Lenovo Ideapad U-450p 14-Inch Black Laptop – Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life

• 1.3GHz Intel ULV Processor
• 3GB (204-Pin) DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory
• 250GB 5400RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive, DVDRW Drive
• 14″ (1366×768) 16:9 LED Display, Intel GMA 4500M Graphics
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life

Product Description
Breakthrough Entertainment. Upgrade to the ultra-thin IdeaPad U450p featuring smooth HD video playback enabled by the IntelCore2 Duo processor and Windows 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification. The future is now, and it’s in stunning high-definition. Introducing the IdeaPad U450 notebook with HD graphics support and an integrated DVD player/burner for watching movies on the move. Weighing in at just 4.62lbs and a mere 1.1 inch thick, the U450p features long battery life and is great for mobile entertainment, or simply for connecting with friends. And with Windows7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification, you’ll enjoy fast boot and shutdown, rich multimedia capabilities and easy system maintenance tools. Best of all, it’s from Lenovo, makers of the legendary ThinkPad.Amazon.com Product Description
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Lenovo Ideapad U-450p 14-Inch Black Laptop – Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life

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6 Comments

1. Canegrad

   Posted February 18, 2010 at 6:35 AM

   I recently purchased a Lenovo ThinkPad. The computer itself if adequate but the customer service of the company is horrible. From the phone sales person arguing with us about what they can and can’t do to the tech support who told me “I don’t have time to deal with you or your problem, call web sales” I am amazed they are in business.

   As I said the computer is fine, I just hope it holds up and you don’t have to contact the company for any reason. There are a lot of other computers out there that are in the same category as this one, I suggest you look at one of those.
   
   Rating: 1 / 5

2. Carlos Cordova

   Posted February 18, 2010 at 8:41 AM

   Excellent laptop. Very light for travel and excellent screen colors. The best feature is a scan on face to log on.
   
   Windows 7 is working good so far and lighter than Windows Vista.
   Rating: 4 / 5

3. Juan Camaney

   Posted February 18, 2010 at 9:14 AM

   Very light computer, I have windows vista on it and it is fast, it runs very cool, the battery does not last anything over 4.5 hours but it is enough for what i need. I really like it a lot. highly recommend it. At the time of this review Lenovo website had it for around $490 plus free shipping. I considered buying one of those Acer timeline that lasts 8 hours but they had bad reviews. This Lenovo looks cooler and works right out of the box without anoying crapware to unistall. Get it, you will not regret it. Hope this helps. This is my first review ever.
   Rating: 5 / 5

4. Leonid M

   Posted February 18, 2010 at 10:51 AM

   First of all, I would like to point out that the laptop is incredibly lite weight and it’s quite sturdy.

   – Intel SU4100 consumes only 10 watts at its max. Fast enough for what I do on my laptop. I am student by the way, so portability what came to my mind.
   
   – Intel GMA4500 and GS45 are enough for me. Watch few movies here and there. GS45 consumes 12 watts at its max.
   
   – 250GB HDD Western Digital. Not the best, but surf its purpose. It constantly goes into power saving mode and parks the R/W heads. Creates like a whisper noise. Not audible at all.
   
   – Keyboard is what makes this laptop to stand out even further. Lenovo claim it’s an ergonomic keyboard and lenovo were right. It is very comfortable to type and I make fewer mistakes compared to my previous 15.6″ laptop.
   
   – The design on this laptop is absolutely stunning and is not a finger print magnet. It has this checker design on the lid of the laptop and it’s beveled which means it has some sort of depth to it.
   
   – The speakers on this laptop are actually very loud compared to my previous 15.6″ laptop

   Cons
   
   – I would have wanted this laptop with Intel 5100 agn + BT 2.1, but I suppose I am asking too much for its price.
   
   – Came with Windows 7 Home Prem 32 bit, I would have preferred the 64 bit edition, but I immediately erased it and installed 64 bit edition of Win 7.
   
   – Comes with few bloatware which are removable.
   
   – The lid does have bit of flex when pressed from the top
   
   – DDR3 RAM is clocked @ 400mhz because RAM is ½ of FSB with GS45 chipset. Its not an issue as memory benchmarks have shown very little difference between DDR2 and DDR3 RAM, hence it will improve battery life. (Tom’s HW)

   [Other Thoughts]
   
   – I performed various tests which stress both CPU and GS45(GPU + memory controller) and I/O (ICH9-M) for certain time and surprisingly SU4100 stayed well below 60C and the total consumption of this laptop stayed below 30watts.(measured using “Kill A Watt” meter)

   – I also want to point out that this laptop is nearly silent even under full load. In fact, while surfing web, listening to music etc, the only thing I can hear is the Hard Drive spinning.

   – I found that once the CPU temp reaches 50C the fan turns ON, but it’s almost non-audible. I could sleep with that kind of noise. I would compare it say someone breathing through their nose lightly that is how quiet the fan is under full load.

   – This laptop also includes DVD/CD RW which not many thin laptops have these days.

   –Overall, I am very satisfied with this very thin/lite weight laptop and would recommend this laptop to students and people who adore quiet and thin laptops.
   
   Rating: 5 / 5

5. Hannah

   Posted February 18, 2010 at 1:05 PM

   I really like this computer but I did have to call technical support in order to get it connected to the internet, the system came locked, so that was a bit of a pain, but its been working great since then.
   Rating: 5 / 5

6. human growth

   Posted February 27, 2010 at 10:57 AM

   Thanks for sharing! it is good to encourage people to comment, not just reading. The only reason I writing blog rather than diary is because of the feedback.

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