<s>
The	O
first	O
laptop	B-Device
in	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Device
U	I-Device
series	I-Device
was	O
the	O
U110	O
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Showcased	O
at	O
CES	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
also	O
launched	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
series	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
the	O
Best	O
of	O
CES	O
2008	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Device
U	I-Device
series	I-Device
was	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
consumer	O
line	O
of	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
combining	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
traditional	O
engineering	O
with	O
design	O
changes	O
that	O
were	O
significantly	O
different	O
from	O
ThinkPad	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
U530	O
has	O
a	O
low-voltage	O
4th-Gen	O
Core	O
i7-4510U	O
processor	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
2GB	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Geforce	I-Application
GT	O
730M	O
graphics	O
card	O
,	O
a	O
1080p	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
multi-touch	O
pane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Windows	O
8.1	O
,	O
8GB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
1TB	O
hybrid	O
hard	O
drive	O
with	O
a	O
16GB	O
mSATA	O
SSD	O
,	O
3	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
(	O
one	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
)	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
multi-card	O
reader	O
,	O
dual-band	O
802.11bgn	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Bluetooth	O
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Models	O
launched	O
that	O
year	O
included	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
U330p	O
(	O
Intel	O
i5-4200U	O
)	O
and	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
U430	O
Touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
refresh	O
of	O
the	O
2012	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
U410	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
touch	O
enabled	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
U410	O
Touch	O
(	O
Intel	O
i5-3337U	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	O
U-series	O
laptops	B-Device
released	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
in	O
2011	O
were	O
the	O
U300s	O
,	O
U400	O
,	O
U550	O
and	O
U460	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U300s	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Engadget	B-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
pared-down	O
and	O
tasteful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Macbook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
in	O
terms	O
of	O
design	O
since	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Air	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
sheet	O
of	O
aluminum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
U300s	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
memory	O
card	O
slot	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
only	O
Ultrabook	O
we	O
know	O
of	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
memory	O
card	O
slot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	O
on	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
received	O
praise	O
and	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
sturdy	O
and	O
comfortable	O
to	O
type	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
innovation	O
in	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
as	O
described	O
by	O
Laptop	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
solid	O
base	O
plate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
's	O
display	O
screen	O
was	O
received	O
positively	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reviewer	O
saying	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
could	O
make	O
out	O
the	O
lint	O
on	O
Kermit	O
the	O
Frog	O
in	O
a	O
1080p	O
Muppets	O
trailer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
entire	O
cast	O
was	O
an	O
explosion	O
of	O
colors.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
also	O
offered	O
Intel	O
Wireless	O
Display	O
(	O
WiDi	O
)	O
technology	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
video	O
from	O
their	O
laptops	B-Device
to	O
an	O
HDTV	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
also	O
offered	O
faster	O
boot	O
and	O
wake-from-sleep	O
times	O
of	O
34	O
seconds	O
and	O
4	O
seconds	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Processor	B-Architecture
performance	O
was	O
also	O
indicated	O
to	O
be	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
PCMark	O
Vantage	O
score	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
174	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
double	O
the	O
average	O
for	O
ultraportables	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Mag	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
U400	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
Lenovo	B-Operating_System
IdeaPad	I-Operating_System
U400	O
laptop	B-Device
combines	O
solid	O
performance	O
with	O
a	O
design	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
keep	O
your	O
hands	O
off	O
of.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
was	O
contrasted	O
with	O
other	O
laptops	B-Device
offered	O
by	O
different	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
other	O
,	O
similar	O
laptops	B-Device
were	O
available	O
in	O
clamshell	O
and	O
wedge	O
designs	O
,	O
the	O
U400	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
flat	O
,	O
with	O
protruding	O
top	O
and	O
bottom	O
lids	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
a	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
included	O
a	O
14-inch	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
of	O
1366	O
x	O
768	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
U400	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
Macbook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Dell	O
XPS	O
14z	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
a	O
headset	O
jack	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
U400	O
positively	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
smitten	O
with	O
the	O
understated	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchpad	O
also	O
received	O
criticism	O
,	O
which	O
Engadget	B-Application
stated	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
supplier	O
change	O
from	O
Synaptics	O
to	O
Cypress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
Intel	O
Wireless	O
Display	O
was	O
indicated	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
positive	O
point	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
laptop	B-Device
users	O
to	O
mirror	O
their	O
display	O
on	O
an	O
HDTV	B-Device
or	O
a	O
monitor	O
using	O
a	O
special-purpose	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detailed	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
U400	O
laptop	B-Device
