Lenovo caters to regional demands with transformative PC and Gaming Solutions
Following the global announcement at IFA in Berlin earlier this year, Lenovo has announced the regional launch and availability of a series of new personal and gaming laptops for the region. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be the first in the GCC to introduce these computing solutions.
At the launch event, Lenovo showcased its robust product portfolio allowing media, partners, and retailers the opportunity to experience the innovation and learn about Lenovo’s growth plans and trends within the industry. Marwan Bsat, Country Manager for KSA at Lenovo, addressed how technology positively impacts and solves challenges around humanity.
Commenting on the regional launch, Marwan Bsat, Country Manager for KSA at Lenovo, said, “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is strategically important for us in terms of the new series unveiled. Over the recent past, we’ve seen a shift in usage of personal computing devices currently underway across the region, with a significant increase in demand for transformative computing solutions and gaming PCs. The event marks the availability of the new series, and we could not be more excited to have consumers in Saudi experience our Intelligent Transformation strategy empowering customers with tomorrow’s technology today.”
A deeper look at the hero products that will be available in Saudi Arabia from October onwards:
The Best of Innovation and Design Come Together with the New Yoga™ PC Range
Lenovo’s premium Yoga consumer PC portfolio offers top-quality craftsmanship, meaningful innovation, and immersive entertainment for on-the-go users who expect powerful and agile performance.
Powered by 8th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, the Lenovo Yoga C930 is Lenovo’s flagship Windows® 10 consumer 2-in-1 laptop, debuting a never-before-seen Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System, speakers custom-designed to deliver breakthrough moving audio. It supports Dolby Vision™ HDR, which transforms your entertainment with ultra-vivid imaging.
The Yoga C930 also features a Garaged Pen that charges in its compartment, providing more intuitive productivity. Far-range mics enable Cortana® and Alexa on the Yoga C930 to recognize voice commands from up to four meters away, even in standby mode. The Yoga C930 will be available in KSA from November with a starting SAR 8,399 (including VAT).
The new Yoga Book C930 is the world’s first dual display laptop with E Ink, rewriting portable productivity rules. The versatile E Ink screen turns into a dynamic, customizable keyboard with multi-language support, digital paper for notes or sketching, and even an eReader at the touch of a button. All this combined with Windows 10 and Intel Core processor performance in an ultra-thin and ultra-light form factor with great battery life. The Yoga Book C930 will be available in KSA from November with a starting SAR price of 4,799 (including VAT).
Turbo Charged Productivity with the New ThinkPad X1 Extreme
Lenovo’s new slim and stylish ThinkPad X1 Extreme will enable users to power through intensive tasks thanks to its discrete NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics and the latest 8th Gen Intel Core processors featuring integrated Gigabit Wi-Fi, which includes Core i9.
The multi-monitor support enables multitasking, and RapidCharge technology charges the battery up to 80 percent in just 60 minutes. Its 4K, 100 percent Adobe RGB color gamut display with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos immersive audio set the bar high for content creation or consumption activities on this device. Innovative security features include ThinkShutter camera cover, Windows Hello™ facial recognition, and touch fingerprint reader. The ThinkPad X1 Extreme will be available in KSA from the third week of October with a starting SAR 10,099 (including VAT).
Style and Power Join Forces with the New ThinkPad P1 Mobile Workstation
Lenovo’s thinnest, lightest and sleekest mobile workstation, the ThinkPad P1, gives users the style they want and their performance. With a signature black finish, glass touchpad and seamless keyboard, and premium packaging, the ThinkPad P1 has the high-end design that users expect. This attention to detail even extends to the power supply. Customers know a thin and light workstation is nothing if it still comes with a bulky power supply.
That’s why the ThinkPad P1 power supply is 35 percent smaller and lighter than its predecessors. Certified for key ISV applications, the ThinkPad P1 features 8th Gen Intel® Xeon® and Core™ processors, including support for the Core i9 CPU, and delivers ECC memory support clocks speed up to 4.6GHz.
Users can also enjoy a boost in performance with the latest NVIDIA Quadro P1000 and P2000 professional graphics cards. This mobile workstation offers a 15-inch, 4K UHD display, representing 100% of the Adobe color gamut and a touchscreen, IR camera standard, 4TB of M.2 PCIe premier storage, and 64GB of memory at 2667MHz. The ThinkPad P1 will be available in KSA from mid-October with a starting SAR 10,799 (including VAT).
New Lenovo Legion™ Gaming PCs are stylish on the outside, savage on the inside.
The new Lenovo Legion laptops are built for today’s on-the-go gamer who travels light. Imagine the anticipation ahead of playing the hottest new title at lunch but having an important meeting on the same day. Rather than juggle two laptops in one bag, the Lenovo Legion Y730 and Y530 Laptops cater to both in one chic machine – effortlessly transitioning from work to play.
Made of precisely machined aluminum and anodized in a sophisticated Iron Gray, the Lenovo Legion Y730 Laptop showcases ultrathin borders around its full HD IPS display. Meanwhile, the Raven Black Lenovo Legion Y530 Laptop has a subtle but compelling top cover texture that radiates out from the “O” in its Legion emblem.
The new laptops come fully-equipped with up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti GPUs, up to the latest 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processors and Windows® 10. Their keyboards are made to offer under 1ms input response time – designed to deliver that split-second advantage in competition. The laptops’ optional 144Hz full HD IPS displays offer a higher refresh rate for smoother visuals and reduced motion blurring and thinner bezels with brighter panels at 300 nits – making characters come to life in crisp detail.
The Lenovo Legion Y730 Laptop is the world’s first gaming laptop with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System with Dolby Sound Radar. Dolby Atmos Speaker System creates an amazing experience over Dolby® custom-designed and tuned PC speakers or headphones. The new Lenovo Legion Y530 Laptop natively supports Dolby Audio™, which enables loud and clear sound. Combining crystal-clear visuals with incredible sound, the new laptops provide an all-around immersive gaming experience.
The Lenovo Legion Y530 Laptop is the mainstream option, while its higher-end Y730 Laptop offers overclocked gaming horsepower in a 17-inch or 15-inch screen, with optional 16GB CORSAIR® DDR4 overclocked memory. The Lenovo Legion Y730 Laptop is the world’s first gaming laptop with a CORSAIR iCUE® RGB backlit keyboard, and system lighting, featuring six custom macro “Y” keys added customization of more than 16 million color combinations. The Lenovo Legion Y530 is available in KSA with a starting SAR price of 4,099 (including VAT).
All products will be available at key electronic retailers across the Kingdom.
1 Based on Lenovo’s research on August 23, 2018, of laptops sold by major PC manufacturers shipping > 1 million units worldwide annually.
