Lenovo launches new notebook

Lenovo, a merged company between the Lenovo Group of China and the IBM Personal Computing Division of the United States, has recently launched a new Z series ThinkPad notebook.

Carrying a price tag of between US$2,000 and $2,400, the notebook is needed by travelers and small businesspeople to help them in their daily work, according to the company.

For active businesspeople, the ThinkPad is equipped with "a roll cage" that can protect the hard disk from damage should be notebook fall or be knocked.

To guarantee data security, which is most important in business, the notebook is also equipped with a system that requires the owner's fingerprint to open it.

Besides the classic IBM black color, the ThinkPad, which has a 14 inch screen, weighs about 2 kilograms and is 1.1 inches thick, was also produced with a silver titanium cover.

Lenovo, which acquired the IBM PC division in May this year, has headquarters in Purchase, New York, with principal operations in Beijing and Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.

--The Jakarta Post