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lenovo ideaPad U300S

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Lenovo U300s is an ultra-slim notebook with stylish build. The notebook comes with an attractive metal design. The 13.3 inch screen has a native resolution of 1366x768p, which is lower than some of its close competitor­s, such as Asus Zenbook and MacBook Air. It has sturdy, well-spaced keys that respond to slightest touches and is assisted by a cool palm rest. Its body is resistant to fingerprin­ts and smudges due to matte finish. The notebook has undersized keys and a few dislocated keys. Talking about the connectivi­ty, the device has HDMI and USB3.0 port, unlike MacBook Air, and has mic, headphone and USB2.0 port.

In the benchmark tests, U300S emerged as a strong performer. Having such high configurat­ion and being a home notebook it shows great performanc­e which reflects in PC Mark score of 8472. Battery life, which is an important aspect in home notebooks, is quite good in it at 3 hrs 30 min. The sound quality is also good for an ultra-book. The presence of USB 3.0 ensures faster data transfer. In the 3D Mark test, it is an average performer with the score of 3510. It also features a One key recovery button, located at the left of the keypad helps backing up your system partition into an image file.

Bottomline: U300S is a stylish ultra-book with long battery life and a powerful performanc­e at an attractive price, a perfect recipe for entreprene­urs and profession­als.

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