Lenovo busts out new IdeaPad lineup

That new X200 isn't being left all by its lonesome, not by a long shot. Lenovo is giving its fledgling IdeaPad line quite the shot in the arm, with new Y530, Y430, Y730 and U330 models, designed to give US retail that variety of stock it craves -- and which confuses consumers to no end. The real winner here is the U330 (pictured), a premium IdeaPad of the U110 variety, only this one has a full 13.3-inches of screen, a Centrino 2 processor, HDMI and a built-in optical drive. The Y430, Y530 and Y730 are basically 14.1-inch, 15.4-inch and 17.1-inch versions of the same idea, with WXGA, WXGA and WUXGA resolutions, Blu-ray options, and a corresponding scale in graphics and processor power. The Y430 sticks with integrated graphics, the Y530 is Centrino 2 P7350-based and does up some NVIDIA NB9M GS 256MB graphics, while the Y730 runs a Centrino 2 P8400 processor and ATI M86 ME 512MB graphics, and supports dual 320GB hot-swappable drives. The Y730 comes in entertainment and gaming editions, with the "GameZone" model sporting a secondary display. Pricing is forthcoming, and these all should be landing this fall.

Gallery: Lenovo busts out new IdeaPad lineup

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[Steven Feng @ Jul 15th 2008 12:08AM]

Oh sh- the U330 looks very fine, let's hope this gives the Voodoo Envy a run for its money

[Charles Han @ Jul 15th 2008 12:12AM]

man lenovo, only thing holding me back is ur lack of graphic power T_T, i need 9600m gt equivalent or higher T_T.

[Flashpoint @ Jul 15th 2008 12:32AM]

I don't think the designers intended for you to be playing Crysis or WoW on this. .

[Jeff @ Jul 15th 2008 11:43AM]

when people who use "ur" instead of "your" i immediately assume they are morons.

is that wrong?

I read it phonetically - and it just give me the idiot-shivers.

[Ace b @ Jul 15th 2008 12:20AM]

What's wrong with you?

[Ace b @ Jul 15th 2008 12:21AM]

Really nice laptops coming out this year.Now i just gotta see if i can afford one.

[maveric101 @ Jul 15th 2008 12:21AM]

what's the NVIDIA NB9M? just when i thought i had their naming all figured out.

[maff @ Jul 15th 2008 9:39AM]

nvidias internal code name for GeForce 9300M GS

phew, that took me a while to find!

[aMac @ Jul 15th 2008 12:22AM]

That is a fantastic highlighting job they've done on this product shot. You can hardly tell!

[quomen @ Jul 15th 2008 12:31AM]

I like how they didn't even TRY to gradate it.

[Tina Darby @ Jul 15th 2008 2:30AM]

Took the words right out of my mouth!
Looks like the shit bends at an angle, like the back of that Touch Diamond.

[vdogg89 @ Jul 15th 2008 4:09PM]

thats the point, it shows that it has a glossy screen. geeze

[Vasco @ Jul 15th 2008 12:22AM]

Paying $500 for a 2-bay NAS? That's outrageous. Just search for it and you'll probably come up with a bunch with the same features for under $300.
Or just take that $500 and buy a 4-drive Drobo, except that Drobos don't have gigabit ethernet (or any ethernet)!

[quomen @ Jul 15th 2008 12:34AM]

Not an iPhone, but it does look like the bastard child of a Macbook and Dell's XPS M1330/1530 lineup.

[John @ Jul 15th 2008 1:10AM]

WOOT! I was gonna buy a y710 but now i have a good as hell reason to wait!!

[albtms @ Jul 15th 2008 1:12AM]

iPorn

[Information Central @ Jul 15th 2008 3:09AM]

"with WXGA, WXGA and WUXGA resolutions"

WTF is wrong with TELLING US THE RESOLUTION, ENGADGET?

Welcome to 1991. Does it support CGA and EGA? And both expanded AND extended memory? I hope it has one of those new CD-ROM drives!

[Adriano Macchietto @ Aug 4th 2008 1:34PM]

That is the resolution.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WXGA

[Mark L. @ Jul 15th 2008 4:53AM]

Please make it under a grand and no gloss on the screens.

[waterwagen @ Jul 15th 2008 12:42PM]

Seconded - oh please, no gloss. That U330 is the hotness, but the new Vaios look nice too. If these Lenovos are mirrors like the U110, I'll have to skip.

[dc @ Jul 15th 2008 9:29AM]

No Touchpoint, no deal...

[5thMeridian @ Jul 15th 2008 10:12AM]

Nooooooooooooo! I didn't even notice until I read your post... I might be stuck with the SL300 then.

[WickedEast @ Jul 15th 2008 10:15AM]

Very nice!

[Jeff @ Jul 15th 2008 11:44AM]

PC laptops really are looking a little better these days.

[jrin @ Sep 27th 2008 10:10PM]

just got my u330 the other night, and so far it's pretty nice -- except for the fact that so far, the battery life sucks (1.5 hours when running the BatteryEaterPro test off the ATI card, max brightness, screen always on, and wifi/bluetooth on) -- I'm bout to start the BEP test now w/the integrated intel graphics and med brightness, etc) -- check out the (in process) review at http://www.jrin.net/2008_09_26/lenovo-ideapad-u330-initial-hands-on-review