Lenovo IdeaPad U Series

Lenovo IdeaPad U110

Notebook Specifications

Featherweight Powerhouse Ultraportables : Consider the Ultraportable
Source: Tom's Guide
Our Lenovo U110 came with a higher performing mobile CPU, Intel’s 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo L7500. However, like the Asus U2E, the notebook had only a 4,200 RPM ATA hard disk drive. The U110 achieved the second best performance score of the five machines in this test.
(von 5): Preis 4, Mobilität 2.2, Leistung 3.43, Ergonomie 3
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/27/2008
Rating: price: 80% performance: 69% mobility: 44% ergonomy: 60%

60% Lenovo IdeaPad U110 11-inch Ultraportable Laptop PC
Source: Comp Reviews
Lenovo makes a wide variety of ultraportable laptops, but the IdeaPad U110 stands out from the others with its bright red aluminum cover with etched pattern. It certainly is a very durable and attractive laptop. With very small dimensions and strong battery life, it is a very good ultraportable. The system is plagued through with a relatively high price tag, performance dragged down by its slow hard drive and a screen that can be unbearable to look it in certain conditions.
3 von 5, Preis schlecht, Display schlecht
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/12/2008
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 40% display: 40%

80% Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Review
Source: Hardware Central
Most of the IdeaPad's software bundle is what you'd expect -- trial versions of Norton AntiVirus and Microsoft Office; CyberLink's Power2Go for burning music, video, and photo DVDs and CDs; a handy EasyCapture utility for taking snapshots with the 1.3-megapixel webcam above the screen. Shuttle Center II is an eye-candy alternative to Windows Media Center for perusing and using your MP3s, images, and other multimedia files. We were disappointed, however, by one of Lenovo's touted features -- VeriFace, a software solution that uses the webcam to identify your face and automate your Windows login and Web site passwords, as many notebooks' fingerprint readers do. It turns out we have a forgettable face. Sometimes VeriFace recognized us and proceeded to Windows after just one or two passes of its on-screen scanner (which puts creepy circles over your eyes as part of its face mapping), but sometimes we spent a frustrating five minutes trying different positions, angles, and generally playing peek-a-boo with a scanner determined, Mission Impossible-style, to disavow any knowledge of our actions. We switched the feature off after a couple of days.
12 von 15, Ausstattung 5 von 5, Preis 4 von 5, Preis 3 von 5
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/08/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 80% features: 100%

70% Lenovo IdeaPad U110: fashion over function
Source: APC Mag
Best known for its conservative ThinkPad range of laptops, Lenovo has come up with an entirely different concept for the IdeaPad U1110. Rather than the blocky edges and matte black finishes that are readily associated with the ThinkPad – and many other laptops, in fact – the IdeaPad looks like it’s tumbled off the pages of a fashion magazine, with its fire-red aluminium lid, glossy black interior and a super-sleek profile.
(von 10): 7, Preis 7, Ergonomie 7, Leistung 7, Mobilität mäßig
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 70% mobility: 60% ergonomy: 70%

76% Lenovo IdeaPad U110
Source: PC World
Lenovo's supersvelte IdeaPad U110 is about as flashy as ultraportable laptops get. Somewhere between the fire-engine red, laser-etched lid and the rugged rubbery base coating, the U110 establishe itself as a bonafide MacBook Air rival. This IdeaPad weighs 2.9 pounds with the seven-cell battery in place. It measures 10.8 inches by 7.7 inches by 0.72 inch, and for an ultraportable it packs a reasonable amount of power under the hood: A 1.6-GHz Intel L7500 Core 2 Duo CPU and 2GB of RAM help the U110 run a little faster than Apple's Air. In our WorldBench tests, the U110 scored in the middle of the pack with a score of 65 versus the thin-and-light MacBook's slower 57. The U110's reasonably roomy 120GB hard drive spins at a pokey 4200RPM, but the notebookit had a respectable battery life of 4 hours, 38 minutes on a single charge.
76 von 100, Display mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/03/2008
Rating: Total score: 76% display: 50%

80% Lenovo IdeaPad U110 review
Source: PC Advisor
Y'know, the Lenovo IdeaPad U110 does have one more thing in common with the MacBook Air: despite all the flaws, we still feel compelled to pick it up and check it out. The keyboard takes a little getting used to and it's reasonably powerful for its size. But considering how difficult it is to see the screen in some lighting conditions, make sure that it's worth the asking price for your needs when it launches in the UK later this year.
(von 5): 4, Vearbeitung 4.5, Ausstattung 3, Preis gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/11/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% features: 60% workmanship: 90%

