Lenovo U300s Owners Thread

[artzm]

Just ordered mine off of newegg.com too! Pretty excited to receive it this week hopefully.

I'm also curious if the SSD is mSATA.

[noxxle99]

Anyone dared to crack open their U300s? I'm really curious about the form of the SSD too. There are at least two different types of mSATA SSDs. The type in the ux21/31 is a different form than those those available to consumers. In contrast, the Toshiba z835/830 can be upgraded with consumer SSDs such as the Intel 310 and Runcore T50.

[oinkmooblah]

Hey all! I'm sorry if this is totally irrelevant- I didn't think this deserved its own thread, and y'all are most active regarding the U300s...

Is it only the i7 configurations that are the clementine orange color? I can only afford the <$1200 configs, but the orange just looks awesome. Actually, can anyone comment on the overall aesthetics in more detail? I saw pictures, but I've also heard many people commenting on how different it looked in person (darker, almost brown-ish exterior, for instance).

[dan76]

Hey all! I'm sorry if this is totally irrelevant- I didn't think this deserved its own thread, and y'all are most active regarding the U300s...

Is it only the i7 configurations that are the clementine orange color? I can only afford the <$1200 configs, but the orange just looks awesome. Actually, can anyone comment on the overall aesthetics in more detail? I saw pictures, but I've also heard many people commenting on how different it looked in person (darker, almost brown-ish exterior, for instance).

I can confirm that only the i7 model comes in orange; model 108027u. I was in your boat, too... really wanting the orange, and ultimately I paid extra for it (still on order from Newegg).

I can't speak to real world experience with the color, but I will post pics when I receive mine this week. Videos from TheVerge.com, etc. look very orange though!

[dan76]

Lenovo recently updated their training site with U300s info, teardown, hardware replacement info, etc:
RCW09 IdeaPad U300s Service Training

[noxxle99]

Lenovo recently updated their training site with U300s info, teardown, hardware replacement info, etc:
RCW09 IdeaPad U300s Service Training

Based on the SSD service video, consumer SSDs are not compatible.

The memory module doesn't look to be an unusual form and its not soldered down. Should be upgradeable.

[JAYK1]

Great find on Newegg! I knew Dan would be all over that!

In terms of the color - it's a nice smoky grey on the outside. It's not a dull grey like you used to see on business laptops - so it's not boring!

It has an aluminum type of sheen to it but it's deinitely more smoky, almost oily in color. Two others have said something similar about fingerprints: at first, they are all over the place and annoying. Over time, they seem to blend into each other and nwt I hardly notice them at all.

Hope that helps with the description. I don't know how easy photos will convey the look and feel but it's very nice! Definitely not a rough feel like the MB Air - much smoother metal.

It was darker than I expected but I really like it.

Jay

[FernandezExchange]

JAYK1- No other problem with any other wireless device on my WIFI. Just U300s for some reason. All firmware is up to date on router. I am using a Netgear Wireless N Router WNR2000.

I was using WEP encryption. Did the same thing, where it would connect but then after a while after sleeping/wakeup would not be able to connect with a router reset.

Changed to (WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK), worked fine for a little while, then started not being able to connect.

I thought it might be the power profile being used. Same between Performance and Balanced profiles.

Any help would be appreciated.

[SneakR]

Thanks for the tip on Newegg, had kept checking D&H/ABT/Amazon and forgot about NewEgg. Ordered the orange i7 last night and status just went to "Shipped" a few moments ago... Looking forward to providing some insight and opinions.

[Ngmoore]

Thanks a million dan76. My dynamism order from 10/18 got pushed back to Dec 24. Been scouring the Internet with no luck but stumbled on this thread and just purchased my clementine u300s at newegg! Supposed to ship today!!!