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There’s no dearth of choices for those currently in the market for an ultrabook. Thanks to Intel’s massive push and the positive response it has received from PC vendors, the ultrabook family is adding new members at a rapid rate. The ultrabook family’s rapid expansion continues this week as well with the launch of the IdeaPad U310 and U410 by Lenovo.
Unveiled at CES earlier this year, the IdeaPad U310 and U410 start at $749 and $799, respectively. Both these ultra-thin and -light laptops can be configured with the latest Core i3, i5, or i7 processors. Measuring just 0.7-inch thick and weighing 3.74lbs, the U310 packs a 13.3-inch 1,366x768 pixel display, integrated graphics, up to 4GB DDR3 memory and up to 500GB of hard drive storage (32GB SSD cache optional). The slightly thicker and heavier (0.83-inch and 4.18lbs ) U410 sports a 14-inch, 1,366x768 pixel display and can be configured with NVIDIA GeForce 610M graphics, up to 8GB DDR3 memory, and up to 1TB of hard drive storage with 32GB SSD cache. Further, both ultrabooks feature Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, HDMI output, 2-in-1 card reader, and a built-in 720p HD webcam.
While these two ultrabooks officially went on sale Monday, their availability is fairly limited at the moment. But later this week, both of them will be available on Lenovo’s website. As for their general retail availability, Lenovo expects both models to become available via major retailers across the world later this month.
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Happy
June 05, 2012 at 2:39pm
With all these ultrabooks I wonder if regular laptops will become much cheaper, and/or whether this will cause the price of SSDs to come down quickly. (I hope so).
