Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1151 in Personal Computers
- Color: Graphite Gray
- Brand: Lenovo
- Model: 108026U
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .59" h x
12.80" w x
8.50" l,
2.91 pounds
- CPU: i7-2677M 1.8 GHz
- Memory: 4GB SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 256GB
- Processors: 2
- Display size: 13.3
Features
- Intel Core i7 2677M Processor 1.8GHz (3MB Cache)
- 4GB SDRAM RAM
- 256GB Hard Drive
- 13.3-Inch Screen, Integrated Intel HD 3000 Graphics
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 8 hours Battery Life
Lenovo U300s 108026U 13.3-Inch Ultrabook
Product Description
The IdeaPad U300s designer Ultrabook is just 14.9mm thick and weighs as little as 1.32kg. Its minimalist book-shaped design includes designer touches like the full-aluminum shell and a cool-touch palmrest. Smart technologies like Breathable Keyboard improve airflow so the PC can run cooler on your lap. The 2nd gen Intel Core processor family gives you uncompromised performance. Plus, the Long Life Battery on this Ultrabook gives you up to 8hrs2 productive usage or 30-day standby time. And with Lenovo Enhanced Experience RapidDrive SSD technology, you can boot your computer in as little as 10 seconds
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
46 of 47 people found the following review helpful.
Almost there, but some careless flaws
By Andrey Zubkov
I bought the ultrabook with the intention of carrying it in my backpack and using it for work almost every day. I need to have a PC keyboard layout and preferably run Win 7 without virtualizing it. Therefore, I chose Lenovo u300s over the Macbook Air. This could be a perfect laptop, but it falls short in a few areas.Pros:- Thin, light, very portable. Overall design is top-notch. Grew color is subtle and stylish.- The body has a metal chassis, feels smooth to the touch and stays cool, top and bottom, all the time.- Looks fantastic, can't imagine the type of engineering that went into making it this thin.- Good wireless, fast, doesn't drop signal.- Laptop doesn't come loaded with bloatware, great job Lenovo!- SSD and the ULV i7 are BLAZING fast (when used in full power mode)- Ports: USB 3 included, big winner over my 2nd choice, MB Air and Thunderbolt.- It's Windows 7! I can cut & paste files in explorer (stab at finder), drag two windows to each side for split-screen and use MS Office the way it was intended to be used.So-so:- The touchpad is good, but falls short of any Macbook quality. The multitouch gestures don't register when two fingers are swiped diagonally for ex. Lenovo went with Synaptics and it shows. Apple touchpads are in a league of their own.- Battery life - The marketed battery life of 8 hrs is achievable as long as the the brightness is low and the processor is on the lowest power setting. This is great for marketing, but if you want to use that core i7 processor and really enjoy the LCD, your battery falls to an expected 3 or 4 hours. There's no magic here, same old tradeoff between speed, brightness and battery life.- Screen - The technology for 1600 x 900 displays is there, Asus has them in the same screen size. Not sure why Lenovo settled for the lesser 1366x768 res on a top-of-the-line model. The screen itself is good, but I'm used to working on an IPS monitor, so I'm not blown away with this darker, more muted screen.- Only 4GB ram. It'll do for now, but what about 3 years from now?Cons:- Keyboard - The whole row of Pg Up, Pg Down, Home, End keys rubs up against the body, sometimes making a squeaky noise. When you buy a $40000 high-end sedan, how would you feel if the doors started squeaking since day one? Why should I feel different about using squeaky keys on a $1500 laptop? Unacceptable. Makes me feel as if this was slapped together and rushed out the door.- Opening and closing - Laptop makes small plastic cracking noise around the hinge in the back. Same as the last point, this is unacceptable for a brand new laptop out of the box. Will this really last me past the warranty? I don't know.- No way to change ram/ssd/battery. This is something that you've come to expect when buying a PC laptop.With all this in mind, I think 4 stars is a fair rating relative to other ultrabooks that are out now. If I wasn't tied down to MS Office, and a traditional PC keyboard layout, I would probably go for the Macbook Air. But this is still a great laptop with plenty to be happy about.---------------UPDATE 1/28/2012---------------The laptop I initially reviewed was definitely a lemon. I reached out directly to Lenovo, who were very quick and helpful in finding me a new machine. I got the new one and it works perfectly well (no cracking noises, no squeaky keys).After using this laptop for a variety of reasons over the last few months, I wouldn't switch to anything else. The thin, low profile and light body is as good as it gets for looks and convenience. It's a solid Windows machine that stands out in a sea of Macbook Airs. In the end, I'm happy that I ended up going with Lenovo.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.Great product, though not without flaws
