China's Lenovo Group, the fourth largest maker of personal computers worldwide, will present a new design for the classic line of ThinkPad notebooks, which includes microprocessor company Advanced Micro Devices in the aircraft for the first time.
The new series of ThinkPad, with a more sleek design, a more simplified keyboard keys slightly larger, will come in three screen sizes and three colors, and with a starting price of $ 549 (381.97 euros) in the U.S..
This line of computers is intended for small and medium business enterprises, which tend to focus on design and aesthetics, said Charles Sune, segment manager for ThinkPad.
The announcement was made prior to the annual fair of the Consumer Electronics Show being held this week in Las Vegas.
The distribution of personal computers Lenovo rose 18 percent year on year in the period July to September, according to industry analyst IDC. The company said revenue for the same period fell 5 percent to $ 4.1 trillion (2,850 billion).
Introduced in 1992 by IBM, ThinkPad computers were seen as a forerunner in the design of portable, more than 30 million units have been sold ThinkPad. Big Blue sold its PC division to Lenovo in 2005.
The inclusion of AMD chips to allow Lenovo ThinkPad family to offer lower prices, the company said.
The operating ThinkPads with Intel chips will still be sold.
The computer maker is also taking a new initial ThinkPad commercial customers by Sune "fill the space between the 'netbooks' and the portable" and displays a full-size keyboard.
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