Lenovo Ideapad U330
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo Ideapad U330 (IdeaPad U Series)Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage Ideapad U330 (Model)
Average Score: 75.33% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 5 reviews)
mobility: 68%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: 65%
Reviews for the Lenovo Ideapad U330
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%
Comment
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).
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.
>> 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.
P7350:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
13.3": This is a frequent and the biggest display format for sub-notebooks.
The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs few current, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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.
Lenovo: Lenovo is one of the biggest international manufacturer since the acquisition of the IBM-notebook sector. The market share is high as the number of reviewed models in the German and English speaking countrys. Nevertheless Lenovo-notebooks rarely achieve top-positions according total rating or the price/value relation. Remarkable good evaluations exist for the workmanship and quality.
75.33%: This rating is not convincing. It must be considered, that there exist hardly any laptops, which receive a rating below 60%. This notebook is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
