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Lenovo Thinkpad L Series

Lenovo Thinkpad L570 20J9S01600Processor: Intel Core i3 370M, Intel Core i5 2540M, Intel Core i5 3230M, Intel Core i5 3360M, Intel Core i5 4200M, Intel Core i5 4330M, Intel Core i5 520M, Intel Core i5 5300U, Intel Kaby Lake i5-7200U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6470M, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4600, Intel HD Graphics 5500, Intel HD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 14.10 inch, 15.60 inch
Weight: 2kg, 2.25kg, 2.3kg, 2.321kg, 2.38kg, 2.5kg, 2.6kg, 2.63kg
Price: 699, 730, 850, 900, 949, 999, 1000, 1600 euro
Average Score: 83.12% - good
Average of 6 scores (from 12 reviews)
performance: 62%, features: 72%, display: 79%, mobility: 77%, workmanship: 81%, ergonomy: 86%, emissions: 90%

 

Lenovo ThinkPad L412-NVU4KGE

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad L412-NVU4KGENotebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L412-NVU4KGE
Processor: Intel Core i3 370M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 14.10 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Foreign Reviews

Das günstige Schwarze
Source: c't - 22/10 German
Single Review, , Medium, Date: 11/01/2010
Rating: performance: 60% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 90%

 

Lenovo ThinkPad L512

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad L512Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L512
Processor: Intel Core i5 520M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Foreign Reviews

Lenovo ThinkPad L512
Source: Notebook.cz CZ→EN Archive.org version
excellent keyboard, silent fan, bad speakers, deficient workmanship
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/08/2011

 

Lenovo ThinkPad L421-7826K13

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad L421-7826K13Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L421-7826K13
Processor: Intel Core i5 2540M
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6470M
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 1600 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Foreign Reviews

换芯不换壳 联想ThinkPad L421商务本评测
Source: PC Online.com.cn zh-CN→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/23/2011
SL系继承者 ThinkPad L421新品评测
Source: enet.com.cn zh-CN→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/12/2011

 

Lenovo Thinkpad L530 2479-3BG

Specifications

Lenovo Thinkpad L530 2479-3BGNotebook: Lenovo Thinkpad L530 2479-3BG
Processor: Intel Core i5 3360M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.63kg
Price: 999 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Reviews

86% Quick Review Lenovo Thinkpad L530 2479-3BG Notebook | Notebookcheck
Prize fighter. According to Lenovo, people should switch to the ThinkPad L530 in order to reduce their carbon footprints. While we are unable to truly test this claim for each individual user, in this review we closely examine the budget ThinkPad and determine its office capabilities.

Foreign Reviews

レノボ ThinkPad L530の実機レビュー
Source: The Hikaku JA→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Price; the keyboard is easy to hit.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/07/2012
レノボ ThinkPad L530の実機レビュー
Source: The Hikaku JA→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Price; the keyboard is easy to hit.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/07/2012

 

Lenovo ThinkPad L530-N2S4YPB

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad L530-N2S4YPBNotebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L530-N2S4YPB
Processor: Intel Core i5 3230M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 79% - good

Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

79% Lenovo ThinkPad L530 (N2S4YPB)
Source: Benchmark.pl Turkish PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/13/2013
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 20% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 90%

 

Lenovo Thinkpad L440

Specifications

Lenovo Thinkpad L440Notebook: Lenovo Thinkpad L440
Processor: Intel Core i5 4330M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4600
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.25kg
Price: 699 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
 Thinkpad L440 (Model)

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Reviews

79% Review Lenovo ThinkPad L440 Notebook | Notebookcheck
It's a ThinkPad – will it do the thinking for you? At first glance, Lenovo's new L440 from the ThinkPad line looks well-built and seems rigid as expected. Find out in our test report whether the laptop can live up to this first impression, and whether it can compete on the market in terms of performance.

