Lenovo IdeaPad U310

Lenovo IdeaPad U310

 Intel 2nd Gen i3-2365 (1.4Ghz, 3MB L3 Cache) / 4G(1*4GB) DDR3 1333 Mhz / 500GB HDD + 24GB SSD / Integrated Graphics / 1.0MP (720P) HD Camera / Bluetooth 4.0 / 3 Cell 2.2A 46 WH/ 13.3 HD LED Screen / Win 7 Home Basic (64 bits) Cherry Blossom Pink / 1 yr warranty Parts & Labour with Inbuilt 1 year Accidental Damage Protection

Drivers Download for Lenovo IdeaPad U310

Audio

Driver	Operating System	Released
Conexant Audio Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 8.17.12.9065 Conexant Audio Driver	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Conexant Audio Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 8.54.44.0 Conexant Audio Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	24 Oct 2012

BIOS

Driver	Operating System	Released
BIOS Update for Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 21 BIOS Update Read me	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	03 Jan 2013

Bluetooth and Modem

Driver	Operating System	Released
Bluetooth Driver (CyberTan, Liteon) for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 6.5.1.1785/7.3.0.145 Bluetooth Driver (CyberTan, Liteon)	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Bluetooth Driver (Intel, CyberTan, Liteon) for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 12.0.0.4001Package:12.0.0.4300/8.0.0.206Package:8.0.0.206/2.6.23.40059Package:2.6.1209.0268 Bluetooth Driver (Intel, CyberTan, Liteon)	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	26 Dec 2012

Camera and Card Reader

Driver	Operating System	Released
Alcor CardReader Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 3.1.3042.60281 Alcor CardReader Driver	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Alcor CardReader Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : "1.0.36.115 Package : 3.2.3042.61510" Alcor CardReader Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	24 Oct 2012
Camera Driver (Bison, Chicony, Awazu) for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 1.11.1214.1/13.11.1206.1/6.1.7600.142 Camera Driver (Bison, Chicony, Awazu)	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Chicony HD Camera Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 13.12.824.1 Chicony HD Camera Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	24 Oct 2012
YOUCAM for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows XP - IdeaPad U310, U410, S205s  Version : 3.1.3728 YOUCAM	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit Windows XP	24 Jul 2012

Chipset

Driver	Operating System	Released
Intel Chipset Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 9.3.0.1020 Intel Chipset Driver	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Intel Chipset Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 9.3.0.1021 Intel Chipset Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	24 Oct 2012
Intel Management Engine Interface Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 1.0.3.214 Intel Management Engine Interface	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Intel Management Engine Interface Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 8.1.0.1263 Package:8.1.0.1281 Intel Management Engine Interface Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	26 Dec 2012

 Display

Driver	Operating System	Released
Intel Wireless Display Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 3.0.13.0 Intel Wireless Display Driver	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Intel Wireless Display Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 3.5.41.0 Intel Wireless Display Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	09 Jan 2013

General Information

Driver	Operating System	Released
Hotfix for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit) - Notebook Version : KB2482122 Hotfix for 32-bit Windows	Windows 7 32bit	25 Nov 2012
Hotfix for Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) - Notebook Version : KB2482122 Hotfix for 64-bit Windows	Windows 7 64-bit	25 Nov 2012

Mouse and Keyboard

Driver	Operating System	Released
Synaptics Touchpad Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 16.2.10.15 Synaptics Touchpad Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	26 Dec 2012

Networking: LAN (Ethernet)

Driver	Operating System	Released
Realtek LAN Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 7.48.823.2011 Realtek LAN Driver	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Realtek LAN Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 8.2.612.2012 Realtek LAN Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	24 Oct 2012

Networking: Wireless LAN

Driver	Operating System	Released
Intel WiMax Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 7.5.1007.26 Intel WiMax Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	24 Oct 2012
WIFI Driver (Intel, CyberTan, Liteon) for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 15.5.6.48/6.30.59.74/10.0.0.209 WIFI Driver (Intel, CyberTan, Liteon)	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	26 Dec 2012

Others

Driver	Operating System	Released
Quanta CapsLock and Numlock OSD for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 1.0.0.7 Quanta CapsLock and Numlock OSD	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	09 May 2012

Power management

Driver	Operating System	Released
Lenovo Energy Management Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U410, Z380, Z480, Z580 Version : 7.0.3.3 Lenovo Energy Management Driver	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Lenovo Energy Management for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - Notebook Version : 8.0.2.3 Lenovo Energy Management	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	24 Oct 2012
Lenovo Energy Management for Microsoft Windows XP - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 7.0.2.3 Lenovo Energy Management	Windows XP	24 Jul 2012

Recovery

Driver	Operating System	Released
Lenovo OneKey Recovery for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows XP - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 7.0.0.3212 Lenovo OneKey Recovery Lenovo OneKey Recovery	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit Windows XP	19 Jun 2012

Security

Driver	Operating System	Released
VeriFace for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows XP - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 4.0.1.0906 VeriFace	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit Windows XP	24 Jul 2012

Software and Utility

Driver	Operating System	Released
Intel IFFS Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 1.0.0.1021 Intel IFFS Driver	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Intel Rapid Start Technology Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 2.1.0.1002Package : 2.1.0.1002 Intel Rapid Start Technology Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	26 Dec 2012
Intel Rapid Start Technology for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U410 ... Learn more Version : 1.5.5323.0 Intel Rapid Start Technology	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	15 Aug 2012
Lenovo EE Boot Optimizer for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows XP - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 0.0.2.3 Lenovo EE Boot Optimizer	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit Windows XP	24 Jul 2012
Lenovo Smart Connect for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 1.0.29 Lenovo Smart Connect	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	06 Aug 2012
PokeTalk for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows XP - IdeaPad U310, U410, S205s Version : 1.0 PokeTalk	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit Windows XP	24 Jul 2012

