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MagyarLenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE Subnotebook Review
For the original German review, see here.
With the IdeaPad 510S-13IKB, we have a 13.3-inch subnotebook in our lab. We have already reviewed the identically designed IdeaPad 510S-13ISK sibling a few months ago. However, the inner components are different. While the 13ISK series uses Skylake processors, the 13IKB models come with Kaby Lake CPUs. Our review will reveal whether the new CPU generation brings any advantages. Rivals of the IdeaPad include computers such as the Asus X302UV, the Acer Aspire V3-372, the HP Envy 13, the Asus ZenBook UX303, and the Apple MacBook Air 13.
Display
The IdeaPad comes with the same matte Full HD IPS panel as the sibling reviewed by us. The measurement results are slightly different, but this is normal, since two identical panels are never absolutely the same.
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Brightness Distribution: 82 %
Center on Battery: 259 cd/m²
Contrast: 785:1 (Black: 0.33 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.12 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 3.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
58% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
37% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
39.92% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
57.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
38.61% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.39
| Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30 | Lenovo Ideapad 510S-13ISK IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30 | Asus X302UV-FN016T TN LED, 1366x768, 13.30 | Acer Aspire V3-372-57CW IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30 | HP Envy 13-d020ng IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30 | Asus Zenbook UX303UA-R4051T IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30 | |
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| Display | 2% | 25% | 1% | 63% | 68% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 38.61 | 39.48 2% | 48.37 25% | 39.18 1% | 63.7 65% | 67.5 75% |
| sRGB Coverage | 57.9 | 59.2 2% | 72.6 25% | 58.6 1% | 93 61% | 92.5 60% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 39.92 | 40.8 2% | 49.98 25% | 40.51 1% | 65.1 63% | 67.7 70% |
| Response Times | -20% | -28% | -24% | -1% | 3% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 39 ? | 33 ? 15% | 42 ? -8% | 41 ? -5% | 34 ? 13% | 31 ? 21% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 24 ? | 23 ? 4% | 23 ? 4% | 34.4 ? -43% | 24 ? -0% | 22 ? 8% |
| PWM Frequency | 250 ? | 50 ? -80% | 50 ? -80% | 208 ? -17% | 198 ? -21% | |
| Screen | 3% | -5% | -14% | 27% | 22% | |
| Brightness middle | 259 | 265 2% | 218 -16% | 247 -5% | 345 33% | 357 38% |
| Brightness | 253 | 261 3% | 210 -17% | 239 -6% | 335 32% | 351 39% |
| Brightness Distribution | 82 | 90 10% | 88 7% | 81 -1% | 95 16% | 90 10% |
| Black Level * | 0.33 | 0.33 -0% | 0.5 -52% | 0.38 -15% | 0.25 24% | 0.58 -76% |
| Contrast | 785 | 803 2% | 436 -44% | 650 -17% | 1380 76% | 616 -22% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.12 | 4.98 3% | 3.89 24% | 5.95 -16% | 4.94 4% | 3.39 34% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 10.12 | 9.75 4% | 7.11 30% | 14.2 -40% | 8.85 13% | 6.76 33% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.8 | 3.9 -3% | 4.9 -29% | 5.25 -38% | 5.85 -54% | 2.36 38% |
| Gamma | 2.39 92% | 2.55 86% | 2.41 91% | 2.42 91% | 2.25 98% | 2.2 100% |
| CCT | 7405 88% | 7318 89% | 7860 83% | 6736 96% | 7105 91% | 6653 98% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 37 | 38 3% | 46 24% | 37.28 1% | 60 62% | 60 62% |
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 58 | 59 2% | 73 26% | 58.37 1% | 93 60% | 93 60% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -5% /
-2% | -3% /
-4% | -12% /
-12% | 30% /
28% | 31% /
27% |
* ... smaller is better
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 250 Hz | ≤ 80 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 250 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 80 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 250 Hz is relatively low, so sensitive users will likely notice flickering and experience eyestrain at the stated brightness setting and below. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17924 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 24 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 19 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 48 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 39 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 25 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 53 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Performance
With the IdeaPad 510S-13IKB models, Lenovo offers a series of mid-priced 13.3-inch subnotebooks. The used Kaby Lake processors are powerful enough for the coming years. Our test model is the current top model of the series and costs about 800 Euros (~$858). Other configurations are available. The identically designed IdeaPad 510S-13ISK series adds further models to Lenovo's portfolio. Currently, the cheapest model of this series is the Lenovo 510S-13ISK 80SJ0019GE (Core i3-6100U, 128 SSD) for about 550 Euros (~$590).
