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Lenovo ThinkPad L520 Series

Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SGProcessor: Intel Core i3 2310M, Intel Core i5 2410M, Intel Core i5 2430M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 2.6kg, 2.604kg
Price: 800, 900 euro
Average Score: 78.4% - good
Average of 5 scores (from 6 reviews)
performance: 72%, features: 66%, display: 61%, mobility: 61%, workmanship: 86%, ergonomy: 73%, emissions: 85%

 

Lenovo ThinkPad L520 NWB53GE

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad L520 NWB53GENotebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L520 NWB53GE
Processor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.604kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 76.5% - good

Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Reviews

86% Review Lenovo ThinkPad L520 NWB53GE Notebook | Notebookcheck
ThinkPad-Discounter. A real ThinkPad available for less than 600 Euros? Lenovo's low-cost ThinkPad L520 makes it possible. Included are good input devices and a Docking Port. Perfect business style in a casual black?

Foreign Reviews

86% Test Lenovo ThinkPad L520 NWB53GE Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/20/2011
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 72% display: 73% mobility: 81% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 89% emissions: 96%
86% Test Lenovo ThinkPad L520 NWB53GE Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/20/2011
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 72% display: 73% mobility: 81% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 89% emissions: 96%
67% Обзор ноутбука Lenovo ThinkPad L520
Source: Retera RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 67% performance: 53% display: 54% mobility: 43% emissions: 68%
67% Обзор ноутбука Lenovo ThinkPad L520
Source: Retera RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/04/2011
Rating: Total score: 67% performance: 53% display: 54% mobility: 43% emissions: 68%

 

Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52G

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52GNotebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52G
Processor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Foreign Reviews

Lenovo ThinkPad L520
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/28/2011
Rating: performance: 90% features: 70% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 50%

 

Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SG

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SGNotebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SG
Processor: Intel Core i5 2430M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

Pricecompare

 

Foreign Reviews

Lenovo ThinkPad L520
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/19/2012
Rating: performance: 90% features: 50% display: 70% mobility: 50% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 50%

 

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.

Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).

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


Intel Core i3:

2310M:

Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.1 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card (650/1100MHz).

Intel Core i5:

2410M:

Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.6-2.9 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1200 MHz Turbo).

2430M: Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.4 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.7-3 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1200 MHz Turbo).

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


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


2.6 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

2.604 kg:


78.4%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

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

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Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SG
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SG
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SG
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SG
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SG
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SG
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-5SG
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52G
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52G
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52G
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52G
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52G
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52G
Lenovo ThinkPad L520-7859-52G
Stefan Hinum, 2011-10- 7 (Update: 2019-04-30)