Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Lenovo IdeaPad U150 Ultraportable Goes on Sale in Japan

The Lenovo IdeaPad U150 ultraportable went on sale in Japan on the same day as Windows 7. The U150 has an 11.6″ screen display with 1366×768 resolution, a 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU2300 processor, 2 GB of DDR3 RAM (it can have up to 8 GB), and a 250 GB hard drive. Other tech specs of the ultraportable include Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, b/g/n Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports, a USB/eSATA connector, HDMI, VGA, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam.

This Lenovo ultraportable is unique in that it has a trackpad that recognizes multitouch gestures. The U150 also has a multiformat card reader and "Dolby Sound Room" speaker technology.

The Lenovo IdeaPad U150 has a 6-cell battery, which is supposedly able to run for seven hours when running Windows 7 Home Premium. The weight of the ultraportable is 1.5 kg. Pricing and availability is not yet available in the United States but we'll keep you posted.

Via Slashgear.

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