Background

The Lenovo 3000 series marked the debut of Lenovo branded products outside of China. First showcased in New York on 23 February 2006, the line was intended to boost Lenovo's competitiveness internationally against rival brands like Dell and Hewlett-Packard. ^[1] In addition, the 3000 series gave the company an independent identity: an identity separate from the Thinkpad line that Lenovo acquired in 2005 and defined its Western image since the acquisition. ^[2]

In 2008, after introducing two new consumer brands, IdeaPad for laptops and IdeaCentre for desktops, Lenovo stopped selling its 3000 series models.^[3]

[edit] Models

[edit] Desktops

Lenovo 3000 J

features both AMD and Intel processors^[4]

[edit] Notebooks

First introduced in 2006, the Lenovo 3000 N100 and V100 offered Intel Core Duo processors, while the lower-end C series featured Pentium M and Celeron M processors. ^[5] Its successors, C200, N200, V200 featured Core 2 Duo processors.

Lenovo 3000 C

C100, C200 - 15-inch XGA screen

Lenovo 3000 N

N100, N200 - 14.1-inch- and 15.4-inch- WXGA models

Lenovo 3000 V

V100, V200 - 12.1-inch WXGA models