Lenovo 3000 Y300

Lately, there has been a drift in the computers market - There are many people seeking to buy a laptop instead of a desktop. Most of them are not professionals and they don't demand high computing. Instead, they delve for a good laptop for around 30K. Sometime back, we reviewed an Acer, quickly followed by a Compaq laptop. Both of these were value-laptops, and we stated that the Compaq V3228AU was the best among the 2. Now here's one from Lenovo that claims to be a value-laptop as well - the Y300. The earlier 2 were AMD solutions, while this one's an Intel. So can this Lenovo replace Compaq from its number one VFM position, or will it just be another mere competitor?

Bundle

Lenovo Y300

Power Adaptor & Plug

Software CD & Manual

Carry Bag

Specifications

Intel Centrino Duo Processor T2250 1.73 GHz (1 MB L2 Cache 533 MHz)

Windows XP Home Edition SP2

512 MB DDR2 RAM (533 MHz)

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Intel High Definition Audio

Storage

80 GB SATA HDD (5,400 rpm)

CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive (24X/24X/24X/8X Max)

I/O Devices

15.4" WXGA VibrantView TFT (1280x800)

12-inch keypad with 84 Keys (US)

Touchpad with 2 buttons and 2 way scroll

Communication

Modem: 56K Internal Modem

Ethernet LAN 10/100 LAN

WLAN: Lenovo 802.11b/g Wi-Fi wireless

Consumer IR

I/O Ports

3 x USB 2.0 Ports

1 miniUSB 2.0 Ports

Card Reader 5 in

1 (SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, XD)

1 VGA Port 1 PC Card Slot Headphone/Line-out & MIC/Line-in,

Dimensions

Depth: 275 mm

Height: 38 mm

Width: 364mm

Weight: 2.71 Kg