LG Announces Super Ultrabook Series With 13-14 Inch Displays In 12-13 inch Form Factors

LG Electronics (LG) will showcase four new notebook models and an all-in-one PC at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in Las Vegas.

Marquee products are LG’s brand new Super Ultrabook Series, the Z330 and the Z430, and the 3D P535 notebook models. The V300 is a 23-inch all-in-one desktop PC for entertainment with an immersive 3D display and In-Plane Switching (IPS)-enabled wide viewing angle.

“At this year’s CES, LG will showcase products that are not only new, but also establish categories defining new standards for personal computing devices,” says J.J. Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of LG Electronics IT Business Unit., “Our new products feature a range of breakthrough technologies from LG, such as IPS display, glasses-free 3D and Super Speed Boot, that will noticeably elevate the personal computing experience. These technologies reflect our goal of satisfying various consumer demands, as well as our aggressive strategy for 2012.”

Z330: Super Ultrabook

The Z330 is the most compact model in LG’s Super Ultrabook Series, with several features above and beyond Intel’s Ultrabook boilerplate category requirements, including LG’s proprietary Super Speed Boot technology that LG says enables rapid booting roughly three times faster than other 13-inch notebooks in the market. Powered by the second generation (Sandy Bridge) Intel Core i7 processor, the Z330 is claimed to require less than 10 seconds to boot up, and a mere two seconds to recover from stand-by mode. The Z330 is also equipped with a SATA3 Solid State Drive (SSD), touted to be more than 11 times faster than an ordinary hard drive, and offering data access performance in the same ballpark as Apple’s MacBook Air.

The Z330 features what LG calls its Super Compact Clutch design which reduces the width of the display bezel to minimal levels, allowing the notebook to cram a 13.3-inch HD display into a chassis of a size roughly equivalent to that of 12-inch notebooks. Unlike the wedge-shaped MacBook Air and many Ultrabook models, the Z330 is uniformly slim at 14.7mm throughout, not just at its thinnest edge. The Z330 is also extremely light, weighing a mere 1.21 kg, making it lighter than most competing Ultrabooks in this class. The enclosure has a metallic cover with a gyro-brush line finish.

Z430: 14-inch Display in a 13-inch Size Ultrabook

LG’s Z430 is the 14-inch notebook of LG’s Super Ultrabook Series, powered by Intel’s Core i7 processor and equipped with both SSD and HDD the Z430 offers Super Speed Boot with a claimed 12 seconds boot time and storage capacity of up to 500GB packed into a svelte 19.9 mm thick chassis. LG touts the Z430 as the most compact 14-inch notebook available, with its slim display bezel enabling the notebook to employ a 14-inch display panel in chassis dimensions more typical of 13-inch notebooks. This 1.50 kg Super Ultrabook features a metallic cover with a gyro-brush line finish.

P535: 3D Capabilities in a Lightweight, Slim Notebook

A CINEMA 3D notebook, the P535 builds on the slim design philosophy of LG’s P-Series notebooks. The 15.6-inch super-slim LED backlight display contributes to the thinness of the P535’s 24.1mm chassis and its weight of 2.2 kg, making the P535 up to 24 percent slimmer and 27 percent lighter than the closest competing 15-inch 3D notebooks. The slim body allows the P535’s 15.6-inch display to be placed in a chassis normally reserved for 14-inch notebooks.

The P535 is powered by the second generation Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA’s latest GeForce GT 630M graphics card, with a widescreen display panel to showcase its CINEMA 3D capabilities.

A540: Glasses-Free 3D Entertainment with Enhanced 4.1 Channel Sounds

Also powered by an Intel Core quad-core i7 processor LG’s A540 offers consumers a full package of 3D entertainment through its glasses-free 3D display panel, the SRS premium sound effect and the 4.1 channel 3D sound. Thanks to its CINEMA 3D display technology, movie fans can enjoy immersive 3D content on the A540’s 15.6-inch Full HD LED backlight display without eye fatigue according to LG. The NVIDIA. GT555M graphics card adds significant horsepower when watching HD movies, playing games or editing videos. The A540 comes with a 3D editing program that allows users to personalize their 3D images and videos.

LG V300: LG’s First All-in-One PC with Top-Line Display Technology

Initially unveiled in 2011 with a Intel Core i7 processor, the V300 is LG’s first-ever all-in-one PC featuring Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) 3D technology and an IPS display. FPR technology enables the V300 to offer the most vivid, immersive full HD 3D viewing experience on a 23-inch Full HD display without any eye fatigue. Meanwhile, the employment of an IPS display significantly widens the viewing angle to 178 degrees and also allows users to enjoy multimedia content with superior picture quality. Unlike some competing all-in-one PCs with a dual camera touch sensor, the V300 is equipped with a triple camera system that offers a superior multi-touch experience.

LG will be launching its Super Ultrabook Series and the new 3D notebook models worldwide during the first quarter of 2012.