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Lenovo IdeaPad Y510

By Alex Kidman, CNET.com.au on 10 March 2008 11:08 AM

Tags: lenovo, ideapad, laptop, y510, notebook, thinkpad, watt, consumer

Manufacturer: Lenovo

Battery

  • Battery type included
  • Lithium-ion
  • Claimed battery life
  • 3.25 hours

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100 LAN, Bluetooth
  • USB ports
  • 3
  • S-Video
  • Yes
  • VGA
  • Yes
  • DVI
  • No
  • HDMI
  • No

Display

  • LCD technology
  • WXGA
  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1280 x 800 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 15.4 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 250 GB

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 360 x 252 x 36.2 mm
  • Weight
  • 2.96 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Midweight

Graphics

  • Amt of video RAM
  • 256 MB
  • Graphics hardware
  • GeForce 8600M GS

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 2GB
  • RAM type
  • DDR2-667

Other

  • Integrated webcam
  • No
  • TV tuner
  • No

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Processor speed
  • 2.5 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Popular software included
  • Microsoft Office

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes

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The good:
  • Distinctive design
  • Good performance
  • Veriface recognition
The bad:
  • Ordinary battery life
  • Odd mix of consumer and enterprise design
The bottomline:

Lenovo's Y510 represents the company's best crack at the consumer notebook market to date, but there’s no doubting this system's ThinkPad heritage.

Editors’ rating:

8.5/10

RRP: AU$2399.00

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