90% Laptop Review: Lenovo ideapad U110
Source: Laptop Logic
At nearing $2,000 - this is sort of a justification for those who could afford it. It is an 11.1" ultraportable, and the smaller the size, it seems to be bigger the price. Honestly, if I were in the market and had the funds, I would purchase this unit as it has everything I would want to look for in an ultraportable – and even though it does have it’s minor flaws it was rock solid on it’s performance (for it’s hardware) and it caught more attention than any other notebook I’ve used (ok, minus the tiny Asus Eeepc). The included accessories are an added bonus – the light weight and rigid materials make this laptop not only durable, but good looking as well. The performance, even though not a blazing fast machine – would easily suffice in most things one would need to accomplish on the road, and would even handle some photoshop editing. I do wish that you could opt for a beefier configuration as it only comes pre-configured with fixed specifications. Is it worth $1,849 - to some yes, but to others this falls clearly out of their budget - and for good reason perhaps, if it fell in everyone's budget, it wouldn't make it that desireable.
4.5 von 5, Preis zufriedenstellend, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/04/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 70% mobility: 40%

Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
Overall, the IdeaPad U110 is a nice notebook with an amazingly stylish design and reasonable performance in a small footprint. Consumers with some extra disposable income and a desire for an attractive laptop will be hard pressed to find a nicer overall choice than the IdeaPad U110. However, Lenovo made a few questionable choices with this notebook. The display on the U110 is quite simply one of the worst we've seen in our office. Sure, color and brightness were fine, but the shimmering graininess and horrible levels of reflection made the screen physically painful to view for more than about 30 minutes. Likewise, while the keyboard feels fantastic and looks cool, the glossy surface picks up smudges from your fingerprints and the keys are too flat and too close together. Lastly, there's the issue of price. At the starting price of $1,899 most consumers won't be able to justify this purchase. In the end, the IdeaPad U110 is an innovative notebook with some very attractive design elements and a solid feature set. Unfortunately, the display, keyboard and price make it an unlikely choice for most laptop shoppers.
Mobilität sehr gut, Leistung gut, Display erschreckend, Preis schlecht
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/09/2008
Rating: price: 40% performance: 80% display: 20% mobility: 90%

80% Lenovo Ideapad U110
Source: PC Mag
After branching out into the consumer retail space with its new IdeaPad line, Lenovo is set to ship the littlest one of them all. Miniaturized to meet the needs of hard-core travelers, the IdeaPad U110 ($1,899 direct) weighs as little as 2.4 pounds (depending on configuration) and has an ensemble that screams multimedia. There's a lot to brag about with the tiny Lenovo IdeaPad U110—and it does its magic without looking like a ThinkPad.
4 von 5, Leistung gut, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/09/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 80%

80% Lenovo IdeaPad U110
Source: CNet
The 11.1-inch Lenovo IdeaPad U110 is the most beautiful laptop we've seen in years, and behind those good looks is a well-appointed, fairly priced ultraportable. Despite a few minor nitpicks, we recommend the IdeaPad U110 to those who want a lightweight, eye-catching laptop for frequent travel.
8 von 10, Mobilität gut, Verarbeitung gut, Display mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/08/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% display: 50% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%

80% Lenovo IdeaPad U110
Source: Laptop Mag
The IdeaPad U110 has much more going for it than its artistic style and good looks, as its performance indicates. However, its closest competitor—the ASUS U2E (starting at $1,999)—features a built-in optical drive, a genuine leather casing, and a solid state drive option. Nevertheless, the U110’s fashion-forward design, along with its long battery life and bright LED-backlit display, make it one of our favorite ultraportables.
4 von 5, Mobilität gut, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/06/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80%

75% Lenovo IdeaPad U110
Source: Digital Trends DE→EN
online available, Long, Date: 06/16/2008
Rating: Total score: 75% display: 40% mobility: 90%

Lenovo Ideapad U330

Notebook Specifications

80% Lenovo IdeaPad U330 13.3-inch Ultraportable Laptop PC
Source: Comp Reviews
Lenovo's IdeaPad U330 will probably be most likely compared to the similarly priced Apple MacBook. While the MacBook is sturdier thanks to its aluminum case, the IdeaPad U330 is well built with similar performance and a solid keyboard similar to the ThinkPad series. Graphics are probably the standout feature thanks to the integrated or dedicated graphics thank can be switched without need of a reboot to adjust power consumption as needed.
80, Leistung 80, Verarbeitung 80
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/17/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% workmanship: 80%

