Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 18382DG Tablet/MID Review

Enterprise slimline. This 10-inch supplement with IPS existing, 1280 image, wireless, GPS and 3G switch, and 64 GB SSD should pleasure Lenovo’s ThinkPad usage. The price: 666 Dollars. He display? Unfortunately not. But: a digitizer pen!

When you think of pills, you probably first think of the The apple company iPad 2, the Samsung Motorola xoom or the Asus Transformer. But from now on, you should keep in mind this name too: the Lenovo ThinkPad supplement (model 18382 DG). Why? It’s quite simple: everything those pills can do, the Lenovo supplement can also do - and more.

Lenovo G770 M533AGE Notebook Review

Quick start time. The Lenovo G770 17.3-inch notebook is equipped with enhanced experience and VeriFace, which both aim to improve the performance of the operating system Windows 7. With Boot Optimizer EA G770 accelerates from zero to one hundred in less than 35 seconds. Only Vettel & Co. is faster than that.

Essential G770 series models has been improved for Windows 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience, which reduces the switching on and off the operating system up to 66 percent. In addition, applications should be twice as fast because of this feature.

Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Tablet Review

First Timer: with the ThinkPad X series and Tablet, Lenovo IdeaPad K1 is the first major salvo in the company's tablet market. With a competitive price and strengths, the K1 is aimed directly at casual users.

Apple iPad to be taught the facts about the number of tablets for companies, but more important than them? It 'really, really hard to enter the market. Examples, look no further than its competitors, who tried to enter the tablet market - When changing over seven weeks and sold by leading companies at fire sale prices tablet is considered a success, it is understandable if the majority of companies may be cautious in trying to eat the iPad market.

Lenovo ThinkPad T420 Notebook Review

14-inch ThinkPad T420 business notebook is a great monitor, keyboard and drums. We explain why this "business rugged" notebook is the ideal choice for customers consuming.

Ordinateur portable de 14 pouces The ThinkPad T420 UN écran d'affaires an excellent, un clavier, la vie et de la batteries. Nous pourquoi cette expliquons "activité robust" portable est un excellent Choix travaillent dur pour les clients here.

Lenovo ThinkPad X121e NWS5QGE Subnotebook Review

Lenovo X series has always been a high level of mobility and quality. The latest entry-level ThinkPad X121e is designed to combine the current values ​​at a reasonable price. We have been tested extensively, which operates in merger and what was left behind.

The ThinkPad X121e is the successor to the ThinkPad X100e and should be able to do a little better. Battery, which generates less heat, more rounded performance are the basic objectives. The current model, you can choose from several models of processors. While the X100e is only available with AMD processors, now you can also choose an Intel Core i3-2357M processor. The Intel version has been tested by our U.S. publishers.

Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E520 Notebook Review

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge series is designed for buyers who are ThinkPad series too expensive or too boring. The top series includes the E520 perimeter Lenovo ThinkPad Edge, the smaller and previously tested E420 E420 (the two should not be confused with the other). The E520 is very different from the usual B2B mobile.

Lenovo IdeaPad Z370 Notebook Review

Lenovo Value new 13.3-inch laptop has a beautiful design, a comfortable keyboard and easy to carry. Is Intel Core i5-equipped notebook a worthy travel companion?

Lenovo ThinkPad L420 NYV4UGE Notebook Review

Clerical small. According to Lenovo, it is the introduction of a laptop that is to save time and money with ThinkPad L420. We L420 ThinkPad with an Intel Core i5-2520m with its processor speed.

Lenovo offers a low-cost access to industry on 14-inch ThinkPad notebooks L420. The ThinkPad L420 is already available for € 664 in the smallest configuration. We took a look at the version a little stronger at € 899. In addition to a faster processor and more memory capacity, our model has a UMTS module. The model configuration is only low UMTS loan. As appropriate for a ThinkPad, L420 obviously has a matte screen.

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E325-12972FG Notebook Review

Missing Values. 420 euros for a simple Lenovo ThinkPad E325 Edge offers a 13.3-inch subnotebook. The anti-glare screen is the battery life lasts up to nine hours, and the merger of AMD offers a smooth introduction of HD movies. However, most of the qualities of ThinkPad type, known as robustness, has received less attention.

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E320 Subnotebook Review

One step back. The 13.3-inch subnotebooks E320 stand for buyers with the force of a standard processor, a matte screen, good input devices, and seven hours of portable use. Robustness usual ThinkPad can not be invoked.

Many readers have been asking this week about the review of the ThinkPad Edge E320 with a Core i3-2310M. What makes the sub-portable 13.3-inch so attractive? Intel platform promises better performance than the alternative of AMD Fusion E325.

Lenovo ThinkPad X220T 4298-2YG Notebook Review

Success ThinkPad X220 range continues the tradition of their predecessors, and is also a convertible model to the new version. X220t, with a rotating display with digitizer and touch screen, to show its properties in the next revision.

Convertibles are a mix of laptop and tablet and try to combine the advantages of both in one device. The range of various models of affordable network pourable (netbooks), for example, Dell Inspiron Duo, most consumer devices, such as HP TouchSmart TM2, to expensive commercial models.

Lenovo B470 Notebook Review

The Lenovo "essential" is a portable B470 decent performance for small and medium-term, with a portable form factor of 14 inches. The B470 offers an Intel dual-core processor, 4 GB of RAM, a fingerprint reader, and either Intel or NVIDIA HD. The system also provides an excellent mobile 6 hours.

Specifications Lenovo B470 :

• 14.0" 720p HD glossy display (1366x768) with LED backlighting
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel Core i5-2410M dual-core processor
• NVIDIA GeForce 410M (switchable to Intel HD)
• 4GB DDR3 RAM (1333MHz)
• 500GB Hitachi hard drive 5400rpm
• Intel 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth 2.1
• DVD-multi (dual layer) optical drive
• 6-cell Li-ion battery (48Wh, 10.8V)
• Fingerprint reader
• Integrated webcam
• Weight: 6.61
• Dimensions: 1.30 (H) x 9.22 (W) 13.37 (D)
• One-year limited warranty
• MSRP as configured: $999

Building and Design
The new B470 "essential" notebook features a matte black plastic design with textured horizontal lines on the screen. The cover has rounded corners and edges of the screen is covered with shiny plastic. The design is fairly standard, and unpretentious, which is great considering it is a portable "substantial" business.

