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Lenovo’s new business laptops for millennials and Gen Z’s
On Thursday evening Lenovo launched its new ThinkBook laptop series in South Africa aimed at small to medium enterprises.
The three business laptops were created in responses to Millennials and Gen Zs, who like to “blur the lines of work, life, passion and purpose”, the company said.
The 14- and 15-inch variations are powered by 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and are surprisingly lightweight and easy to carry. There is also a “magic port”, which allows for a USB dongle to be inserted without having it jut out from side of the laptop.
Skype-certified microphones, USB 3.1 (type-C), fingerprint logins, WiFi 6 support and solid-state drives on both variants make the laptop perfect for those constantly on the move.
The company says that the laptops charge faster with 80% charge in 60 minutes, and the range is supported by a variety of business-grade warranties and support systems.
Starting prices:
ThinkBook 13s: R14 999
ThinkBook 14: R16 299
ThinkBook 15: R12 499
Samsung’s new affordable smartphone options
Samsung launched two new additions to its Galaxy A-series in South Africa on Thursday. The A51 and A71 will be available from February.
Primed as an affordable smartphone with flagship features, both phones sport four cameras at the back to capture ultra-wide, macro and depth shots.
The 64-megapixel A71 and the 48-megapixel A51 offer AMOLED displays at a screen size of at least 6.5-inch. The A71 has a 4 500mAh battery and the A51 has a 4 000 mAh battery. Both have fast-charging capabilities. The selfie cameras are both 37MP and the processors are Octa Cores with 6GB of RAM on the A71 and 4GB RAM on the A51.
Both come with dual SIM slots and have an internal memory of 128GB that can be upgraded to 512GB with a micro SD card.
On-screen fingerprints and facial recognition round up the two mid-tier phones that will retail at R6 999 for the A51 and R8 999 for the A71.
The smartphone giant also announced it is bringing the Galaxy Note 10 lite with its signature S-Pen to South Africa. Coming in at R12 999, the Note 10 lite will sport three rear cameras – 12MP each; a front camera at 32MP; a 6GB or 8GB RAM with 128GB internal storage; and 4 500mAh battery with fast-charging. The screen is a 6.7-inch super AMOLED full HD+ display.
(Compiled by Muhammad Hussain)
