News
News Categories

New Lenovo IdeaPad, ThinkPad Yoga and ThinkCentre hardware announced!

By Wong Chung Wee - on 4 Sep 2015, 4:45pm

Lenovo IdeaPad

Lenovo IdeaPad

Lenovo 14-inch IdeaPad 300 (Image source: Lenovo)

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.

Lenovo IdeaPad 500 (Image source: Lenovo)

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.

Lenovo IdeaPad 300S (Image source: Lenovo)

As we mentioned earlier, the IdeaPad 100S, 300S, and 500S are slimmer cousins. For clarity's sake, their specifications are tabulated below.

New Lenovo 100S, 300S and 500S laptops
Model IdeaPad 100S IdeaPad 300S IdeaPad 500S
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

 

Join HWZ's Telegram channel here and catch all the latest tech news!
Our articles may contain affiliate links. If you buy through these links, we may earn a small commission.