Great news for Lenovo fans: Lenovo IdeaPad U550 15.6-inch thin-and-light laptop go on sale. The Lenovo IdeaPad U550 is new multimedia-oriented laptop based on Intel’s ultra-low voltage CPU and new Windows 7 OS.

The Lenovo IdeaPad U550 starts at 5.3lbs and is 1″ thin. The first laptops feature Intel Core 2 Duo ULV processors at 1.3GHz or 1.4GHz, the Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated or the ATI Radeon HD 4330 512MB dedicated graphics, 3GB or 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 250GB or 320GB hard drive, a DVD burner, and a 6-cell battery. The 15.6″ display has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels and uses LED backlight.

A Lenovo IdeaPad U550 model has a 1.3MP web camera, a multi-touch trackpad, Dolby surround sound, WiFi N and WiMAX wireless connections, Bluetooth, an HDMI port, and a fingerprint reader.

The Lenovo IdeaPad U550 priced at $800, whereas models at Amazon are priced at $600 and $700 and are expected to start shipping on October 22.