Date:02/03/2004 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/03/02/stories/2004030201770700.htm

Back IBM unveils entry-level notebook

Our Bureau

Bangalore March 1

IBM India announced on Monday the launch of its entry-level notebook, the IBM ThinkPad R40e, priced at Rs 49,990.

Targeted at small and medium businesses and the home segment, the IBM ThinkPad R40e offers customers a complete mobile computing experience, said a company release.

It is a fully configured notebook with optimum memory, hard disk capacity, cache and ready-to-use Windows and a DVD optical drive.

The notebook weighs 2.67 kg and is equipped with the latest ThinkVantage technologies, a set of software and hardware tools, at no additional cost.

Mr Sanjeev Menon, Brand Manager, Mobile Computing, Personal Computing Division, said: "With this launch, we plan to reach out to markets beyond the metro cities as well to the home PC user."