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Lenovo IdeaPad U300S - Intel Core i5

Based on 13 reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

5
Average:

4
Bad:

2

Pros

Uniquely simple and elegant design, cool and quiet operations, very sturdy build.
Light, Keyboard, fast boot time, one key recovery option, Wi-Di technology
Solid Build Quality, Unique 'booklike' design, Very Portable, Very Good performance, Responsive keyboard and Multitouch gesture enabled touchpad, Windows installation is relatively free of bloatware

Cons

No backlit keyboard, no memory card reader, more expensive than competitors
No backlit keyboard, no SD/MMC card slot, low resolution
Could have had a better screen, No Backlighting option for the keyboard

By TechEye on June 25, 2012

8/10. Overall the IdeaPad U300s is an attractive laptop which, despite some minor niggles, mixes great portability with impressive performance. Share this Intel Ultrabook head-to-head: HP Folio 13 vs Lenovo U300s HP Folio 13 review Acer Aspire 5538G...

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By TechEye on June 25, 2012

As Intel’s Ultrabook kick into full throttle as partners gear up for the release of a new wave of Ivy Bridge based devices TechEye took the time to have a look at how some of the initial wave of ultraportables have fared.Intel set itself a mammoth...

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By TopTenREVIEWS on April 11, 2012

Slim and light, the IdeaPad U300s offers long battery life and quick processing speeds, but it isn't as good the top products in our...

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By IT Reviews on March 28, 2012

There's no shortage of great looking Ultrabooks on the market, with the likes of the Toshiba Z830 and Asus ZenBook UX31 also vying for your attention. But there is something a bit different about the Lenovo U300s. It feels slightly less indulgent...

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By HotHardware on March 15, 2012

The Lenovo IdeaPad U300s scored fairly well in all of our standard benchmark suites, but did come up a little short in a couple of areas, due to its single channel DDR3 memory configuration. Storage subsystem performance testing showed the machine...

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By Channel Pro on March 12, 2012

Understated elegance married with decent performance, but the dim display sends it dropping down the rankings Unlike the rest of the Ultrabook crowd, there’s no way you could possibly accuse the IdeaPad U300s of being a MacBook Air clone.From the...

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By Tbreak.com on March 12, 2012

Given the same configurations, it’s no surprise that the IdeaPad U300s performs in the same league as the Portege Z830. So why pay an extra $200 for the exact same experience as the Toshiba Portege Z830?It all comes down to aesthetic appeal and...

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By PC Pro on March 09, 2012

Understated elegance married with decent performance, but the dim display sends it dropping down the rankings...

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By CIOL on February 03, 2012

Lenevo U300s is an ultra-slim notebook with stylish build. The notebook comes with an attractive metal design. The 13.3 inch screen has a native resolution of 1366x768p, which is lower than some of its close competitors, such as Asus Zenbook and...

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By Notebook Review on January 05, 2012

Overall, LoiLoScope 2 does a very nice job and is not difficult to learn. It’s fine for making videos for friends or family, or to upload to the Internet. Transcoding time isn’t especially different from that of similar products, depending...

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