For the career woman on the move, lugging a heavy and dowdy laptop is unattractive.

Keep your 2kg workhorse at home and take along a svelte netbook instead. At 16mm thick and weighing just over 1kg, the 10-inch S10-3s fits snugly in the crook of your arm or in your work tote.

In spite of its small size, it is packed with an Intel Atom Processor N470, 2GB of RAM and 320GB of hard disk space.

It also comes with covers sporting various coloured motifs, adding personality to its processing power.

If you are a firm believer in ‘time and tide wait for no man’, you might appreciate the Lenovo IdeaPad Y460.

The machine boasts a powerful 2.53GHz Intel Core i5 processor that can speed up to 3.06GHz with its Turbo Boost function. Lenovo Enhanced Experience certification means boot-up and shutdown processes on Windows 7 are optimised. You get a variety of multimedia capabilities and system maintenance tools as well.

The JBL-designed speakers, Dolby Home Theater surround sound and high-definition display make the laptop a good multimedia entertainment device. The OneKey Theatre II audio-visual controls are also at your fingertips whenever you need brighter images and clearer audio.

The device comes with energy management technology for extended battery life and long-term battery durability. The Switchable Graphics function saves power by switching between performance and energy-efficient modes.

Screen 14.1 inches; HD
Weight: 2.2kg
OS Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor Intel Core i5 540M 2.53GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 3.06GHz)
Storage: 500GB
Memory: 4GB
Connectivity: WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD5650 with 1 GB dedicated RAM

LAPTOP Magazine takes a first look at the new Lenovo ideapad S10 netbook. More information at www.laptopmag.com.

With its slim and chic profile, the
IdeaPad U150 is an affordable choice for mobile user. Weighting just 1.35kg, and measuring 13.5mm thick, the IdeaPad U150 is designed to strike the right balance between mobility and functionality.

Users can enjoy a full wireless Internet surfing experience in a much thinner and lighter body.

Other highlights includes Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience that will boot up your computer up to 50 percent quicker.

This notebook is also rich in multimedia features like a high-definition 11.6-inch wide-screen display, high-definition multimedia interface and VGA connector.

Lenovo ships this notebook with OneKey Rescue System and Avtive Protection System, which make the
IdeaPad U150 a more reliable machine.

This ultra-portable notebook is powered by an energy-efficient Intel Core 2 Duo 1.3GHz processor, 2GB DDR3 RAM and 329GB hard disk.

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Lenovo’s ThinkPad SL400 tops the chart with power and flexibility while costing under $1300. Meanwhile, HP gives Lenovo a run for its money with the HP Compaq 6530b. Without the power brick, the HP is lighter than the Lenovo (5.3 pounds versus the SL400′s 6.1 pounds); it’s cheaper, too ($1195 versus $1295). Both work well as business boxes that can go the distance: In our tests the SL400 lasted 5 hours, 8 minutes, and the 6530b ran for 4 hours, 22 minutes.

Sony’s VAIO VGN-NR485 helps you save cash, if you don’t mind its moderate performance. The system scored 75 in WorldBench 6, behind the SL400′s 84. The Sony is suitable for basic computing needs; and its 3-hour, 56-minute battery life and 200GB hard drive along with its price make this model a compelling deal

THE follow-up to the ultra-thin SSD notebook PC X300, the X301 promises 20 percent better performance
than the X300. There is also the choice of either 64GB or 128GB SSD storage (the X300 had 64GB SSD storage).

This 1.3kg 1-inch-thick notebook brings together the best of current technologies. Notwithstanding the still high price tag, the cost of SSD-equipped notebooks is coming down.

You just have to be patient and wait a little more for them to become more affordable.

The ThinkPad X61 is a sturdy little powerhouse that boasts a low-voltage 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB or RAM, and a 100GB, 7200rpm hard disk. Weighing in at about 3 pounds, the ThinkPad X61 is definitely a godsend for the frequent traveler, and it’s undeniably powerful for its size. It’s about 10.5″ wide, a little over 8″ tall, and the case thickness varies from a bit less than an inch to a still respectable 1.39″ at its widest point. But the unit lacks certain important features, giving it an oddly old-school feel.

