Remember the Ideapad U1 hybrid netbook/tablet we talked about in January? Well it looks like it’s actually coming to market sometime soon as Lenovo has put a page up about it on its homepage. It’s not a product page but just a teaser page so they can get your email, but still a good sign that it’s on track for its June release.
The U1 is a very cool looking netbook with a detachable screen that also functions as a tablet due to its own onboard processor and RAM.
When the display is plugged into the keyboard it uses an Intel CULV processor, but when removed the display uses a built-in Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor and has built-in 3G as well. Here are the specs:
- Intel CULV processor
- 4GB RAM (512MB in the tablet)
- 128GB SSD (16GB SSD inside tablet)
- eSATA, vga, HDMI, usb x 2, 1.3mp webcam
- Windows 7 (custom Linux in tablet mode)
The battery life is around 8 hours in netbook mode and around 5 hours for tablet mode, but this is with 3G turned on. The whole setup weighs 3.7 lbs which isn’t too bad for two devices in one.
It’s supposed to be released in June with a price of close to $1000.
