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- Lenovo Notebook
- Power Adapter & Cable
- Battery
- User Guides
- Notebook bag*
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| Additional Information |
 Features
Build and Design
The design of the Lenovo U330 is very visually pleasing, with a low
profile chassis, super thin LCD, and high gloss display cover. On the
inside it has a pinstripe paint scheme with glossy touch-sensitive media
controls. The frameless display looks really nice, with a smooth
seamless finish side to side. These screens all tend to look great when
the system is off, but they do introduce a ton of glare in a bright
environment.
Build quality was average, with a good design, but having some
components that could be improved. The thin screen while visually
pleasing was very flexible, but did seem to protect against ripples in
the screen when tapping the back of the cover. The paint scheme looked
nice, but the finish could be improved. We saw many areas which looked
like dusts had been trapped in the paint surface during the painting
process, leaving defects and imperfections on the palmrest. The overall
feel of the notebook is nice, but the little things really add up.
Display
The “frameless” display, while highly reflective in nature, looked
very nice on our review machine. Colors and contrast were exceptional,
and black levels were very good with the LED backlit. Viewing angles
were above average, with a broad sweet spot for easy viewing. Vertical
viewing angles spanned from roughly 30 degrees down or 20 degrees up
before colors started to become washed out or inverted. Horizontal
viewing angles were much better, easily spanning to the steepest angles
before colors started to wash out. In bright viewing conditions, at
steeper angles you start to have nearby surfaces reflecting off the
screen and dimming your view of what is on display. This is one
limitation of the all-glass panels across the board though.
Keyboard and Touchpad
The keyboard was very easy to type on, and had relatively good
support under strong typing pressure. The style looks similar to what is
found on the business grade ThinkPad notebooks, but with more of a
consumer vibe. Individual key action is smooth with a soft click on each
press. For long typing sessions the keyboard was wonderful and very
easy on the fingertips.
The Synaptics based touchpad had great sensitivity and had little
to no lag during use. The surface texture had a soft matte finish which
was easy to slide your finger across, even if slightly sweaty. One
problem we noticed which was slightly odd was a bubble underneath the
surface, which may have just been a manufacturing defect. The touchpad
buttons were large and had great feedback. Each button had a long throw,
with a soft quiet click when pressed.
Port
The port selection was a little light on the Lenovo U330, with only
two USB ports and no eSATA. I think Lenovo could have easily taken away
the HDMI port to make space for something else. That being said the
port selection was not that bad with VGA, HDMI, Firewire, LAN, two USB,
and headphone/microphone jacks. The U330 also included a 6-in-1
multicard reader located on the front.
Battery Life
With the switchable graphics set to power-saving integrated mode,
the power profile in Vista set to “balanced”, wireless active, and
screen brightness set to 60 percent, the U330 managed to stay powered on
for 3 hours and 58 minutes. If you enable the dedicated graphics,
battery life dips to 2 hours and 40 minutes. I would love to see an
extended battery for the U330, but with the screen hinge design it would
need to extended below the bottom of the notebook to add additional
cells.
Heat and Noise
Thermal performance of the Lenovo U330 was very nice, keeping its
cool in both integrated and dedicated graphics modes. System fan noise
is minimal under light use, staying at a constant low speed. Under
higher levels of stress the fan kicks up in speed, but doesn't get that
loud.
Warranty
- 1 year Manufacturer Limited Warranty
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| Specifications |
| Specifications |
| Model |
Lenovo U330E
5932-6049 IdeaPad Notebook |
| Operating System |
 Genuine
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 |
| Processor |
 Intel®
Core™ i5-2467M Processor
- 1.60 GHz, 3M L3 Cache
- Max
Turbo Frequency 2.3 GHz
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| Graphics |
- |
| Memory |
4GB DDR3 RAM |
| Hard Disk |
500GB SATA HDD
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| Optical device |
- |
| Display type |
13.3-inch LED-backlit WXGA (1280 x 800, 300 nit) glossy display |
| Communication |
WiFi link, Bluetooth, 1.3MP Camera, HDMI |
| Battery |
6-Cell 57Wh Battery |
| Dimensions |
2.5" x 9.3" x 0.9" – 1.1" |
| Weight |
1.95kg |
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