This is a well-constructed machine with a nice fit and finish. Lenovo has opted against using a widescreen (16×9) display, instead reverting to an old-school 12.1″ display with a standard 4×3 aspect ratio. Some users who prefer the standard ratio for business use and save the widescreen presentation for their home media. The built-in speakers are nothing to crow about. As it stands, the ThinkPad X61′s display is vivid, performing better in bright-light scenarios than other ultra-portables.

Another first impression is that Lenovo is still using its red TrackPoint pointing stick in the center of the keyboard. The ThinkPad offers no touch pad, a far more preferable navigation device. Three mouse buttons underneath the keyboard provide left-click, right-click, and scroll functionality. Even after a month, this setup decidedly frustrating and unfriendly. However, once you used for a while, you will like that the ThinkPad boasts nice, large keys that invite more comfortable typing than most ultra-portable keyboards. Pay special attention to the ThinkVantage button just beneath the screen: Pressing it brings up the ThinkVantage Productivity Center, a terrific resource to help you with system maintenance.

There is also some new gadgetry on the ThinkPad X61 that might increase your interest: For example, a fingerprint reader just to the right of the mouse buttons lets you securely log on, and a button on the bottom lets you disable the Wi-Fi radio.

The ThinkPad X61 offers basic connectivity ports and inputs, including an expansion bus for the UltraBase or an extended battery, three USB 2.0 ports, a 1394 port, an external display adapter connector, audio and Ethernet ports, as well as the expected AC adapter plugs and RJ-11 modem port.

The ThinkPad X61 ran Windows Vista Business, and its performance to be generally pleasing. Bootup seemed average, but Internet activity was impressive if not startling. After diving into some multitasking, the benefit of the processor: There was no lag switching quickly from application to application. Probably the ThinkPad X61 greatest competitive advantage is its dual-core performance in such a travel friendlypackage.

The unit came with a larger, higher-capacity battery that gave the ThinkPad X61 an impressive battery life of more than five hours. Also as always, that larger battery increased the weight, size, and price of the laptop itself, so be aware of those tradeoffs. The bigger battery is certainly a necessary upgrade, though. The ThinkPad X61 isn’t the smallest of lightest ultra-portable available.

The dualcore power or its extreme portability. This is a comfortable device for the road warrior, as long s you can get past its idiosyncrasies.

Business traveler in the market for an ultra portable simply must consider the Lenovo ThinkPad X61. It has power to spare and all the features they’re likely to need.

With a chassis clad in matte-black, the 3.5-pound Lenovo ThinkPad X61 is compact, feels solid in the hand, and is very comfortable to carry. Its 12.1-inch display, which also has a matte finish, features a 4-to-3 aspect ratio, giving it a decidedly old-school feel given today’s glossy wide-screen models. (For a business portable, this screen shape is still the right choice, however.) Below the display, you’ll find a comfortable, spill-resistant keyboard. For security, the notebook came equipped with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) circuitry, a fingerprint reader, and Lenovo’s pre-loaded Client Security Solution software.

In addition to the integrated Intel 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi connectivity, the X61 has embedded wireless-broadband hardware. The X61 also offers a good selection of ports and connectors, though it lacks an optical drive built into the chassis. A drive does reside in the snap-on X6 UltraBase, however, which was included with along with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive. (The UltraBase attaches to the X61’s bottom and adds 1.4 pounds to the weight.)

The most unexpected feature, though, is the X61’s performance. The unit came with a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 CPU that, combined with 2GB of RAM and a 7,200rpm 100GB hard drive, delivered very good performance for its class. The ultra-portable scored a respectable 4,000 on Futuremark’s PCMark05 test, and it even handled multimedia tasks reasonably well.

Battery life from the extended eight-cell battery was acceptable, if not stellar: The machine lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes on the DVD rundown test, which should translate to over three hours in normal use.