The design element that could make this notebook stand out from other business notebooks is its shiny plastic surrounding (and) the screen. The gloss will also collect fingerprints and dirt easily.

Plastic used in the display are weak in the corners where they bend inwards, although the effect of "wave" of the LCD has not been created. Cover everything just not as strong as it should be, this could help by putting a little 'and brushed aluminum. The display hinges are, on average, in the sense that holds the lid in place, but it is quite easy to fold the screen and a little 'harder to bend forward.

Below the keyboard within a metal frame is hard again to keep the keyboard to flex under pressure, a large move by Lenovo to help other average build quality. The bottom of the notebook has a matte plastic construction standard, extremely robust chassis is solid. Remove the five screws to open the fund to upgrade the RAM, SIM card slot (some models), hard disk, and PCI Express Mini Card slot compartment.

The overall quality of construction is above average. Complaints have involved the display hinges to the middle deck, easily foldable plastic, and the use of brilliance in and around the screen (which is a bit unusual for a business laptop). The design is small and fairly standard, what is good for its category and its intended use.

Ports and Features
The selection of ports on the B470 is large enough. Includes a 6-in-1 memory card reader, four USB 2.0 slots total (a combo eSATA), HDMI, and a switch useful GPU. The ports selection is needed is an ExpressCard slot 3.0 and SuperSpeed.

Performance and Benchmarks
Lenovo B470 is equipped with an Intel Core i5-2410M dual core processor, 4 GB of DDR3 1333 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce graphics and Intel Switchable to save battery life HD 410M. Our unit has a 500 GB hard drive with a speed of Hitachi 5400.

The processor is fast and the amount of memory is enough, and when we work together, they are good enough to multi-task and office productivity software career with a slight breeze.

Nvidia graphics card is only a starting level graphics card, but there should be no problems playing back HD video, or some of the older games. To put the potential, 410M graphics card is not much better than the HD 3000 Intel graphics, unless you do not play.

Hard Disk offers a decent amount of space, but has a speed slower than the fastest hard drive 7200rpm, or SSD drive very fast. When you can not choose to drive faster than Lenovo's site.

Lenovo IdeaPad S205 (Fusion) Review

Lenovo is one of the best places with its IdeaPad S205 (M632HGE) in the battle for the best subnotebooks. At the very least. When we look at the version of FreeDOS with some 250 GB hard drive and 1024 MB of RAM (M632GGE) This package goes on the counter for 260 euros.

It is nearly level and cheapest netbook AMD Fusion E-350, 11.6 inches on the market today. It is only cheaper by a weak C-30 and C-50 APU in the Asus Eee PC, 1015BX (eg 1015B). As we were in no mood to install Windows drivers typically annoying Lenovo ', only the "deluxe" version, S205 (M632HGE), with 3072 MB RAM, 320 GB hard drive and Windows 64-bit came into question for us. So, it costs € 370. But: The difference between scoring and low-end luxury is low. Almost all specifications in this study also apply to the purchase IdeaPad S205 (M632GGE).

Specifications Lenovo IdeaPad S205-M632HGE :

• Processor : AMD E-Series E-350 1.6 GHz
• Mainboard : AMD A50M
• Memory : 3072 MB, 1024+2048
• Graphics adapter : AMD Radeon HD 6310 - 384 MB, Core: 200 MHz, Memory: 533 MHz, DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, UVD3, 8.792.3.0
• Display : 11.6 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel, CMO N116B6-L02, glossy: yes
• Harddisk : Hitachi HTS543232A7A384, 320GB 5400rpm
• Soundcard : HD Audio
• Connections : 3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: line out, microphone, Card Reader: 6in1 card reader,
• Networking : Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller (10/100MBit), Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (bgn), 2.1+EDR Bluetooth
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 29 x 270 x 168
• Weight : 1.414 kg Power Supply: 0.152 kg
• Battery : 48 Wh Lithium-Ion, 6 cells
• Price : 399 Euro
• Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
• Additional features : Webcam: 0.3MP, 24 Months Warranty.

Case
The work surface is made of plastic with fine longitudinal striations. This makes the palm rest is comfortable and slip at the same time. The battle is won by fingerprint. But not so on the bezel and the surface of the TFT, because they are made of shiny plastic.

The black cover with a pattern-shaped box is a little eye-catcher and very stable (test strain). Slight pressure applied to the surface of the cover requires only to be divested. The stability of the building looks good. The wrist rest area above the keys and the bottom fits perfectly and does not give anyone else.

We really like the background is the surface smooth. There is no cover for the exchange of the hard drive or memory. Same as the U160 even built (photos 4-6), the bottom plate removed after removing many screws. The components of memory and hard drive can still be changed. There are instructions for this in the manual.

The base plate can be lifted after the complete elimination some screws, using the keyboard and removing more screws. Slots 2.5-inch hard disk, DDR3 RAM and two are below. The hinges are tight. Thus, the screen remains in place in any position.

The lid slightly unsteady hub on unstable ground (by train or car trip). The hinges have a good angle of almost 145 degrees. The hinges have a stop in the clear position and leave the lid to falter in their final position.

The force that keeps the top and bottom closed, thank you to roughly two magnets in the palm rest (test clip) and part of the screen. But it is not enough. The lid opens two inches when held upside down.  

Performance
Lenovo has a 11.6-inch dual-core with an APU, and AMD-350 (2x1.6 GHz). Accelerated Processing Unit (18 watts TDP) was included in the graphics department for DirectX 11 and UVD3 video decoder for HD video (MPEG-2, H.264, VC-1). 80 shaders, the Radeon HD 6310 is more than a game with the Intel HD 3000 (12 shaders), or the GMA 3150 (2 shaders, Atom netbooks).

The APU E-350 has a single L2 cache 1024 Kbs. Both cores Bobcat higher than the Atom N550 same clock speed double heart with the implementation of the order. The core is the AMD chip set and is accompanied by A50M DDR2 RAM 3072. Upgrade to 4 GB can make money through two small slots of RAM (about 25 euros).

