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Pros

  • Solid keyboard and good looks
  • Great value for included features

Cons

  • Way too much bloatware
  • Vertical viewing angle a bit uneven

At A Glance

The IdeaPad Y450 offers good looks and a surprising number of features at an attractive price.

Manufacturer’s Description

Stylish, robust and fully optimized for HD entertainment. This 14-inch laptop is just over 4.5 pounds and ideal for the road. campus, home and everywhere life, school and work take you.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 418934U
Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Duo T6400
Processor speed 2000.0 MHz
Cache size 1.0 KB
Bus speed 667.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 3072.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1066.0 MHz
Memory max 8.0 GB
Display
Display size 14.0 inches
Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Vertical Resolution 768
External Monitor Interface Integrated
Graphics
Graphics Type Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset Mobile Intel 945 Express chipset
Storage
Drive size 250.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Express card 1
Other storage
  • Express Card Slot
  • SD Card
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 4.5 hours
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Ports and Connections
Microphone input Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - S/PDIF (1/8" Mini)
  • Ethernet - RJ45
  • FireWire 400/IEEE 1394 - 4 pin
  • FireWire Port
  • HDMI
  • Infrared
  • Serial ATA - 7 pin
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x3)
  • Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA)
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Firewire 1
Headphone Jack Yes
Wireless connection 802.11 n
Bluetooth No
Slots
  • Express Card Slot
  • SD Card
Dimensions
Width 13.4 inches
Depth 9.1 inches
Height 1.5 inches
Weight with Accessories 5.9 pounds
Weight 4.6 pounds
Optical Drive
Included Drives DVD+-RW
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Included Software
Included Software
  • OneKey Rescue System
  • OneKey Theater
  • Wild Tangent
  • Dolby Control Center
  • EasyCapture 3.5
  • Adobe Reader 8.1
  • PlayMovie 1.51.3928
  • Power2GOBD 5.5 (w/w/o optical support)
  • Lenovo ReadComm 4.0
  • Npaster 4.1.0.4
  • VeriFace 3.5
  • Lenovo Energy Management 3.1
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit)
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Devices AC Adapter
Input devices
  • Keyboard
  • Touchpad
Pointing Device Touchpad
Hardware List Notebook
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year Limited Warranty

Performance

Overall Performance
WorldBench 6 Score 86
WorldBench 6 Rating Good
Battery
Battery Life 4:38:04 AM  (hh:mm)
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 325  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 382  seconds (lower is better)
File Compression 267  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
Image Editing 465  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 582  seconds (lower is better)
CPU Graphics Rendering 770  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 263  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 410  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 242  seconds (lower is better)
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 9.38  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 7.59  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 7.99  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 6.42  Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Multitasking 407
Number of Included Batteries 1