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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Gotham Gadgets: Introducing the Latest in the Lenovo Hit Parade: The Lenovo® ThinkPad® Edge® E420s Notebook, Highly Recommended by Whom You Know

Oh Lenovo!  How we love you!  Let us count the ways, and this time with the Lenovo® ThinkPad® Edge® E420s Notebook!  Whom You Know has tried and tested multiple Lenovo laptops for two years consecutively, and Peachy Deegan has loved every single one.  In fact, she likes them better than the computer she owns!  When we talk about one brand as often as Lenovo you can be assured they are absolutely tops.  And, of everything we have ever tested EVER, you can be confident our recommendation is sound as we won't even disclose how many hours Peachy spends on the laptop each day, but if she reviewed food over the same quantity of time you can be assured she would no longer be able to review fashion!  A dog may be a man's best friend, but a Lenovo Laptop is a Peachy Deegan's best friend.


TOP REASONS TO OWN
• Eye catching design including Infinity display, Polished metal accents
and an elegant soft touch finish
• High performance with optional 2GB AMD Radeon discrete graphics
• Next generation multimedia with Dolby Home Theater, HDMI and low
light sensitive HD camera
• Powerful computing experience with Intel’s second generation Core™
i7 processors
• Best in Class Internet Voice and video conferencing experience

Faster Computing and Graphics Performance:
• Up to Second generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors for superior
computing performance
• Switchable 2GB AMD Radeon Discrete graphics (optional)
• Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows® 7 further enhances
the usability and performance with industry’s best boot up times
• Faster wireless connectivity with Lenovo’s Instant Resume mode
Make a lasting impression:
• Eye-catching Authentic metal accents, elegant soft touch finish
• Striking 14.0” HD infinity display and sleek slot-loading DVD drive
• Premium magnesium/aluminium construction

Optimized Multimedia, Internet Telephony and Video
Conferencing Experience:
• HDMI 1.4 for video output – Connect external high-definition
displays and HDTVs with ease
• Dolby Home Theater v4 for a premium surround sound experience
• Integrated low-light-sensitive HD Webcam delivers a clearer image
even in poor lighting conditions, making it easy to stay connected
even when on the move
• Full-size spill resistant keyboard – the keyboard is ergonomically
designed for a comfortable typing experience
• Keystroke Noise suppression technology that ensures only your
voice is heard in a web conversion

KEY DIFFERENTIATORS

COMPARISON WITH COMPETITORS
Compared to HP Envy
• The ThinkPad Edge E420s offers higher performance Discrete Graphics option,
lower weight, more connectivity options, and longer battery life
Compared to Toshiba Portege R700
• Has larger infinity display, 2GB ATI Discrete Graphics, and WWAN option
Compared to MacBook Pro
• Has larger infinity display, higher performance Intel processors, higher
performance discrete graphics

CUSTOMER NEEDS AND OUR SOLUTIONS
Customers need a notebook that helps them focus on their
business (instead of managing their IT)
• The ThinkPad Edge E420s uses the latest second generation Intel®
CoreTM family processors with 20% performance gains
• Switchable 2GB AMD Radeon™ technology accelerates many new
applications (Explorer® 9, Firefox® 4 and Adobe Clash® 10.1) that
demand higher graphics performance
• Legendary ThinkPad reliability with the Best-in-Class Spill
Resistant Keyboard, Active Protection System™ and Rescue and
Recovery™
Customers need a notebook with features that match
fast-paced work and life
• Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 With Lenovo RapidBoot
technology, start your PC up to 30% faster than a typical
Windows® 7 computer
• Superior web conferencing with light-adaptive HD webcams,
digital mic with advanced noise-cancellation technology, optimized
speakers and software.
• Robust security features including Fingerprint ID to authenticate
and login with one swipe

Customers need better multimedia functionality and an
enhanced user experience
• The ThinkPad continues its history of innovations by designing
keyboards that take the user experience to the next level. The
full-size ergonomic keyboard provides a comfortable and accurate
typing experience for users.
• HDMI 1.4 for projecting high definition content on the big screen
• Premium Dolby® v4 Audio Experience
• Sleek Slot loading DVD Drive to burn and play all your video content
• Direct Press multimedia keys for easy navigation
Customers need a notebook that can connect from anywhere
• Powerful, flexible WiFi connectivity allow you to connect at any
wireless hotspot
• Optional integrated mobile broadband allows you to connect to 3G
data networks
• Connect local devices using Bluetooth for wireless freedom
• Get the fastest speeds when you need them with the gigabit
Ethernet connection



Edge E420s compared to Edge 14” and 15”
• The E420s comes with the latest Intel Huron River platform and new features
such as mSATA, 720p HD Webcam.
• It comes in a striking new design, weighs only 4.1 lbs, is thin (23.1 – 31.2 mm),
has Infinity display and is a premium machine.
• E420s offers high performance graphics with 2GB AMD Radeon switchable
discrete graphics.
• It also features longer battery life – up to 5.4 hours.

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