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
U460	O
laptop	B-Device
offered	O
the	O
following	O
specifications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Notebook	B-Device
Review	O
indicated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
U550	O
was	O
a	O
traditionally	O
designed	O
laptop	B-Device
with	O
no	O
extraordinary	O
design	O
features	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
extremely	O
thin	O
and	O
light	O
for	O
a	O
15.6-inch	O
notebook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
pressure	O
applied	O
to	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
lid	O
did	O
not	O
result	O
in	O
ripples	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
impressive	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
thin	O
laptop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
hinges	O
were	O
also	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
strong	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
could	O
be	O
opened	O
without	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
lower	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multi-touch	O
features	O
were	O
indicated	O
by	O
Notebook	B-Device
Review	O
to	O
"	O
work	O
sporadically	O
at	O
best	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detailed	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
U550	O
laptop	B-Device
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	O
U-series	O
laptops	B-Device
released	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
in	O
2010	O
were	O
U160	O
and	O
U260	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
11.6inch	O
laptop	B-Device
with	O
an	O
Intel	O
i7	O
ultra-low	O
voltage	O
processor	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
also	O
available	O
with	O
an	O
Intel	O
i5	O
processor	B-Architecture
,	O
as	O
a	O
lower	O
end	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U165	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
another	O
11.6inch	O
laptop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
said	O
about	O
the	O
U160	O
,	O
“	O
The	O
U160	O
is	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
11.6-inch	O
laptop	B-Device
we	O
've	O
ever	O
toyed	O
with	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
1.20GHz	O
Intel	O
Core	O
i7-640UM	O
processor	B-Architecture
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
the	O
Alienware	O
M11x	O
comes	O
close	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
then	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
Core	O
2	O
Duo	O
processor	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
”	O
However	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
“	O
the	O
U160	O
falls	O
in	O
between	O
a	O
standard	O
voltage	O
Core	O
i3	O
laptop	B-Device
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
AMD	O
Nile-powered	O
ultraportables	B-Device
on	O
the	O
performance	O
scale	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U260	O
notebook	B-Device
was	O
received	O
with	O
high	O
praise	O
from	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
with	O
special	O
mention	O
made	O
of	O
its	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
called	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
“	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
dapper	O
and	O
svelte	O
laptops	B-Device
we	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
notebook	B-Device
was	O
commended	O
for	O
its	O
performance	O
with	O
Intel	O
i3	O
or	O
i5	O
ultra-low	B-General_Concept
voltage	I-General_Concept
processors	I-General_Concept
,	O
magnesium-aluminum	O
alloy	O
shell	O
,	O
leather	O
palm	O
rest	O
,	O
and	O
brushed	O
glass	O
touchpad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	O
U-series	O
laptops	B-Device
released	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
were	O
the	O
U350	O
,	O
U450p	O
,	O
and	O
U150	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U150	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAPTOP	B-Device
Magazine	O
appreciated	O
both	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
temperature	O
control	O
and	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notebook	B-Device
Review	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
offered	O
portability	O
and	O
value	O
with	O
enough	O
performance	O
to	O
keep	O
most	O
customers	O
happy	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
build	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detailed	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
LAPTOP	B-Device
Magazine	O
appreciated	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
's	O
design	O
and	O
low	O
starting	O
price	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
low	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Shopper	O
discounted	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
's	O
performance	O
but	O
appreciated	O
the	O
light	O
weight	O
and	O
affordable	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stark	O
Insider	O
appreciated	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
's	O
price	O
,	O
performance	O
,	O
keyboard	O
,	O
display	O
and	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detailed	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
U450p	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
UK	O
praised	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
for	O
performance	O
,	O
build	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
optical	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	O
U-series	O
laptops	B-Device
released	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
were	O
the	O
U110	O
and	O
U330	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
U110	O
was	O
an	O
11.1inch	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
Lenovo	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
striking	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
the	O
red	O
top	O
lid	O
with	O
a	O
flowery	O
pattern	O
on	O
it	O
–	O
another	O
first	O
for	O
a	O
Lenovo	O
laptop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	O
was	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
reduced	O
spacing	O
,	O
keys	O
were	O
far	O
larger	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
similar	O
sized	O
laptop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
itself	O
and	O
the	O
smaller	O
spacebar	O
key	O
required	O
some	O
getting	O
used	O
to	O
,	O
as	O
indicated	O
by	O
Notebook	B-Device
Review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detailed	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U110	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
U330	O
laptop	B-Device
in	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
included	O
were	O
an	O
altered	O
keyboard	O
,	O
which	O
LAPTOP	B-Device
Magazine	O
indicated	O
was	O
more	O
comfortable	O
,	O
and	O
switchable	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detailed	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
notebook	B-Device
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
