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Lenovo - 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Gray
Lenovo - 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Gray
Only at Best BuyLenovo U430 Touch Laptop: This laptop has all the performance capability needed to handle multitasking, gaming and multimedia. It's perfect for the casual user who wants additional features like Dragon Assistant software which allows you to use spoken commands to execute tasks with ease.
 
Great laptop and features at good price
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Posted by: Darren
from penfield, ny
on September 1, 2014
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5.0
What's great about it: Display, keyboard backlight, weight
What's not so great: Some odd key sizes
This is my first laptop review after about 15 years of various laptops and desktops. I work in software development and I spent all day playing on computers.
It's hard for me to get excited about a laptop, but I really love this thing. I was looking for a powerful, lightweight laptop with a display resolution > 1366X768 and a powerful processor at a good price. This laptop is it.
First, it is very nice looking, much like an Apple device. The screen is beautiful and for 14" seems much bigger. The resolution at 1600X900 is perfect for the physical screen size.
I wanted a hybrid drive so I could get the size without the cost of a full SSD. This has it and it seems very fast
The CPU on passmark scores over 3500 which is pretty good for a laptop. I5 is not I7, but the price of this laptop is not >$1000.
I've played with the device on battery and it does very well. I'd expect about 6 hours. Lenovo includes a power manager to extend battery life by only charging to 60% so I'm using this since I'm mostly plugged in.
It is also very light. The 4.2 lbs is distributed very nicely and it is easy to carry.
The backlit keyboard is great and can be easily turned on and off as needed. I often work at home in a dimly lit area and this feature is very appreciated.
So, what else do you need in the price range? I spent hours (very many) at a bunch of stores trying to find the right device. I think I found it. So far I'm very happy.
This product is... Good sound quality, A touch pad that works great, Big screen size, easy to set up
About me... Technology guru, Business Professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Lenovo - 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Gray
Lenovo - 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Gray
Only at Best BuyLenovo U430 Touch Laptop: This laptop has all the performance capability needed to handle multitasking, gaming and multimedia. It's perfect for the casual user who wants additional features like Dragon Assistant software which allows you to use spoken commands to execute tasks with ease.
 

Is this an "ultrabook"?

Is this an "ultrabook"?
according to the definition of an ultrabook, it must have a SSD drive and this does not. Otherwise it would be.
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Lenovo - 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Gray
Lenovo - 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive - Gray
Only at Best BuyLenovo U430 Touch Laptop: This laptop has all the performance capability needed to handle multitasking, gaming and multimedia. It's perfect for the casual user who wants additional features like Dragon Assistant software which allows you to use spoken commands to execute tasks with ease.
 

can the 8gb solid state drive be replaced with 256gb?

The 8GB is built into the drive. You do not actually see it as a separate piece of disk space. Read up on hybrid drives to see how they work.
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