By Reginald P. Brown
I don't often review products on Amazon, but I thought this one was worthy of it. Plus, it is giving me a great chance to test out the keyboard. I have had the notebook for about 2 days now, and am very happy with it. It's a solid piece of kit, very well build, and quite handsome. It is also slim, and light, which is exactly what I was looking for when I upgraded from my 1.5 year old Acer Timeline X. It is svelte enough that, at the software company where I work, I had several people stop by when it was sitting on my desk to ask about it, and declare that they want to get the laptop themselves. Also, working at a software company, we were overjoyed that the default browser loaded on the system was Chrome, and that it is relatively free of bloatware. 2 MAJOR pluses for Lenovo.The performance is solid, although I also purchased a second generation Push2TV device from Netgear, and it won't connect to it. I am going to update all of the drivers on the machine, and see if I can get it to work, as I have tried a number of other solutions (difficulty in getting WiDi to work seems like an extremely common problem which is not confined to Lenovo devices after some quick Google searches).Also, the keyboard is a touch cramped, a natural extension of the relatively small screen, but I wish the keys would run closer to the edges, and that the shift and ctrl keys were made a little wider. I have big hands, and I have found it virtually impossible to hold shift and hit the question mark next to it without looking down, because of how close the two keys are to each other. I invariably end up adding a ">" instead of a "?". But I am able to type quite quickly on the keyboard, and I imagine that it will only get better as I get more used to it.Also, as mentioned by the other reviewer, the battery life isn't great. I have burned through 4% of it just writing this review over the last 8 minutes. Granted, I like to keep my screen bright, and I am running a remote desktop client, with my CPU usage hovering around 30%, so that will naturally drain the battery a little more quickly, but my Timeline X has battery life that exceeds this computer's by miles.Those are my main gripes with the machine. The build quality is impeccable, unlike what the other reviewer (the only other, thus far) noted, I don't have issues with noises when the lid opens and closes, and none of my keys rub up against the body. Hopefully mine is the more typical, or there will be some very unhappy customers out there. The screen is bright and I find it to be quite attractive, while the matte finish keeps glare at bay. I also have been running fairly intense processes, and while the 4GB of RAM and 1.8 GHz of i7 doesn't make for the fastest beast on the block, for a computer this size, it is actually quite impressive.All in all this is a very capable device. If you are looking for a slim computer, I don't think you can do much better. I spent some time with the Acer S3, the Asus UX31, The Toshiba Portege Ultrabook, and the Samsung Series 9, and am very happy that I chose the Lenovo. I like it far more that those computers. If you want to save some money, and need some more battery life, I was very happy with my Timeline X. If you want thinner and lighter, I don't think you will be disappointed by this computer.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Not bad at start but keep finding new surprises
By snuk11
love the speed had a problem with the wifi however the support was helpful got hold of the support right away without a wait.my only complain is when i tilt the laptop the fan seem to connect with the aluminum casing and make scratching sound. overall i am happy with this.review updateafter a month and half one of the rubber feet of the ideapad had detached. the casing is now making clicking sound when you pick it up, like it is loose. fan scratching the aluminum casing has got worst, for this price i unfortunately can not recommend this.
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