60% Lenovo IdeaPad U330
Source: Geek.com
At this point it is no easy task for a price-conscious 13.3-inch notebook to distinguish itself from the crowd. The Lenovo U330 meets all the expectations set for it and while it isn’t a clear winner when compared to something like Sony’s SR, the Dell M1330, Samsung Q310, or some of the other usual suspects, it is a solid machine with some nice perks, like the switchable graphics and a very good keyboard. There are some design flaws, like the small feet and all that gloss, but nothing that owners won’t be able to live with. Performance was more than workable for a 4.2 pound computer and while the U330 won’t wow anyone with its computing capabilities it went through things like desktop multitasking to HD video playback without problems. The U330 will be a good pick if you can find a deal on it and appreciate features like the keyboard and Firewire. It will be worth it to check out the competition before making your decision though.
60, Leistung 60
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/17/2009
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 60%

70% Lenovo IdeaPad U330
Source: PC Mag
The U330 delivers many desirable features for a 13-inch laptop, but its design needs to be revisited in order for this Lenovo to compete with the likes of Apple, Sony, and Toshiba.
3.5 von 5, Mobilität sehr gut, Leistung gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/21/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 80% mobility: 90%

86% Lenovo IdeaPad U330
Source: Computer Shopper
All in all, the Lenovo IdeaPad U330 is one impressive notebook. Though we're disappointed with the short battery life, its feature set, combined with top-notch performance, easy portability, and switchable graphics—at a very reasonable price of $1,249—make it hard to pass up.
8.6 von 10, Mobilität mäßig, Leistung gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/17/2008
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 80% mobility: 60%

Lenovo IdeaPad U330 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com

The Lenovo IdeaPad U330 is a nice consumer notebook with a solid look and feel, but had a few areas that could be improved. The paint quality on the model we received had dust stuck in the paint and an odd small bubble underneath the touchpad surface. Chances are it is an early production quirk, but it is still worth mentioning in this review. The frameless screen panel looks great and adds to the overall look of the notebook, but in use it does add a high level of reflection. The switchable graphics that didn't require a reboot to switch modes is great, as most notebooks that incorporate it need to fully reboot.

Display mäßig, Leistung gut, Emissionen gut
User Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/14/2008
Rating: performance: 80% display: 60% emissions: 80%

70% Lenovo IdeaPad U330-22672BU
Source: Laptop Mag
Although its endurance is somewhat disappointing when running in the battery-saving integrated graphics mode, the Lenovo IdeaPad U330 is a compelling thin-and-light notebook that offers plenty of style and strong performance for $1,199. Overall, we prefer the HP Pavilion dv3510nr, which in addition to a backlit keyboard features better graphics performance and endurance without needing switchable graphics. However, the U330 features a superior keyboard and touchpad and more-responsive touch controls in a lighter design.
3.5 von 5, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/10/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% mobility: 40%

Lenovo Ideapad U330 User Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
The Lenovo IdeaPad U330 is a decent consumer level notebook featuring a bright screen, switchable graphics, a thin form factor, and light weight. Moreover, some preloaded of software such as Lenovo's VeriFace are actually nice and useful. Nonetheless, the U330 still feels a little rough around the edges as evident through some idiosyncrasies in its power management and fan behavior. But hopefully, these issues should be resolved by Lenovo as production of the U330 progresses. For the enthusiast expecting Thinkpad quality and features, the Ideapad is still no substitute. As for the typical consumer, the U330 is a strong candidate against currently available 13.3" Dell, Apple, and Sony notebooks, especially at the $1,000 price point.
Preis gut, Display gut, Mobilität gut, Emissionen mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/29/2008
Rating: price: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80% emissions: 50%

80% Lekki, zgrabny, poręczny, uniwersalny i wydajny... notebook Lenovo IdeaPad U330
Source: Benchmark.pl PL→EN
online available, Very Long, Date: 03/11/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 60% display: 100% mobility: 90% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 80%

Lenovo IdeaPad U350

Notebook Specifications

60% Lenovo IdeaPad U350 13.3-inch Ultraportable Laptop PC
Source: Comp Reviews
Lenovo's IdeaPad U350 is certainly an attractive ultraportable with its price below $700, but it just doesn't stack up as well with similar offerings from the likes of Acer and ASUS. It uses a slower processor and less memory meaning it has slightly lower performance and the battery life is much lower. On the plus side, it is one of the nicer screens to be found amount the CULV laptops and the keyboard is trademark Lenovo when it comes to comfort.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/15/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

80% Lenovo IdeaPad U350 review
Source: PC Advisor
The Lenovo IdeaPad U350 is an ultraportable PC that is one of those rare products where actually using it makes it seem much stronger than its test results and feature set might make it seem on paper. In the end, the Lenovo IdeaPad U350 offers a fairly standard feature set with average performance, but it's all built into a nicely integrated, slick-feeling package that makes it a real joy to use as an adjunct to an office desktop. Just don't expect to watch a lot of movies on it.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/31/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

