Fussy about boot times, carry-weight or weak battery life? Then you probably gave Lenovo’s IdeaPad U310 a wide berth. The thing is, aside from those flaws, it was otherwise a very solid Ultrabook for those whose wallets couldn’t stretch to a premium model. We want to know, did you buy one? If so, what did you think of it, and let’s imagine you were dreaming up a budget Ultrabook — what would you change?
A Keyboard PC sounds slightly different from a keyboard and a PC, and now here is an idea for you to think about. The Diablotek U310 Keyboard PC certainly does not conform to traditional values when it comes to the size, as the entire parts of the computer has been reduced and miniaturized to fit into a standard issue keyboard. This is definitely a good thing, and all-in-one devices tend to pack quite a punch in this day and age.
One ought to take note that the Diablotek U310 Keyboard PC will run Linux by default instead of the normal mainstay that we call Windows from Microsoft. Underneath the hood lies a dual-core 1.8GHz processor, where it is accompanied by 2GB RAM, a 500GB hard drive, Wi-Fi connectivity, speakers and ultra low noise. Apart from that, it has a quartet of USB 2.0 ports, where it tips the scales at a relatively lightweight 2.23kg, clearly making this as heavy – or rather, as light as a standard issue notebook. Do bear in mind that the Diablotek U310 Keyboard PC does not come with a built-in camera, and you will need to provide your own monitor with the $169.99 Diablotek U310 Keyboard PC.
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For a while there, the march of Ultrabooks was comprised almost entirely of halo products: skinny, relatively expensive things designed to help Intel and its OEM partners make a good impression on the general laptop-buying public. But with 110-plus models in the pipeline, they can’t all be expensive, right? By now, you may have noticed that Ultrabooks are starting to look a little less uniform: there have been larger ones, heavier ones, some with optical drives, some with discrete graphics.
Next up: cheaper ones. Just in time for back-to-school shopping season, we’re seeing a wave of more reasonably priced Ultrabooks, many of them with traditional spinning hard drives and slightly heavier frames. One of these is the Lenovo IdeaPad U310, a machine that brings Core i5, 4GB of RAM and hybrid storage for $799. Oh, and its design is pleasantly reminiscent of the IdeaPad U300s, a higher-end Ultrabook we reviewed late last year. No doubt, then, it’ll be a tempting option for people who can’t afford to spend $1,000-plus on a laptop. But is it worth it? Let’s find out.
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