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Deal of the day: Lenovo IdeaPad U550 15.6-inch dual-core ULV $489

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Lenovo is taking a decent $120 off instantly on their thin & light IdeaPad U550, but sweetens the deal with a $190 coupon that brings the price down to only $489.

Lenovo’s IdeaPad U Series is the company’s take on thin & light in a consumer system, with the U550 measuring in at only 0.9-1.2 inches thin and 5.3 lbs. Not too shabby for a 15.6-inch system that has a DVD burner!

There’s not a ton of horsepower in this machine, being powered by the thrifty Pentium SU4100 1.3GHz dual-core chip and integrated graphics. On the flip side, you should see 4-5 hours or more of battery life on the 6-cell, which is above average for most 15-inch machines.

Specs and details on how to get the deal are below!

  • Pentium dual-core SU4100 1.3GHz, Win7 Home 64, Intel GMA 4500MHD
  • 3GB DDR3 RAM, 15.6-inch HD display, 250GB 5400rpm HDD
  • DVD burner, 6-cell battery, b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, 1 year warranty

How to get the deal

  1. Click here browse the IdeaPad U550 models and choose model 37495EU – Dark Brown
  2. Apply coupon code in shopping cart w/no spaces before/after: USPU5E426

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New IdeaPad notebooks announced: U150, U550, Y550p

Monday, October 26th, 2009

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Today Lenovo officially announces three new IdeaPad notebooks, although two of them have been in public already. The new notebooks consist of the IdeaPad U150, U550, and Y550p.

We had already been introduced to the U150 and U550, at least informally. The U150 is an 11.6-inch 16:9 notebook available with Intel’s Celeron, Pentium, and Core 2 Duo processors. To keep the weight down to around 3 lb and thickness less than an inch, you won’t find an optical drive on the U150. Overall it looks to be a smaller version of the U350 and priced in the same $599-$799 range.

The IdeaPad U550 has actually been available for purchase for the last few days at Lenovo.com, and as we knew it is a 15.6-inch 16:9 notebook. You’ll find Celeron, Pentium, Core 2 Solo, and Core 2 Duo processors in it, along with the option for ATI HD4330 512MB graphics. An optical drive is built-in, but they were still able to keep the weight down to 5.29 lb and a little over 1 inch thick.

The laptop we haven’t heard about yet is the Y550p. The ‘p’ moniker denotes high performance models in the ThinkPad line, and even though the IdeaPad U450p isn’t so high performance, the Y550p definitely is. Intel’s new quad-core Core i7 processor is the standard CPU, with the Turbo Boost feature I posted about previously. You’ll also find NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M graphics with 1GB VRAM, available Blu-ray drive, and a large 15.6-inch 16:9 LCD. The Y550p is a little larger at 1.45-inches thick and 6 lb., but that’s not a bad size for the powerful processor in a package that will retail for around $1399.

Hit the jump for the full tech specs and image gallery

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Lenovo quietly releases IdeaPad U550 15.6-inch CULV notebook

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

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In traditional Lenovo fashion, the new IdeaPad U550 CULV notebook is available for purchase, without so much as a press release.

The IdeaPad U550 is a 15.6-inch notebook powered by Intel’s Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) platform. It looks like a pretty slick new box, weighing in at only 5.29 lb with a DVDRW drive, HD display, HDMI output and an IdeaPad first, a fingerprint reader. Full specs below:

  • Intel Pentium dual-core SU4100 (1.3GHz) or Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.3GHz) ULV
  • Lenovo Enhanced Experience Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit or 64-bit
  • Intel GMA 4500MHD or ATI Radeon HD 4330 512MB
  • 3-4GB DDR3
  • 250GB or 320GB 5400rpm HDD
  • Broadcom 11b/g WiFi or Intel 802.11g/n WiFi/WiMax
  • DVDRW, 6-cell battery, Bluetooth 2.1, Fingerprint reader, multitouch touchpad

MSRP starts at $699 for a model with the Pentium chip, 3GB RAM, 250GB HDD, and Broadcom WiFi. $30 more gets you 4GB RAM, but for some reason downgrades from 64-bit to 32-bit Win7; let’s hope that is a typo.

The high end model runs $849 for the Core 2 Duo chip, Win7 64-bit, 4GB RAM, ATI graphics, 320GB HDD and Intel WiFi/WiMax. We don’t have any dimensions on this model yet, but it should be pretty thin at only 5.29 lb.

Also note that the U550 models will support Lenovo’s Windows 7 Enhanced Experience, sporting optimized software to reduce system startup time as much as possible. Read more about Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience here.

Despite being a brand new model, Lenovo has already put it on sale with a 15% off coupon. Only the high end model (374955U) is eligible, with an existing $50 instant discount and a 15% stackable coupon bringing the price down to $679.

We expect pictures and more details to come soon, but for now check out how to get the deal on the new IdeaPad U550 below:

How to get the deal

  1. Choose the accessory and warranty options for your IdeaPad U550 (choose middle column, model 374955U)
  2. Apply coupon code in shopping cart with no spaces before/after: USPWINDOWS7

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