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TMCNet:  Lenovo launches Windows 8-based Ideapad Y500, Ideapad Z500 in India

[February 06, 2013]

Lenovo launches Windows 8-based Ideapad Y500, Ideapad Z500 in India

BEIJING, Feb 06, 2013 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's biggest PC maker Lenovo Group (00992.HK; LNVGY.PK) has launched two new Windows 8 devices -- Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 and IdeaPad Z500,in India.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 comes with 15.6-inch LED backlit widescreen HD display, and a dual-layer backlit AccuType keyboard. It is powered by the third-generation Intel Core processors and can be configured with up to 16GB of DDR3 memory and up to 1TB of HDD storage.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 on the other hand is being touted by the company as one of the slimmest laptops available in the Indian market. This laptop also comes with third-generation standard voltage Intel Core i7 processors and has 15.6-inch backlit LED HD display. It supports up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and up to 1TB of HDD storage.

Lenovo had recently showcased a host of Windows 8 products at the recently concluded Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2013 including the IdeaPad U Series ultrabooks, Lenovo Erazer X700 gaming desktop PC and Lenovo IdeaPad Z Series laptops.

Lenovo Group is striving to expand its presence in emerging markets, and it is the biggest PC vendor in India.

Statistics released earlier by market researcher Gartner show that Lenovo Group's market share in India reached 17 percent in the third quarter of 2012, 1.3 percentage points higher than the second runner Acer. (Edited by Hou Yujie, houyj@xinhua.org)

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