11.6” Lenovo U160 Announced With New CULV Processors - Update

Update 2: The IdeaPad U160 is now available to purchase in the US. Coming to Japan on the 25th June.

Update: Profile view pictures of the U160 on the promo product page at Lenovo.com.

My favourite 11.6-incher, the Lenovo IdeaPad U150 has now been updated with the IdeaPad U160, sporting an all new design with updated Intel CULV processors - Core i3, i5 and i7 processors and a few others.

The design borrows the chiclet keyboard from the current Lenovo lineup (shame they couldn’t make it a tad larger - I mean, it is still missing keys, F12) and retaining an etched pattern on an aluminum lid. Images show a battery that is almost flush. I really hope that that is not a 3-cell battery. If true that fixes an issue some may have had with the U150 which jutted out directly underneath quite a bit.

Lenovo IdeaPad U160 Specs

• 11.6” 1366 x 768 display
• Intel Core i3-330UM processor (1.2GHz, 3MB cache) TO Intel Core i7-740UM processor (1.2GHz, 4MB cache) OR
• Intel Celeron U3400 (1.06GHz, 2MB cache) AND Pentium U5400 (1.2GHz, 3MB cache)
• Up to 4GB DDR3 RAM
• 250 / 320 / 500GB HDD
• Gigabit LAN, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (optional), WWAN (optional)
• VGA, HDMI, 3x USB 2.0, eSATA, card reader
• Dolby Sound, stereo speakers
• 1.3MP webcam
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 0.9” / 22.5mm thick (at thinnest point)
• 2.76 pounds / 1.25kg weight (3-cell battery) OR 3.09 pounds / 1.4kg weight (6-cell battery)
• 3.5 hours battery (3-cell) OR 7 hours (6-cell)
• Active Protection System

Press Photos (quite big in size):

The Lenovo IdeaPad U160 will start shipping at the start of next month (June) priced from $699.