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Lenovo to give away more 2008 Beijing Olympics V200 notebooks for charity

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Lenovo is reprising their competition from August which showed several of their limited edition Olympic Torch-inspired notebooks, by launching three online charity auctions in the UK tomorrow to commemorate it being six months until the 2008 Beijing games.

Each of the Lenovo 3000 V200 12.1-inch widescreen notebooks will be signed by the British silver medalist Gail Emms, and features…

Katherine Hannaford Computers

Lenovo Thinkpad Reserve: the luxury laptop for flange-loving lounge lizards

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Lenovo has unveiled its Thinkpad Reserve Edition laptop, which is due to go on sale in a limited edition of 5,000 individually-numbered units, and cost $5,000 (around £2,461).

It comes with a hand-stitched leather case, complete with tapering “flanges” to keep spilled liquids away from the laptop’s innards. It also blocks Wi-Fi, so the laptop comes with an external antenna (this is a “feature” apparently, not an “annoyance”).

Stuart Dredge Laptops / Notebooks

Lenovo to auction off Olympic Torch-themed notebook PCs for global charities

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Celebrating the one-year-out mark for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Lenovo yesterday announced plans for a major philanthropic auction, with limited-edition notebook computers inspired by their 2008 Olympic Torch on offer.

From February 8th next year, at the six-month mark, week-long back-to-back auctions for these “Cloud of Promise” notebook PCs will begin, concluding just prior to the start of the Games. Several of the PCs will be autographed by athletes.

Andy Merrett Laptops / Notebooks