IBM India on Monday announced the availability of its entry level, notebook, the IBM ThinkPad R40e priced at Rs 49,990.
Targeting the small and medium businesses and the home segment, the IBM ThinkPad R40e offers customers a complete mobile computing experience. Unlike the other notebooks available in the marketplace at this price point, the IBM ThinkPad R40e is a fully configured notebook with optimum memory, hard disk capacity, cache and ready to use Windows Operating system and a DVD ROM optical drive.
The new IBM ThinkPad R40e notebook, combined with the innovative design provides value for money; and allows mobility and flexibility at the workplace and at home. The ThinkPad R40e weighs lighter at 2.67 kg and is equipped with the latest ThinkVantage technologies - a set of software and hardware tools, available only on IBM PCs - at no additional cost.
The function of these technology offerings is to help users save date, time and money.
"The notebook market is gaining rapid momentum. As pioneers in the PC business we understand customer requirements and believe in giving customers a wholesome quality computing experience. With this launch, we plan to reach out to markets beyond the metro cities as well as the home PC user to make laptops accessible to these segments. The ThinkPad is a brand synonymous with technology, innovation, robustness and reliability and this is exactly what we bring to our customers with the launch of the ThinkPad R40e notebook," says Sanjeev Menon, brand manager, mobile computing, personal computing division, IBM India Limited, in a media statement.
Since the launch of the ThinkPad 700C in 1992, more than 20 million ThinkPad notebooks have been shipped. ThinkPad notebook computers are praised as design and engineering models, winning more than 1,000 industry awards. They are trusted for use in some of the world's most extreme environments, including altitudes of more than 17,000 feet and on the open seas, the IBM statement says.
Technical specifications: The new notebooks come with Windows XP Home as the Operating System; a DVD ROM optical drive; 256 MB memory (which means there is no need to upgrade later and pay more).
Availability: These products will be available with immediate effect and can be purchased through IBM India's Business Partner network.