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Lenovo U300e begins to sell in Singapore, costs and weighs more than expected

Lenovo U300e begins to sell in Singapore, costs and weighs more than expected

Lenovo has just began shipping the U300e in Singapore. The new Ultrabook aimed at the value market segment weighs and retails for more than previously expected, and is still not available in the United States.

With the relatively quiet start, Lenovo made pricing and further tech-specs available. I have updated the Ultrabook Knowledge Base and the Lenovo U300e tech specs pages with the new details. Please feel free to take a look at either for more information.

The asking price will remain SG$ 1,299 (~US$ 1,031) until 7th of March, after which it will return to the normal price of SG$ 1,499 (~US$ 1,190). While these figures may seem higher than those attached to other Ultrabooks already on the market, remember that these are from the official Lenovo site, which is known for not following reseller pricing policies. Expect to see more wallet friendly RRPs as soon as the first batch passes US customs.

My first estimate on weight was 3 lbs (~1,350g) — which would still have put it amongst the chubbier models –, as it turns out, the actual figure is closer to 3.5 lbs (1,580g) making the Lenovo U300e the heaviest 13″ Ultrabook you can buy today. There are a couple of reasons why it is so, the most important I think is the storage Lenovo chose to use.

It comes with an HDD instead of the now staple treat of Ultrabooks: an SSD. Since Lenovo intends the U300e to hold fronts on the value market, it had to do away with the Solid-State Drive to keep costs as low as possible, adding a couple per-cents of fat to the final product in the process.

The model going on sale for SG$ 1,299 today comes fitted with 4GB of RAM (the most the motherboard supports), an i5-2467M CPU (which is the top-spec option here) and a 500GB HDD.

source justinlee.sg
screenshot taken from the official singaporean English Lenovo special offers page

Lenovo IdeaPad U300s Tech Specs

Lenovo IdeaPad U300s Tech Specs

This article gets you up to speed on what’s inside a Lenovo U300s. It’s a follow-up article to the Ultrabook Knowledge Base, where you can compare all currently available or soon-to-be-available Ultrabooks. This piece discusses Lenovo U300s in particular, for all the models covered on isthin.com, please follow the link above.

Processor
Intel i5-2467M | 1.60 GHz (2.3) | 2 Cores (HT) | 3 MB Cache | GB : 4,800
Intel i7-2677M | 1.80 GHz (2.9) | 2 Cores (HT) | 4 MB Cache | GB : 5,800

Memory
4GB DDR3 1333MHz (1 slot available, max 1x4GB module supported.)

Storage
128GB SSD in base model (10802AU), 256GB SSD in premium (108029U)

Battery
4-Cell, 8 hours.

Weight
from 2.91 lbs (1,320g)

Chassis
Magnesium-alloy shell

Ports and Connectivity
Audio jack (audio out, mic input combo), 802.11 b/g/n/ wireless, no ethernet, 1x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0, no memory card reader, HDMI, Bluetooth 3.0, PCI-express mini card slot (supports 1030N Intel card).

Keyboard
“it’s obvious that Lenovo put its ThinkPad know-how to good use here [...] as you’d expect from a Lenovo keyboard, it’s sturdy, well-spaced and cushy enough that you needn’t worry about whether you’re pressing the buttons hard enough.” Engadget

“The keyboard itself has a very nice feel for having such a short stroke (a common problem with ultrathin laptops).” Pcworld.com

Display
13.3″ 1366×768 (glossy)

Availability
Debuted in Sept. 2011 on IFA, internationally available.

Entry Point Price
$1,199

PCPro.co.uk has been kind enough to not maul my face for using their photo. Thank you!

Lenovo to Ship Intel Based Smartphone in China by Q2 2012

Intel have been busy trying to break in to the ultra-portable market, which nowadays include the market of handhelds. So far there has been very little success to crown their efforts. Now with the new chips that were introduced at CES, the tide seems to be turning around.

Lenovo — not really known for their presence in the smartphone niche either — teamed up with Intel and will be shipping handhelds based on the chip giant’s solution.

Let’s take a quick look at what we’re getting once the device hits shelves in the second quarter:

It’s going to be called Lenovo K800. It will run Android, come with a 4.5″ 1280×720 screen (which is exactly the same as the 13″ Macbook Pro’s resolution). Suffices to say it will most probably give a decent browsing experience.

Intel’s Medfield is to be clocked at 1.6GHz, which according to phonearena is enough for most tasks, but does not live up to the potential of top-notch Snapdragon solutions. From a first attempt it’s not too shabby.

This smartphone is going to bring some fresh-blood. Fresh blood is nice, especially in a smartphone segment where brute-force rules, and memory size decides which phone you buy.

The introduction of Intel to the scene will further fragment the Android segment, but it definitely gives Snapdragon CPUs and ARM a run for their money. Competition is a good thing for us consumers, and for that reason I welcome a second player to the field.

via chinadaily, phonearena

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