The Lenovo IdeaPad U110 is the newest inclusion to the IdeaPad family and has freshly been gathering a lot of interests. Lenovo might be renowned for the ThinkPad line of laptops, but the majority of standard consumers dont find the customary style spec of the ThinkPad line to be very striking.
DesignThe IdeaPad U110 is astonishingly solid in requisites of fabricate superiority. The aluminum etches flaunt cover and a complete magnesium aluminum framework that provide both potency and trivial. You can bear down on the unit as hard as you would like on the body of the laptop and it simply will not bend. Like the ThinkPad linage, the IdeaPad U110 is intended for (unintentional) cruelty and drops, and were presuming that the U110 might be the most rugged notebook in the IdeaPad lineup.
PerformanceLets be reasonable, the IdeaPad U110 was not build to participate with your desktop encumbered with the power of a quad core processor. Thin travel laptops like the U110 utilize low voltage processors to marmalade power and shrink high temperature build-up. The IdeaPad U110 utilizes an Intel 1.60GHz Core 2 Duo L7500 processor thats quite proficient of successive office applications and performing any universal web linked errands, but will not dish up fighting fit for 3D graphics applications or any profound duty interpretation tasks.
Similarly, the Intel X3100 incorporated graphics will permit you to engage in recreation for a little light games, perhaps even Half Life 2 on low setting, but in all-purpose youll fancy to fasten to e-mail, web browsing, Office and photo editing errands. Thats sufficient for the majority of standard customers ... predominantly if you previously have a prevailing desktop.
The hard disk storage space could have supplemented concert if it was a 5400rpm or higher rpm rated drive. Better still; a wonderful fast SSD would have prearranged the U110 a little supplementary "snappiness." Regrettably, the slow 4200rpm hard drive on the U110 only prepared the system that much slower at times of daily use.
The 11.1" WXGA (1366 x 768) display on the U110 is pleasant and vivid, but suffers from a noteworthy degree of "graininess."
The keyboard fitted on the IdeaPad U110 has nil flex and brilliant key travel with hushed presses. Lenovo has additional a lustrous "piano paint" finish to the keys so that they dont wear off and obtain all gleaming over time. Lenovo provisions both the regular 4-cell battery power pack as well as the 7-cell extended life battery for the U110. The 4 – cell promises 2 hours and the 7-cells packs punch for 6 hours usage.
OverallOn the whole the notebook is so loaded with the features that are so specific of the Lenovo brand. The brand image is clearly carried forward with loads of personal interest and care. U110 is an overall package of pride & integrity.
Pros+ Built quality is really good.
+ Battery choices are well sorted.
+ Well laid out keyboard.
Cons- Graphics could have been better.
- SSD could have been a good choice.
Value For Money
Our Rating
We told you that the Y650 had begun shipping last month, and now Lenovo has handed out the second system in their new Y series line. This14-inch model comes with some pretty solid specs. 4GB of DDR3 RAM comes standard, as well as 320GB HDD, DVD writer, and $679 for the 2.1GHz Intel Dual Core T4300 system and 4829 for the 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 system.