The Lenovo U31 laptop will step up when you need it to perform. Constructed with a 13.3-inch FHD display for bright, sharp images and multi-touch trackpad to make scrolling, zooming and selecting even easier. It's loaded with fifth-generation Intel Core i7 and Windows 10 to keep you ahead of the game.
Powerful fifth-generation processor
The fifth-generation Intel Core i7 processor allows for seamless multi-tasking, gaming and multiple-window browsing to let you get your work done at speed. Applications run at a fast, efficient pace to guarantee you can instantly move from pinging your email to editing your photos to upload on Facebook, followed by completing your presentation for work tomorrow.
Windows 10
Complete Windows 10 Home package, giving you access to all of your favourite apps and an improved navigation. Providing an instant start up, quick movement between applications, prompts for available updates and personalised experience, Windows 10 is an expert at delivering the everyday with an individual touch. It's fitted with the Cortana, which learns what's important to you and retrieves relevant updates when needed. Windows 10 also comes with 15GB of free OneDrive storage, Continuum 3 to adjust your apps and content, and Xbox app to easily connect with your gaming community.
Sharp stereo sound
No distortion and maximum volume can be enjoyed thanks to the stereo speakers with Dolby DS 1.0 Home Theatre certification, making the films you're set to watch even more spectacular.
Mulitple connections
The U31 laptop features two ultra-fast USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 to let you attach your mouse, printer and smartphone charger. Plus, it has RJ45 to let you plug in an Ethernet cable when you find your Wi-Fi playing up.
Top comments
ollie87 to ro53ben
13 Jan 1662#14
Cool.
Mark43 to philjstephenson
13 Jan 1656#6
Not really, and I wish more laptops in the lower price range would have a 128GB SSD rather than a 1TB HDD.
ollie87
13 Jan 1653#31
djbenny1 to happenstance
13 Jan 1628#7
Is this the one with the really crap battery life?
That's 40% more....
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Hassann
13 Jan 1610#1
Yes Hassan!
packard
13 Jan 16#2
Duplicate post
coventgamer
13 Jan 161#3
fugazi mac book
philjstephenson
13 Jan 16#4
hmm, why the heat for a 128gb ssd? thats terrible storage for this price?
Mark43 to philjstephenson
13 Jan 1656#6
Not really, and I wish more laptops in the lower price range would have a 128GB SSD rather than a 1TB HDD.
happenstance
13 Jan 16#5
Seems a bit expensive, Dell do a 15" with much better graphics card and a faster quad core i7 for 200 more.
djbenny1 to happenstance
13 Jan 1628#7
Is this the one with the really crap battery life?
That's 40% more....
ollie87 to happenstance
13 Jan 16#10
Yeah but I bet the Dell weighs an absolute ton. And a 15" machine isn't portable.
youcantbeserious to happenstance
13 Jan 167#21
minicale to happenstance
13 Jan 16#41
Smaller laptops cost more because of portability and that's 1.4x the price of this.
huangxq2 to happenstance
13 Jan 165#60
Why are people comparing normal laptop with Ultrabook? The comparison is invalid.
Compare Ultrabook with normal laptop, normal laptop will win on price given the same specs.
For a good Ultrabook, you pay a big premium for its portablity, slim design, light weight, and good battery life, in addition to its normal specifications. (Maybe not this Lenovo's battery as some people reported 4 hours only, Most of Ultrabook has battery life over 7 hours, some good ones are over 10 hours. So you can use it outside whole day without charging.)
And because the higher price Ultrabook charges, most Ultrabook are better build/material quality compare to budget consumer laptop.
If you do not need a Ultrabook, do not pay the extra, buy something else.
basergorkobal
13 Jan 16#8
Seems decent value. Wonder if the screen is IPS and anti-glare. If it is, this would make it a really good buy for me (if I didn't already own a dell inspiron 13.
128GB is indeed a bit restrictive. 256GB SSDs are so cheap these days. Shame manufacturers don't recognise that you'd need more storage on a premium laptop.
GGMI
13 Jan 161#9
The battery life is a killer for me. Why do so many companies selling laptops/phones etc insist on adding extras but cut on the basics?
It's a 13.3 inch FHD IPS display and the machine gets a 7.5 battery life, is made of aluminium and has a backlit keyboard. Also comes with a three year warranty.
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Opening post
The Lenovo U31 laptop will step up when you need it to perform. Constructed with a 13.3-inch FHD display for bright, sharp images and multi-touch trackpad to make scrolling, zooming and selecting even easier. It's loaded with fifth-generation Intel Core i7 and Windows 10 to keep you ahead of the game.
Powerful fifth-generation processor
The fifth-generation Intel Core i7 processor allows for seamless multi-tasking, gaming and multiple-window browsing to let you get your work done at speed. Applications run at a fast, efficient pace to guarantee you can instantly move from pinging your email to editing your photos to upload on Facebook, followed by completing your presentation for work tomorrow.
Windows 10
Complete Windows 10 Home package, giving you access to all of your favourite apps and an improved navigation. Providing an instant start up, quick movement between applications, prompts for available updates and personalised experience, Windows 10 is an expert at delivering the everyday with an individual touch. It's fitted with the Cortana, which learns what's important to you and retrieves relevant updates when needed. Windows 10 also comes with 15GB of free OneDrive storage, Continuum 3 to adjust your apps and content, and Xbox app to easily connect with your gaming community.
Sharp stereo sound
No distortion and maximum volume can be enjoyed thanks to the stereo speakers with Dolby DS 1.0 Home Theatre certification, making the films you're set to watch even more spectacular.
Mulitple connections
The U31 laptop features two ultra-fast USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 to let you attach your mouse, printer and smartphone charger. Plus, it has RJ45 to let you plug in an Ethernet cable when you find your Wi-Fi playing up.
Top comments
That's 40% more....
All comments (191)
That's 40% more....
Compare Ultrabook with normal laptop, normal laptop will win on price given the same specs.
For a good Ultrabook, you pay a big premium for its portablity, slim design, light weight, and good battery life, in addition to its normal specifications. (Maybe not this Lenovo's battery as some people reported 4 hours only, Most of Ultrabook has battery life over 7 hours, some good ones are over 10 hours. So you can use it outside whole day without charging.)
And because the higher price Ultrabook charges, most Ultrabook are better build/material quality compare to budget consumer laptop.
If you do not need a Ultrabook, do not pay the extra, buy something else.
128GB is indeed a bit restrictive. 256GB SSDs are so cheap these days. Shame manufacturers don't recognise that you'd need more storage on a premium laptop.
It's a 13.3 inch FHD IPS display and the machine gets a 7.5 battery life, is made of aluminium and has a backlit keyboard. Also comes with a three year warranty.
Spec it to a similar performance:
Core i5-6200U (yes, i5, not i7 but look here: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2470&cmp[]=2556
8GB Kingston RAM
128GB M.2 2280 SSD (leaves room to slap in a 2.5 inch HDD or SSD)
£560