Processor
Kaby Lake has finally found its way into Lenovo's 13-inch models. The company uses an Intel Core i7-7500U (Kaby Lake) dual core processor, which is one of the power efficient ULV models (TDP: 15 watts). In term of hardware design, Kaby Lake and its Skylake predecessor are almost identical. Intel has primarily optimized the existing technology in the Kaby Lake generation and increased the clock rates. The Core i7 processor works at a base clock of 2.7 GHz. Thanks to Turbo, the clock rate can increase to up to 3.5 GHz (both cores). The CPU runs at full speed only in the single thread tests. When executing multithread tests, the clock rate falls to 2.9 to 3 GHz after a few seconds.
| Geekbench 4.0 | |
| 64 Bit Single-Core Score | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE | |
| 64 Bit Multi-Core Score | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE | |
| JetStream 1.1 - Total Score | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE | |
| Acer Aspire V3-372-57CW | |
| Asus X302UV-FN016T | |
| HP Envy 13-d020ng | |
| Lenovo Ideapad 510S-13ISK | |
| Asus Zenbook UX303UA-FN121T | |
| Lenovo E31-70 80KX015RGE | |
System Performance
A powerful processor and a fast solid-state disk are used to ensure a fast system. We did not face any problems. The results of the PCMark benchmarks are very good. The notebook delivers sufficient performance for all usual fields of applications. However, the Core i7 processor increases the price of the laptop significantly. Most users might be better off with the Core i5-7200U, which, although brings with it a slightly lower performance, the performance reduction is not noticeable in everyday tasks and comes at a significantly lower price. For comparison: Price search engines list our current test model from about 880 Euros (~$944). The 80V00010GE (Core i5-7200U) is already available for 700 Euros (~$750). The only difference between these two models is the used processor. Hence, the Core i7 processor increases the price by almost 180 Euros (~$193). It is not possible to increase the performance of the laptop any further, since Lenovo has already optimized this model to its limits.
| PCMark 7 Score | 5427 points | |
| PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 3574 points | |
| PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2 | 4506 points | |
| PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 4712 points | |
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Storage Device
An SSD from Samsung is used as the system drive. The 2.5-inch model offers a total capacity of 256 GB. About 170 GB is available to the user. The rest of the storage capacity is used by the Windows installation and a recovery partition. The transfer rates of the SSD are good.
| Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE Samsung MZYTY256HDHP | Lenovo Ideapad 510S-13ISK WDC Slim WD10SPCX-24HWST1 | Asus X302UV-FN016T Hynix HFS128G3MND | Acer Aspire V3-372-57CW Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 | HP Envy 13-d020ng Samsung MZRPC256HADR-000SO | Asus Zenbook UX303UA-R4051T SK hynix SSD Canvas SC300 HFS256G32MND | |
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| CrystalDiskMark 3.0 | -89% | -29% | 12% | 3% | 2% | |
| Read Seq | 494.5 | 108.3 -78% | 428.2 -13% | 515 4% | 478.7 -3% | 465 -6% |
| Write Seq | 494.1 | 109 -78% | 178.6 -64% | 338 -32% | 268.5 -46% | 321 -35% |
| Read 512 | 383.9 | 35.24 -91% | 282.6 -26% | 368.1 -4% | 386.6 1% | 331.4 -14% |
| Write 512 | 155.5 | 53.3 -66% | 179.1 15% | 338.6 118% | 268.8 73% | 321.2 107% |
| Read 4k | 36.08 | 0.395 -99% | 6.559 -82% | 28.88 -20% | 26.88 -25% | 21.41 -41% |
| Write 4k | 96.4 | 1.19 -99% | 71.2 -26% | 74.2 -23% | 78.7 -18% | 74.6 -23% |
| Read 4k QD32 | 403.3 | 1.139 -100% | 253 -37% | 319.9 -21% | 369.4 -8% | 325.4 -19% |
| Write 4k QD32 | 176.4 | 1.212 -99% | 174 -1% | 309.4 75% | 259.7 47% | 263 49% |
Graphics Card
Intel's HD Graphics 620 graphic core is responsible for rendering graphics. It supports DirectX 12 and works at clock rates of up 1050 MHz. The results of the 3D Mark benchmarks are normal for the used GPU. It is not possible to increase the graphic performance by adding a second RAM module, since the IdeaPad has only one RAM slot.
| 3DMark 06 Standard Score | 8449 points | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 1603 points | |
| 3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 52169 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 5407 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 764 points | |
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Gaming Performance
The IdeaPad can play games that do not have very high hardware requirements. However, you have to accept lower resolutions and low to medium quality settings. The playable games include “Overwatch”, “Tomb Raider” and the “Farming Simulator 2017”. The used hardware is not powerful enough for demanding games such as “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” and “Mafia 3”. Regardless of the settings, these games cannot be played.
