Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 Laptop Offers 16-inch Display & NVIDIA Discrete Graphics

Lenovo’s recently launched a thin, almost MacBook-like in appearance Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 Laptop PC is powered by 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8700 with 3-MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB featuring Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset, 4-GB DDR2 1066 PC3-8500 SDRAM (Max 4-GB), 320-GB 5400 rpm SATA hard disk drive and a 24x DVD Super Multi Dual Layer (8.5 GB) DVD Writer.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop features 16-inch WXGA Widescreen VibrantView Active Matrix non-transflective LCD TFT display powered by NVIDIA GeForce GT105M Discrete Graphics Chipset with 128 MB dedicated memory supporting DirectX 9.0 acceleration, Dual independent display option, Dynamic Display Detect, Open GL 1.4, built-in into Intel 965GM mainboard offering upto 1366 x 768 pixels screen resolution with 16.7 million colors. It also feature a giant touchpad with multi-touch controls.

Preloaded with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop comes with integrated PRO/Wireless 9345ABG or 3945BG WiFi 802.11a/b/g wireless connection, integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN connection, standard 56kbps V.92 fax/modem card for data connectivity and Integrated Bluetooth v2.0+EDR wireless connection.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop also features Dolby Home Theater sound system, integrated 1.3 megapixel digital camera and built-in microphone. In addition, laptop also sports integrated TV Tuner card and comes with remote control.

The Shuttle Center system in laptop is an audio and video entertainment platform which allows easy navigation between menus without a mouse. It allows easy access to music and video files, with discrete playback controls makes it as easy to listen to your tunes as well as peek at your movies.

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop also offers integrated 6-in-1 (or 4-in-1) Media Card Reader supporting Multimedia Card (MMC), Memory stick (MS), Secure Digital Card, SD Pro, MS Pro, and xD media cards. Photo or video files can be accessed via a combination of Memory Sticks or Cards.

In addition, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop notebook PC also features integrated Dolby Home Theater system and is equipped with two stereo speakers system with 2.5W Sub-woofers which deliver high quality audio playback.

‘Instant On’ feature of Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop allows playing MP3s, music CDs, and DVDs or look at digital photos without having to boot into Windows, and the ExpressCard 54 slot offering more ‘future-proof’ upgrades than a traditional PC Card slot or an Express 34 slot.

Biometric Face Recognition Technology

The Biometric Face Recognition feature available in Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop is a specialize software from Veriface software, which takes a digital snapshot of the user’s face to create a unique password by digital mapping of key features of the user’s face.

The face recognition technology recognizes multiple users and logs on to the Windows operating system and other applications without requiring users to remember and type a single password. In the event of an unauthorized attempt, the notebook photographs the user and stores the image in a log for verification.

Security

The Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop sports a roll cage strong chassis and the inside components including the hard-disk are mounted within a sturdy magnesium cage that may reduce the amount of stress on internal components when the laptop is dropped by up to 30 per cent, all helping business travelers. And the harddisk in this laptop is encased in shock absorbers and utilizing the standard ThinkPad HardDisk Active Protection mechanism for added protection.

A software viz ’Ultimaco SafeGuard PrivateDisk’ allows creation of a private partition which is not only password protected, but can be encrypted in such a manner that should the password be cracked, the data will not be readable except in another Lenovo laptop PC.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop PC also features many unique multimedia features including a hot keys to control application functions and ports to easily upload digital images and video, which makes it ideal for business or home use.

Windows Vista Home Basic preinstalled Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop comes with several software and applications including the ThinkVantage software to simplify security, backup, rescue and recovery process as well as software and driver updates into one integrated interface.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop comes equipped with Lenovo’s One-Touch-System-Recovery feature and it comes with various software preinstalled such as Shuttle Centre, Power 2 GO, Veriface, Easy Capture 2.5, IGRS Anywhere and Norton antivirus software.

Weighing 1.27 Kgs without battery pack, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop comes with integrated Altec Lansing Stereo Speakers (1.5W each) offering Realtek ALC655 audio controller with built-in AC 97 stereo Sound with 3D Sound effect. In addition, the Laptop offers 4 USB v2.0 compliant 4-pin connectors, ExpressCard 54mm port, S-Video TV-out port and IEEE 1394 (FireWire) integrated port.

Windows Vista Home Basic preinstalled Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 laptop comes with with Li-Ion 6-cell Standard Battery which can deliver upto 4.45 hrs backup featuring pre-loaded Energy Cut 2.1 software for effective power management. The Laptop also offers Full feature ACPI power management supporting Stand-by, Suspend to Disk, and Suspend to RAM options as power conserving measures.

I/O Ports

• 3 x USB v2.0 compliant 4-pin connectors
• 1x eSATA/USB Power port
• ExpressCard 54mm
• IEEE 1394 (FireWire) integrated port
• VGA port
• RJ-45, Ethernet
• RJ-11, fax/modem
• Microphone-in
• Headphone-out
• S-Video TV-out
• PCMCIA Card Slot
• 6-in-1 Memory Card Reader

Lenovo Ideapad Y650 Laptop Specifications:

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8700, 2.53 GHz
• 3-MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB
• Intel 945GM Express Chipset Mainboard
• 4-GB DDR2 PC3-8500 1066 MHz SDRAM (Max 4-GB)
• 320-GB SATA 5400 rpm Hard Disk Drive
• 24x DVD Super Multi Dual Drive (8.5 GB) DVD Writer

Display & Graphic

• 16-inch WXGA Widescreen VibrantView TFT Display
• NVIDIA GeForce GT105M Graphics Chipset with 128 MB dedicated memory supporting Direct x 9.0 acceleration, Dual independent display option, Dynamic Display Detect, Open GL 1.4
• 1366 x 768 pixels resolution

Network & Communication

• Intel PRO/Wireless 9345ABG / 3945BG Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN connection
• Integrated 10/100 Realtel RTL8100CL Fast Ethernet LAN
• 56Kbps V.92 Data/Fax Modem
• Integrated Bluetooth v2.0 Wireless Connection + EDR

Other features

• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition
• ExpressCard/54 slot
• Type II PC Card slot
• Integrated Realtek High Definition Audio, Dolby Home Theater with a 2.5W sub-woofer and 2W speakers built-in
• Integrated 1.3 Megapixels Camera
• Built-in Microphone
• AC’97 Stereo Sound with 3D Sound effect, Altec Lansing Stereo Speakers
• Biometric Face Recognition Technology
• Integrated TV Tuner with Remote
• 6-in-1 Smart Card Reader supporting SD, SD/Pro, MMC, MS, MS pro, and xD media cards
• Li-Ion 6-cell Standard Battery, 4.55 hrs backup
• Dimensions: (WxDxH) – 390 x 260 x 26.2 mm
• Weight: 1.27 kg without power pack

Price and Availability

The Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8700 powered Lenovo Ideapad Y650 Laptop is available in India for estimated price of Rs. 98,500/- which includes one years warranty. Visit www.lenovo.com/in for more details.