
The U300s has two USB ports – one 2.0 and one 3.0 – a full-size HDMI port, and a combo headphone/mic.

Don’t pick it up by the lid, though, as you’ll see some alarming flex due to it being so thin.Ī sacrifice many ultra thin notebooks must make is in number and size of ports. Picking it up by a corner – something I did often – I could feel how sturdy it is. Measuring just 12.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches and weighing 3 pounds, the U300s definitely fits the ultrabook ideal of ultra thin and light. The unibody design has aesthetic value, but also means that users can’t replace the battery themselves or add extra RAM. The aluminum body has a nice tactile feel to it and doesn’t pick up fingerprints on the outside. (It’s available in silver as well.) Instead of tapered edges, you get square ones with rounded corners. This 13.3-inch ultrabook looks like a thinner version of the 12.5-inch IdeaPad U260 right down to the orange color on the lid and bottom. This bit of aesthetic loyalty is pleasing, especially since it makes the U300s stand out in the crowd. Instead of a slim chassis that tapers, this IdeaPad looks similar to other notebooks in the line. With the U300s, Lenovo proves that an ultrabook can look good even if it doesn’t copy the MacBook Air design. It is a good choice if you’re a major multitasker with programs that hog the processor a bit, like Firefox.

Since this is the ultra low voltage version of the chip, it’s not the notebook to get if you’re looking to do heavy-duty gaming or video editing. The U300s is particularly suited to the latter task thanks to the inclusion of the Core i7 processor. Ultrabooks are aimed at consumers looking for a notebook that is both very light and reasonably powerful.
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Connectivity includes an 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi card and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. The 13.3-inch glossy display has a resolution of 1366 x 768. Our Lenovo IdeaPad U300s review unit has a 1.8-GHz Intel Core i7-2677M processor backed by 4GB of RAM, Intel’s GMA HD 3000 integrated graphics and a 256GB solid state drive (SSD). Lenovo IdeaPad U300s | $1,499 | Ultrabook

Though the clickpad is large and does the basics well, it’s finicky when it comes to multitouch.
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Consĭue to the design, users can’t replace the battery or upgrade RAM.
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Plus this ultrabook includes useful software and very little crapware. ProsĪ combination of eye-catching design with robust performance and decent battery life. Even at that, it never reaches the sub-$1000 goal. Still, the IdeaPad U300s excludes several features to keep the size and cost down, including some needed ports and a backlit keyboard. The design is singular instead of following the Air-clone crowd, with a Clementine Orange option that stands out. Lenovo’s ultrabook embodies many of the best aspects of this new notebook category, including a seriously thin design coupled with impressive performance.
