Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 Series
Processor: AMD A-Series A4-5000, AMD E-Series E1-2500Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 8240, AMD Radeon HD 8330
Display: 11.60 inch
Weight: 1.54kg
Price: 459, 499 euro
Average of 4 scores (from 3 reviews)
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145Processor: AMD E-Series E1-2500
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 8240
Display: 11.60 inch, 16:8, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.54kg
Price: 459 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
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Reviews
Successful Kabini update. Lenovo upgrades their little ThinkPad Edge (11.6-inches) with a Kabini APU and a considerably brighter display. Otherwise, the newbie and the predecessor model are exactly alike. Will users benefit from the upgrades? Read our review to find out.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Computer Magazin - Heft 11/2014
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2014
Rating: Total score: 91%
Source: Computer Magazin - Heft 11/2014
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2014
Rating: Total score: 91%
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145-20BC000UGE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145-20BC000UGEProcessor: AMD A-Series A4-5000
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 8330
Display: 11.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.54kg
Price: 499 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Pricecompare
Reviews
Notebook for students. The ThinkPad Edge E145 delivers long battery runtimes and excellent input devices. This makes it ideal for those users who have to do desk work outside of offices and homes. We will scrutinize the computer in our review.
Comment
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.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
AMD Radeon HD 8240:
An integrated GCN-based GPU with 128 shader units and no dedicated VRAM. It is typically clocked at 400 MHz and paired with AMD E1-2500 "Kabini" APUs.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
AMD Radeon HD 8330:
An integrated GCN-based GPU with 128 shader units and no dedicated VRAM. It is typically clocked at 500 MHz and paired with AMD Richland A4-5000 "Kabini" APUs.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD E-Series:
E1-2500: Dual-core APU for low-end ultraportables, codenamed Kabini. Based on the Jaguar architecture. Integrates a Radeon HD 8240 graphics card.
AMD A-Series:
A4-5000: Quad-core APU for low-end laptops, codenamed Kabini. Based on the Jaguar architecture. Integrates an Radeon HD 8330 graphics card.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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85%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.