Core i3 low voltage or Atom dual core subnotebooks alternatives have the advantage of hyper threading cores four computers. E-350 can simultaneously calculate multitasking operations performed on two cores, but that "in order".

Advantage or disadvantage for multitasking operations? It is the reference multi-core Cinebench R10 32 bit, to inform us. The S205 achieves 1960 points. A 1463 Atom N550 which points. The N550 is slower by an average of 30%. A 380UM i3 manages, despite a drop clock, 33,553 points (Intel Edge 11).

AMD Fusion APU C-50 (on E125) can not follow at all here. It has an average score of 1279 points. E-350 carries only 1030 points in single-core in Cinebench R10 32bit simple calculations.

Thus, despite the 1.6 GHz is slower than APU 380UM reaching 1.33 GHz with 1268 points. The Atom N550 that just when 512 points were again defeated. As the C-50 APU: ~ 655 points.

The reference points of the synthetic CPU just let the E-350 AMD look quite the opposite of Intel dual-core Atom. This will allow Windows users to notice? PCMark Vantage PCMark use and 7, which controls all components, including DDR3 RAM, hard drive and graphics card. 2259 points, respectively, 867 points are tight, however, typical results of fusion APU.

Although scores are higher than in netbooks with a C-50 (1647 / 766, Edge E125) or Atom N550 (1671 / -, Samsung NF310), they are well below a i3-380UM (3619 / - Edge 11) and i5-2410M (5778/1594 points, the HP EliteBook 2560p).

The Edge 11 with an AMD K345, so basically merge field progresses, is slightly better than the S205 with 2409/1003 points. 7 PCMark scores were not recorded for all test units. In short: After the markers are S205 system is much slower (38%) than systems 380UM i3, but still measurably faster than the Intel Atom dual core.

Copying or slightly longer installation time are scored subjectively. Fusion is fast acceptable for the simultaneous operation of several facilities and copying. Perceived speed is better than a dual core Intel Atom.

Lenovo X121e-204562U Review

The 11.6-inch ThinkPad X121e continues the tradition of the budget-conscious of his two predecessors, X120e and X100e, but with an entirely new case design is reminiscent of the Edge Lenovo E125. This particular model under study include the relatively powerful ultra-low voltage (ULV), the second generation Intel Core i3-2357M processor, although users can also choose to Intel Pentium The X120e is the 957th winner of the Best Business Affordable Ultra Portable at CES 2011 and received praise.

Specifications Lenovo X121e-204562U :

• Processor : Intel Core i3 2357M 1.3 GHz
• Memory : 2048 MB, DDR3-1333 SDRAM @ 667MHz
• Graphics adapter : Intel HD Graphics 3000, Core: 350 - 950 MHz, Shared memory, DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1, 8.15.10.2401
• Display : 11.6 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel, TN, LEN40D1, glossy: no
• Harddisk : 320 GB - 5400 rpm, 320GB 5400rpm Hitachi HTS723232A7A364
• Connections : 3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5mm combined audio, Card Reader: 4-in-1 (SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC), 1 Fingerprint Reader,
• Networking : Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit), 802.11a/b/g/n (abgn), 3.0 Bluetooth, Qualcomm Gobi 3000
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): .93 x 289.6 x 208
• Weight : 1.55 kg Power Supply: 0.28 kg
• Battery : 57.276 Wh Lithium-Ion, 6-cell
• Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
• Additional features : Webcam: 0.3MP Silicon Motion Inc., 65W AC Adapter, sleeve case, USB DVD burner, Lenovo Enhanced Experienced 2.0, ThinkVantage , 12 Months Warranty.

Case
What looks and shape, the frame is identical to the Edge E125 ThinkPad, hinges on a rigid, textured touchpad, a spacious keyboard, and even the lack of the LED system. Overall, the average structure provides torsional resistance and the pressure both inside and outside.

See E125 Review detailed overview of the case and its features. At 23.5mm thick and weighing 1.55 kg, the Lenovo X121e a hair thinner than the X120e and weighs about the same, but the model still retains the sense of durability and robustness.

The new design of the X121e is certainly more attractive than the other look a little more square built by X120e. Of course, build magnesium alloy cage of ThinkPads larger and more expensive are much more difficult, but the construction X121e definitely ranks high among other similar netbooks companies.

As usual ThinkPad offers a more professional and business class feel compared to its competitors, and X121e are no exception. The model under review, but come in red alternative option instead of the usual black, which really makes little difference, but noticeable in feel.

While the E125 has a soft, rough above, this special model is completely smooth red and a magnet for fingerprints. In addition, the gray coating around the edges of the cover also absent. Overall, the model red, loses a little of the elegant appearance, but thankfully, users can choose between black or red.  

Performance
Revision ThinkPad X121e is powered by an Intel ULV Core i3 Sandy Bridge-2357M 1.3 GHz CPU is running with a thermal design power (TDP) of 17 watts.

This dual-core processor is relatively new at the time of the review and will be able to handle 4 threads at once, but no Turbo Boost feature more commonly found in Sandy Bridge processors. Here is a processor built on 32 nanometer production process with 128KB of L1 cache, 512KB L2 cache and 3072KB of L3 cache.

The Core i3 also incorporates an Intel Graphics HD 3000 GPU, which has 12 unified pipelines and an overall performance level of slightly less than the entry-level discrete NVIDIA GeForce 310 million. Yet Intel's GPU is not DirectX 11.

This provides a low base rate clock to save energy but provide support turbo boost up to 950 MHz. This GPU will include borrow from the system RAM if necessary. Two GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM, 667 Samsung one of the modules. Similarly, E125 Lenovo, Lenovo is the motherboard supports up to 2 modules and can be reached more easily by loosening the three screws on the underside with a laptop.

In CPU-oriented benchmarks, performance Core i3-2357M admirable in a 12-inch notebook and skillfully turn E-350 Fusion in the X120e. For example, X121e wPrime 1024m completed in 1422 seconds, and SuperPi 32m in about 25 minutes then took X120e 2257 seconds and 41 minutes.

