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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Driver support not there Mar 04, 2011
By Keith
"Keith"
Has been an excellent laptop - light, good screen and hybrid graphics. The hybrid graphics drivers are customized for the machine by Lenovo.
Lenovo has not updated the graphics drivers -creating a problem with Windows update- Windows update will not enable the Win 7 sp1 download because it (correctly) detects a driver software conflict. Calls (multiple) to Lenovo support have not been helpful. I have tried multiple workarounds without success- manual driver updates cause loss of graphic switching functionality-each time I needed to revert
If you purchase this unit you will end up in driver purgatory with me.
19 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Read product description carefully! Jul 14, 2010
By carol comfort
This is a great product, but be aware that most of the product details listed on the Ideapad U460 page are actually for the Ideapad U460s - a different computer in the series that is not yet released, but has better processing and battery life capabilities (like the ones mentioned in the description). Find a U460-specific description on Lenovo's official webpage.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Netbook light, notebook powerful Oct 11, 2010
By incarnata
This is my second laptop - the first was a Lenovo as well, but HUGE - this is such an improvement - thin and light, and even more portable because the battery will last about 5 and a half hours, and it doesn't get hot. There's a power-saving feature, which minimizes energy usage at the touch of a button, but I haven't noticed much difference between that and the normal setting.
The screen brightness will adjust depending on the light setting you're in, which is convenient, and when I videochat, people have told me that the microphone will filter out background noise.
I think the laptop is only running on 2GB RAM, which is doing well with Windows 7 for the programs that I use, but I do notice a little lag when I'm opening up big photo files. The startup only takes about 2 minutes though - a huge step up from my last computer. If you're planning on doing more intensive visual stuff, I would recommend adding some extra RAM, but the screw-on panel at the bottom makes that easy to do.
The one complaint I have is that the touchpad is a little finicky - it'll zoom in and out when I'm just trying to scroll, and to click with the button, you have to make sure you press all the way down.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great laptop Sep 14, 2010
By Martin D. Chorley
Everything we need, and LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT. battery life is excellent and screen is fantastic. There is no built-in DVD player but that hasn't been an issue. I use a cheap external unit to rip in music of video.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Lenovo Rocks! Oct 16, 2011
By RL
"RL"
I just received this today. My first impressions are very good. The built quality and style are excellent. It has the best keyboard I have ever used on a laptop and I have had a lot of laptops including Macbooks. The keyboard is not back-lit but with the black keys on silver background they are easy to see in dim light. Much better than laptops with black keys on black background. After having and trying many laptops I find the keyboard is very important. Also Lenovo is consistently rated among the top for service and reliability. The closet to Apple. I think this compares well to the Macbook Pro 13". Compared to the Macbook Pro this has a better keyboard, is lighter and has a 14" screen. I have always liked the 13.3" laptops, but the 14" is noticeably larger. If you want Mac OS, than the Macbook is your only option. And I have to say at this point I do prefer Mac OS X to Windows 7. But that may change with Windows 8. Anyhow, I think this is an excellent laptop. It has the first gen i3 processor but also has the Nvidia graphics. These can be found for under $500 refurbished on Amazon or eBay. If you do not need a super light laptop this is hard to beat for under $500. And this is one of the lightest 14" notebooks on the market. Lenovo does sell the updated models with the second gen i5 processor for about $700. I choose this over the Lenovo Edge E420, which is going for around the same price. Main reasons are, this model is lighter and has better battery life. Also the black on silver vs black on black keyboard. Other things about this laptop to note. The sound is decent, not very loud but not tinny at full volume. The trackpad is not large, but is works well as does the trackpad buttons. It also has a finger print reader which is helpful is you use a password. Just slide your finger across the reader and you are logged in. If your budget allows take a look at the new U300s, U300 and U400 lenovo models. The are coming out on November 1st. The U400 being the update to this model. That would be my choice is I was OK with the $850 price. Also note this laptop does not have a built in DVD. This keeps it lighter. The Edge E420 does have a DVD. I will update this after I spend more time with this laptop.
** Update 11/24/11 **
Not as happy as I was. The more I use the keyboard I realize the keys are too shallow, not enough travel. The screen is very glossy and battery life is OK. I am considering selling it and getting the ThinkPad Edge E420 or E425.
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