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Core Technology
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Windows® 7 Home Premium

If you use your PC strictly at home and for entertainment, Windows® 7 Home Premium is a good choice. Home Premium lets you easily set up a home network and connect to printers and devices. It's designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker, plus connecting to wireless networks is fast and easy. Get the best entertainment experience and watch shows for free with Internet TV on Windows Media Center.
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Intel® Multi-Core Processors

Intel® multi-core technology enables revolutionary mobile performance, improved battery life, richer graphics, and enhanced wireless capabilities.
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Intel® Core™ ULV Processor

Intel® ultra low voltage processors combine performance with energy efficiency for longer battery life.
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Lenovo Enhanced Experience 3 for Windows® 7

Start 40 percent faster with Rapidboot* and maintain fast boot performance with BootShield. Plus enjoy richer sound and HD webcams. *Available on certified models with Intel® Core&trade i3, i5, or i7 processors. Claim is calculated by taking the average of Lenovo EE3 notebooks and desktops, and compares it with averaged data from 49 competitor products of similar configuration (Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 PCs only). Testing conducted by CNET Labs, Beijing in December 2011, using the independent VTS tool to measure start-up time and other performance measurements. Performance will vary by model and configuration.
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Lenovo Previous-Generation Enhanced Experience for Windows® 7

Lenovo certification for previous-generation Enhanced Experience for Windows® 7 identifies PCs that deliver faster start-up and connection times plus more entertainment and business features than typical Windows 7 systems.
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Microsoft® Office Starter 2010

Lenovo Systems are optimized for Microsoft Office 2010. Purchase a Product Key or DVD to activate the preloaded full-featured Office software or reduced functionality versions of Word and Excel only, with advertisements (no PowerPoint or Outlook available).
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Entertainment/Multimedia
     

High-Definition Video

Enjoy life-like, high-definition video from your laptop, or output to an HD-ready monitor or television without suffering any quality loss*. * Output of HD content to external devices requires a HDMI port which is not available on all models. Check individual model listings for details.
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Dolby® Audio

Immerse yourself in vivid, realistic, theater-style Dolby® surround sound.
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Built-In Stereo Speakers

For better sound quality and volume, select IdeaPad notebooks feature stereo speakers.
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Integrated Webcam

A built-in webcam is ideal for Skyping and Web conferencing — and it's also part of our VeriFace face-recognition software that turns your face into your password.
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Display and Graphics
     

Discrete Graphics

Models with a dedicated graphics processor and memory provide superior performance for gaming and other graphics-intensive applications.
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Integrated Graphics Solutions

Models with integrated graphics use the main system memory for graphics rendering, saving power and preserving battery life.
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Built-In Solutions
     

Breathable Keyboard

Intel® Advanced Cooling Technology lets your PC run cooler on your lap by letting air flow through the keyboard.
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Bluetooth™

Connect your laptop to a range of Bluetooth-enabled devices including mobile phones, headsets, and PDAs. With Bluetooth enabled, sharing and synchronizing data between devices is easy and hassle-free with no wires or internet connectivity required.
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Multitouch Touchpad

Browse Web pages, access files, or easily enlarge, reduce, and manipulate images with simple finger gestures.
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Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi) Technology

Wirelessly enjoy laptop content on a compatible big screen with Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi) technology.
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Security and Data Protection
     

Active Protection System™

The Active Protection System™ uses an accelerometer to monitor movement and safely stop the hard drive if the PC is jolted or dropped. *Applies to traditional, magnetic hard drives only.
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Eco-Friendly
     

EPEAT Gold or Silver Environmental Rating

Under the federally-funded EPEAT program in the U.S., manufacturers declare their products' conformance to a comprehensive set of environmental criteria.
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ENERGY STAR®

U Series laptops carry the ENERGY STAR label attesting to their superior energy efficiency. This lowers operating costs and reduces overall energy use and heat emissions.
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RoHS Compliant

IdeaPad laptops feature key components that measure up to the rigorous RoHS standard (Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances). The RoHS directive requires the removal of six hazardous substances from electric and electronic equipment.
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