70% Lenovo IdeaPad U350
Source: PC Mag
Systems based on Intel's consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) chipsets—that is, laptops that run on budget-friendly, low-powered processors—are no longer rarities, appearing frequently on store shelves in the form of thin-and-light laptops. In speed, these CPUs rank above netbook processors by a mere grade or two, which isn't a whole lot. In return, though, the power savings can mean a great deal for battery life. The Lenovo IdeaPad U350 ($650 direct) is the latest to join the CULV family. The Lenovo IdeaPad U350 is cheap, light, and well designed, but don't expect anything amazing from the ultra-low voltage processor and small battery.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/31/2009
Rating: Total score: 70%

60% Lenovo Ideapad U350 review
Source: Techradar

Will Lenovo's Ideapad laptop prove to be food for thought? Lenovo is best known for its excellent ThinkPad business laptops, but also offers entry-level machines via its 3000 Series. The IdeaPad range strikes a balance between the two, with the U350 offering a combination of mobility, usability and corporate features. Overall, the IdeaPad U350 finds a comfortable balance between Lenovo's ThinkPad and 3000 ranges. It may not be the best ultraportable, but it's a highly usable machine and sure to suit small to medium business use.

Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/27/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

72% Lenovo Ideapad U350
Source: PC World
The Lenovo IdeaPad U350 is one of those rare products where actually using it makes it seem much stronger than its test results and feature set might make it seem on paper. This first hits you when, after you fire up and start typing, you realize that the keyboard is actually--dare I say it?--usable for touch typists. The LED-backlit, 13.3-inch, 1366-by-768-pixel screen appears more than adequate for typical office use and even light-duty photo editing. What you get is a decent ultraportable machine at a pretty reasonable price (our unit, as configured sells for $749). In the end, the Lenovo IdeaPad U350 offers a fairly standard feature set with average performance, but it's all built into a nicely integrated, slick-feeling package that makes it a real joy to use as an adjunct to an office desktop. Just don't expect to watch a lot of movies on it.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/25/2009
Rating: Total score: 72% performance: 58% features: 77%

80% Lenovo IdeaPad U350 - Sexy, Sleek Ideas
Source: Hardware Zone
In all honesty, the Lenovo IdeaPad U350 impressed us with its beautiful design, form factor and appeal. It certainly serves as a notice to other manufacturers that there's really no need to imitate Apple in order to succeed. The U350 also does well to stay away from the overly used glossy exterior design seen on other laptops, while the interior finish stayed classic and chic. We do however wish Lenovo paid more attention to the keyboard which looked slightly out of place in terms of design. While there was quite a bit of flex upon using the keyboard, the typing feedback was a good one. The trackpad also needs some work as both its surface and the responsiveness which was lackluster and not up to Lenovo's usual standards.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/20/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

50% Lenovo IdeaPad U350
Source: PC Pro
The promise of a Lenovo-branded ultraportable for just £471 is enough to get many wallets out in an instant, and if it held all the usual Lenovo hallmarks we'd have been first in the queue. The U350, however, just isn’t the budget-priced wonder you might have been hoping for. It isn’t a bad laptop by any means, with a light weight and comfortable design, but caught in the crossfire between inexpensive netbooks and the slightly pricier likes of Acer’s Aspire Timeline 4810T, the Lenovo simply fails to make its mark.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/19/2009
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 67% performance: 33%

73% Lenovo IdeaPad U350
Source: CNet
While it's hard for us to weigh design over performance when looking at a laptop, products such as the Lenovo IdeaPad U350 make it a little easier. As another entry in the growing field of affordable CULV thin-and-lights, the compact and really great-looking U350 is Lenovo's MacBook in terms of design. Lighter than it is thin, the Pentium U2700 processor-packing machine is clad in minimal silver and black and aims to keep a stylish low profile. If you're searching for a great-looking thin-and-light laptop at a good price, the Lenovo IdeaPad U350 bridges the gap between personal and professional and is worth checking out. But its design is more successful than its horsepower. 
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/17/2009
Rating: Total score: 73% performance: 60% features: 80% mobility: 60%

60% Lenovo IdeaPad U350
Source: Laptop Mag
Given its $749 price, we generally like the design and features of the IdeaPad U350. It’s lightweight and slim, and its black-and-silver look is attractive. (It’s certainly less smudge-prone and feels more solid than the $799 MSI X340.) However, while this ultraportable offers decent performance, its relatively short endurance is disappointing. We highly recommend that you purchase the 8-cell battery option once it becomes available. Overall, we prefer the $899 Acer Timeline 3810t among ultra-low voltage ultraportables under a grand, because it offers over 8 hours of battery life endurance. But the IdeaPad U350 is still a good value because of its better display and audio quality. 
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/03/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

