One of my favorite tips for finding a cheap laptop is to wait until the manufacturer announces the next-generation model. Now that Lenovo’s IdeaPad U330 ultrabook with a Haswell processor is on the way, prices for the IdeaPad U310 with an Ivy Bridge chip are dropping fast. Right now you can pick up a new […]
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Deals of the Day (4-09-2013)
Lenovo’s IdeaPad U310 ultrabook is a thin and light laptop with Windows 8, an Intel Ivy Bridge processor, and 4GB of RAM. It has a 500GB hard drive, plus a solid state cache disk for extra performance. Prices normally start at $699, but Lenovo’s running a sale on IdeaPad U310 ultabooks at the moment, and […]
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Lenovo gives touchscreen upgrades to IdeaPad U310, U410 ultrabooks
Lenovo will launch new models of its entry-level IdeaPad ultrabooks with touchscreen displays starting in a few months. Both the 13 inch IdeaPad U310 and 14 inch IdeaPad U410 are getting the touchscreen treatment, and both models will be available with Windows 8 in the coming months. The IdeaPad U310 Touch will launch in March […]
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Deals of the Day (10-10-2012)
The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 is one of the least expensive ultrabooks on the market, and at the moment Lenovo is offering a coupon that makes it even cheaper. You can pick one up for $584. At that price you get a model with a 500GB hard drive, 32GB solid state disk, and a 2nd-generation Intel […]
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Deals of the Day (9-25-2012)
The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 is one of the cheapest ultrabooks around — and today you can pick one up from Newegg for under $600. You won’t get a high resolution display or a large solid state disk, but you do get a pretty responsive and reasonably portable Windows 7 laptop for that price. Here are […]
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Lenovo IdeaPad U310 ultrabook review
The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 is a portable notebook with a 13.3 inch display, an Intel Core i5 processor, and a case which measures about 0.7 inches thick. Outfitted with a 500GB hard drive and a 32GB solid state disk, the IdeaPad U310 fits Intel’s definition of an ultrabook — and Lenovo markets it that way. […]
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Intel unveils Core i3 Ivy Bridge chips for notebooks, ultrabooks
Intel is adding two new low power chips to its line of Ivy Bridge processors. In April the company launched the first Ivy Bridge quad-core chips, which were followed in May with Core i5 and Core i7 dual core chips which use less power and are a better fit for ultrabooks and other  thin and […]
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Lenovo IdeaPad U310, U410 ultrabooks get an Ivy Bridge bump
Lenovo has announced plans for its first ultrabooks featuring Intel Ivy Bridge processors — but these two thin and light laptops aren’t entirely new. The company is updating the Lenovo IdeaPad U310 and U410 ultrabooks it introduced earlier this year with new 3rd generation Intel Core family processors. They initially sported second generation “Sandy Bridge” […]
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Lenovo IdeaPad U310 ultrabook arrives at the FCC
The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 and U410 ultrabooks are expected to go on sale in May for $799 and up. The company introduced the 13 and 14 inch ultraportable laptops a few months ago, and now it looks like they’re stopping by the FCC for regulatory approval on its way to store shelves. You can find […]
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Lenovo IdeaPad U310, U410 ultrabooks on the way for $799 and up
Lenovo is adding two new thin and light laptops to its ultrabook lineup with the IdeaPad U310 and U410 notebooks, although they look a little hefty compared with some of the 2 and 3 pounds ultrabooks already on the market. The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 has a 13.3 inch display, measures 0.7″ thick and weighs about […]