive
- 3-cell battery
- Integrated fingerprint reader
Some desirable and well-priced upgrades are included in a $300 premium package: a 2.0 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache CPU upgrade, 2 GB of RAM, 6-cell battery and OS upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate. As a portability point-of-comparison, the V200 is roughly the same price as a Dell XPS M1210, weighs 10% less and is about the same size: barely wider and thicker with an extra inch on the depth.
(via Small-Laptops)
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