79% Lenovo IdeaPad U350
Source: Computer Shopper
Depending on how you look at it, the 13.3-inch Lenovo IdeaPad U350 is either a step up from a netbook or a step down from an ultraportable. Like a netbook, this 2.8-pound machine is easy to carry, but it’s faster and more comfortable to use than any netbook we’ve seen to date; of course, the $749 price also makes it more expensive than a netbook. Coming at it from the other direction, the U350 is much less expensive than just about any 13.3-inch ultraportable or thin-and-light, but it delivers about half the performance and battery life. The bottom line: If you want an affordable, easy-to-carry laptop without the screen and keyboard trade-offs of a netbook—and can live with merely adequate performance—the U350 is worth a look. The Lenovo IdeaPad U350 mimics the MacBook Air’s thin profile, without the luxury materials, impressive performance, or high price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 79%

87% Lenovo Ideapad U350
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN
online available, Long, Date: 09/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 661% display: 79% mobility: 91% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 88% emissions: 92%

70% Lenovo Ideapad U350 M22E6GE SU3500
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN
online available, Long, Date: 09/10/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 50% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%

72% Lenovo IdeaPad U350
Source: ZDNet DE→EN
online available, Long, Date: 08/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 72% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 60% ergonomy: 70%

60% Lenovo IdeaPad U350
Source: Les Numeriques FR→EN
online available, Medium, Date: 09/11/2009
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 30% display: 60% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80%

Pokaz slajdów: stylowy i niedrogi Lenovo IdeaPad U350 13,3"
Source: Benchmark.pl PL→EN
online available, Very Long, Date: 08/21/2009
Rating: display: 80% mobility: 60%

IdeaPad U350 - thêm laptop bình dân tính năng Pro
Source: Kiến Thức Laptop VN→EN
online available, Short, Date: 08/11/2009
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 60%

Lenovo IdeaPad U350

Notebook Specifications

70% LENOVO IDEAPAD U350 M22E2GE U2700
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN
online available, Long, Date: 09/07/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 50% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 40% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70%

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Lenovo: Lenovo Group Limited is China's largest and the world's fourth largest personal computer manufacturer. Lenovo produces desktops, laptops, servers, handheld computers, imaging equipment, and mobile phone handsets. Lenovo also provides information technology integration and support services, and its QDI unit offers contract manufacturing. Its executive headquarters are located in China and USA. It is incorporated in Hong Kong. Lenovo was formed in 1984 as a spin-off of the Chinese Academy of Sciences new technology unit. The company initially began as a reseller, distributor and later CM for foreign brands, including IBM, entering the Chinese market. In 1990, Lenovo started to manufacture its own PCs and by 1997 became the market leader in China. In 2004, Lenovo bought IBM’s PC business for $1.25billion. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %

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Only older games can be played fluently with these graphics chips (if they were not too demanding). Shared memory graphic cores in this category got the advantage of less heat production and longer battery runtimes. For office, internet, image processing, and video editing tasks these graphics chips are still useable without any restrictions.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on a Mobile Intel 965GM chipset. It is the successor of GMA 950 and features a fully programmable pipeline (supports Aero Glass fully and DirectX 10 with newest drivers). The peformance of the X3100 is clearly better than the GMA 950, still demanding modern games won't run fluently.

Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450: Successor of the HD 2400 produced in 55nm (therefore with a faster clockspeed) and with DirectX 10.1 support. Avivo HD video support enables the gpu to decode HD videos. For modest casual gamers suited (demanding games run only in very low settings).

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:

The graphics core of the Intel GL40 and GS40 chipset features a slower clocked GMA 4500MHD (400 versus 533 MHz). Because of the slower core speed, full Blu-Ray Logo support is not given and the gaming performance is a bit worse.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.

>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

Intel Core 2 Solo:

Intel Pentium:

11.1: This is a quite small display format for subnotebooks. However, most netbooks have an even tinier display. The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes, especially with high resolutions.

13.3: This is a common display format for subnotebooks. Netbooks, UMPC and some subnotebooks have tinier displays. Nevertheless, the majority of standard laptops has a higher format. The advantage of a small display is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes, especially with high resolutions.

>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

1.1 kg:

This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist hardly any models in this extreme class of weight. 7-9 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.

2 kg:

These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 12 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.

72.9%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.

>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.