Lenovo Releases Business-Oriented Essential Laptop

It appears that Gigabyte is not the only company looking over the business computer sector at the moment, as Lenovo also made a move in that area, by unleashing its own new machine, based on Intel processing.

Mobile computers powered by Intel's newest line of central processing units ceased being a surprise quite a while ago.

After all, pretty much every PC company out there is expected to unleash new machines on a regular basis, and Sandy Bridge is the major platform available for that purpose.

There are, of course, AMD Fusion-based models, like HP's 3105m, but they are fewer and farther between and don't have high performance like the new Intel Core series.

That said, Lenovo just presented its newest mobile computer, although it is aimed at business environments, not consumers.

Dubbed Essential B470, it is a 14-inch machine based on the 2.1 GHz Core i3-2310M or 2.3 GHz Core i5-2410M CPU.

Up to 8 GB of RAM can be implemented, along with an NVIDIA GeForce 410M 1GB discrete graphics adapters, unless buyers are willing to make do with the CPU's built-in Intel HD 3000.

Meanwhile, storage space, up to 1 TB to be exact, is provided by a HDD, while a DVD or Blu-ray drive handles the optical storage side of the equation.

Combined with 10/100 LAN, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, a 6-in-1 card reader and optional Bluetooth, plus two 1.5W speakers, HDMI and a fingerprint reader, the machine should be ready for anything thrown at it, within reason anyway.

As for the LCD display itself, is had a native resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels (HD) and, along with everything else, leads to a product weight of 2.2 kilograms.

Interested users will find the Lenovo Essential B470 up for order here, complete with AccuType keyboard, Windows 7 home Premium or professional (64 bit) and up to 3 hours of battery life. The starting price is $599.