Indian consumer electronics company Micromax has added yet another entry-level laptop to its Lapbook series with the launch of the Canvas Lapbook L1160. Made in association with Microsoft and Intel, the L1160 is priced at Rs 10,499. The laptop will be available exclusively on Amazon India starting May 4.
The Micromax Canvas Lapbook L1160 features an 11.6-inch display with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels. It is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor (four cores, four threads, 2MB L2 cache, 1.33GHz base clock, 1.83GHz Burst clock), coupled with Intel HD Graphics and 2GB of DDR3 RAM.
It bears 32GB of inbuilt storage that’s expandable via SD card or an external HDD. Connectivity options on the Micromax Canvas Lapbook L1160 include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.1, two USB 2.0 ports, one HDMI port, and one Ethernet port.
The Canvas Lapbook L1160 weighs 1.1kg, measures 295x199x18mm, and features a VGA (0.3-megapixel) webcam. It is powered by a 4100mAh battery, and offers a stereo speaker setup. It will be available in a Black colour variant only. The Canvas Lapbook L1160 does not feature 3G connectivity via a SIM-card slot. It also does not feature a detachable display.
Micromax had last launched a laptop (a laptop-tablet hybrid to be precise) in India in October, the Canvas Laptab LT777 – priced at Rs. 17,999. The single-SIM supporting Micromax Canvas Laptab LT777 runs on Windows 10 and features an 11.6-inch (1280×800 pixels) resolution multi-touch IPS display. It is powered by a 64-bit 4th-Generation Intel Atom Z3735F processor (2MB cache, four cores, four threads, 1.33GHz base frequency, 1.83GHz Burst frequency), clubbed with 2GB DDR3L RAM and Intel HD Graphics. Like its predecessor, the device also works as a tablet when detached from the 8.8mm magnetic keyboard dock, which features a trackpad and a full-sized USB port on the base.
