Comments on: Lenovo IdeaPad U400 Review

By: Daniel Lieu

Daniel Lieu — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:35:14 +0000

Thinking about buying one… Trackpad? any issues? How is the battery btw?

By: TheSchimmi

TheSchimmi — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:39:05 +0000

Great review. You actually reviewed the product instead of just? selling it.

By: Rhoddh

Rhoddh — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:15:32 +0000

The trackpad is a bit problematic, specially the two-finger scrolling. Some Dell laptops have the same trackpad manufacturer, so I recommend you to download? Dell’s drivers. There’s a thread in a forum somewhere that shows you which drivers to download for the Lenovo U400 trackpad. Unfortunately, I don’t have the link to that saved (you can always Google it). Once you get it fixed with Dell’s drivers, it is pretty good, considering it’s a glass trackpad.

By: Rhoddh

Rhoddh — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:00:38 +0000

Also, one more thing. If you plan to upgrade your Lenovo U400 in the future, DO NOT BUY this laptop. It’s nearly impossible to remove the back cover (unlike the MacBook Pro) to get access to RAM and the Had drive. Everyone that tries to open this laptop ends up breaking some? plastic tabs that hold the back cover in place. If you plan to not upgrade it, using it as is, then go for it.

By: tspx23

tspx23 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:24:08 +0000

u400 is better. my number? one priority is portability and battery life for school. this followed by web browsing, and occassional gaming and programming. this pc has it all. regular ideapads battery life will barely get you 3 hours off the charger.

By: flashfith

flashfith — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:19:11 +0000

excellent looking laptop & review!!?

By: spicy tofu

spicy tofu — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:05:44 +0000

I just bought one, It will ship Monday and hopefully will receive it Tuesday… I can hardly? wait, and it doesn’t help that I keep playing this video OVER and OVER again =( Oh the agony!

By: ricstars95

ricstars95 — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:50:37 +0000

500-dollar aluminum ultrabook with? good specs like this is never bad. its intel-i3 version was $800 when launched more than 7months ago.

By: asanthonystewart

asanthonystewart — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:40:51 +0000

does the? track pad work well??

By: Rhoddh

Rhoddh — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:06:46 +0000

Not straight from factory. You will? have to install the Dell trackpad drivers, since they are from the same manufacturer that builds the Lenovo trackpads. The Dell drivers are way better developed and updated. In fact, a lot of people complain about the trackpad. I would recommend taking a look at the Lenovo u410 (note, the “four ten” not “four hundred” in this video), which is the newest model of the U line and it’s already available. Just to update my comment, I returned my u400.