Lenovo ThinkPad L450 Laptop Series Will Come Pre-Loaded With Ubuntu OS In India

Lenovo has entered into partnership with Canonical in India and announced today that it will be shipping Ubuntu OS preloaded devices starting with ThinkPad L450 laptop series starting early July 2015. These laptops will be available to purchase from selected resellers and distributors throughout India at prices starting from INR 40,000.

Canonical India provides support for Ubuntu OS in India.‘’It is very exciting to be working with Lenovo on bringing the Ubuntu Edition of the ThinkPad L450 laptop to commercial customers here in India.’’ said Prakash Advani, Regional Director, Sales & Alliances – India & SouthEast Asia. “This marks a true stepping stone in our relationship with Lenovo and an extension of our offerings in the Indian marketplace which is one of our key markets for Ubuntu PCs globally. Lenovo has a strong presence amongst large enterprises who are increasingly adopting the Ubuntu OS.’’

The ThinkPad L450 laptop series models are sleekly designed durable machines and come with  14 inch HD displays. They are powered by Intel Core i3 5005U and i5 52000U processors paired with 4GB RAM and 500GB hard drives.

The ThinkPad L450 laptop series will come preloaded with Ubuntu 14.04 (the long term support version) with support and maintenance for five years from release date. In addition to long-term support, Ubuntu 14.04 comes with touch screen enhancements and works seamlessly on hiDPI monitors.

Rahul Agarwal, Managing Director, Lenovo India, said “Lenovo’s ability to stay ahead of the curve has been built on its strong relationship with its enterprise customers. We are happy about this partnership as our customers in India will now have access to Ubuntu preloaded ThinkPad L450 laptop series. Through this partnership we hope to strengthen our customer relationship by providing multiple OS options and enhance user experience.”