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    Please Help Me Compare the Lenovo Ideapad u310 Touch vs the U410 Touch in Detail

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by LakeShow89, Sep 25, 2013.

  1. LakeShow89

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    Please help me figure out which one to buy.

    Things that are important to me:

    Weight Difference
    Battery life ????
    Second DIMM slot of the U410
    Price

    The U310:

    Price 360
    Windows 8 (64-bit)
    13.3" (1366 x 768) LED Back-lit 10-Point Touch-Enabled HD Display
    1.8 GHz Intel Core i5-3337U Processor
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    4GB DDR3 RAM
    500 GB HDD (5400 RPM) + 24 GB SSD
    802.11 b/g/n + BT 4.0
    3-cell Li-Polymer battery
    Weight: 3.7lbs.

    The U410:

    Price 450
    Windows 8 (64-bit)
    14" (1366 x 768) LED Back-lit 10-Point Touch-Enabled HD Display
    1.8 GHz Intel Core i5-3337U Processor
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 + Nvidia 710M 2GB DDR3
    2X 4GB DDR3 RAM
    1000 GB HDD (5400 RPM) + 24 GB SSD
    802.11 b/g/n + BT 4.0
    4-cell Li-Polymer battery
    Weight: 4.3lbs.

    From what I gather the U410 has priced in the following upgrades:

    $50 GPU
    $30 RAM
    $15 HD

    In my application the extra screen space and battery life are equitable to the 0.6 Lb weight gain, so I will not include those.
    I don't plan on gaming but, its always nice to have non-integrated graphics.

    You can probably help me by answering these questions:

    What is the battery Whr or Mah?
    Does the 710M cause any throttling in U410M?
     
    LakeShow89, Sep 25, 2013
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