The test provides a PCMark Vantage score of 4170 points, which is very good, even for a laptop of this size. The score put the X121e in line with the 15.6-inch Acer Aspire 5625G (1.6 GHz Phenom X4 P920) and 15.6-inch Lenovo IdeaPad G560 (2.26 GHz Core i3-350M).

Compared to the competition of 11-inch netbooks such as the Sony Vaio PCV-YA1V9E / B (1.33 GHz Core i3 380UM) and Acer Travel Mate 8172T (1.2 GHz Core i3 330UM) winner X121e PCMark Vantage score of 24 percent and 12 percent better, respectively.

In addition X121e Cinebench R10 64-Bit Multi-score is greater than both netbook with nearly 500 points each. Sandy Bridge Core i3-2357M seems to offer significant performance boost over the first generation of Core processors i3 above, and an even bigger advantage over AMD Fusion APU.

In sub 12-inch class, X121e, and Sandy Bridge will offer one of the biggest hits for the dollar. Since the Core i3-2357M is relatively new to the market, laptops with the CPU are few and far between for review. The Samsung is NP900X1B other large 11.6-inch Notebook with Core i3-2357M. notebookcheck.net

Lenovo E125-303522U Review

Business Edge. First introduced at Computex 2011, ThinkPad E125 Edge is one of the smallest portable sleekest and around edge. Fusion-powered ThinkPad can withstand potential commercial expectations and crafts high.

As part of the Edge series ThinkPad, the E125 is more or less related to the edge 11 in terms of size and design. This particular model under consideration includes a merger with AMD's 1GHz "Ontario" dual-core C-50 Advanced processing unit (APU). Consequently, the netbook has an integrated Radeon HD 6250 GPU. While the hardware is not exactly high end, the advantage of series phones have been marketed primarily to small and medium enterprises on a budget. Therefore, we will evaluate the E125 is its ability to provide adequate performance and ease of use for the average of the march, the business users in this review.

Specifications Lenovo E125-303522U :

• Processor : AMD C-Series C-50 1 GHz
• Memory : 4096 MB, PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM
• Graphics adapter : AMD Radeon HD 6250 - shared with system RAM 1972 MB, Core: 275 MHz, Memory: 533 MHz, 8.813.4.0
• Display : 11.6 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel, TN, glossy: yes
• Harddisk : 250 GB - 5400 rpm, 250GB 5400rpm HITACHI HT5543225A7A384 SATA Disk Drive
• Connections : 3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5mm combo input/output, Card Reader: SD reader,
• Networking : Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000MBit), Thinkpad 1x1 11b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Express Half Mini Card Adapter (bgn)
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 22 x 290 x 210
• Weight : 1.35 kg Power Supply: 0.28 kg
• Battery : Lithium-Ion, 3-Cell
• Operating System : Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
• Additional features : Webcam: Silicon Motion Inc.

Performance
ThinkPad E125 is powered by the AMD Fusion baseline C-50 APU as part of the platform Brazos. The first was launched in early 2011, this dual-core processor has a power low TDP (Thermal Design) is only 9 watts. Here, the processor runs at 1.0 GHz with 128KB of L1 cache to 1024KB of L2 cache.

This processor also incorporates Fusion GPU Radeon 6250, which has 80 single, shaders and performance far surpassing the old Intel GMA 3150 graphics commonly found in some Atom-powered netbooks. Hwinfo shows the Radeon 6250 GPU clocked at 275mhz (core) and 533MHz (memory) DirectX 11 support. As with most integrated graphics solutions that the Radeon GPU will need to borrow your computer's RAM, up to 1972MB.

For video playback, processor 720 operates in the YouTube videos without problems. Using the HDMI output, 1080p videos have been tested in both an external TV, Full HD resolution, but it proved too much for the C-50 APU and stuttering issues have been found.

Four GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM at 667 MHz is provided by Samsung in a single module for a total of 4 GB. Lenovo 303522U motherboard can support a maximum of two modules and is easily accessible by unscrewing the three screws on the underside of the laptop.

In the CPU-oriented benchmarks, Fusion C-50 APU is working properly, but the processor can not keep up with Core i3 380UM EDGE-11, or even the 1.3 GHz Athlon Neo K345, in some cases. For example, E125 integrates wPrime 1024m 3723 in a second, much slower than the K345 (1742s). SuperPi 32m requires a relatively long time 3,766 seconds, while the Core i3 ThinkPad Edge 11 flashed with the benchmark in 1776 seconds.

The test provides a PCMark Vantage score of 1647 points, which is quite normal, even for a notebook of this size. The score put the E125 goes against low-end Atom-based netbooks.

Compared to competing 11-inch netbooks, like Asus Eee PC 1215N (1.8GHz Atom D525) and the Acer TravelMate 8172T (1.2GHz Core i3 330UM), E125 to get PCMark Vantage score of 8.5 per cent and 76 per cent lower , respectively. In addition, E125 Cinebench R10 32-bit is a score on par with the Eee PC 622 vs. 634 points, but Lenovo will disappear in a model 64-bit in 1294 compared to 1692 points. Acer for the Intel Hyper Threading easily win the two other mini-laptops in all benchmarks of the CPU.

The comparison shows that the merger of the low end, low-power 1.0GHz C-50 is still comparable to some Atom higher clock speed, while more energy efficient. The AMD APU, however, not yet in a low-end Core ULV processor designed for laptops i smaller and lighter.

The 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One 722 and 10.1-inch Toshiba NB550D are two other laptops sporting the same C-50 processor as E125. As planned, Cinebench and 3DMark scores are quite similar between the two, means that this 11.6-inch ThinkPad packs similar functionality, such as netbooks of the same size.

Lenovo ThinkPad E220s

ThinkPad E220S is a brother for 14-inch 12-inch Lenovo ThinkPad E420s. This nicely portable laptop offering the latest generation of Intel Core series and graphics, 4GB of memory. Notebeook good performance and reasonable price that weighs just over three pounds.

