Lenovo Thinkpad L Series
Processor: Intel Core i3 370M, Intel Core i5 2540M, Intel Core i5 3230M, Intel Core i5 3360M, Intel Core i5 520M, Intel Core i5 5300UGraphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6470M, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 5500
Display: 14.00 inch, 14.10 inch, 15.60 inch
Weight: 2kg, 2.3kg, 2.5kg, 2.6kg, 2.63kg
Price: 850, 900, 999, 1000, 1600 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 7 reviews)
Lenovo ThinkPad L412-NVU4KGE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L412-NVU4KGEProcessor: 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
Source: c't - 22/10
Single Review, , Medium, Date: 11/01/2010
Rating: performance: 60% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 90%
Lenovo ThinkPad L512
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L512Processor: 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
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→EN Archive.org versionexcellent keyboard, silent fan, bad speakers, deficient workmanship
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/08/2011
Lenovo ThinkPad L421-7826K13
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L421-7826K13Processor: 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
Source: PC Online.com.cn
zh-CN→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/23/2011
Source: enet.com.cn
zh-CN→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/12/2011
Lenovo Thinkpad L530 2479-3BG
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo Thinkpad L530 2479-3BGProcessor: 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
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
Source: The Hikaku
JA→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Price; the keyboard is easy to hit.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/07/2012
Lenovo ThinkPad L530-N2S4YPB
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L530-N2S4YPBProcessor: 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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Foreign Reviews
Source: Benchmark.pl
PL→EN Archive.org versionSingle 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 L450 20DS0001GE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo Thinkpad L450 20DS0001GEProcessor: 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
Price comparison
Reviews
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
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→EN Archive.org versionPositive: 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
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 5500: Integrated graphics card (GT2) in the Core processors of the Broadwell U-series (15 W TDP).
» 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
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.
» 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%: 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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