Lenovo goes consumer-centric

MANILA, Philippines – Ultrabooks are those remarkably thin, light and smoothly multitasking internet wireless laptops you may be dreaming of buying to replace your already worn out PC or 1st generation laptop for Christmas.

The gadgets have never been this popular since the late Steve Jobs introduced Apple’s “Manila Envelope Thin” Macbook Air series in March 2011.

Lenovo is not far behind with its top of the line “consumer centric” laptop innovations, The IdealPad S300 and S400. These two are the latest in a number of branded laptops selling at a cheaper consumer price point in time for the pre-Christmas holiday shopping spree.

Striking a balance between portability and performance, Lenovo’s “consumer centric” innovated laptops match what most leading ultrabooks are offering consumers with the following improved but remarkably cheaper ultrabook specifications:

1) Stylish, thin and multimedia-driven

Weighing 1.8 kg and 21.9 mm thin, the S300 (that sports HD widescreen display) and S400 (that gets the inferior 13.3-inch standard display) make great travel companions.

They also have the standard HDMI port, a 2-megapixel web camera and fancy stereo speakers. They also have sleeker profiles sold in a variety of colors (cotton candy pink and silver gray for the IdeaPad S300; crimson red and silver grey for the IdeaPad S400) with a smooth metal factory finish.

2) Wireless computing power

The Lenovo IdeaPad S300 may have great ultrabook features, but this one is powered by an older Intel Pentium processor that may not be able to sustain the heavy multi-tasking chores expected with the progressing 3G or the more advanced LTE standard.

The S400 — that has the more powerful 3rd generation Intel Core 13 processor — should multi-task seamlessly, also with its 500gb storage.

Battery life, at 5 hours max — even with Lenovo’s intelligent energy management feature that preserves battery life — remains an issue for this particularly business-designed Lenovo laptop series.

3) Quick start and one-key rescue system 

Lenovo’s quick start “instant on” functionality could get you online in 5 seconds, helpful when conducting multimedia events and sending or receiving data via Internet while mobile.

Even data protection is made easy with Lenovo’s OneKey Rescue System, that offers an amazingly simple and quick way to back up and restore data, recover corrupted system files and run a complete virus scan by touching only one key.

4) Smart update

This typical ultrabook feature (that works best with postpaid/unlimited Wi-Fi connectivity) can automatically update the laptop’s mailbox and your social media messages while on sleep mode.

It is one of the new upgraded features hooked with Intel’s Ivy Bridge 3rd generation processors.

5) High speed flashdrive

Uploading files from an external device is faster, since both the S300 and S400 come with a USB 3.0 port.

This means that, even if the laptop is multi-tasking online, transferring, uploading or copying files from various port sources will remain fast.

HD movies played from an external hard drive should run glitch-free through this fast port.

6) More affordable

Launched on the 3rd week of September, the Lenovo IdeaPad S300 is priced at Php 21,995, while the IdeaPad S400 is priced at Php 24,995.

– Rappler.com 

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