HCL launches Ultrasmart ME Series 3074 ultrabook at Rs 51,990

HCL has launched its first HCL Ultrasmart ME ultrabook - the Ultrasmart ME Series 3074 - in India. Powered by a 3rd Generation Intel Core i3 processor, the ultrabook has a 14-inch WXGA LED backlit display with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. It is priced at Rs 51,990 onwards.

The ultrabook offers hybrid drive version - a combination of SSD and SATAII HDD. It comes with 4 GB DDR3 RAM (upgradable to 8 GB DDR3), internal hard disk storage - 32 GB SSD plus 500GB 7200RPM HDD, and USB 3.0/ 2.0 connectivity.

Weighing 1.7 kg, it has 3 USB ports and 1 HDMI Port. Available in brilliant brush metal grey finish, the ultrabook sports a 2x2W advanced sound system and a built-in multi-gesture touchpad.

Other features include a1.3 megapixel VGA camera, HDMI, in-built microphone, 4-in-1 memory card user, Bluetooth 4.0, Integrated Wi-fi and 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN connectivity. It is said to offer up to 7 hours of battery backup.

This is one of the first 3rd generation Ultrabook devices from HCL and more such next gen devices will be launched soon.

The ultrabook is available for pre-booking at HCL's retail partners, brand stores and also online at www.hclstore.in from today. It comes with HCL Advantage 39 months warranty.

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HCL ME Y2 Tablet available on Snapdeal.com

 Snapdeal.com, India’s leading e-commerce company, has launched the new HCL ME Y2 Tablet on its website. The Y2 comes with the latest Android v4.0.3 operating system and GPU Mali 400 multimedia processing. It also supports full HD playback of 1080p. Users can access the HCL ME App Store on the Y2 to download various applications. This Bluetooth-enabled tablet has SIM-based network connectivity, and runs on 4000 mAh battery power.

Here’s a look at the specifications of the tablet:

• Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) running on 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor
• Graphics CPU Mali 400 Multimedia Processing
• 7-inch IPS LCD capacitive multi-touch WVGA display with 1024 x 600 pixel resolution
• 3G, EDGE/GPRS, WLAN 802.11 b-g-n
• 2 MP rear camera with 0.3 MP front camera
• 1 GB DDR3 RAM
• 8 GB internal memory, expandable upto 32GB by Micro SD card
• SIM based network connectivity
• Bluetooth v3.0, A2DP
• mini USB port
• mini HDMI port

HCL ME Y2 tablet

HCL has had a presence in the laptop, desktop and all-in-one (AIO) market in India for quite some time now. It has also tried to make its presence felt in the budget tablet market as well. HCL began its tablet journey with the launch of the ME X1 last year. Earlier this year, HCL launched the HCL ME U1 and the HCL MyEdu Tab. All these tablets received good reviews and paved way for more tablets from HCL.

While the U1 is a trendy and stylish device, based on the latest Android OS and designed specially to suit the needs of the Indian consumer, the MyEduTab tablet caters to the needs of students across schools and higher education institutions, and provides personalized and collaborative learning. The U1 is powered by Android OS 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is packed with 17 localized applications, along with a 7-inch 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen. It is powered by a 1 GHz processor, a front facing camera and 512 MB RAM. You get 4 GB of internal memory and a slot for expanding external memory upto 32GB using a microSD card. It also sports a full USB, mini USB and a microSD card slot.

MyEduTab is the perfect companion for students, allowing self-learning and making them industry ready. The MyEduTab has  specifications similar to U1, which is also provided with integrated back up service with HCL Touch, a 24x7 one touch service facility.

The HCL ME Y2 is available exclusively on Snapdeal at a price of Rs 14,999, which includes a discount of Rs.1,000 on its MRP.

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