Our Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E220s review unit has the following specs :

• 12.5-inch "Infinity Glass" glossy display (1366x768 resolution)
• Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
• Intel Core i5-2537M dual-core processor (1.40 GHz)
• Intel HM65 chipset
• Integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000
• 4GB DDR3-1333 RAM
• 320GB 7200RPM Seagate hard drive (ST320LT000, 7mm height)
• Intel WiFi Link 1000 BGN wireless network adapter
• No internal Bluetooth
• Integrated 720p webcam
• Integrated fingerprint reader
• Internal non-removable Li-polymer 43Whr battery
• Weight: 3.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.3 x 8.4 x 0.85 inches
• 1-year limited warranty
• MSRP: $869 (similar configurations are available now at Lenovo.com for $699)

Lenovo offers several configuration options for the ThinkPad E220, but at the time of writing the two options available on Lenovo.com presented the slowest processor is the Intel Core i3-2357M processor (1.30GHz) and the fastest Intel Core i7-2617M Processor (1.5 GHz). As the 14-inch E420 we have already discussed, the E220 does not come with two or even three years standard warranty business like other ThinkPads. In addition, Lenovo uses a removable battery and hard drives Seagate Slim 7 mm (standard portable hard drive is 9.5 mm) to give this laptop a lighter weight and slim shape.

Build and Design
As mentioned above, the E220S is a smaller version of the 14-inch E420s. These E-series devices have a number of design elements that distinguish them from outside the traditional ThinkPad. E220S has rounded edges and polished metal in place of all-business, box-like shape, which has become the hallmark of ThinkPad. Open the door screen and you will find a simplified keyboard and a touchpad with no extra buttons, media, or the Quick Launch buttons. The screen is big piece of shiny plastic covering, which Lenovo calls "Infinity Glass". It helps to improve contrast and color saturation, but also creates the reflections of the sun or bright artificial light and attracts smudges and dirt on the screen.

Although outside the E220 is very user friendly, this notebook has a support structure of metal alloy in the chassis for increased durability. Lenovo E220 also gave a spill-resistant keyboard, "ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery," which restores your system settings in case of system crash, and the typical "Active Protection System" that detects sudden drops and park your hard drive to prevent disk failure from droplets. As beautiful as these is that I was not impressed by the support structure on the top of the screen. It bends too easily and I'm worried long-term screen saver, if you're a frequent traveler. I can not imagine that this cover can withstand too many results from the theft of a suitcase lock guide air into compartments.

The most interesting design of the E220 is Lenovo's commitment to be environmentally responsible. The E220 is EPEAT Gold, RoHS and Energy Star, LED backlit displays are 100% mercury and arsenic. Plastic components are made from recycled more than 10% and the laptop comes in a cardboard box with 100% recycled non-toxic inks. My only complaint is that Lenovo seems to believe that environmentally conscious consumers as non-removable batteries. Li-polymer battery in the ThinkPad E220 is packed inside the chassis and there is no easy way to replace the battery on their own without the complete disassembly of the laptop.

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 (K685)

The ThinkPad Edge series consists of the cheapest ThinkPad models. Our 13.3 inch test model is available for as little as 399 Euros (without an operating system). The hardware may not be high-end but users who are looking for a matt display and first-class input devices will not be disappointed.

Last March (2010), we wrote an in-depth review on the first Edge 13. At that time, the test model had a glossy display and lacked an eSata port. Since then, the manufacturer has also replaced the AMD Turion X2 Neo K625 or L625 (1.5/1.6 GHz) CPU with a Neo K685 (1.80 GHz). The hard disk capacity has increased from 320 to 500 GB. In short: the latest Edge 13 comes with a few new features. So what should buyers expect?

The test model we picked was the cheapest available as it did not include an OS. As the input devices and the connectivity of the device have remained more or less the same, with the exception of the eSata interface, we will not discuss them at length in this review. In the following review we will concentrate on the new features the Edge 13 (NUE2UGE) has to offer.

Specifications Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 (665D817) :

• Processor : AMD Turion II Neo K685 1.8 GHz
• Mainboard : AMD M785
• Memory : 4096 MB, 2x 2048MB
• Graphics adapter : ATI Radeon HD 4225 - 256 MB, Core: 382 MHz, Memory: 400 MHz, Catalyst 9.7; 8.632.1.2000
• Display : 13.3 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel, LP133WH2-TLM3, glossy: no
• Harddisk : Hitachi HTS725050A9A364, 500GB 7200rpm
• Soundcard : ATI RS690 HDMI @ ATI SB800
• Connections : 3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 eSata, Audio Connections: Audio in/out combi, Card Reader: 5-in-1 cardreader (SD (SDHC), MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD),
• Networking : Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC (10/100/1000MBit), 802.11 b/g/n (bgn), 2.1 +EDR Bluetooth
• Optical drive
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 25 x 332 x 228
• Weight : 1.775 kg Power Supply: 0.237 kg
• Battery : 63 Wh Lithium-Ion, 6-cell, 11.25V
• Price : 399 Euro
• Operating System : FreeDos
• Additional features : Webcam: 2MP, Manuals, None, 12 Months Warranty.

Connectivity
The ThinkPad Edge has good connectivity. On the left side, the notebook offers a fast e-SATA interface which is combined with the third USB 2.0 port. A USB 3.0 port would have crowned the connectivity, however, that port is not (yet) available for notebooks of this price class.

The user will not be able to add extra ports as there is no ExpressCard slot. The placing of a few ports on the back of the device would have been better, but the battery hinders that. The power outlet and the USB 2.0 ports are placed far back on the right side, which means that the respective cables can be wound around the back of the laptop to prevent a clutter.

Display
Sadly, the anti-glare panel from LG-Phillips (Type LP133WH2-TLM3) is nothing exceptional. The display has a 16:9 format and a native resolution of 1.366x768 pixels, which is standard for this form factor. The low contrast of 151:1 is also typical for subnotebooks. The displayed colors are not very strong, and the black areas of the screen seem to have a slight gray sheen.

The low contrast is not due to the matt display of the laptop. A glare type display would show stronger colors but the black value would remain the same. Our first Edge 13 (glare-type) also had a low contrast (164:1). The color space of the panel does not include the sRGB space, which means that it can not display the colors of that spectrum. However, this feature is only important to professional picture editors.

