LENOVO IDEAPAD U350 AND G550

We'll get right to the point with this one. Ideapad not only announced the availability of the first ION based netbook, but they're also releasing some moderately priced notebooks. The two which were announced today is the U350 and G550.

The U350 is a 13.3 inch notebook that comes with a 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display. Other features include ambient light sensor, HDMI out, 1.4GHz, 1.3GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor or 1.2GHz Celeron. 500GB hard drive is an optioin as well as 1.3 megapixel camera. Last but not least you get your choice of Vista Basic or Home premium as well as an 8-cell battery that can withstand 10-hours of use.

As for the G550 specs get bumped up a little to 15.6 inch display, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI out, and five hours of battery life thanks to the 6-cell battery. Graphics chipset can be upgraded to a GeForce G105M.

Availability is scheduled for July and June respectively for a price of $649 and $599.