Lenovo 099329U

alaTest has collected and analyzed 39 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the build quality and screen. The portability and value for money are also appreciated. Opinions are divided on the performance. The keyboard and battery get less positive views.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Lenovo IdeaPad U400 09932-9U 14" Notebook Computer (Graphite Gray) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Lenovo IdeaPad U400 (Core i5)

 

While ultrabooks are seemingly all anyone at Microsoft or Intel can talk about, what about the humble laptop? The thicker, more versatile notebook computer of old certainly isn't going anywhere--at least, not right now--although changes in laptop...

The Lenovo IdeaPad U400 has a sleek, attractive metal design and a good assortment of features for its price, including a slot-loading DVD drive and AMD graphics.

There's not much that stands out performance-wise over the competition; it lacks the exceptional battery life, higher-res screen, Blu-ray drive, and SSD upgrades that high-end competitors tend to have.

Adopting the looks of an ultrabook and an Apple MacBook, the IdeaPad U400 wins on design and overall value, but it's not that far above other equally good laptops that are out there right now.

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"DON'T BUY DIRECTLY FROM LENOVO"

 

To all who are considering ordering from Lenovo directly --- DO NOT!! You have been warned. I originally ordered a Z570 i5 on June 18th. It wasn't until July 10th (after many phone calls, emails and LIES FROM LENOVO REPS) that I finally found out that...

Good products, if you can get them.

LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, Shipping Delays, LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, 3-5 day Cancellation Delay, LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, Foreign Service Center Reps

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"Very Poor Customer Support"

 

Bought two computers. One came broken. Still trying to get the broken one shipped to them for repair. The worst customer support ever encountered. Average waiting time was 45 minutes. Reminded me of a bait and switch approach of some shady internet...

Decent product

Non existent customer support. Stay away from Lenovo.

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"Slick design"

 

The design is svelte and thin like a bigger Ultrabook.

No Ivy Bridge (yet), no BluRay.

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Amazon review summary for the Lenovo IdeaPad U400 09932-9U 14" Notebook Computer (Graphite Gray)

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 32 user reviews of the Lenovo IdeaPad U400 09932-9U 14" Notebook Computer (Graphite Gray) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

design, portability, value for money, screen, build quality

performance

53% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Great Laptop

 

Delivery early than expected, unlike other comments, the sound system is great, wireless reception is great, all the other functions is great, only one thing is the screen, the viewing angle and reflection. Don't expect too much out of a 14". This is...

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Awesome Laptop

 

We got it for our Boss and she just loves it, Worked right out of the Box.Awesome laptop.

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good laptop, a bit annoying

 

it's an overall great laptop, it looks nice, never heats up too much, and is very compact and slim, screen resolution is good and the keyboard is great. the only issue is that the mouse pad is soooooooooooooOOOOOoooooo annoying. it's worth buying, but...

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KEYBOARD LAYOUT

 

I loved this laptop the moment I saw it in the store. I bought it immediately. The shipping was amazingly fast and customer service was wonderful.HOWEVER, when I began typing in the info required for the windows setup process, the keyboard was just not...

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great laptop, pain to upgrade

 

Great laptop, low weight (less than macbook pro), looks sexy (like the macbook pro), runs well, not flexy (yay lenovo), good keyboard (yay lenovo), mediocre GLOSSY screen, no bloatware, great price, all aluminum, possible best bang for your buck. (i...

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