Performance
The new ThinkPad Edge 13 still uses an AMD Turion Neo X2. However, this time, instead of the L625 (1.6 GHz, TDP 18 W), the laptop is equipped with the K685 (1.8 GHz, TDP 15 W). The difference is in the specifications of the processor, as the latest processor is a Turion II, which means that it has a form factor of 45 nm (Geneva) instead of the old 65 nm (Congo). That is the reason why despite the higher clock frequency, the power consumption of the new CPU is lower.

The Level 1 cache has doubled (K685: 256 KB), and the Level 2 cache has stayed the same (1024 KB). The Geneva platform supports the faster DDR3 RAM (Congo could only support DDR2) via an integrated controller in the CPU.

The ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphic unit (IGP) is responsible for displaying the graphics on the laptop (Congo platform: HD 3200). The unit runs at a core frequency of 382 MHz, and memory is stored on the main RAM modules (up to 256 MB). The playback and decoding of HD videos is supported by the UVD 2 video decoder. The GPU is DirectX 10.1 ready but is too weak to run latest games.

Was the upgrade from the AMD Congo platform to the Geneva platform worth it? As the L625 (1.6 GHz) processor from the first Edge 13 is no longer available on the market, we used the K625 (1.5 GHz) and the E-350 (1.6 GHz) for our benchmarks. These AMD CPUs lie in the same price range of 330 to 420 Euros. Another alternative, the L325 (1.5 GHz), has not yet been tested by us.

The CPU Multi-Core test Cinebench R11.5 showed an end score of 1.0 points. The K625 (0.9) and the E-350 (0.6) are beaten by the result. The Intel alternative (i3 380UM - 2.1 GHz) also scores 1.0 (Sony Vaio VPC-YA1V9E/B) or 1.1 points (Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 NVY3PPB), but costs 100 Euros more. Other CPU benchmarks such as wPrime 2.0 (small results are better!) and Cinebench R10 Multi 64 Bit confirm the previous result: K625 (1.657/3.327), E-350 (2.200/2.250), 380UM (1.329/4.266). Our K685 reached 1.410/3.839 seconds/points. So among the AMD CPUs, the K685 (our test model) is number one. However, the Intel CPU processes slightly faster.

Can the Intel CPU stay on top in other system benchmarks which also include the HDD, RAM, GPU support? PCMark Vantage calculated a score of 3,753 points for our test model. This is the same score as the Edge 11 which has an i3 380UM and Intel HD Graphics (3,623 points). The AMD alternatives: K625 (3,017; Dell Inspiron M301z) and E-350 (2,293; HP Pavilion dm1-3180eg) are left far behind.

The new PCMark 7 provided a result of 1,235 points. The Edge 11 based on the E-350 (APU) manages to score 1,101 points. The reason for the small difference: PCMark 7 gives a higher score for better hardware support, which in this case is due to the HD 6310 (80 pipelines instead of 40, DirectX 11 instead of 10.1). That is why the HD 4225 got a lower score in this benchmark. Unfortunately, we do not have the results for the 380UM.

The fact that an i3 380UM Edge 13 is faster does not surprise us. Buyers would be picking the slowest Edge 13 laptop if they picked the brand-new E-350 APU. The better 3D performance of the HD 6310 in the APU will not be enough for most users who will have to deal with longer waiting times and weaker system performance. We recommend the buyer pick the K685 CPU, even if it costs a few more Euros.
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 (K345)

Key downgrade. Lenovo tinkers around on its budget ThinkPad and gives the mini a matt screen as well as a new Athlon processor. However, we're taken aback in view of the 32 watt hour battery. Will the upgrade downgrade the previously very good mobility?

The first ThinkPad Edge 11 with an Intel Core i3-380UM (1.33 GHZ) struggled its way through our tests in November 2010. We were delighted about the viable application performance, the screen's high resolution and the extensive communication equipment (3G). The only thing that didn't evoke enthusiasm was the glare screen.

The Edge 11 with AMD Athlon II Neo K325 (1.3 GHz) also followed in November 2010 and excelled the Intel version with a better battery life (low load). The reflective 11.6 inch display however was also a thorn in our side here.

In the meantime, Lenovo has remedied the glare type problem and offers its Edge 11 in the Intel and AMD configurations with an anti-glare screen. Besides the expensive Intel version (starts at 536 euros), the aggressively priced AMD configurations with Athlon II Neo can be found. Our test device is the Black Smooth alternative with matt black surfaces. Price: starts at 369 euros.

• Athlon II Neo K125 (1.70 GHz, 2048MB, 320GB, 658D835, glare)
• Athlon II Neo X2 K325 (1.30 GHz, 2048MB, 320GB, 658D817, glare)
• Athlon II Neo X2 K345 (1.40 GHz, 4096MB, 320GB, 665D830)
• Athlon II Neo X2 K345 (1.40 GHz, 4096MB, 320GB, 665D829, test device)

Which strengths does the new CPU have? Is there still a performance difference to the Core i3-380UM? Can the battery life of 5 hours be maintained? Will the matt screen be suitable for use out in the sun? This test update about the Edge 11 answers all these questions.

Specifications Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 (665D830) :

• Processor : AMD Athlon II Neo K345 1.4 GHz
• Mainboard : AMD M785
• Memory : 4096 MB, PC3-10600 (667 MHz)
• Graphics adapter : ATI Radeon HD 4225 - 256 MB, Core: 382 MHz, Memory: 400 MHz, 8.753.0.0
• Display : 11.6 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel, LP116WH1-TLP1, glossy: no
• Harddisk : WDC WD3200BEVT, 320GB 5400rpm
• Soundcard : ATI RS690 HDMI @ ATI SB800
• Connections : 3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: combined headphone/microphone jack, Card Reader: 4in1 cardreader,
• Networking : Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E GBE NIC (10/100/1000MBit), Thinkpad 1x1 11b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Express Half Mini Card Adapter (bgn), 2.1 + EDR Bluetooth
• Optical drive
• Size : height x width x depth (in mm): 30 x 284 x 211
• Weight : 1.353 kg Power Supply: 0.244 kg
• Battery : 32 Wh Lithium-Ion, 11.1V 2800mAh
• Price : 399 Euro
• Operating System : FreeDos
• Additional features : Webcam: 0.3MP 640x480, none, 12 Months Warranty.

