Lenovo IdeaPad U310 Touch - 59365025 Pro Reviews

The Lenovo U310 Touch is an ideal ultrabook for the cost conscious business user. The sleek design is great for travel, and the Intel i5 processor with 4GB of RAM provides the performance users need to stay productive at an affordable price point. Media intensive users will likely find the machine's short battery life (while playing media) and lackluster sound system serious deterrents. However, the Lenovo IdeaPad U310 Touch isn't for them. The Lenovo IdeaPad U310 is best suited for users who want a portable device that offers adequate utility at an affordable cost.

Like its performance, this IdeaPad's battery life is just adequate. Our test unit ran out of juice after four hours and 20 minutes in our video-playback torture test—a little brief even for a touch-screen ultrabook. Here's hoping for an upgrade with one of Intel's battery-sipping fourth-generation Core "Haswell" CPUs.It's easy for shoppers to get swept up in "speeds and feeds" when comparing things like processors and benchmark results. These matter a lot, but for a compact laptop it really comes down to basics: Is the notebook light in weight? Is it easy and comfortable to use? Is it well-built? And, very important, does the company back the PC with good customer support? With the IdeaPad U310 Touch, Lenovo clearly focused on these unglamorous but vital aspects of a PC, and put a competitive $699 price tag on it. (Happier yet, a little online searching can find the system for substantially less.)This portable is not for power users or frequent cross-country fliers who need long battery life. But if you take mainly shorter trips and are looking for an affordable touch-screen ultrabook to juggle basic everyday tasks, we suggest you make the U310 Touch one of your top choices.