Friday Lenovo announced that it will be offering three laptops at Best Buy starting Sunday, April 3, 2011, adding to its current portfolio of desktop solutions available at the popular electronics retail chain. This marks the first time Lenovo’s consumer laptop line will be offered at Best Buy, serving up the Lenovo B560 laptop and the IdeaPad Z565 laptop at all brick-and-mortar outlets nationwide while limiting the Lenovo V560 to select locations.
According to Lenovo, the B560 laptop will feature a 15.6-inch LED HD display and a built-in webcam. It will also provide cool key security features like the one swipe fingerprint reader and the OneKey Rescue System for quick data backup and recovery.
Lenovo's second laptop, the IdeaPad Z565, will be powered by an AMD Phenom II dual-core processor and sport an AccuType island-style keyboard. It will also feature an 15.6-inch widescreen (HD, 16:9 format), Dolby Advanced Audio and OneKey Theater II for one-touch audio-visual optimizations.
Both the B560 and the IdeaPad Z565 will be available at all Best Buy stores starting Sunday.
As for the Lenovo V560, it will offer an Intel Core i3 processor, WiMAX support, Lenovo Energy Management software and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. Combined with Lenovo’s OneKey Rescue System, an easy swipe fingerprint reader offers extra protection for keeping data backed up and recoverable. This model will only be sold in 200 Best Buy locations throughout North America.
To reel in potential Lenovo customers, Best Buy will be offering a promotion for Reward Zone members. Those enrolled will receive Double Points for any Lenovo laptop purchased at Best Buy stores and on Bestbuy.com. The promotion will last from April 3 to April 30, and those who purchase one of the laptops online within that timeframe will receive free shipping.
"Personal technology fits uniquely within a customer’s lifestyle, and today’s consumers who are wanting to see, touch and feel a PC in order to find their perfect fit can now find Lenovo models across the U.S. at Best Buy locations," said David Bent, executive director, Sales and Marketing, Consumer Group, Lenovo North America.
To access all Lenovo products at Best Buy including the new laptops, netbooks and desktops, head here.
