Lenovo 3000

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Name = Lenovo 3000

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Type = Laptop, Desktop
Developer = Lenovo
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Lenovo 3000 was a line of low-priced notebook and desktop computers designed by Lenovo Group targeting small businesses and individuals. It was replaced with the IdeaCentre and IdeaPad brands.

Background

The Lenovo 3000 series marked the debut of Lenovo branded products outside of China. First showcased in New York on 23 February, 2006, the line was intended to boost Lenovo's competitiveness internationally against rival brands like Dell and Hewlett-Packard. cite web| title = Lenovo unveils its own brand in US | publisher = People's Daily Online | date = 2006-02-25 | url = http://english.people.com.cn/200602/25/eng20060225_245919.html | accessdate = 2008-05-27] In addition, the 3000 series gave the company an independent identity: an identity separate from the Thinkpad line that Lenovo acquired in 2005 and defined its Western image since the acquisition. cite web| title=Lenovo's Long March | publisher=Business Week| date=2005-08-22|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_34/b3948453.htm?chan=db|accessdate = 2008-05-27]

In 2008, after introducing two new consumer brands, IdeaPad for laptops and IdeaCentre for desktops, Lenovo stopped selling its 3000 series models. [cite web| title=Lenovo kills off 3000 line, folds Y Series into IdeaPad family, K Series into IdeaCentre | publisher=Engadget| date=2008-06-20|url=http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/20/lenovo-kills-off-3000-line-folds-y-series-into-ideapad-family/|accessdate = 2008-09-13]

Models

Desktops

;Lenovo 3000 J:features both AMD and Intel processors [citeweb|title=Lenovo 3000 desktop computers - J Series|url=http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/desktops/3000/j-series/|publisher=Lenovo|accessdate=2008-06-07]

Notebooks

First introduced in 2006, the Lenovo 3000 N100 and V100 offered Intel Core Duo processors, while the lower-end C series featured Pentium M and Celeron M processors. [citeweb|title=Lenovo 3000|url=http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/3000/|accessdate=2008-06-08] Its sucessors, C200, N200, V200 featured Core 2 Duo processors.

;Lenovo 3000 C:C100, C200 - 15-inch XGA screen;Lenovo 3000 N:N100, N200 - 14.1-inch- and 15.4-inch- WXGA models;Lenovo 3000 V:V100, V200 - 12.1-inch WXGA models

References

External links

* [http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/3000/ Introducing Lenovo 3000] , Lenovo Group