Storage

Driver	Operating System	Released
Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 11.6.0.1030 Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	26 Dec 2012

Touchpad

Driver	Operating System	Released
Intelligent Touchpad for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows XP - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 1.00.0108 Intelligent Touchpad	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit Windows XP	24 Jul 2012
Touchpad Driver (Synaptics, Cypress) for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 15.3.33.0/2.3.6.31 TouchPad Driver (Synaptics, Cypress)	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012

USB device

Driver	Operating System	Released
Intel USB 3.0 Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 1.0.4.220 Intel USB 3.0 Driver	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	09 May 2012

Video

Driver	Operating System	Released
Intel Graphics Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit) – IdeaPad U310 Version : 8.15.10.2626 Intel Graphics Driver	Windows 7 32bit	24 Apr 2012
Intel Graphics Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) – IdeaPad U310 Version : 8.15.10.2626 Intel Graphics Driver	Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Intel VGA Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 9.17.10.2817 Intel VGA Driver Intel VGA Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	24 Oct 2012
NVIDIA Graphics Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 8.17.12.9065 NVIDIA Graphics Driver	Windows 7 32bit	24 Apr 2012
NVIDIA Graphics Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) - IdeaPad U310 Version : 8.17.12.9065 NVIDIA Graphics Driver	Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
Nvidia Optimus VGA Driver for Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit,64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U310 Touch, U410 Version : 9.18.13.546 Nvidia Optimus VGA Driver Nvidia Optimus VGA Driver	Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit	24 Oct 2012

Wireless LAN

Driver	Operating System	Released
Intel WiMax Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) – IdeaPad U310 Version : 7.0.1010.26 Intel WiMax Driver	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012
WiFi Link Driver (Intel, CyberTan, Liteon) for Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - IdeaPad U310, U410 Version : 15.0.0.75/5.100.82.112/9.2.0.462/5.100.82.112 WiFi Link Driver (Intel, CyberTan, Liteon)	Windows 7 32bit Windows 7 64-bit	24 Apr 2012

First Look

Ultrabooks have started pulling their prices down, as reports have started to come in about their sales figures not living up to the mark that was expected in early 2012. Lenovo’s IdeaPad U310 is positioned below the 50K mark to woo customers into buying it, but it does have the premium quality that you would expect in an Ultrabook. It looks sturdy, yet light – dazzles yet with a subtlety. But, will the high-end specs ensure that people make this slightly cheaper than competition Ultrabook a success? We’ll find out.

Review

On the outside, the Ultrabook means all business – the grey colour top and bottom stating the intent clearly. The interior of the notebook uses matte eggshell white plastic that extends around the sides of the notebook. It’s cool and distinct. A lone chrome power button sits in the top left corner just above the black matte keyboard.Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors continue to impress, powering the Lenovo IdeaPad U310 to solid scores. Equipped with a 1.7-GHz Intel i5-3317U processor, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB 5,400-rpm hard drive with a 32GB SSD and an Intel GMA HD Graphics 4000 GPU, the U310 easily streamed video from Vimeo while we played a few rounds of “Snowboard” with several open tabs in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. Even the benchmarking tests confirmed that the IdeaPad is a good performer, by outdoing the Sony VAIO T13 and Dell Inspiron 14z. Although you won’t be playing some of the more graphically demanding titles such as “Max Payne 3″ with an Intel GMA HD 4000 Graphics GPU, you’ll definitely be able to watch HD video and play most of the MMORPGs out there.EnlargeLenovo packages the IdeaPad U310 with a small suite of apps and utilities. The Energy Management utility was one of our favourites. We liked how it resembled a car’s odometer as well as how easy it was to switch between settings.During the Laptop Battery Test (continuous Web surfing over Wi-Fi), the U310 lasted 5 hours and 19 mintues. That’s below the 6:51 ultraportable average, but in line with other Ultrabooks we’ve recently tested.

Verdict

Those in search of an eye-catching portable Ultrabook at an affordable price should put the Rs. 50K (approx.) Lenovo IdeaPad U310 on their short list. The notebook delivers fast Ivy Bridge performance and sound ergonomics inside a design that doesn’t look anything like a MacBook Air clone. However, the battery life could be better, and the display isn’t the brightest. If you are looking for more graphical oomph, then you can go for the Dell Inspiron 14z, which is slightly more expensive.

DESIGN AND BUILD QUALITY

The subtle sheen of the tiny metallic flakes danced with every flicker of light. A slightly raised diamond-cut chrome Lenovo insignia sits in the top right corner, creating a beautiful contrast.

DISPLAY

EnlargeThe U310′s 13.3-inch HD 1366 x 768p display delivered sharp text, making reading the latest headlines from NYTimes.com and others easy to read.Unfortunately, the U310 doesn’t have the brightest display. Measuring only 148 lux, it was easily outshone by the 239 lux ultraportable category average as well as the VAIO T13 and XPS 13, which measured 163 and 254 lux, respectively.

CONNECTIVITY

EnlargeThe right side of the U310 houses a USB 2.0 port, a combination headphone/microphone jack and a jack for the AC adapter. An SD Card slot sits on the left front lip of the notebook. A pair of USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, Ethernet and a button for Lenovo’s One Key Recovery service is located on the notebook’s left side.