Case
The handy case doesn't try to attract attention with fragility. The weight of 1353 grams is average for 11.6 inchers. For example, the Aspire One 722 weighs 1400 grams, and a Vaio YB1S1E/S has a weight of 1431 grams. The angular case with rounded edges is bulky to hold and we clearly sense that we are dealing with a serious work device.

Alike the 13.3 incher, the i-dot in both ThinkPad logos light up with a small red LED (permanent on / altering standby). Our model "Black Smooth" refers to the haptically non-slip but nevertheless smooth surfaces of wrist-rest and lid. To call them velvety would be exaggerated. It's more like light rubber that is mixed in the paint. This provides grip and prevents fingerprints to the largest extent.

There is a small handle on the display's silver band to open the laptop. If you try to take hold of the lid in the center, you could accidentally pull up the touchpad keys as well. They close flush with the display lid and base unit. It seems as if the display is to be pulled up here because the gap between the moveable touchpad keys and the base unit are larger here than between the display lid and base unit.

The plastic case bids very good pressure stability and the base unit's and display's torsional stiffness is excellent for this price range. The display bezel that yields when pressure is applied is a small flaw. The battery fits tight in the case. However, it leaves a gap above the keyboard when it's removed.

The hinges are identical with the 13.3 incher's. The small metal hinges are mounted tightly on the case. They have a firm hold on the lid and it doesn't teeter. The wide opening angle of 180 degrees is perfect for such a small device. It allows you to see what's on the screen in tight spatial conditions. Both hands are needed for opening or increasing the opening angle due to the base unit's low weight.

There is no transportation fastener (latch). Small objects could penetrate and damage the screen since the lid opens a few centimeters. While these latches have disappeared in consumer notebooks, many business laptops still have one.

Performance
Our test device its the new Edge 11 AMD standard configuration on the market. The Athlon II Neo X2 K345 (1.40 GHz, Champlain) replaces the somewhat lower clocked K325 (1.3 GHz, Geneva) from the same type. Apart from the clock rate, there is no difference between the CPUs. The level 2 cache is still small with 256 KB and the TDP of 12 watts is still suitable for subnotebooks (45 nm structure width).

The incorporated GPU, AMD Radeon HD 4225 (up to 256 MB shared memory) is maintained and has the same clock rates as in the K325-Edge (core clock: 382 MHz, memory clock: 2775 MHz). The system is accompanied by a 4096 MB DDR3 memory and a slow rotating 320 GB hard disk from Western Digital.

The CPU benchmarks barely measure the change from K325 to K345 and are therefore actually irrelevant for the consumer. The K325 (0.7 points) and the K345 (0.8) are very close in Cinebench R11.5 CPU 64 bit. Wprime 1024 shows that the difference is almost negligible (fewer seconds is faster): K325 (1884s) and K345 (1742s). Another test, Cinebench R10, confirms this: K325 (2518 points) and K345 (2787). Thus, the difference is around 10-12%.

The Intel alternative runs overall faster through these tests. The i3-380UM (2x1.33GHz) manages 1.1 points (R11.5), 1329 seconds (Wprime) and 4266 points (R10) in the synthetic CPU benchmarks. The speed advantage with i3 thus equals 24 to 41%. It is primarily Hyper Threading (calculating on four threads on two cores) that brings advantages in multi-tasking.

The PCMark Vantage test adds up the overall performance and rates the interplay of CPU, Radeon graphics, RAM and HDD. The graphics performance plays an inferior role, but the hard disk's speed has a high impact. The Edge achieves a total score of 2409 points. Thus, the Edge clearly surpasses a Lenovo X100e with older hardware (Athlon Neo MV-40, HD3200, 1387 points). The K325 Edge is on a par with 2486 points. The Edge's Intel version can set itself apart clearly from this with 3619 points.

Potential buyers ought to consider the following should the ThinkPad Edge E125 (11 inch) or X120e with the Fusion APU, E-350 "Brazos", be launched onto the German market: Fusion will speed up certain applications with the faster Radeon HD 6310 (compared to HD 4225), but the overall application performance could be lower. For example, the HP Pavilion dm1-3180eg with this APU only accomplishes 2277 points in PCMark Vantage. First the brand new PCMark 7 gives the HD 6310 a bit more credit like the Lenovo ThinkPad X120e shows: 1101 points versus 1003 points of our Edge 11 K345.

The Edge reaches 980 points in 3DMark2006. Thus, the Radeon HD 4225 is clearly inferior to a HD 6310 (3588, Acer Aspire 5253) of future Edge laptops with Fusion APU E-350. Even the HD netbooks with the C-50 APU partly have more 3D power: Aspire One 521 (1046 3DMarks06), Asus Eee PC 1015PN (1155), Asus Eee PC 1015B (1411) and Aspire One 722 (1460). 3DMark 11 and Unigine Heaven couldn't be executed due to the lack of DirectX 11.

The installed HD 4225 only manages 2.85 points in Cinebench R11.5's OpenGL test. All previous Fusion notebooks were clearly in the lead with 7.5 points (E-350) and 5.0 points (C-50) here.

Lenovo no longer relies on Hitachi but on Western Digital for the mass memory. However, the capacity of 320 GB stays the same. The HDTune rates of the 5400 rpm HDD turn out fairly low, as expected. The average in sequential read is 70 MB/s. CrystalDiskMark uses a different routine and determines a more comprehensive picture about the through puts during the read/write of small and large data packages (92 MB/s).

The low figures in read and write performance of random 4K blocks is striking (0.48 / 1.0 MB/s). This slowness is however typical for rotating HDDs because the write/read heads have to first be placed in position mechanically every time. This takes a lot of time and can only be remedied by an SSD.

