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Nice to see that Lenovo is taking a risk in their laptop designs and trying to change it up a little bit.]]>May 3rd 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
and i can't BELIEVE people still buy computers with lame-ass stickers all over 'em.

maybe i'm out of touch, but i thought for SURE that shit would be gone years ago.]]>May 3rd 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
If you're talking about the processor & OS stickers, most laptops have them. My lappy doesn't because I had to replace the palm rest. But it's pretty common (aside from Macintosh) to have such stickers. It's not that big of a deal to me. They can be peeled off.]]>May 3rd 2008 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/Nice way to hide your Mac fanboyism. Its just a sticker, why would you refuse to buy a computer because of it? Guess what! STICKERS CAN PEEL OFF! If you hate stickers so much, take it off!]]>May 3rd 2008 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Oh my goodness! When did Jeff mention anything at all about Macs? Why do that, hmm? Why?

I completely agree with Jeff. Yeah, they're easy to take off and maybe the complaint is trivial, but when you buy a computer from a store or online you tend to know it runs X, Y or Z and that it has X processor in it and what not. I just think that they needn't put them on there.

Oh, and Pete - can I call you Pete? You said that stickers can peel off? Well you've just labelled yourself as a PC cretin. Not to say that Mac users aren't any better, with their stupid sense of superiority just because their product is glossy and they hide well the fact that programs actually do crash occasionally on Macs. And Linux users, trying constantly to claw people into thinking that their OS is the best - even though to get much out of Linux you have to really know what you are doing, unless you get a build such as Ubuntu which is relatively easy to setup.

At the end of the day, people are clever enough (doubtful in some cases) to make up their own minds about which OS they use. You point. You click. Something happens.

Oh, and just to unnecessarily clarify things, I'm writing this on my gorgeously glossy white MacBook (notice the change in case) which never crashes, but also have a desktop downstairs that can actually play games (unlike my shitty / superior Mac) which also dual boots Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon - which you should try, it's much better than Mac or Windows (unless you want to print anything), which are both the best OSs in the world because one can play Call Of Duty and the other also can but I like to pretend that it doesn't so that I can use it in ammo against people who buy products from a company that they think is best friends with them.

I'm sure many people agree with my rant, but not many people will read the entire thing, will think I have offended their beloved operating system and will low rank me.



Oh, and the Lenovo look nice.]]>May 3rd 2008 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 4th 2008 5:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
This has three usb ports.

um... not to mention a card reader, and a firewire port.
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n30, I sorry maybe a little bit less useless than the air]]>May 3rd 2008 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/I will not buy a machine unless it has one...]]>May 3rd 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/I lack the patients to put up with the annoyance of the craptastic touch pad. (though I am open minded if multi touch remedies some of the BS associated with inefficient touch pads)]]>May 3rd 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
I have used touchpads for years, and the trackpoint is 10 times better.

Faster, more precise, it doesn't makes you take out your hands from the keyboard.

Much, much better.

Just try it for a week.]]>May 3rd 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
I have used touchpads for years, and the trackpoint is 10 times better.

Faster, more precise, it doesn't makes you take out your hands from the keyboard.

Much, much better.

Just try it for a week.]]>May 3rd 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
The only thing that kept me from trying out the nipple for more than 30 seconds is that there's no way to scroll down pages like going down the side of the trackpad. (is there?)]]>May 3rd 2008 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Yeah, I'm 32 and have been using trackpoints for about 12 years. I don't buy laptops without them either. Infinite value in your fingers never needing to leave "home row."]]>May 3rd 2008 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Trackpoints (I call them eraser-heads) are AWESOME! At times I would even touch-up stuff in Photoshop using the eraserheads, it's that good. Also, the fact that it is in the center and the buttons close to the spacebar means my palms and wrist won't accidentally hit the buttons.]]>May 3rd 2008 8:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
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I don't think I'd mind the glossiness, but at that price it ought to have:
- trackpoint
- DVI instead of VGA (I haven't used VGA in years, and those DVI to VGA adapters are easily available)
- analog volume control (does anyone but Toshiba do this?)]]>May 3rd 2008 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/May 3rd 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/]]>May 3rd 2008 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Trackpoint is the BEST pointing device.

It is the one thing i most miss on my macbook.]]>May 4th 2008 2:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Now I'm eagerly waiting for this model but with the typical Thinkpad-branding, i.e. trackpoint and a matte screen.]]>May 3rd 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
On most machines, you add a trackpoint in addition to the touchpad (except the ThinkPad x6 series). That's about $5~6 of factory cost, which will translate to $25~$30 at retail.

Most manufacturers think most people don't want to pay an extra 3~5% for their laptop to have 2 pointing devices. (I for one, disagree!)]]>May 3rd 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
I just wish they'd included a touchscreen (and made it less glossy), the touchscreen, even a passive one, is good for sketching, a kind of activity you might do on an ... ideapad.
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Why in bloody hell do they put the mother!@#$ing FN key where the CTRL key is on every other keyboard in the world. I am CONSTANTLY using CTRL+C and V and that FN key ruins my life. When my job got me a Lenovo, the first thing I did was to rip it off the keyboard. Do they really expect me to buy a $2,000 laptop and rip the key off it?]]>May 3rd 2008 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/03/lenovo-ideapad-u110-unboxing-and-hands-on/
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