Pros

  • Great keyboard and touchpad for an ultrabook
  • Velvety looks and feel

Cons

  • No Etherent or SDHC card slot
  • A little pricey for its performance level

At A Glance

The U300s ameliorates its high price and slightly slow performance with a classy and very usable design.

Manufacturer’s Description

Lenovo IdeaPad S205 notebook features AMD Fusion E300 dual core Processor, 11.6-inch 1366x768 widescreen panel, 4GB of DDR3, ATI Mobility Radeon 6310 graphics with HDMI out and up to 500GB hard drive.

The Specs

Processor
Cache size 4.0 KB
Processor count 2
Processor speed 1800.0 MHz
Processor type Intel Core i7
Memory
Memory speed 1333.0 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Memory size 4000.0 MB
Memory max 4.0 GB
Display
Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Display size 13.3 inches
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive type Solid-State Drive
Drive size 256.0 GB
Battery
Vendor Rated Battery life 8.0 hours
Ports and Connections
Video Interfaces HDMI
Wireless connection 802.11 n/b/g
Available Interfaces Bluetooth
Dimensions
Weight with Accessories 3.5 pounds
Height 0.7 inches
Weight 2.9 pounds
Depth 8.5 inches
Width 12.7 inches
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Other Features
Devices
  • Built-In Microphone
  • Built-In Webcam
Docking Station Port No
Input devices
  • Keyboard
  • Touchpad (multitouch)

Performance

Overall Performance
WorldBench 6 Score 114
Battery
Battery Life 6:34  (hh:mm)
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 253  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 351  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 182  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
Off power usage 0.1  Watt hours
Sleep power usage 0.9  Watt hours
Idle power usage 9.5  Watts
Content Creation
CPU Graphics Rendering 456  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 272  seconds (lower is better)
Image Editing 327  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 462  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 200  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 183  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 308
Gaming
Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 16.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 14.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 45.24  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 12.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 15.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 24.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 34.31  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 29.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 35.37  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 25.66  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 26.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 31.9  Frames per second (higher is better)