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Lenovo's LePad Launching Worldwide in June

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A Lenovo spokesperson today confirmed that the company is planning a global June launch for its LePad tablet.

We first saw Lenovo’s 10.1-inch Lenovo LePad at CES in January. However, the company didn’t confirm any kind of release date. Sure, we had heard a rumor last year that it would be available ‘at the beginning of 2011,’ but what does that even mean? Apparently it means June, because this 1.2GHz Snapdragon-based tablet is going to be available ''globally'' from then.



The term ‘global’ is relative here. Lenovo’s Jay Chen said that though the tablet would be launching outside China, he couldn’t say which countries or markets the company would be targeting. The device is said to cost between $399 and $449 (a far cry from the Xoom’s cheapest price of $600) and will run on Android 2.2, aka Froyo.

Though it’s cheaper than the likes of the Xoom, which packs Nvidia’s Tegra 2 and Honeycomb, we imagine Lenovo would want to get a move on with this launch. With so many Honeycomb tablets scheduled for launch this year, the shelf life of Froyo slates is getting shorter by the day.

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    foxmulder_ms , February 19, 2011 3:58 AM
    I will consider this one...
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    Wish I Was Wealthy , February 19, 2011 10:16 AM
    Cheaper & better brand than Xoom's...
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    DSpider , February 19, 2011 2:01 PM
    That better not be a home button. Because outright cloning the iPad means lack of originality.
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    Anonymous , February 19, 2011 3:09 PM
    "That better not be a home button. Because outright cloning the iPad means lack of originality."

    It's Chinese...'nuff said
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    kilo_17 , February 19, 2011 7:03 PM
    Looks nice, but the name could be better. "LePad" is kinda cheesy
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    thejerk , February 19, 2011 10:23 PM
    LeFeminineHygieneProduct

    Also, the ads are making my page loads brutally long. This is getting retarded.
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    del35 , February 20, 2011 11:59 AM
    Anything but the apple iM2DUMB logo.
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    iamtheking123 , February 21, 2011 5:12 AM
    thejerkLeFeminineHygieneProductAlso, the ads are making my page loads brutally long. This is getting retarded.


    You see ads? GTFO.
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    Tomtompiper , February 21, 2011 9:47 PM
    iamtheking123You see ads? GTFO.


    Some people! Huh. LOL
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    jn77 , February 21, 2011 11:09 PM
    What is with the bezel sizes on all these tablets, if the bezel size was controled better, then the devices would look allot more sleek. I was looking at the Samsung tablet and now this one, and man, get rid of that bezel
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    bonezy , February 22, 2011 1:32 PM
    jn77What is with the bezel sizes on all these tablets, if the bezel size was controled better, then the devices would look allot more sleek. I was looking at the Samsung tablet and now this one, and man, get rid of that bezel


    Yeah, I agree -- super-rounded corners + thick bezel = design fail.

    These companies should take note of that semi-transparent smartphone/PDA/mini-tablet that Tony Stark was using in the courtroom in Iron Man 2, and start realizing what 'totally awesome' looks like, then go from there.
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    captaincharisma , February 22, 2011 3:15 PM
    kilo_17Looks nice, but the name could be better. "LePad" is kinda cheesy


    like the name ipad is any better? lol