Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E520
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Average of 4 scores (from 11 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E520
The Golden Balance? The Chinese notebook manufacturer, Lenovo, aims its new Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E520 at "Small-and-Medium-sized-Businesses" (SMB) as well as areas like "Small Office and Home Office" (SOHO). The new model entices buyers with its well-known exterior, the latest hardware, a matt 15.6 inch screen, and a price tag of 650 Euros. An alternative to cheap mainstream plastic laptops?
Source: It Pro

The dedicated graphics card adds to its price and won’t be necessary for a lot of people, but the ThinkPad Edge E520 is still a very well-rounded laptop that costs less than you might think for its specification.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/04/2012
Rating: Total score: 83%
Source: Student Buying Guide

If you’re on a budget, as many of us are, then the Edge E520 with its quality build and latest Intel processor technology is a great buy in the mid $500 range. The E520 is a practical laptop for those on a budget but who still want something that’s going to last and won’t be outdated technology wise in two years. The base level configuration should be ample performance for the average buyer, I found that the Intel Core i3-2350m processor was a nice bump in performance over the former Core i3-2310m that used to come with the ThinkPad E520. Even though the E520 is a little more modern with its design than the classic ThinkPad, it’s still probably not going to turn heads. The lack of a screen resolution upgrade from 1366 x 768 is unfortunate too, the more premium T520 has 3 screen resolution options, the E520 should at least have gotten 2.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/15/2011
Source: Techradar

The ThinkPad Edge E520 is a mobile machine that's as good for work as it is for entertainment. If you need something to keep you busy on the move, this is one of the best laptops here.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/25/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookjournal

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/18/2011
Rating: performance: 90% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Notebookcheck

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/27/2011
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 78% display: 70% mobility: 81% workmanship: 74% ergonomy: 86% emissions: 87%
Source: Notebookjournal

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/27/2011
Rating: performance: 70% features: 50% display: 20% mobility: 90% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Source: c't - 1/12

battery runtime very good, office performance satisfying, 3D-games-performance bad, display good, noise emissions good
Comparison, , Long, Date: 12/01/2011
Source: Chip.de - 9/11

satisfying
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 08/01/2011
Source: Sohoa VN Express

Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/27/2011
Source: Datormagazin

Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/25/2012
Source: Notegear

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/27/2012
Comment
AMD Radeon HD 6630M: Successor of the slow clocked (low power) versions of the Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with more cores, UVD3 processor and Eyefinity+.
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.
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).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» 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.
81.25%: 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.