 

Lenovo ThinkPad L540 20AV002YGE

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad L540 20AV002YGENotebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L540 20AV002YGE
Processor: Intel Core i5 4200M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4600
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.321kg
Price: 730 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Reviews

84% Review Lenovo ThinkPad L540 20AV002YGE Notebook | Notebookcheck
Improved. Lenovo redesigns its entry-level ThinkPad and equips the business notebook with a new case as well as a processor from Intel's current Haswell generation. Despite the price well below 1,000 Euros (~$1383), the device is supposed to keep up the ThinkPad impression and also meet the related requirements. Our review shows if it was a success.

 

Lenovo Thinkpad L450 20DS0001GE

Specifications

Lenovo Thinkpad L450 20DS0001GENotebook: Lenovo Thinkpad L450 20DS0001GE
Processor: Intel Core i5 5300U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 5500
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2kg
Price: 850 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Reviews

84% Lenovo ThinkPad L450 Notebook Review | Notebookcheck
Changing of the guards. Lenovo's new Thinkpad L450 now sports ULV processors instead of standard mobile CPUs. Unfortunately, the Thinkpad doesn't benefit that much from the more frugal processor-series.

Foreign Reviews

Test: Lenovo ThinkPad L450 - odolně a s velkou baterií na dlouhé pracovní cesty
Source: Notebook.cz CZ→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Quiet and efficient cooling system; durable mechanical design; hilarious TrackPoint; good Wi-Fi signal. Negative: Poor battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/23/2015
Test: Lenovo ThinkPad L450 - odolně a s velkou baterií na dlouhé pracovní cesty
Source: Notebook.cz CZ→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Quiet and efficient cooling system; durable mechanical design; hilarious TrackPoint; good Wi-Fi signal. Negative: Poor battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/23/2015

 

Lenovo Thinkpad L570 20J9S01600

Specifications

Lenovo Thinkpad L570 20J9S01600Notebook: Lenovo Thinkpad L570 20J9S01600
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i5-7200U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 620
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.38kg
Price: 949 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Reviews

86.7% Lenovo ThinkPad L570 (7200U, Full HD) Laptop Review | Notebookcheck
Kaby Lake upgrade. The ThinkPad L570 is first and foremost a Kaby Lake upgrade. The new CPU generation brings a slight improvement in performance and is responsible for the considerable increase in battery runtime. Our test unit is sold without an operating system.

 

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 Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v: Renamed HD 5145 GPU (which is a slightly high clocked HD 4570) and therefore an entry level graphics card with DirectX 10.1 support.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

AMD Radeon HD 6470M: Entry to middle class graphics card based on the Seymore XT codename featuring the UVD3 video processor.

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.

Intel HD Graphics 4600:

Integrated processor graphics card found on a number of Haswell CPU models. Offers varying clock speeds depending on the CPU.

Intel HD Graphics 5500: Integrated graphics card (GT2) in the Core processors of the Broadwell U-series (15 W TDP). 

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

Intel HD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2) found on some Kaby-Lake CPU models (15 W ULV series).

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


Intel Core i3:

370M: The Core i3-370M is a fast clocked Core i3. The TurboBoost, AES, VTd, and Trusted Execution functions are deactivated in the i3-series. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.4 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

Intel Core i5:

520M:

The Core i5-520M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-640M) and clocks between 2.4-2.93 GHz (Turbo Mode). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD 3150) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

2540M: Fast Dual-core processor clocked from 2.6 to 3.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.0) based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. 

3360M: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based dual-core, 2.8-3.5 GHz, includes HD 4000 GPU

3230M: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based dual-core, includes HD 4000 GPU, core clock 2.6 - 3.2 GHz

4330M:

Haswell-based dual-core processor clocked at 2.8 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.5 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4600 GPU and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.

4200M: Haswell-based dual-core processor clocked at 2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.1 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4600 GPU and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.

5300U: Broadwell-based ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 5500 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Kaby Lake:

i5-7200U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.5 to 3.1 GHz, HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process.

» 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.


2 kg:

2.63 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.


83.12%: 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.

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Stefan Hinum, 2010-11-17 (Update: 2019-04-30)