Lenovo has taken its partnership with the US-based AMD to the next level with the launch in the Philippines market of a new lineup of laptops that are powered by AMD Ryzen processors.
Michael Ngan, country general manager at Lenovo Philippines, mentioned that their partnership with AMD has been there ever since and have decided to take it to the next level thus the start of seeing a lot of products on AMD that are available across consumers and commercial portfolio. “I see AMD as a strong ally as partner and we see the future with AMD and I think AMD can help us solidify our No. 1 position in the market,” he said.
The Ryzen range of processors with multi-core setup was released by AMD last year. Having the power of two or more cores in a single chip, it allows Ryzen processors to run intensive programs involved in digital content creation, 3D rendering, gaming and streaming, CAD work, and more.
These processors feature a simultaneous multithreading (SMT) where the processor splits each of its physical cores into virtual cores known as threads to increase performance and allow each core to run two instruction streams at once. SMT allows various operations to be broken down into smaller parts and have those processes carried out more efficiently.
According to Dustin Beadle, APJ sales lead, Lenovo Global Account at AMD, they have spent about four years in building the right architecture and took more time to bring the products in the market with their partners.
Beadle adds that everything leverages on the graphics side of the processor. “Our product is very strong with our core performance in terms of everyday’s productivity and graphics presentation runs really well.”
Powered by AMD Ryzen processors, five Lenovo laptops that run Windows 10 Home operating system were launched during the event. These devices include the Yoga 530, IdeaPad 720S, IdeaPad 330, IdeaPad 330S, and the IdeaPad 130. Users of these devices, which are now available at major electronics stores, can have access to special features such as Battery Saver, Windows Hello facial security login, and the smart assistant Cortana.
The Yoga 530 is a 14-inch convertible laptop powered by up to AMD Ryzen 7 2700U processor with up to Radeon Vega 10 graphics card. It features a 360-degree hinge that allows the device to transform into four modes – from laptop to tablet mode, to tent and stand. With a price that starts at Php34,995, the device is packed with up to 16GB DDR4 RAM and up to 512GB SSD storage, and has an Active Pen support to provide the natural feel of a pen-on-paper writing and drawing experience, and a battery life of eight hours on a single charge.
Equipped with AMD Ryzen 7 2700U mobile processor, the IdeaPad 720S is light at 1.14 kilograms and measures 13.6mm thin. The device is also available on Ryzen 5 CPU. The device features Radeon RX Vega 10 mobile graphics, packed with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SSD storage, and has a fingerprint reader. The IdeaPad 720S can be bought starting at Php59,995.
Offering features for daily work, study and entertainment needs, the IdeaPad 330 laptop comes in two models: the 14-inch model which is equipped with up to AMD Stoney Ridge A9-9425processor and the 15-inch that has up to AMD Ryzen 7 2700U mobile processor with Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics. The 14-inch offers up to 8GB of DDR memory and packed with up to 2TB SATA HDD for its storage while the 15-inch has up to 16GB DIMM of RAM and a storage of up to 2TB SATA HDD. Price starts at Php26,995.
The IdeaPad 330S, which also comes in two variations, offers portability feature with the 14-inch model measuring 0.75 inch thin and weighs about 3.7 pounds and supports up to AMD A9-9425 processor while the 15-inch model is thin at 0.76 inch and lighter at 4.1 pounds, and has up to an AMD Ryzen 7 2700U mobile processor with Integrated Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics. Both have up to AMD Radeon 540 graphics card, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 2TB SATA HDD for storage. Price starts at Php30,995.
A budget device with price that starts at Php16,995, the IdeaPad 130 offers up to AMD A9-9425 processor, up to AMD Radeon 530 graphics card, up to 8GB DDR4 RAM and up to 1TB HDD storage. Although not Ryzen-powered, its processor has two CPU cores and three GPU cores which can handle medium to heavy graphics tasks. It also boasts a wide-angle 15.6-inch display with up to FHD Anti-Glare resolution and the video is complemented and enhanced by Dolby Audio.
