Lenovo Ideapad U-450p 14-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)

by Lenovo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 13.3 x 1.1 inches ; 4.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002PK1566
• Item model number: 3389-2BU
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,803 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 18, 2009

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The future is now, and it’s in stunning high-definition. Introducing the IdeaPad™ U450p notebook with HD graphics support and an integrated DVD player/burner for watching movies on the move. Weighing in at just 4.62lbs and a mere 1.1 inch thick, the U450p features long battery life and is great for mobile entertainment, or simply for connecting with friends. And with Windows® 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification, you’ll enjoy fast boot and shutdown, rich multimedia capabilities and easy system maintenance tools. Best of all, it’s from Lenovo, makers of the award-winning ThinkPad notebooks for business.

IdeaPad™ U450p Notebook Key Features

• Processor: Intel® Pentium® processor SU4100
• OS: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
• Display: 14.0 inch high-definition LED backlight display, 16:9 widescreen
• Hard Drive: 250GB 5400rpm SATA
• Memory (RAM): 3GB DDR3
• Video Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
• Integrated Communications: Ethernet/802.11b/g
• Battery: Battery life up to 6 hrs
• System Weight: 4.62 lbs

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Breakthrough Portability

Thin and light design; from just 1.1 inch thick and 4.62lbs Long battery life – up to 6hr Internet on the move with integrated Wi-Fi 4-in-1 card reader and USB2.0 connectors for external storage devices

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Breakthrough Entertainment

Intel® Pentium® processor SU4100 Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 14.0 inch high-definition LED backlight display, 16:9 widescreen Dolby® Sound Room surround sound HD graphics and HDMI output DDR3 memory for smoother application performance DVD reader/writer

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Breakthrough Technology

Multi-touch touchpad for easier manipulation of images and web pages OneKey™ Rescue System v7.0 for quick and easy data recovery and antivirus protection VeriFace™ facial recognition technology – a fun way to log in to your PC

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A Better Windows® 7 Experience

Windows® 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience provides a faster, richer and easier way to use your PC. Enhanced Experience PCs feature fast boot and shutdown, rich multimedia capabilities and easy system maintenance tools. And Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can watch, pause, rewind, and record TV. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium.

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Product Description

Breakthrough Entertainment. Upgrade to the ultra-thin IdeaPad U450p featuring smooth HD video playback enabled by the IntelCore2 Duo processor and Windows 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification. The future is now, and it’s in stunning high-definition. Introducing the IdeaPad U450 notebook with HD graphics support and an integrated DVD player/burner for watching movies on the move. Weighing in at just 4.62lbs and a mere 1.1 inch thick, the U450p features long battery life and is great for mobile entertainment, or simply for connecting with friends. And with Windows7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification, you’ll enjoy fast boot and shutdown, rich multimedia capabilities and easy system maintenance tools. Best of all, it’s from Lenovo, makers of the legendary ThinkPad.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great PC with Average ULV Battery Life, February 3, 2010

By 

A. Hewitt - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lenovo Ideapad U-450p 14-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers)

So, I did extensive research on the ulv-class laptops from Asus, Acer, Toshiba, and Lenovo. My main goal was to buy a mid-range ($500-700) culv laptop with Windows 7 to tide me over until the release of the Asus UL80-JT (I3 CULV with automatic switchable graphic cards and 12 hours of battery life), which won't be released until later in the year.

What I got was exactly that. The reviews complained mostly about the Lenovo customer service, which I have not dealt with personally. However, I have heard that Lenovo's customer service isn't *that* bad and it is a smaller company than HP or Dell (you and your laptop will actually end up worse for the wear after dealing with their customer service). No one's customer service can ever compete with the quality Asus customer service, and I was sad that the price point on the Asus ul30 and ul80 moved back up to around $850 on Amazon and that they were sold out on most other websites, but so it goes.

So, onto the Lenovo, it has a sleek look and you will never have a fingerprint problem. The keyboard is the most ergonomically designed keyboard I have seen on a thin and light laptop and it has the greatest feel to it. The laptop does not feel flimsy at all and seems pretty sturdy all around. It comes with a CD/DVD drive, which is great, since most of the other thin and lights have eliminated an optical drive in favor of weight.

The veriface log-in is a cool added feature.

