Lenovo aims low in its first U.S. systems

Michelle Thatcher Former Senior Associate Editor, Laptops

Tech expert Michelle Thatcher grew up surrounded by gadgets and sustained by Tex-Mex cuisine. Life in two major cities--first Chicago, then San Francisco--broadened her culinary horizons beyond meat and cheese, and she's since enjoyed nearly a decade of wining, dining, and cooking up and down the California coast. Though her gadget lust remains, the practicalities of her small kitchen dictate that single-function geegaws never stay around for long.

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Michelle Thatcher

Feb. 23, 2006 8:40 a.m. PT

Today Lenovo (more commonly known as the company that bought IBM's PC business last year) announced the Lenovo 3000 line of laptops and desktops, with budget configurations and price tags intended to infiltrate the small business segment. You won't find fancy dual-core CPUs, wide-screen LCDs, or other high-end features in these systems, but you will find prices that start at $599 for laptops and $349 (without monitor) for desktops.

That's inexpensive, but is it cheap? We're especially anxious to start benchmarking these systems to see how their performance stacks up against other budget offerings'. Meanwhile, read our First Takes to find out more about the first Lenovo 3000 models: the C100 notebook and the J100 and J105 desktops.

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