Lenovo 3000 C200

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Reviews for the Lenovo 3000 C200

50% The C200 has very good components inside, with a sub-par finish on the outside.
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
The Lenovo 3000 C200 is like a Dodge Omni with a Hemi dropped in: Sure, it’s got dual-core horsepower, but it still looks and feels like an economy car. Performance and battery life were good, but the graphics scores and overall fit and finish of the system are tough to ignore. The 6.1-pound C200 is chunky and plain, leaving us to wonder if someone actually designed it, or just figured out the dimensions the plastic shell needed to be to contain the innards. The 15-inch, 4:3 screen seems dated in this day of 16:9 widescreens. Worse, it’s a matte-finish panel, which makes images appear fuzzy. Worse still, its native resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels, which in a panel this size leads to poor font reproduction and jagged edges on curves. The Windows XP Professional OS (upgradable to Windows Vista Business for free) has the look of Windows 98 (for those who remember those low-res fonts and icons).
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2.5 von 5, Leistung gut, Akkulaufzeit gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/16/2007
Rating: Total score: 50% performance: 80%

70% Lenovo 3000 C200
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
When the Lenovo 3000 C Series launched with the C100 early last year, Lenovo decided to take the budget laptop's design in a different direction. Bad idea. The C100 looked hideous compared with its sleeker siblings, the 3000 V100 and 3000 N100. Suffice it to say that Lenovo heard the rants and is ready for round two. The Lenovo 3000 C200 sports a new design that's more consistent with the rest of the 3000 series, and it adds brand-new components that make it one of the most affordable business laptops in the market.
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3.5 von 5, Leistung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/04/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 80%

64% Lenovo 3000 C200
Source: CNet Archive.org version
With its boxy case and a square, standard-aspect display, the Lenovo 3000 C200 isn't likely to turn any heads at the local Starbucks. But for those who can live without the wide screen, the C200 offers strong performance (outpacing a similarly configured N100, also from the Lenovo 3000 line) and a decent mix of features for typical business tasks. The biggest appeal of the Lenovo 3000 C200 may be its price, which starts at $649; our review unit costs a still-palatable $999 and includes a CPU from Intel's latest Core 2 Duo line. For such a low price, Lenovo forgoes high-end security features and a lengthy warranty--buyers who want a meatier business laptop--and can afford to pay a bit more for it--should look to Lenovo's own ThinkPad T60 or the corporate-friendly Dell Latitude D520. For individual buyers and small businesses who want a dirt-cheap yet still capable laptop, though, the Lenovo 3000 C200 gets the job done.
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(von 10): 6.4, Leistung 7, Ausstattung 6, Akkulaufzeit 4, Preis/Leistung billig, Display mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/03/2007
Rating: Total score: 64% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 80% display: 50%

Lenovo C200 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
The Lenovo C200 is hands down an awesome upgrade over the previous C100 model. It seems as though they looked at a list of weaknesses of the previous model, and found ways to go above and beyond improving them. Performance has nearly doubled with the new Core 2 Duo, the hard drive is now the newer SATA standard, the screen hinges feel they could outlast the laptop, and the much enjoyed keyboard stayed just the same.
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Leistung gut, Display mäßig, Akkulaufzeit mäßig
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/12/2006
Rating: performance: 80% display: 60%

Foreign Reviews

Komplett und bezahlbar
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 9-10/07
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/24/2007
Rating: price: 80% performance: 70%

74% Viel Notebook zum günstigen Preis
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/16/2007
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 60% features: 81% display: 54% mobility: 77% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 88%

Komplett und bezahlbar
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/20/2007
Rating: price: 90% performance: 80%

60% Lenovo 3000 C200
Source: Connect DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/10/2007
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 80% features: 40% ergonomy: 60%

68% Marken-Notebooks bis 600 Euro im Test
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/10/2007
Rating: Total score: 68% price: 90% performance: 60% features: 81% display: 54% mobility: 57% ergonomy: 88%

68% Lenovo 3000 C200
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/30/2007
Rating: Total score: 68% price: 90% performance: 60% features: 81% display: 54% mobility: 57% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 88%

IBM/Lenovo 3000 C200
Source: PC Go DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/05/2007
Rating: price: 80% features: 90% workmanship: 90%

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

T5500:

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.10":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

2.8 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.

In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.

64.86%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.