Lenovo IdeaPad U300S

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 30 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

14
Average:

10
Bad:

3

Pros:

Great looks.
Keyboard works a treat.
Provides all the benefits of an ultrabook.

Cons:

Too much flexibility on the screen's hinges.
Battery life could have been better.

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Last revision on September 12, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Great looks
Keyboard works a treat
Provides all the benefits of an ultrabook
Thin and light
Strong Core i7 performance
Bump-resistant SSD
Long battery life
Aluminum chassis
Surprising audio fidelity
Good keyboard
WiDi

Reviewers Didn't Like

Too much flexibility on the screen's hinges
Battery life could have been better
No SD card slot
Too expensive
Port selection is only basic
Sealed battery
Keyboard not back-lit
Sharp edges

Expert reviews and ratings

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...

By TechEye on June 25, 2012

Product round-up It took a little while for the production lines to get going, but the first few months of 2012 have seen super-slim Ultrabooks completely outnumbering every other type of desktop or laptop PC coming our way. Intel’s tight definition...

By theregister.co.uk on May 12, 2012

The Lenovo Ideapad U300s is something of a departure for the company. Their previous laptops had mostly been the sleek black slabs of their corporate Thinkpad range, which harks back to when IBM made them. The Ideapad U300s is very different from them,...

By laptops.reviewed.com on May 11, 2012

If you're looking for a Windows laptop that looks like a MacBook Air, you've come to the right place. These systems are fast and full-featured, yet slim, light, and generally long on battery life. A few even sport solid-state drives, and some...

By InfoWorld on March 31, 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...

By itreviews.com on March 28, 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...

By Tbreak.com on March 12, 2012

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

By PC Pro on March 09, 2012

The Lenovo U300 is a beautiful looking machine and at only 14mm thick and with a second generation i5 processor, it's a lovely Ultrabook. However, though a good attempt there are more complete machines, that offer more power, or a slightly better...

By laptops.co.uk on February 23, 2012

You’d have to actively be avoiding the tech media over the past several months not to have heard about Ultrabooks. Their coming has garnered a boatload of buzz, fueled in no small part by Intel’s $300 million fund to get hardware and software makers...

By Maximum PC on February 06, 2012

The U300s delivers on the ultrabook promise of a take-anywhere laptop that doesn't compromise speed or battery life. But the Core i7 CPU and 256GB SSD in our test unit drives up the price too far for most users....

By Computer Shopper on January 31, 2012

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