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    IdeaPad U300s

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jayayess1190, May 31, 2011.

  1. dan76

    dan76 Notebook Evangelist

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    Good question. I suppose Lenovo is banking on the fact that there are others like me that will pay a premium for beautiful design, excellent hardware and Windows OS. I personally would never consider a Mac, although I appreciate their hardware. :)
     
    dan76, Oct 9, 2011
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    They obviously do. That is why they are priced the same. Considering Lenovo is fairly aggressive with pricing (Ideapads usually are great values, X220 is the cheapest of the big 3 business ultraportables, etc.), I would say they think their product is better.

    I think the quality definitely is there. The styling is appealing while not being an Apple rip-off. From what I've seen so far, it will be a great product. Its really up to how they advertise it and the size of the market for premium consumer ultraportables running Windows for its success.
     
    Pseudorandom, Oct 9, 2011
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    k2001 Notebook Deity

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    As much as I like Lenovo's design, the one thing that is holding me back from getting the U400 is the screen. I am waiting for a good HD+ panel with decent viewing angle and contrast ratio. I am also looking at the Samsung 7 series which has the HD+ screen, but I am waiting for the reviews to come in before I commit to a new device.

    I think apple are doing very good in the display department, I just hope Lenovo could atleast try to offer a more compelling option on their notebook.
     
    k2001, Oct 10, 2011
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  4. dan76

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    dan76, Oct 12, 2011
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    Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's a shame they didn't put the X1 keyboard on the U300, U300s and U400.
     
    Thors.Hammer, Oct 13, 2011
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  6. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    do you like the x1 keyboard?
     
    lead_org, Oct 15, 2011
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