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| Tomb Raider (2013) | 68.5 | 34.4 | 19.7 | 9.6 |
| BioShock Infinite (2013) | 42.7 | 25.3 | 21.3 | 7.1 |
| Battlefield 4 (2013) | 33.8 | 26.1 | 16.9 | 6.3 |
Emissions
System Noise
While idling, the IdeaPad does not produce a lot of noise. When the fan does not stand still, it works at low speed. However, the fan gets noticeably louder under load and reaches a noise level of 39.8 dB(A) during the stress test.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 31.2 / 31.2 / 33.3 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 40 / 39.8 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 31.6 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE i7-7500U, HD Graphics 620 | Lenovo Ideapad 510S-13ISK 6200U, HD Graphics 520 | Asus X302UV-FN016T 6200U, GeForce 920MX | Acer Aspire V3-372-57CW 6267U, Iris Graphics 550 | Lenovo E31-70 80KX015RGE 5005U, HD Graphics 5500 | HP Envy 13-d020ng 6200U, HD Graphics 520 | Asus Zenbook UX303UA-R4051T 6500U, HD Graphics 520 | |
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| Noise | -1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 6% | |
| off / environment * | 31.6 | 31.2 1% | 31.2 1% | 29.1 8% | 29.2 8% | 31.3 1% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 31.2 | 32.1 -3% | 32.9 -5% | 29.1 7% | 30.1 4% | 32.5 -4% | 31.3 -0% |
| Idle Average * | 31.2 | 32.1 -3% | 32.9 -5% | 29.1 7% | 30.1 4% | 32.5 -4% | 31.3 -0% |
| Idle Maximum * | 33.3 | 32.1 4% | 33 1% | 29.1 13% | 30.1 10% | 32.4 3% | 31.5 5% |
| Load Average * | 40 | 40 -0% | 33 17% | 41.1 -3% | 38.1 5% | 36 10% | 33.2 17% |
| Load Maximum * | 39.8 | 40.9 -3% | 34.6 13% | 46.4 -17% | 38.1 4% | 36.5 8% | 34.1 14% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
During the stress test (Prime95 and FurMark run for at least one hour), the IdeaPad behaves the same way in mains operation and on battery. The processor works at 1.6 GHz, the graphic core clocks at 900 to 950 MHz. The IdeaPad does not really get that warm. Only four measurement segments exceeded 30 °C (~86 °F) during the stress test.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 33 °C / 91 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 35.4 °C / 96 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.3 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 26.4 °C / 79.5 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.3 °C / 82.9 F (+1.9 °C / 3.4 F).
| Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE i7-7500U, HD Graphics 620 | Lenovo Ideapad 510S-13ISK 6200U, HD Graphics 520 | Asus X302UV-FN016T 6200U, GeForce 920MX | Acer Aspire V3-372-57CW 6267U, Iris Graphics 550 | Lenovo E31-70 80KX015RGE 5005U, HD Graphics 5500 | HP Envy 13-d020ng 6200U, HD Graphics 520 | Asus Zenbook UX303UA-R4051T 6500U, HD Graphics 520 | |
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| Heat | -11% | 3% | -17% | -12% | -16% | -3% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 33 | 38 -15% | 29.6 10% | 37.1 -12% | 38.6 -17% | 51 -55% | 38.1 -15% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 35.4 | 39.1 -10% | 41 -16% | 43.2 -22% | 41.1 -16% | 46 -30% | 40.3 -14% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 27.2 | 30.7 -13% | 24.8 9% | 32.1 -18% | 29.5 -8% | 25.5 6% | 25.8 5% |
| Idle Bottom * | 29.3 | 31.1 -6% | 26.6 9% | 34.4 -17% | 30.8 -5% | 24.4 17% | 25.5 13% |
* ... smaller is better
Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE audio analysis
(-) | not very loud speakers (66 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 0.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 79% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 10% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 87% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Frequency diagram in comparison (checkboxes can be selected!)
