Earlier today we brought you news that Lenovo’s new IdeaPad U450p CULV laptop had surfaced, but there were some details missing and unclear. Someone uncovered a page out of the PSREF document for the U450p and we have the blanks filled in.

In addition to the 250GB and 320GB drives offered currently, the U450p will also come with a 500GB drive in certain models. The 14-inch 16:9 ratio LCD is indeed LED backlit, with a brightness of 220 nits and 500:1 contrast ratio. It appears the webcam is standard, with a meager 1.3MP resolution.

VGA and HDMI video outputs are included, with up to 2048×1536 external monitor resolution supported. The touchpad is multi-touch, as is becoming standard these days. A 4-in-1 card reader is included (MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, SD) and three USB 2.0 ports take care of the rest of your expansion needs. Note that no ExpressCard slot is offered. Ethernet and WiFi are also standard. The optical drive is indeed not included in an Ultrabase, but is a 9.5mm integrated drive; much like the ThinkPad T400s, although not removable.

As for the size of this box, a U450p will measure out at 13.3 x 9.3 x 0.9-1.1 inches and weigh in at 4.62 lb. The chassis is disappointingly made of standard ABS plastic, none of the more exotic magnesium alloy & carbon fiber reinforced plastic like on the Y650. The weight is decent, but is a bit disappointing considering the thinness. The U450p has almost the exact same dimensions as the T400s, but gains nearly a pound due to the materials.

Source: [U450p Tech Specs] via [Slashgear]

Initially leaked in a website banner, Lenovo’s new CULV IdeaPad U450p has surfaced online for purchase, although something doesn’t quite add up.

We knew this was going to be a 14-inch machine by the name, and the second leak indicated it was going to be powered by a ULV processor and have an integrated optical drive. Judging by the not very detailed image, it was also going to very thin. Details are still a bit scarce, but pretty much everything came true.

The U450p is available with either the Pentium SU2700 1.3GHz or Core 2 Solo SU3500 1.4GHz processors. The Core 2 should be a fair amount faster and offer a bit better battery life. Both systems use a 14-inch 16:9 ratio screen at 1366×768 resolution, likely LED backlit, and Intel X4500 graphics. The lower end model with the Pentium SU2700 has 3GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB HDD, and a Broadcom WiFi card for $799.

Another $100 buys you the Core 2 Solo chip, a 320GB HDD, Intel 802.11n WiFi Link 5100, 4GB DDR3, and Vista Home Premium 64-bit to take use the extra RAM.

What doesn’t make sense is the optical drive description: “DVD Recordable w/X6 Ultrabase.” I can guarantee you this machine doesn’t use an X6 Ultrabase, and likely no dock at all. The U450p should have an integrated optical judging by the header image description, but no further information is available at this time. Another win for the Lenovo.com website team.

If you want to jump on the bandwagon, there is a 10% off coupon available for the U450p as well. Hit the link below and use the following coupon code in the shopping cart, just make sure there are no spaces before/after the code: USPNOTEBOOKS. The code should be good through August 17th and brings the starting price of each model down to $719 and $809 respectively.

Source: [Lenovo]