The screen has really good resolution and the laptop comes with a really decent graphics card. The one obvious drawback to this is that it takes a toll on the battery life. Now, I've moved from a normal laptop getting 2 hours of battery life at the most, so I am enjoying the added battery life. However, it is not as good as some of the other culv laptops. I get about 4 hours and 15 minutes on average depending on what I am doing. This is again, great compared to the regular lithium ion batteried-laptops, but it seems pretty average for the culv class laptops with Acer boasting 9 hours and Asus boasting 12 hours. (Asus doesn't get 12 hours but instead close to 9, but that still rates above the Lenovo). So, I ultimately find myself a bit annoyed when I have to plug the Lenovo in.

The laptop runs cool and quietly and with no real noticeable fan noise.

I think the only con on this laptop is the battery life AS COMPARED to other laptops in its class. Overall, however, I am happy with the purchase and would recommend it to people who are looking to get a less expensive culv laptop, because it ultimately has a better price point than its competitors.Lenovo Ideapad U-450p 14-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for its market, February 16, 2010

By 

Leonard M "LM" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lenovo Ideapad U-450p 14-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers)

First of all, I would like to point out that the laptop is incredibly lite weight and it's quite sturdy.

-- Intel SU4100 consumes only 10 watts at its max. Fast enough for what I do on my laptop. I am student by the way, so portability what came to my mind.
-- Intel GMA4500 and GS45 are enough for me. Watch few movies here and there. GS45 consumes 12 watts at its max.
-- 250GB HDD Western Digital. Not the best, but serves its purpose. It constantly goes into power saving mode and parks the R/W heads. Creates like a click noise. Quite audible actually. I'm sure it has something to do with this particular HDD.
-- Keyboard is what makes this laptop to stand out even further. Lenovo claim it's an ergonomic keyboard and lenovo were right. It is very comfortable to type and I make fewer mistakes compared to my previous 15.6" laptop.
-- The design on this laptop is absolutely stunning and is not a finger print magnet. It has this checker design on the lid of the laptop and it's beveled which means it has some sort of depth to it.
-- The speakers on this laptop are actually very loud compared to my previous 15.6" laptop

Cons
-- I would have wanted this laptop with Intel 5100 agn + BT 2.1, but I suppose I am asking too much for its price.
-- Came with Windows 7 Home Prem 32 bit, I would have preferred the 64 bit edition, but I immediately erased it and installed 64 bit edition of Win 7.
-- Comes with few bloatware which are removable.
-- The lid does have bit of flex when pressed from the top
-- DDR3 RAM is clocked @ 400mhz because RAM is ½ of FSB with GS45 chipset. It's not an issue as memory benchmarks have shown very little difference between DDR2 and DDR3 RAM, hence it will improve battery life. (Tom's HW)

[Other Thoughts]
-- I performed various tests which stress both CPU and GS45(GPU + memory controller) and I/O (ICH9-M) for certain time and surprisingly SU4100 stayed well below 60C and the total consumption of this laptop stayed below 30watts.(measured using "Kill A Watt" meter)

-- I also want to point out that this laptop is nearly silent even under full load. In fact, while surfing web, listening to music etc, the only thing I can hear is the Hard Drive spinning.

-- I found that once the CPU temp reaches 50C the fan turns ON, but it's almost non-audible. I could sleep with that kind of noise. I would compare it say someone breathing through their nose lightly that is how quiet the fan is under full load.

-- This laptop also includes DVD/CD RW which not many thin laptops have these days.

--Overall, I am very satisfied with this very thin/lite weight laptop and would recommend this laptop to students and people who adore quiet and thin laptops.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost excellent, December 21, 2009

By 

Murithi B.O. "Murithi" (Nairobi,Kenya) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lenovo Ideapad U-450p 14-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium) (Personal Computers)

Got this machine and is all in all impressive for the price:

The good
- light machine
- pleasing textured finish
- windows 7 is fast and stable
- screen looks fantastic and playing movies with Windows Media Center is fulfilling
- sound quality is great
- fits perfectly into a 13.3" neoprene sleeve

The bad
- not sure whether the SIM card slot exists as advertised in the product manual
- battery life is slightly less than 5 hours and not 6 hours as advertised (I suppose this is reasonable)
- no bluetooth
- Windows 7 shipped with the device was not 64-bit as advertised
- Lenovo bloatware (I believe I have seen ads flashing on the desktop)
- Battery charge time is long

All in all it is a remarkable machine for its price. Happy with the purchase.