Staff Techdrunk 
Lenovo has launched the IdeaPad U350, all-in-one desktop IdeaCentre C300 and G550 laptops to expand its “Idea” PCs range. These light, slim and fully loaded devices are surely going to find consumers and small-office-home-office users.
“Users are now looking for thinner and lighter PCs that have increased connectivity and longer battery life to suit their lifestyles. To meet this growing demand, we have brought products like IdeaPad U350, IdeaPad S12 netbook and IdeaPad Y650 laptop”, said Dion Weisler, Vice President, Business Operations, Idea Product Group, Lenovo.
Let’s discuss the features of IdeaPad U350 laptop:
- One inch thickness and a weight of 3.5 pounds.
- Ultra low voltage CPU with a choice of Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 or Intel Pentium SU2700 or Intel Celeron 723 processor.
- Mobile Intel GS40 and GS45 express chipset.
- Mobile Intel GMA 4500M & Mobile Intel GMA 4500 MHD Memory graphics.
- Upto 8GB high speed DDR3 memory.
- Upto 500 GB hard drive.
- 13.3 inch LED panel and 16:9 aspect ratio.
- High definition 1366×768 resolution.
- 1.3 megapixel camera.
- Multi touch pad.
- Dolby sound room with 2 1.5 watt speakers.
- Apart from all these striking features, the laptop comes with Ambient light sensor technology, where you can adjust the brightness of the screes depending on the environment.
- It has Active Protection System for protecting hard drive during a fall.
- Quick Start and One Key Rescue System for recovering data in simple steps.
- Windows Vista operating system.
Talking of Lenovo G550, it is enclosed in a silver, smooth and glossy slate color finish & has following features:
- A 15.6 inch display with 16:9 aspect ratio.
- High definition LED.
- A numeric keypad.
- DVD burner/ player.
- Upto 4GB DDR3 memory.
- Upto 320 GB hard drive.
- Camera and HDMI port.
- Wi-fi ethernet and optional bluetooth.
- Weight – 2.49 kg.
- Runs on windows Vista and has VeriFace technology.
- 5 hours operational time.
- 2.5 hours battery life.
The IdeaCentre C300 all-in-one desktop:
- A fold away stand that can be positioned in-between 12 to 40 degrees.
- Intel Atom 230.
- Intel 945GC chipset.
- Intel integrated graphics.
- Upto 2GB DDR2 memory.
- Upto 640GB hard drive.
- Ethernet and Wi-Fi options available.
- 20 inch widescreen.
- In-built DVD burner/player.
- 1.3 megapixel camera.
- 6 USB.
- 6-in-one multimedia card.
- Wired USB mouse and PS/2 keyboard.
- Compatible with Windows XP and Vista OS.
- Available in red, black and white colors.
The expected cost of IdeaPad U350 laptop will be approximately Rs. 30,907 and Lenovo G550 laptop will be available by the month of June at a price of approx. 28,526. The fully compatible C300 desktop PC can be purchased from July at an approximate cost of Rs. 21, 406.
