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Lenovo ThinkPad Twist S230u-33473EM

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad Twist S230u-33473EM
Lenovo ThinkPad Twist S230u-33473EM (ThinkPad Twist Series)
Processor
Intel Core i5-3317U 2 x 1.7 - 2.6 GHz, Ivy Bridge
Graphics adapter
Display
12.50 inch 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
1.6 kg ( = 56.44 oz / 3.53 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1100 Euro

 

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Average Score: 69.5% - average
Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)
price: 60%, performance: 80%, features: 80%, display: 90% mobility: 90%, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: 80%, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad Twist S230u-33473EM

70% Lenovo ThinkPad Twist review: convertible Windows 8 device
Source: Tech Advisor English Archive.org version
The battery life has plenty of room for improvement, but the versatile design of the ThinkPad Twist makes it an available choice for business travellers who can’t decide between a laptop and a tablet.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/03/2013
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 60% performance: 70% features: 80% workmanship: 80%
60% Lenovo ThinkPad Twist (3347-3EM) tablet-convertible Ultrabook
Source: Good Gear Guide English Archive.org version
The Lenovo Twist has a conventional design that can allow it to be used easily as a notebook or as a tablet. It has a decent configuration and a useful set of built-in features, but it's not without its problems. Our review unit had poorly performing sensors that couldn't get the screen orientation right, along with some other niggling issues.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/01/2013
Rating: Total score: 60%

Foreign Reviews

81% Lenovo ThinkPad S230u Twist
Source: Benchmark.pl Turkish PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/22/2013
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 90% display: 90% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%
67% Lenovo Thinkpad Twist
Source: Dinside NO→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/07/2013
Rating: Total score: 67%

Comment

Intel HD Graphics 4000: Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

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


3317U: Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.7 - 2.6 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1050 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


12.50":

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


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.


69.5%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.


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

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2013-02- 6 (Update: 2019-04-30)