Lenovo ThinkPad R500

Advantages: easy to use, long battery life
Disadvantages: no mouse touchpad, slow due to security software

...The best thing about this laptop is its battery life. Regardless of what the spec says (as battery life is often different from that written on a spec, as most people use more than the minimum amount of battery whilst running their laptop), I find that the battery in my laptop lasts a good three and a half hours from being 100% charged. For a laptop, I find this fantastic. I paid just under £500 when I bought it in October 2006 from dabs.com. The main thing that I found a disadvantage when I originally bought the laptop is the lack of a touchpad cursor- this struck me as odd and I hadn't realised this was the case when I ordered the laptop. However, there is an easy-to-use nipple in the middle of the keyboard, and you can otherwise buy a USB mouse to connect to the laptop, which are freely available. So far, I have... Read review

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Advantages: many unique features, robust, trustworthy
Disadvantages: more expensive than some brands

...I bought this laptop on insurance, as my previous ThinkPad was stolen and I loved it so much that I couldn't bear to buy a different brand. In my opinion, the Lenovo ThinkPad is the best laptop you could possibly buy for all-round performance, reliability, and features, but I will endeavour to make this review as unbiased as possible, and I will split it into different sections for easy reading. LOOKS/DESIGN We all know looks do matter, and the ThinkPad is nothing if not distinctive in design. Unusually amongst modern laptops, the ThinkPad does not have sleek silver curves everywhere. Instead, it is a matt black cuboid, with a nice texture. Some people may not prefer this, as I have been told "It looks like it's from the 80s", but the understatedness of the design is much less showy than most modern laptops, suggesting there is... Read review

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Advantages: dual screen
Disadvantages: low for game

...Lenovo introduced the ThinkPad W700ds. This is a unique laptop because of a second screen that can be issued to make this laptop dual sail. Lenovo's ThinkPad series known as the series for computer workers (Mobile Workstation). A research work with the extra screen will help users to maximize productivity. W700ds on the second screen size of around 40 percent of the main screen size 17 inch. Second screen is drawn out from the back of the main screen and can be arranged sudutnya up to 30 degrees, like a rearview mirror. With the emphasis on workers in the field of graphics, Lenovo is also providing the option W700ds intestine. Ranging from mobile processor Intel Quad Core Core 2 Extreme, dual hard drive, graphics card NVidia Quadro FX mobile memory up to DDR 3 Gigabyte maximum of 8 can be found if the user desires. Another option is... Read review

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