Energy Management
Power Consumption
While idling, the IdeaPad is relatively efficient in terms of energy, with a maximum power consumption of 7.4 watts. During the stress test, the energy demand increases to 28.6 watts. It would be higher if GPU and the CPU in particular worked at their full speed. The power adapter is rated at 45 watts.
| Off / Standby | 0.29 / 0.45 Watt |
| Idle | 3.3 / 5.8 / 7.4 Watt |
| Load |
29.2 / 28.6 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE i7-7500U, HD Graphics 620 | Lenovo Ideapad 510S-13ISK 6200U, HD Graphics 520 | Asus X302UV-FN016T 6200U, GeForce 920MX | Acer Aspire V3-372-57CW 6267U, Iris Graphics 550 | Lenovo E31-70 80KX015RGE 5005U, HD Graphics 5500 | HP Envy 13-d020ng 6200U, HD Graphics 520 | Asus Zenbook UX303UA-R4051T 6500U, HD Graphics 520 | |
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| Power Consumption | -24% | -3% | -27% | -14% | -25% | -6% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 3.3 | 5 -52% | 3.3 -0% | 3.4 -3% | 4.2 -27% | 4.2 -27% | 3.5 -6% |
| Idle Average * | 5.8 | 7.2 -24% | 5.1 12% | 6.5 -12% | 6.1 -5% | 7.4 -28% | 7.3 -26% |
| Idle Maximum * | 7.4 | 8.7 -18% | 5.2 30% | 7 5% | 7.4 -0% | 10.1 -36% | 7.9 -7% |
| Load Average * | 29.2 | 32 -10% | 29.5 -1% | 44.5 -52% | 31.5 -8% | 33.4 -14% | 26.6 9% |
| Load Maximum * | 28.6 | 33 -15% | 44 -54% | 49.5 -73% | 37.1 -30% | 34.7 -21% | 28 2% |
* ... smaller is better
Battery Life
The 13.3-inch laptop lasts 5:40 hours in our practical Wi-Fi test, which simulates opening web sites. The profile "balanced" is active, the energy saving features are disabled and the display brightness is set to about 150 cd/m². The IdeaPad achieves a battery life of 5:30 h in our video test. We determine this value by running the short film Big Buck Bunny (H.264 coding, 1920x1080 pixels) in a loop. The Wi-Fi modules are disabled and the display brightness is set to 150 cd/m². The IdeaPad is just about on par with its Skylake sibling in the practical tests. However, it delivers longer minimum and maximum runtimes.
| Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE i7-7500U, HD Graphics 620, 35 Wh | Lenovo Ideapad 510S-13ISK 6200U, HD Graphics 520, 35 Wh | Asus X302UV-FN016T 6200U, GeForce 920MX, 38 Wh | Acer Aspire V3-372-57CW 6267U, Iris Graphics 550, 51 Wh | Lenovo E31-70 80KX015RGE 5005U, HD Graphics 5500, 35 Wh | HP Envy 13-d020ng 6200U, HD Graphics 520, 45 Wh | Asus Zenbook UX303UA-R4051T 6500U, HD Graphics 520, 50 Wh | |
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| Battery Runtime | -9% | 15% | 52% | -25% | 12% | 20% | |
| Reader / Idle | 650 | 555 -15% | 1035 59% | ||||
| H.264 | 330 | 325 -2% | |||||
| WiFi v1.3 | 340 | 351 3% | 392 15% | 412 21% | 254 -25% | 381 12% | 407 20% |
| Load | 118 | 94 -20% | 206 75% |
Verdict
Pros
Cons
Lenovo's 13.3-inch laptops are also available with Kaby Lake processors from now on. Intel's new CPU generation delivers sufficient performance for the coming years. The performance gain of Kaby Lake compared to Skylake does not lead to higher system noise and higher temperature increase. A fast solid-state disk ensures a fast system. While it is possible to replace the SSD, this requires opening the case, since the computer does not have a maintenance hatch. The lit keyboard appears to be good overall.
The Kaby Lake processor does not bring any real advantage. Those who want to save a few Euros, can safely select a Skylake model of the IdeaPad.
The battery runtimes are quite good. However, a 13.3-inch laptop in this price range could perform better. Lenovo has not considered that long battery runtimes are more important than the highest possible performance in the 13.3-inch range. The IdeaPad would have profited more from a battery with higher capacity than from a new Kaby Lake processor. The Full HD IPS display with wide viewing angles delivers acceptable measurement results. However, we expect more from an 880-Euro (~$944) laptop.
Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-13IKB 80V00026GE
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12/05/2016 v6(old)
Sascha Mölck
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