Lenovo Thinkpad EDGE E530

195 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Screen (25)
Build quality (11)
Portability (11)
Value for money (7)
Battery (6)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 195 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the performance and portability. The build quality and keyboard also get good feedback.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Lenovo Thinkpad EDGE E530 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: Tobias Winkler (notebookcheck.net)

Review Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 (NZQBQGE) Notebook

Consumer laptop for business. Lenovo's ThinkPad Edge E530 is trying really hard to make an attempt at being a representative of the ?ThinkPad? brand for the masses. This review will evaluate whether the offering will cut it in a market looking for...

Good system performance ; Good upgrade options ; Bright and matte screen ; Cool case

Contrast weak, viewing angle dependent and course resolution screen ; Partly fluctuating fan ; GPU's performance throttling on battery

Consumer notebooks and elite business devices offer more for the money in their respective categories. However, if you cannot opt for one or have been looking for an amalgamation of features, you will not find an alternative to the Edge E530

Jul, 2012

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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530

What do you do if you want something like a ThinkPad, but don't have the money– or think the normal models are too ugly?

Excellent keyboard and touchpad ; Matte display ; Outstanding endurance (with upgraded battery) ; Inexpensive

Thick and bulky ; Poor audio quality ; Not the best performance value

The ThinkPad Edge E530 is an excellent entry into the mainstream laptop market.

Aug, 2012

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Expert review by: Priya (technostall.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 Notebook Specs and Price

A new laptop of ThinkPad series from Lenovo had came out by the name, Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530. The latest series of Lenovo has the attributes of the subsequent generation Mini dock extension and sliced battery by the ...

May, 2012

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Consumer review by: sergioadh (newegg.com)

Windows 7 Activation Problem

Very nice laptop

I bought 5 of these laptops and all came with issues trying to activate Windows 7, with an invalid key. Newegg sent me to Lenovo, Lenovo sent me to Microsoft which sent me back to Lenovo. Lenovo is asking that the computers be sent to their warehouse...

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: Jake (newegg.com)

work horse laptop

I have purchases over 30 of these laptops with no issue.

We use these laptops in a package with a product we sell, they have great features for the price and thus far I have not had any issues. 4 USB ports is a major boon for this laptop

I am not a huge fan of the flat black finish lenovo/ibm uses, fingerprint marks are a major issue

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: aaron2914 (cdw.com)

Lots of bloatware, light on usability

This laptop has been a giant exercise in frustration. It doesn't play nice at all with the recommended USB port replicator (here's a tip - disable any hardware acceleration in your browsers or elsewhere, it doesn't work with the port replicator...and...

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: Pawel (newegg.com)

Last 2 Had Problems

I did call Lenovo support, they were absolutely useless. I got bounced around to some guy clearly in another country when the call center said I was being transferred to Georgia. He argued with me that I didn't have windows 7 instead had windows 8...

I ordered 10 of these in the last year with no issues. I've been recommending these laptops to everyone and when they get them they love them (when they work WITH windows 7)

The last 2 had major problems. The first laptop came with windows 7, which is what we wanted. The newegg site said the operating was windows 7 (they changed the top of their specs to windows 8 while I was on the phone with them with my issue but the...

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530c 336632U 15.6" LED Notebook - Intel - Core i3 i3-2328M 2.2GHz - Black Textured

Remove all Lenovoware and this machine runs smooth and starts fast.

Great laptop for a great price

I wish the packaging would be a little better. That is not NewEgg's fault. That is a Lenovo issue

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review by: Brian in CA (newegg.com)

Good value for money

This notebook is exactly what is described - a base model business system. Not sure what the other reviewer expected. 2GB of RAM on a 64-bit Windows 7 box means upgrading for $25 to 6GB of RAM is a reasonable cost. The video and processor performance...

Good overall design, indicator light on lid, reasonably light

The 500 and 530 vary by the latter having an integrated 10-key, some of my users have objected to the offset keyboard and trackpad. A minor issue at best

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review by: Cain (newegg.com)

ThinkPad E530 (62724FU)

So far a good and fast upgrade from what the user had before this. All XP programs worked and it even came with a copy of Windows 8 for free. A very good buy

Obviously could be faster but for the price it is very good

Feb, 2013

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