HCL unveils Ultrasmart ME Series ultrabook starting Rs. 51,990

HCL has announced the HCL Ultrasmart ME Series ultrabook in India starting at a price point of Rs. 51,990.

The ultrabooks in the series pack in  Intel's latest Ivy bridge processors. Sporting a sleek metal grey design at 18mm thickness, the ultrabooks feature a 14-inch WXGA HD LED Backlit display with a pixel resolution of 1366x768.

The Ultrasmart ME is equipped with plenty of connectivity options including two USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 port,1 HDMI Port and a 4-in-one card reader. The device support Wi-fi and Bluetooth 4.0.  

The ultrabook weighs 1.7 kg and has a built-in trackpad with multi-gesture support. The machine features a 1.3MP VGA camera and also comes with a 2x2Watt advanced sound system. It is supported by the HCL Advantage 39 months warranty.

Users can opt for 4GB/8GB RAMs and i5/i7 processors with hard disk capacities unto 750GB. The device promises a battery backup of up to 7 hours.

Sharing more on the launch of the ultra book series, Princy Bhatnagar, Vice President and Head Consumer Computing, HCL Infosystems Ltd. said, "A combination of powerful processing and great designing has resulted in a device geared for exceptional performance at work or entertainment. Offering a whole new level of computing the HCL Ultrasmart series is set to change the dimensions of user experience which is only going to improve as we launch more devices in the Ultrasmart Series," he further added.

The HCL ME Ultrabook offers Hybrid Drive version that is a combination of SSD & SATAII HDD. While this version is priced at Rs. 51,990, other versions in the series are available for Rs. 54,990 with 128 GB SSD only and Rs. 52,990 with Hybrid drive & Idea Generator Tool worth Rs. 12,990. The 3074 ultrabook series is available for pre-booking at HCL's retail partners, brand stores and also online at www.hclstore.in from today.  

HCL Ultrasmart ME Series 3074 key specifications

• 14-inch WXGA HD LED Backlit display resolution 1366x768
• Available with Windows 7 Home Basic/Premium and Professional for enterprises
• Intel 3rd Generation Core i3 processors, super-responsive auto-resume in less than 5 seconds
• Intel HD 4000 graphics, memory 4 GB DDR3 RAM (upgradeable to 8 GB DDR3)i
• Internal hard disk storage - 32 GB SSD plus 500GB 7200RPM HDD
• Wi-fi, Bluetooth 4.0
• USB 3.0/ 2.0 connectivity,HDMI, 4-in-one card reader
• 1.3 MP VGA camera