Gaming: No issue for the Edge 11

There are better entry level cores than the HD 4225 for gaming, which we prove with a random test with Left4Dead. Zombie hunting runs even slower on the Edge 11 than on the 13.3 inch Edge with a higher clocked K685. It's only smooth in the utmost minimum resolution of 640x480 pixels (low details). This results in a just still smooth game play of 29 fps (34 fps, Edge 13 K685). The frames cave-in in high details with 1024x768: 12 fps (13 fps, Edge 13 K685).

Short: The Edge 11 K345 isn't suitable for gaming. If you'd like to add "a bit" more 3D to your work life, you should take a look at the upcoming Edge devices with a Fusion E-350 (11.6 inch: Lenovo ThinkPad X120e / X121e, Edge E125).
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Lenovo G570

Part of the Lenovo G-Series line, the Lenovo G570 is a budget-priced 15.6-inch notebook made for consumer general use. Check out our full review to see how this notebook has improved from the last generation and if it can land a spot in your household.

Our Lenovo G570 review unit has the following specifications:

• 15.6-inch 720p (1366x768) HD glare with LED backlighting
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel Core i5-2410M dual-core processor
• Intel HD Graphics 3000
• 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 dual-channel RAM (2x2GB)
• 500GB 5400rpm Western Digital hard drive (WD5000BPVT)
• Atheros AR9285 802.11n wireless LAN card
• DVD-multi burner
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 6-cell Li-ion battery (10.8V, 48Wh)
• 1-year limited warranty
• Weight: 5.73 lbs
• Dimensions: 14.8” (L) x 9.8” (W) x 0.7~1.4” (H)
• MSRP: $899 (starting at $449)

Our review unit is built for general use computing, but the Intel Core i5 dual-core processor and 4GB of system memory should work well with multitasking. This system will not, however, be able to run most major 3D games without flaw because of the Intel integrated graphics card, the HD graphics 3000. Other upgrade options upon first customization include 750GB capacity hard drive at 5400rpm, 8GB RAM (1333MHz), and a Blu-ray/DVD combo.

Build and Design
The G570's outer build does not differ that much from its prior model, the G560. The G570 has a simplistic design, glossy plastics on the display lid with molded plastics throughout, and brushed aluminum across the entire top of the chassis around the keyboard. With the Li-ion battery, this unit weighs in at just under 6 pounds and measures in at about 1.5" thick, making it doable for light travel.

Even though it is made almost entirely of plastic material, the overall build quality feels very good and considerably solid. There is minimal flex when pushing down on the palmrests, but due to the brushed aluminum it is not significant; the aluminum also helps to keep this area where your palms and hands will rest stay cool even when the notebook is under exertion. The notebook is not, however, as durable as it could be thanks to the plastic build. The bottom plastic panels will hold up fine on your desk if you aren't a frequent traveler.

The chassis itself is solid; when a lot tension is applied to the keyboard there is only minimal flex. Typing with heavy pressure should not cause any problems as far as chassis flex or "bounce" is concerned.

Because of its glossiness, the dark lid will inherently collect fingerprints, dust, grime, and so forth, so be aware that this notebook may be high maintenance. The glossy lid does add a touch of style, however, to an otherwise simple design. The lid also flexes easily when any amount of pressure is applied and when bending it inward at the corners, so much so that ripples did appear on the LCD display. Overall, the build quality is good; my only complaint is the average build quality of the glossy lid.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d

The IdeaPad Y560d is a consumer multimedia notebook featuring a powerful Intel quad-core processor and ATI graphics. The most interesting aspect of this notebook is the 3D-capable screen. Does this feature make the notebook worth extra money? Read our review to find out.

Our Lenovo IdeaPad Y560d review unit has the following specifications:

• 15.6-inch 720p (1366x768) glossy panel with LED backlighting and 120Hz refresh rate
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel Core i7-720QM quad-core processor (1.6GHz/2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB L3, 2.5GT/s QPI, 45W TDP)
• Intel PM55 chipset
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 w/ 1GB GDDR3 video memory
• 4GB DDR3-1333 dual-channel RAM (2x 2GB)
• 500GB 7200RPM Hitachi 7K500 hard drive (HTS725050A9A364)
• Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 AGN wireless
• Built-in Bluetooth v2.1+EDR
• DVD burner (Slimtype DVD A DS8A4S)
• 1-year limited warranty
• 6-cell Li-ion battery (11.1V, 57Wh)
• Weight: 5.95 lbs
• Dimensions: 15.1” (L) x 8.5” (D) x 0.8~1.30”” (H)
• MSRP: $1,599

The specifications are enthusiast-grade; the most noteworthy components are the Intel Core i7 quad-core processor and 1GB ATI graphics card. The Y560d's screen has a 120Hz refresh rate, which is what allows it to produce the illusion of 3D when combined with the included special polarized glasses and TriDef software. The Manufacturer's suggested retail price is a bit steep; however this notebook can often be found for several hundred less online.

Build and Design
The Y560d has an aesthetically pleasing design. The notebook is quite thin and light for its class, coming in at six pounds and just over one inch thin. The chassis has a standard rectangular shape. All corners are generously rounded off, giving the Y560d a soft appearance compared to business notebooks. Numerous white status lights dot the chassis, including a backlit “IdeaPad” logo in the bottom right of the palm rest. The keyboard is flanked by two impressive-looking JBL-branded speakers.

The back of the lid is where the design gets interesting. A gaudy-looking tattoo covers the entire surface; I am not sure what it is supposed to be. It will likely be a deal-breaker for some. Fortunately the standard Y560 non-3D notebook is available with a plain lid. The Y560d is constructed entirely of plastic. The chassis willingly flexes when twisted by the corners, which indicates the internal frame is not that strong. Surfaces around the keyboard also bend visibly when pressure is applied. The lid is again easy to twist, however no ripples appear on the screen when pushed in from behind; there is some measure of protection there. The display hinges are rather weak; I can move them around where they connect to the chassis. The hinges should also be stiffer than they are; the display wobbles for some time after abruptly letting go of the screen while opening/closing it.

The biggest problem I have with the Y560d is the fact that every visible surface is covered in glossy, smudge-prone plastic. It is nearly impossible to keep clean and is not all that durable. Overall, the build quality is below average for a notebook priced north of a grand. The glossy plastic and gaudy lid tattoo may turn off prospective customers.
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