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    Lenovo IdeaPad U550 Now Available

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 20, 2009.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Lenovo IdeaPad U550 Now Available
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    Lenovo today made its IdeaPad U550 available. The U550 has a 15.6-inch LED screen with a 1366x768 resolution, Windows 7 Home Premium, and Intel Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) processors (Pentium Dual-Core/Core 2 Duo). Lenovo claims the U550 can get up to six hours of battery life with the included six-cell battery.
    The U550 is available now in dark brown starting at $699.99.

    Lenovo Product Page

     
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 20, 2009
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  2. d motorman

    d motorman Notebook Evangelist

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    we have enough of these, work on some new i7 stuff already.
     
    d motorman, Oct 20, 2009
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Everyone wants a piece of the pie. ;)

    What we have enough of are 15.6" screens with 1366x768 resolution.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 21, 2009
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  4. Ishbar

    Ishbar Notebook Guru

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    I really want them to push out a nice 12'' Ultra Portable that is thin and functional, low cost, and good battery life. (Lenovo specifically)
     
    Ishbar, Oct 21, 2009
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  5. allfiredup

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    They have introduced a version of the 13.3" U350 with a 1.3GHz SU4100 Dual-Core processor and 8-cell battery for $649....pretty darn close!

    And there's an 11.6" U150 in the pipeline, at least for some markets....
     
    allfiredup, Oct 21, 2009
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  6. Serg

    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    Not bad, but those low resolutions are a no-go on such a large laptop...
     
    Serg, Oct 21, 2009
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  7. Ishbar

    Ishbar Notebook Guru

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    Where?
    Is that just something they did today?
     
    Ishbar, Oct 21, 2009
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    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    The U350, U450 have been out for quite some time now.
    The U150 was spotted some weeks ago, and the U550 is new.
     
    Serg, Oct 21, 2009
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  9. allfiredup

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    Photos of the 11.6" U150 are shown on the Lenovo U.S. website- check out the 'Features', 'Comparison' and 'Gallery' tabs to see more details. LINK

    There are also dual-core configurations of the U350 and U450 shown!
     
    allfiredup, Oct 23, 2009
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    Serg, Oct 23, 2009
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    I'd like to see the 14"+ ideapads use 46x series gpu's. 110M GT is useless.
     
    ARom, Oct 24, 2009
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    The IdeaPad Y450-418966U ($999) specs incorrectly show the nVIDIA GeForce G 110M. It actually has the 512mb GT 130M instead!

    A new configuration with Windows 7 is also due to release any day now- the Y450-41896HU with the nVIDIA GeForce GT 240M...
     
    allfiredup, Oct 24, 2009
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    The trend of low res screens in large notebooks really is growing tiresome (as others have pointed out). The problem is, if you slap the "HD" name on the computers, the average consumer will gobble it up.
     
    mrXniick, Oct 25, 2009
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  14. Melody

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    Yeah notebooks should start offering options of higher screen resolution(let them keep the lower ones for costs, but at least add options for higher ones).

    The HD sticker is probably oe of the best working marketing gimmicks for laptops of the current generations lol :p I mean, it works on TVs because honestly, TV resolutions aren't all that important compared to computer resolutions(the main different is image clarity/sharpness for TVs while for computers you get the real estate factor); a 720p TV is fine for lots of people, but a 720p "laptop monitor" = meh for most of us users who know better ;)
     
    Melody, Oct 25, 2009
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    If they want these 15.6" to sell, they need to up the resolution to 1440x900 or 1680x1050.
     
    sendmarksmail, Oct 26, 2009
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    The average consumer, which sadly, makes up the bulk of their profits. I'm sick of it as well.
     
    wirleaon, Oct 26, 2009
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    Slight diversion but as you are clearly opinionated on the subject I'd appreciate your view on my current purchase dilemma, I'm looking at various laptops from 14 to 16 inch - would you consider a 1366 x 768 (WXGA 16-9) screen acceptable on a 14 inch laptop? Seems OK to me given the smaller screen, I personally don't see how "full HD" on this size would be effective. Comments appreciated.
     
    interbear, Oct 26, 2009
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  18. Serg

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    My only quarrel with the wider screens is that they make the laptop bigger!
     
    Serg, Oct 27, 2009
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    Or 1600x900 to keep 16:9. Dell and Sony seem to be the only one to have understood that yet.
     
    JCMS, Oct 27, 2009
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    Yep, 1366x768 on 15 inches is just not good enough.
     
    Zizard, Oct 27, 2009
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  21. Charles P. Jefferies

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    They will sell just fine . . . let's face it, Best Buy does very well catering to John Q. Consumer. :rolleyes:

    It is not like low resolutions on large screens are a shocker. The majority of 16:10 15.4" laptops were only 1280x800, which is very similar to its replacement, 1366x768. But wait, the 1366x768 screens are "HD" so that means they are much better! :D
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 28, 2009
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    1280 x 800 is HD though?
     
    Ishbar, Oct 28, 2009
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    I know, it's part of the joke. Manufacturers are really pushing the "HD" tag now with the 16:9 notebooks.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Oct 28, 2009
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    HD sounds so nice for the regular costumer, that they dont know/care about the resolution given, and since WXGA is cheapest of them, there you go.
     
    Serg, Oct 28, 2009
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