Lenovo IdeaPad S405 Series

Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7500G, AMD Radeon HD 7600G
Display: 14.00 inch
Weight: 1.58kg, 1.6kg
Price: 550 euro
Average of 10 scores (from 13 reviews)
Lenovo IdeaPad S405
The very first thing that stands out about the Lenovo IdeaPad S405 is its low price. This machine was built for the price conscious consumer, and as such it comes with all the downfalls one might expect from a budget machine. The body isn't built sturdily, features are few, and the hardware is not top of the line. At first glance, it looks sleek with its metallic finish. But it is mainly made out of plastic and feels cheap in your hands. The 14 inch display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 and not full HD. The viewing angles are pretty narrow, and with the performance of the outdated parts, 2,1 GHz AMD A6-4455M APU and only 4 GB of RAM, the machine is sluggish to use. The battery lasts for approximately 4 hours of moderate use, which may be alright for some.
It is not all dismal though - the keyboard is decent enough, despite plastic feel. It is comfortable in use for a long time. The sound quality is unexpectedly good, but boosting the volume will reduce the quality quite a bit. Overall, you should not buy this computer if performance or quality is desired. The laptop is ideal for light word processing and has a low price.
Specifications

Processor: AMD AMD A-Series A8-4555M
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7600G
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.58kg
Price: 550 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Couch potato. Lenovo's IdeaPad S405 comes with a Trinity quad-core and a light case and is very quiet. But, how do its dark glare-type display and its 32 Wh battery blend in with mobile ambitions?
Source: Computer Shopper

The Lenovo IdeaPad S405 is built around the AMD A6-4455M processor, a dual-core chip clocked at 2.1GHz that also features on-chip graphics in the form of the Radeon HD 7500G. Rounding out the core components are 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/11/2013
Source: Computer Shopper

The Lenovo IdeaPad S405 is built around the AMD A6-4455M processor, a dual-core chip clocked at 2.1GHz that also features on-chip graphics in the form of the Radeon HD 7500G. Rounding out the core components are 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/11/2013
Source: PC Mag

Some value-priced laptops offer more than simple affordability, with features and components that belie the budget-friendly price. While these systems may cut corners with wobbly construction or a trimmed down feature set, they do so while still delivering adequate performance. The Lenovo IdeaPad S405 is definitely affordable, but it comes with too many shortcomings to recommend—the sluggish performance and limited capability are too much to give up for the price. For a similar price without the compromises, we recommend the Editors' Choice Lenovo G580.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/26/2013
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: PC Mag

Some value-priced laptops offer more than simple affordability, with features and components that belie the budget-friendly price. While these systems may cut corners with wobbly construction or a trimmed down feature set, they do so while still delivering adequate performance. The Lenovo IdeaPad S405 is definitely affordable, but it comes with too many shortcomings to recommend—the sluggish performance and limited capability are too much to give up for the price. For a similar price without the compromises, we recommend the Editors' Choice Lenovo G580.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/26/2013
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Laptop Mag

The Lenovo IdeaPad S405 follows in the footsteps of the IdeaPad S400, delivering a great mix of comfort and portability. For $399, you get a solid AMD processor with good graphics performance in a very slim and light design with above-average audio. However, you'll need to sacrifice battery life to get such a capable Windows 8 machine at this price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/22/2013
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Laptop Mag

The Lenovo IdeaPad S405 follows in the footsteps of the IdeaPad S400, delivering a great mix of comfort and portability. For $399, you get a solid AMD processor with good graphics performance in a very slim and light design with above-average audio. However, you'll need to sacrifice battery life to get such a capable Windows 8 machine at this price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/22/2013
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Gadgetmix

The One Touch Recovery button means nasty viruses and general slowdowns over time can be eradicated in a flash, which is another nice feature for anyone looking for convenient computing at a decent price. Battery life unfortunately is not strong – it just about reaches to 4 hours of surfing. But it’s a light and svelte notebook, it’s good looking, and it suffices for everyday tasks at a very reasonably price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/17/2013
Source: Gadgetmix

The One Touch Recovery button means nasty viruses and general slowdowns over time can be eradicated in a flash, which is another nice feature for anyone looking for convenient computing at a decent price. Battery life unfortunately is not strong – it just about reaches to 4 hours of surfing. But it’s a light and svelte notebook, it’s good looking, and it suffices for everyday tasks at a very reasonably price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/17/2013
Source: Techradar

verall, with the Lenovo S400 you're getting roughly the same performance and similar battery life as the Lenovo S405, but with a different badge attached. It's a confusing situation - we say go with your heart. Once you've tackled this tricky dilemma, you're left with a laptop that looks like an Ultrabook but will probably stay at home mostly. That's not to say the Lenovo IdeaPad is a failure in any way - this is a seriously cheap laptop and if you're looking at the budget end of the market, you'd be mad to buy a similarly-specced laptop that looked run-of-the-mill.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/05/2013
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Techradar

verall, with the Lenovo S400 you're getting roughly the same performance and similar battery life as the Lenovo S405, but with a different badge attached. It's a confusing situation - we say go with your heart. Once you've tackled this tricky dilemma, you're left with a laptop that looks like an Ultrabook but will probably stay at home mostly. That's not to say the Lenovo IdeaPad is a failure in any way - this is a seriously cheap laptop and if you're looking at the budget end of the market, you'd be mad to buy a similarly-specced laptop that looked run-of-the-mill.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/05/2013
Rating: Total score: 70%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Onlinekosten.de

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/24/2012
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 73% features: 67% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Onlinekosten.de

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/24/2012
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 73% features: 67% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%
Lenovo IdeaPad S405-59361281
Specifications

Processor: AMD AMD A-Series A6-4455M
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7500G
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: Benchmark.pl

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/12/2013
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 50% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 90%
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.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
AMD Radeon HD 7600G: Processor graphics card that is built into the Trinity A8 ULV series APUs from AMD. Based on the VLIW4 architecture of the Radeon HD 6900 desktop series.
AMD Radeon HD 7500G: Processor graphics card that is built into the Trinity ULV-A6 series APUs from AMD. Based on the VLIW4 architecture of the Radeon HD 6900 desktop series.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD AMD A-Series:
A8-4555M: ULV-Trinity (19 W), 2 modules 1.6 - 2.4 GHz, HD 7600G GPU
A6-4455M: 17W ULV-Trinity, 1 module at 2.1 - 2.6 GHz, HD 7500G GPU
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00:
14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact.
In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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69%: 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.