OREANDA-NEWS. May 10, 2011. Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced that it has engineered its popular, newly introduced ThinkPad T420s laptop to boot up in 10 seconds or less1. As part of Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience (EE) 2.0 for Windows 7 program, the RapidBoot Extreme model has proprietary BIOS and hardware optimizations along with the Intel X25-M Solid State Drive for super startup capability. Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y570 laptop, coming in June, also features sub-10 second boot up1.

“Driving down boot time to sub-10 seconds on the ThinkPad T420s laptop results from applying precise, focused engineering to hardware and software interoperability,” said Dilip Bhatia, vice president, Think Product Group, Lenovo. “There’s a high level of complexity involved in shaving off each second. We push the limits because every second counts when it comes to keeping users productive, starting from first boot.”

Most of Lenovo’s 2011 Think and Idea-branded PCs, such as the ThinkPad T420s laptop, are optimized under Lenovo’s EE 2.0 program launched earlier this year. EE 2.0 provides industry-leading startup/shutdown performance and other optimization features for Lenovo consumer and business PCs.

With EE 2.0, customers can:
Start their Lenovo PC on average 20 seconds and shutdown 28 percent faster than a typical Windows 7 PC2
Start their PC as fast as 10 seconds1 and open applications two times faster3 on select Lenovo EE 2.0 PCs that include optional RapidDrive solid state drive technology
Resume Windows in less than one second, 36 percent faster than the average competitor Windows 7 PC1
Utilize robust security tools and rich Web conferencing features on Think-branded PCs

“Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows 7 program is ideal for business users and consumers who value performance optimization, as well as faster start-up,” said Nick Parker, vice president, Worldwide Marketing, OEM Division, Microsoft Corporation. “Now business users can extend the Windows 7 experience further with new ThinkPad laptop models that combine the benefits of faster boot up with features optimized for business.”

Features Beyond Fast Boot

Think-branded PCs with EE 2.0 offer robust security features and rich Web conferencing. Security tools4 include a fingerprint reader that can be used to power-on the PC, optional self-encrypting hard drives, BIOS port lock settings and Hardware Password Manager for deploying security features across a fleet of PCs. Features such as high-definition webcams with advanced white-balancing settings, digital array microphones with a speakerphone mode, and keystroke noise suppression technology that automatically detects when a user types during video chats and suppresses the noise of keystrokes, deliver a rich Web conferencing experience4. One of several ThinkPad laptops featuring Dolby® Home Theater® the ThinkPad T420s laptop gives users a full-impact surround sound experience.