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Lenovo Generates Higher Standards in Energy Efficiency for Mobile Workstations
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – February 12, 2009: Lenovo today
announced that the ThinkPad W700 and W700ds mobile workstations meet or
exceed criteria for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
Energy Star 5.0 program for computers, which takes effect in July. This
brings Lenovo’s portfolio of Energy Star 5.0 offerings to more than 25
PC products, including laptops, desktops, workstations and monitors.
“With rising energy costs and continued cost cutting, customers are
expecting their PCs to efficiently manage the energy they use,” said
Sam Dusi, executive director, Worldwide ThinkPad Product Marketing,
Lenovo. “We’re finding new ways to raise the bar on efficiency, from
squeezing out even higher efficiency with existing technologies like
batteries, LED displays and solid state drives, to looking at new power
sources to building in power management technologies. All of this has
helped us turn traditionally power guzzling machines like mobile
workstations into energy sipping PCs that meet or exceed Energy Star
5.0 criteria.”
Mobile workstations are designed to handle
the most data and graphics-intensive tasks from users in fields such as
digital content creation, digital photography and oil and gas. The
ThinkPad W700 and W700ds mobile workstations are the peak of Lenovo’s
mobile performance. They come with choices of Intel mobile quad core
processors, NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics, up to two hard drives, 8 GB of
high speed DDR3 memory as well as an optional Blu-Ray DVD burner. They
can also be configured with a high brightness WUXGA LED display and a
host of connectivity options including WiMax, Bluetooth and WiFi. To
keep the mobile workstations running coolly and efficiently, Lenovo
designed them with a dual thermal solution with one fan to cool the CPU
and the other to cool the GPU. The ThinkPad W700 mobile workstation
also brings users new levels of innovation with an optional built-in
digitizer and color calibrator, and the ThinkPad W700ds mobile
workstation goes even further with an optional second display for extra
screen real estate.
Lenovo PC products that already meet or exceed the Energy Star 5.0 criteria include these models:
Laptops: ThinkPad X200, X200s, X200 Tablet, X301, T400, T500, R400, R500, SL300, SL400, SL500, IdeaPad U330, Y430
Desktops: ThinkCentre M58/58p small form and eco ultra small form factor
Workstations: ThinkPad W700, W700ds
The following products meet or exceed the proposed criteria for monitors which will be final in March.
Monitors: ThinkVision L174, L1700p, L1900, L1900p, L197 Wide, L1940 Wide, L1940p Wide, L2240p Wide, L2440p Wide, L2440x Wide
Technical specifications of Energy Star 5.0 criteria are found at www.energystar.gov.
Lenovo will continue to introduce products that meet or exceed Energy
Star 5.0 criteria in 2009. For more information on individual PC energy
usage, customers can access online calculators at
www.lenovo.com/environment to help them compare configurations to
determine annual cost savings and avoided CO2 emissions. Additionally,
Lenovo has more than 58 products that are rated EPEAT Gold for their
environmental attributes, including energy efficiency, materials use
and recycling options.
About Lenovo
Lenovo
(HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally
engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on
innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as
a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s
acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company
develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and
easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has
major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and
Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.
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