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While this may be in the upper spectrum for laptops, it is still in the median range, price wise, for an Ultrabook. However, bang for the buck is what you get in this platform. Battery life is surprisingly good, and comes from a 4 cell lithium polymer battery. Hard disk space is more than adequate at GB. What came as a shock to this scribe was the 24GB solid state cache which allowed Windows to boot in a speedy 26 seconds.

When compared to similar models in its class, such as the Acer Aspire M5, or the Toshiba Satellite UW, it falls slightly behind in screen brightness. Powered by Dolby Home Theater v4 software, sound quality is adequate, and what one might expect from small speakers located right in front of the display hinge.

The U comes with integrated Bluetooth 4. Internet browsing speed, streaming audio and video, and download speeds were quite good when connected to a wireless N network.

Transfer speed, when using a USB 3. Transferring 4. Opening Internet Explorer windows was quick, and sites loaded almost instantly, which is expected of any newer laptop or Ultrabook. Microsoft Word and Excel also booted quickly. After 4 hours of run time, including streaming audio and video files the laptop was still cool to the touch. There was no annoying fan sounds coming from the underside or back of the U either, which was quite pleasing.

The power management utility is second to none. Switching between power profiles is a breeze. One of the first things you may notice upon opening the U is a similar keyboard layout to that of a Mac.

The same can be said with almost any Ultrabook however, as it seems to be the norm with these machines. The stated maximum RAM capacity is higher than the information provided by Lenovo? We are personally at your service. Whether you are looking to configure your Ideapad U U yourself or upgrade it, equipping a device with sufficient RAM is one quick and easy way to ensure smoother and more efficient operations.

We are always ready to assist you with help and advice. Please note: If you are upgrading your Lenovo Notebook to more than 4 GB , you will need a bit operating system to take full advantage of this capacity.

Business customer. Delivery country. Deutsch English Italiano. Please fill out all orange marked boxes of the form correctly. Forgot Password? The trackpad is a solitary affair, set just left of centre, which forgoes physical buttons in favour of a couple of integrated clickers, situated at the base.

You can, of course, simply tap anywhere on its surface for a standard right-click, and multi-touch gestures, such as pinch to zoom, are supported. However, we found that the trackpad was a tad oversensitive at times and we found ourselves regularly cursing an accidental click or an unwanted webpage zoom.

Lenovo is promising a battery life of nine hours for the IdeaPad U, with a standby time of a staggering days. In our stress test, however, the model we had in for review only managed a disappointing minutes.

Even with regular use casual web surfing, media streaming, document editing and so on we didn't get more than five hours. The battery is embedded within the U's chassis, as per the regular Ultrabook setup, so there's no option of carrying around a spare either.