Lenovo IdeaPad U Series: Ultraportable Notebooks with Style

Today Lenovo announced an update to their ultraportable line of IdeaPad notebook computers. The three new U series notebooks have been given new flare on the outside and new power on the inside. The IdeaPad U160, U460 and U460s have attractive new shells with added color options. Lenovo is marketing this series to the fashionista in all of us” with their sleek and stylish” design.

Lenovo IdePad U160

Lenovo IdePad U160

The U is for ultraportable and for its ‘U’ shaped outline inspired by a closed book lying on its side.” The lid has a textured aluminum finish and some attractive colorful designs. The 14-inch U460 and U460s are thin at just an inch thick and weighing only 3.8 pounds. They also pack some punch with optional Core i7 processors and Intel Turbo Boost Technology.

Lenovo IdeaPad U460

Lenovo IdeaPad U460

The pair of U460 IdeaPads will have standard voltage processors but the U160  has an ultra-low voltage processor option for long battery life. It weighs only 2.9 points and is less than an inch thick at the thinnest point.

Lenovo IdeaPad U460s

Lenovo IdeaPad U460s

They come with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and what Lenovo calls a range of user-care features” like the Ambient Light sensor, for adjusting screen brightness to match environmental light levels, and Active Protection System, which is like an airbag for a notebook’s hard drive. It senses when it is dropped and parks the hard drive to keep it from being seriously damaged.

Detailed IdeaPad U460/U460s specs where not yet available. Here are the IdeaPad U160 specs:

Brand Lenovo
Model IdeaPad U160
Operating system
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic
Genuine Windows® 7 Starter
Processor / New 2010 Intel® Coreâ„¢ i7-640UM processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology* (1.20GHz, 4MB Cache)

New 2010 Intel® Coreâ„¢ i7-620UM processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology* (1.06GHz, 4MB Cache)

New 2010 Intel® Coreâ„¢ i5-540UM processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology* (1.2GHz, 3MB Cache)

New 2010 Intel® Coreâ„¢ i5-520UM processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology* (1.06GHz, 3MB Cache)

New 2010 Intel® Coreâ„¢ i5-430UM processor with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology* (1.20GHz, 3MB Cache)

New 2010 Intel® Coreâ„¢ i3-330UM processor (1.2GHz, 3MB Cache)

Intel® Pentium® processor U5400 (1.20GHz, 3MB Cache)

Intel® Pentium® processor U3400 (1.06GHz, 3MB Cache)

Graphics Intel® HD Graphics with dynamic frequency
Memory Up to 4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Hard drive 250GB/320GB/500GB HDD
Display / Resolution 11.6″ high-definition (1366×768), 16:9 widescreen
Removable Storage Optional external USB DVD drive
Wireless Support 802.11bg/bgn WiFi, 10/100/1000M LAN, Bluetooth® (optional), WWAN (optional) – WCDMA, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA and Wireless WAN SIM card slot
Connections 3xUSB2.0, eSATA, 5-in-1 card reader (SD, SD pro, MMC, MS pro, XD), headphones, mic, VGA, HDMI
Webcam 1.3M integrated web camera
Power Approx. 3.5hr with 3-cell battery

Approx. 7hr with 6-cell battery

Memory card reader 5-in-1 card reader (SD, SD pro, MMC, MS pro, XD)
Audio 2.0 speakers (2*1.5W) with Dolby® Advanced Audioâ„¢ sound enhancement
Weight 2.76 lb (1.25kg) with 3-cell battery and HDD configuration

3.09 lb (1.4kg) with 6-cell battery and HDD configuration

Dimension 290×22.5×190 (mm) (WxHxD)
Software McAfee® VirusScan Plus, CyberLink YouCam 3.0, VeriFaceâ„¢ 3.6, Lenovo ReadyComm 5.0, OneKeyâ„¢

Rescue System 7.0, Lenovo Energy Management 5.0, Windows Live Essentials, Adobe Reader® 9.0, Lenovo

DirectShare, Microsoft® Office Professional Hybrid 2007 (not for JP), DDNi 1.x (Only for USA), IDVault (Only for

U.S.), Microsoft® Office Personal 2007 (for JP), IFilter (only for JP, backup to C: only), 3G application (for 3G),

ooVoo and Active Protection System.

* Software may vary by region. Microsoft® Office Professional Hybrid 2007 for trial version only

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