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Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Series

Lenovo IdeaPad U430-59399823Processor: Intel Core i3 4010U, Intel Core i5 4200U, Intel Core i5 4210U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4400, NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
Display: 14.00 inch
Weight: 1.7kg, 1.864kg, 1.9kg
Price: 700, 800 euro
Average Score: 79.33% - good
Average of 15 scores (from 17 reviews)
price: 82%, performance: 71%, features: 70%, display: 62%, mobility: 87%, workmanship: 93%, ergonomy: 72%, emissions: 79%

 

Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch 59372369

Specifications

Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch 59372369Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch 59372369
Processor: Intel Core i5 4200U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M 2048 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 1.864kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 80% - good

Average of 10 scores (from 12 reviews)

 

Reviews

74% Review Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Ultrabook | Notebookcheck
Turbo-book. Everything in one device: Great build quality, nice design, good performance with full Turbo power and a touch panel with HD+ resolution. The perfect package?
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch
Source: Computer Shopper English Archive.org version
Consumers have become accustomed to accepting compromises when shopping for a budget touch-screen laptop. The Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch is an affordable touch-screen laptop that makes few compromises, packaging a solid keyboard, good performance, long battery life and a hi-res display in an elegant aluminum chassis.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/18/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch
Source: Computer Shopper English Archive.org version
Consumers have become accustomed to accepting compromises when shopping for a budget touch-screen laptop. The Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch is an affordable touch-screen laptop that makes few compromises, packaging a solid keyboard, good performance, long battery life and a hi-res display in an elegant aluminum chassis.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/18/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch
Source: PC Mag English Archive.org version
With a combination of portability, higher-resolution screen, great day-to-day performance, storage space, and decent port selection, the Lenovo U430 Touch easily bests the former Editors' Choice ultrabooks, the Asus VivoBook S400CA-UH51 and the Acer Aspire M5-481PT-6644. If you want portability and a decent price, then the Lenovo U430 Touch is our recommended choice. It takes over as the new Editors' Choice for entry-level ultrabooks.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/30/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch
Source: PC Mag English Archive.org version
With a combination of portability, higher-resolution screen, great day-to-day performance, storage space, and decent port selection, the Lenovo U430 Touch easily bests the former Editors' Choice ultrabooks, the Asus VivoBook S400CA-UH51 and the Acer Aspire M5-481PT-6644. If you want portability and a decent price, then the Lenovo U430 Touch is our recommended choice. It takes over as the new Editors' Choice for entry-level ultrabooks.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/30/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch review: A daily driver with all-day battery life
Source: PC World English Archive.org version
The Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch is on the heavy side for an Ultrabook, weighing in at 4.2 pounds, but it’s well made and very attractive, and its battery lasted for a full 6 hours, 38 minutes in our tests. It’s a terrific value at $700.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/23/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch review: A daily driver with all-day battery life
Source: PC World English Archive.org version
The Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch is on the heavy side for an Ultrabook, weighing in at 4.2 pounds, but it’s well made and very attractive, and its battery lasted for a full 6 hours, 38 minutes in our tests. It’s a terrific value at $700.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/23/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch
Source: Digital Trends English Archive.org version
Lenovo has managed to once again create budget Ultrabook magic with the Lenovo U430 Touch. At $699, this system is hard to beat, as it offers a decent display resolution, good keyboard, and adequate performance without sacrificing battery life.This is not to say the U430 is perfect; it most certainly isn’t.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/10/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch
Source: Digital Trends English Archive.org version
Lenovo has managed to once again create budget Ultrabook magic with the Lenovo U430 Touch. At $699, this system is hard to beat, as it offers a decent display resolution, good keyboard, and adequate performance without sacrificing battery life.This is not to say the U430 is perfect; it most certainly isn’t.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/10/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Review
Source: Laptop Mag English Archive.org version
Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch VerdictThe mere fact that the $699 Lenovo U430 Touch has an attractive design, excellent backlit keyboard and strong endurance would be enough to make it one of our favorite Ultrabooks. But Lenovo went even further, adding voice-recognition software and undercutting the competition by at least $100.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/06/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Review
Source: Laptop Mag English Archive.org version
Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch VerdictThe mere fact that the $699 Lenovo U430 Touch has an attractive design, excellent backlit keyboard and strong endurance would be enough to make it one of our favorite Ultrabooks. But Lenovo went even further, adding voice-recognition software and undercutting the competition by at least $100.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/06/2013
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Lenovo IdeaPad U430T
Source: HardwareLuxx German DE→EN Archive.org version
Positive: appealing design; high quality workmanship; good input devices; good port positioning
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/31/2013
Lenovo IdeaPad U430T
Source: HardwareLuxx German DE→EN Archive.org version
Positive: appealing design; high quality workmanship; good input devices; good port positioning
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/31/2013

 

Lenovo IdeaPad U430p

Specifications

Lenovo IdeaPad U430pNotebook: Lenovo IdeaPad U430p
Processor: Intel Core i3 4010U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 86% - good

Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

Lenovo Ideapad U430P – Стильный Ультрабук По Адекватной Цене
Source: Notebook-Center.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good performance and a fairly extensive multimedia capabilities; reasonable price; good display; simple and stylish design. Negative: Only 1 USB 3.0 port.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/12/2014
86% Lenovo IdeaPad U430p teszt
Source: Laptopkalauz HU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/20/2014
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 100% workmanship: 100%

 

Lenovo IdeaPad U430p-59428492

Specifications

Lenovo IdeaPad U430p-59428492Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad U430p-59428492
Processor: Intel Core i5 4210U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 80.5% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

86% Lenovo IdeaPad U430p (59428492)
Source: Chip Test & Kauf - Heft 2/2015 German
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2015
Rating: Total score: 86%
75% Mobilitäts-Spezialist
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/18/2014
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 91% performance: 62% features: 68% display: 61% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 79%

 

Lenovo IdeaPad U430-59399823

Specifications

Lenovo IdeaPad U430-59399823Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad U430-59399823
Processor: Intel Core i5 4200U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.9kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 69% - average

Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

69% Allrounder mit schwachem Touch-Display
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/28/2014
Rating: Total score: 69% price: 72% performance: 70% features: 79% display: 52% mobility: 71% ergonomy: 70%

 

Comment

Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.

In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.


Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M:

Rebranded GeForce GT 645M/640M with minimal improvements to power consumption. Can also be based on the slower GK208 chip (only 64 bit memory interface).

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

Intel HD Graphics 4400:

ULV integrated GPU (GT2) with 20 EUs found on certain Haswell CPU models.

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


Intel Core i5:

4200U:

Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 1.6 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 2.6 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.

4210U: Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 2.7 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.

Intel Core i3:

4010U:

Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz with no Turbo Boost support. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


14.00:

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

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


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79.33%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

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

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Current Prices
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Stefan Hinum, 2014-04- 1 (Update: 2014-04- 1)