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Lenovo IdeaPad
Lenovo IdeaPad
Lenovo has released a slew of hardware from its IdeaPad, business-centric ThinkPad Yoga and ThinkCentre series. Lenovo attempts to meet the needs of the mobile end user with the IdeaPad and ThinkPad machines; with the ThinkCentre, decluttering the workspace take centerstage.
The Lenovo IdeaPad 300 and 500 laptops are thin and light; their even thinner and lighter cousins are the IdeaPad 100S, 300S, and 500S. The IdeaPad 300 is powered by either the Intel “Skylake” Core M processor or an Intel “Braswell” N3700 one. According to its specs sheet, there are three versions of IdeaPad 300; they differ on the size of their displays that measure 14-, 15.6- and 17.3-inch. The 14- or 15.6-inch full HD displays have a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The 17.3-inch HD+ display has a maximum resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels resolution. These are their exact hard specifications:-
- Graphics options - (14" & 15.6" display) : Braswell : Integrated Intel HD / NVIDIA GeForce 920 1GB; Skylake CPUs : Integrated Intel HD / AMD Radeon R5 M330; (17.3" display) : Integrated Intel HD / AMD Radeon R5 M330
- Memory (RAM) - Braswell CPU: Up to 8GB DDR3L; Skylake CPUs : Up to 16GB DDR3L
In terms of price points, the 14-inch IdeaPad 300 starts at US$399; its 15-inch version is priced from US$549.
For the IdeaPad 500 laptop, you can choose, up to, an Intel “Skylake” Core i7 mobile CPU, or an AMD Carrizo FX-8800P as its most powerful APU.
- Graphics options - (6th generation Intel Core i7 mobile CPU) integrated Intel HD / AMD Radeon R7 M360
- Graphics options - (AMD Carrizo APU) AMD Radeon R5 M330
Its storage options, for the Intel-based IdeaPad 500, are as follows:- Up to 1TB HDD / up to 1TB SSHD; as for the APU-powered version, the storage options consist of the following options:- Up to 1TB HDD / up to 1TB SSHD / up to 128GB SSD. For wireless connectivity, the system supports Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0. For connectors, there are:-
- 2 x USB 3.0
- 1 x USB 2.0
- 1 x HDMI-out
- 1 x D-Sub
- 1 x audio jack
- 1 x Gigabit LAN port.
If you want to experience the Intel RealSense 3D camera, only the Intel-based IdeaPad 500 support it. The laptop supports up to 16GB DDR3L of RAM. The IdeaPad 500 features either a 14- or 15.6-inch display, with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. In terms of weight, it weighs slightly over 2kg. The IdeaPad 500 starts at US$499 (14-inch display), and the 15-inch version is priced from US$599. They are on sale from October 2015; however, there isn’t any word on the IdeaPad 300 that features the 17.3-inch display. The IdeaPad 300 and 500 laptops run Windows 10 Home.
As we mentioned earlier, the IdeaPad 100S, 300S, and 500S are slimmer cousins. For clarity's sake, their specifications are tabulated below.
Model | IdeaPad 100S | IdeaPad 300S | IdeaPad 500S |
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Processor | Intel Atom Z3735F | Up to 6th gen Intel Core i7 mobile processor | Up to 6th gen Intel Core i7 mobile processor |
Graphics | Integrated Intel HD | Integrated Intel HD / up to NVIDIA GeForce 940M |
13.3" - - Integrated Intel HD / up to NVIDIA GeForce 920M 14- / 15" - Integrated Intel HD / up to NVIDIA GeForce 940M |
Display |
11.6" 14" (1366 x 768 pixels resolution) |
14" (1920 x 1080 pixels resolution) | Up to 15.6" (1920 x 1080 pixels resolution) |
Memory |
11.6" - up to 2GB DDR3L 14" - up to 4GB DDR3L |
up to 8GB DDR3L | up to 8GB DDR3L |
Storage |
11.6" - Up to 64GB eMMC 14" -Up to 256GB SSD / up to 64GB eMMC |
Up to 1TB HDD / up to 1TB SSHD / up to 256GB SSD |
13.3" - Up to 1TB HDD / up to 500GB SSHD /up to 128GB SSD 14-/15.6" - Up to 1TB HDD / up to 1TB SSHD / up to 256GB SSD |
Networking/Wireless | 1 x 1 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 |
1 x 1 802.11ac 2 x 2 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 |
1 x 1 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 |
Media Card | SD card reader | 4-in-1 card reader (SD,SDHC,SDXC,MMC) | 4-in-1 card reader (SD,SDHC,SDXC,MMC) |
I/O ports | 2 x USB 2.0, HDMI-out, audio combo jack | 1 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0, HDMI-out, RJ45, audio combo jack | 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, HDMI-out, RJ45, audio combo jack |
Webcam/Mic | 0.3MP with dual mic | Up to 720p HD, single digital mic | Up to 720p HD, single digital mic |
Audio | Stereo speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio | Stereo speakers with Dolby Home Theater | Stereo speakers with Dolby Home Theater |
Battery | Up to 8 hours at 150 nits Web browsing | Up to 6 hours | Up to 4.5 hours |
Dimensions (W x H x D, mm) / Weight (kg) |
11.6" - (mm) : 292 x 202 x 17.5; from 1kg 14" - (mm) : 337.4 x 234.9 x 18.6, from 1.4kg |
(mm) : 340 x 240 x 19.5; from 1.8kg |
13.3" - (mm) : 323 x 230 x 19.3; from 1.5kg 14" - (mm) : 380 x 260 x 20.5, from 2.1kg 15.6" - (mm) : 380 x 260 x 20.5, from 2.1kg |
Price |
11.6" - from US$189 14" - from US$259 |
from US$249 |
13.3" - from US$499 14" - from US$659 15.6" - TBA |
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