Best Buy Starts Stocking More Lenovo Notebooks

As with Roku last week, Lenovo is joining the growing crowd who are pushing to get their goods showcased in America's most notable electronics retailer. That'd be Best Buy, and starting this month Lenovo will be expanding their selection of PCs at the big box store. This also marks the first time that an IdeaPad will be sold at over 1000+ U.S. Best Buy locations, and the Lenovo B560 laptop, IdeaPad Z565 and Lenovo V560 will also be joining the fun.


 All Best Buy stores in the U.S. will offer the Lenovo B560 laptop as well as the IdeaPad Z565 laptop, while select stores also will carry the Lenovo V560 laptop. From April 3 – April 30, 2011, Best Buy Reward Zone members will receive Double Points for any Lenovo  PC purchases made at Best Buy stores  and on BestBuy.com, and we get the impression that this initiative is just the beginning; we suspect that even more of these will pop up in time if the trial is successful. Well, it's not a "trial" per se, but we're sure Best Buy execs will be watching how these few machines move before committing to stocking more.

Lenovo to Expand PC  Selection at Best Buy® Stores Beginning April 3

Lenovo IdeaPad laptop-brand offered for first time at 1,000+ U.S. Best Buy retail locations

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – April 1, 2011: Lenovo today announced that it will expand its portfolio of Lenovo PCs at more than 1,000 Best Buy U.S. retail stores beginning April 3, 2011.  The Lenovo B560 laptop, IdeaPad Z565 and Lenovo V560 will join the Best Buy selection, marking the first time Lenovo’s Consumer laptops will be offered at Best Buy stores.  All Best Buy stores in the U.S. will offer the Lenovo B560 laptop as well as the IdeaPad Z565 laptop, while select stores also will carry the Lenovo V560 laptop.

“Personal technology fits uniquely within a customer’s lifestyle and today’s consumers who are wanting to see, touch and feel a PC in order to find their perfect fit, can now find Lenovo models across the US at Best Buy locations,” said David Bent, Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, Consumer Group,  Lenovo North America. “By partnering with Best Buy, we’re extending the opportunities for consumers to try Lenovo PCs firsthand and experience the advanced computing features and seamless connectivity with immersive multimedia.”

Lenovo B560 Laptop

The Lenovo B560 laptop, featuring a 15.6-inch LED HD display covers all the bases delivering multimedia in stunning clarity as well as video chat and Web surfing.  A built-in webcam makes staying in touch with family and friends easy. All personal and confidential information is safeguarded with key security features like the one swipe fingerprint reader and the OneKey Rescue System for quick data backup and recovery.  

IdeaPad Z565 Laptop

Powered by an AMD Phenom II Dual-Core processor, the IdeaPad Z565 provides the ultimate entertainment experience in a fashionable design, sporting a sleek, AccuType island-style keyboard.  The laptop’s high-definition (HD), 16:9 format 15.6-inch widescreen and Dolby® Advanced Audio gives users a rich visual and audio movie and Internet TV experience. With OneKey™ Theater II, provides one-touch audio-visual optimization for clearer, brighter images, enhancing the multimedia experience.

Lenovo V560 Laptop

The Lenovo V560 laptop turns heads with its stylish slender design, smooth metallic casing and glossy HD widescreen display. With its Intel® Core™ i3 processor and WiMAX support, consumers have power and speed.  The Lenovo Energy Management software helps extend battery life for consumers on the go and the 1.3 megapixel webcam makes video conferencing crystal clear.   The secure, easy swipe fingerprint reader offers extra security in combination with Lenovo’s OneKey® Rescue System to keep data backed up and recoverable making this the ideal PC for the home or office.

Best Buy Retail Store Promotion

From April 3 – April 30, 2011, Best Buy Reward ZoneTM members will receive Double Points for any Lenovo PC purchases made at Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com.

Expanded Lenovo PC Portfolio at Best Buy

Today’s additions broaden the portfolio of Lenovo PCs available at Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com, including Lenovo’s IdeaCentre K Series desktops, which have been offered at Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com since September 2010. Select Think-branded PCs, such as the ThinkPad Edge laptop, are also offered at Best Buy For Business retail locations and online at BestBuy.com, providing small business customers easy access to business-class technology.

Availability

The Lenovo B560 laptop and IdeaPad Z565 laptop will be available in all U.S. Best Buy retail stores starting April 3. The Lenovo V560 laptop will be available in approximately 200 Best Buy retail stores throughout the U.S. starting April 3.  All models are also available online at www.BestBuy.com, with free shipping through April 30.