Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E325-12972FG
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E325-12972FGProcessor: AMD E-Series E-350
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6310
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: no
Weight: 1.74kg
Price: 420 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 4 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E325-12972FG
Lost values. For a mere 420 Euros Lenovo is offering the ThinkPad Edge E325; a 13.3 inch subnotebook. The display is non-reflective, the battery life lasts for up to nine hours, and AMD Fusion provides for a smooth presentation of HD movies. Yet older qualities of the ThinkPad genre, such as the known robustness, received less attention.
Source: PC Pro

There’s no optical drive, which will make installing software locally rather challenging, but if you’ve moved to software deployment over a network this won’t be an issue. Our strongest criticism, then, is that the ThinkPad took nearly two minutes to start up – an eternity for the youngest students.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/01/2012
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 83% performance: 57% features: 67% ergonomy: 67%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/23/2011
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 62% display: 75% mobility: 92% workmanship: 72% ergonomy: 87% emissions: 92%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/19/2011
Rating: performance: 50% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Source: PC Online.com.cn
zh-CN→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/19/2011
Comment
AMD Radeon HD 6310: Integrated graphics card in the Zacate netbook processors (e.g. E-350 and E-240) featuring an UVD3 video decoder and no dedicated memory.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
E-350: Dual Core low power processor with an integrated graphics cards. The processor is on a level with Celeron SU2300 (1.2 GHz) and the GPU part about as fast as an Nvidia ION (2).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
13.3": This is a common display format for subnotebooks. Netbooks, UMPC and some subnotebooks have tinier displays. Nevertheless, the majority of standard laptops has a higher format. The advantage of a small display is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes, especially with high resolutions.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.74 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 12 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Lenovo: Lenovo Group Limited is China's largest and the world's fourth largest personal computer manufacturer. Lenovo produces desktops, laptops, servers, handheld computers, imaging equipment, and mobile phone handsets. Lenovo also provides information technology integration and support services, and its QDI unit offers contract manufacturing. Its executive headquarters are located in China and USA. It is incorporated in Hong Kong. Lenovo was formed in 1984 as a spin-off of the Chinese Academy of Sciences new technology unit. The company initially began as a reseller, distributor and later CM for foreign brands, including IBM, entering the Chinese market. In 1990, Lenovo started to manufacture its own PCs and by 1997 became the market leader in China. In 2004, Lenovo bought IBM’s PC business for $1.25billion. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
78.33%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.





