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Lenovo Thinkpad EDGE E530

alaTest has collected and analyzed 292 reviews of Lenovo Thinkpad EDGE E530. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Laptops for all reviews. People are impressed by the portability and durability. The usability and screen are also appreciated. The reliability and keyboard get mixed opinions, while some have doubts about the touchpad and energy efficiency.

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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 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Lenovo Thinkpad EDGE E530

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 24 user reviews of Lenovo Thinkpad EDGE E530 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Laptops on Amazon.com. Opinions about the design and portability are generally positive. The performance and screen are also mentioned favorably. Many are less positive about the reliability, while the sound and durability get mixed comments.

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75% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

This summary is based on the products: Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 6272-4GU 15.6-Inch Laptop • Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 6272-4GU 15.6-Inch Laptop

Jun, 2018

Expert review by (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, Successful fusion of the consumer and business category with balanced qualities

Contrast weak, viewing angle dependent and course resolution screen, Partly fluctuating fan, GPU's performance throttling on battery, A better screen, intelligent interface distribution and predictable fan behaviour in some situations

Jul, 2012
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Expert review by : ComputerShopper (computershopper.com)

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Attractive price, Good performance, Fingerprint reader, Comfortable keyboard, Accurate touch pad and pointing stick

Display, Webcam, speakers are all subpar, Insufficient graphics processing for gaming

Overall, this ThinkPad has some respectable business acumen, but it's one of those products that you should consider with your eyes open. When thinking about buying this model, evaluate how you plan to use it. For some applications, such as multimedia...

Sep, 2012
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Expert review by : studentbuyingguide.com (studentbuyingguide.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 Review

 

The ThinkPad Edge E530 is a 15.6” screen business laptop that's targeted at small business buyers and students that might not quite have the budget for the more expensive ThinkPad T530 or simply prefer the options and design that feature a hybrid of...

May, 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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GOOD GEAR GUIDE - BEST BUYS

Expert review by : Elias Plastiras (goodgearguide.com.au)

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 Ivy Bridge laptop

 

Lenovo's ThinkPad Edge E530 has a high-end Ivy Bridge CPU, good graphics performance and a matte screen

Great performance ; 1TB hard drive ; Keyboard ; Battery life

Creaky build quality ; Touchpad could be better

The Thinkpad Edge E530 is one of the first third generation (Ivy Bridge) Intel Core i7-based laptops on the Australian market, and it's a good one. You get fast CPU and graphics performance, heaps and RAM and hard drive space and very good battery life...

May, 2012
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Expert review by : Elias Plastiras (pcworld.idg.com.au)

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 Ivy Bridge laptop

 

Lenovo's ThinkPad Edge E530 has a high-end Ivy Bridge CPU, good graphics performance and a matte screen

Great performance ; 1TB hard drive ; Keyboard ; Battery life

Creaky build quality ; Touchpad could be better

May, 2012
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Expert review by : Digit Laptops (digit.in)

Lenovo Thinkpad E530 33661G0

 

The Lenovo Thinkpad E530 33661G0 laptop runs on DOS OS and has Intel Core i3 (3rd generation) 2.4 GHz processor. It has a 500 GB HDD, 4 GB DDR3 RAM, SuperMulti DVD RW Drive and has Intel HD Graphics. This laptop is ideal for personal and professional...

Sep, 2013
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Lenovo 15inch thinkpad

 

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Laptop was a lemon out of the box. Very poor return and repair of laptop. Will never buy another Lenovo for the business

Jan, 2014
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not "Thinkpad" quality

 

Its hardware matches the description. Worked well for about 6 months

This computer is slowly driving me insane. I've never had a machine with the types of problems this one is having ; It stutters when I'm trying to play videos ; I can't press a single button in MS word without the program freezing for 3 seconds ; Web...

Aug, 2013
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Satisfied (has 16GB SSD for cache, but not advertised) yet disappointed

 

Battery life is realisticly about 6 hours.

Fast ; Comes with 16GB Sandisk SSD for ExpressCache Boot ; Comes with Windows 7 Pro ; Comes with Windows 8 Pro (DVD Recovery Set) ; 12800 4GB DDR3 Single stick

NO Windows 7 COA (BOOOOooo!) ; NO Windows 7 Recovery Media ; Picture is wrong, the laptop looks nothing like it ; No numeric keypad

Aug, 2013
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Product Specifications

Audio

Audio system:Dolby Advanced Audio / Dolby Advanced Audio 2.0 / Dolby Advanced Audio v2 / Dolby Enhanced Audio V2 Enhancement / Dolby Enhanced Audio V2 / HD / HD Audio / HDA / High Definition Audio
Built-in Microphone:No / Yes
Built-in speaker(s):Y / Yes
Built-in speakers: Yes
Built-in subwoofer: No
Number of built-in speakers:2
Speaker Power:1 / 1.5 / 2 / 4
Speakers manufacturer:Conexant

Battery

Battery Capacity:4400 / 48 / 5600 / 62
Battery capacity (Watt hours):48 / 62
Battery life (max):5.4 / 5.5 / 5.7 / 6 / 7.3 / 7.5 / 8
Battery performance:4400 / 5600
Battery Technology:Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cells:6

Camera

Auto focus: Yes
Front Camera:N / Y / Yes
Front camera resolution:1280 x 720 / 1280 x 800
Front camera resolution (numeric):1 / 1.3
Front camera signal format:720p
Rear camera:N
Swivel webcam: No

Certificates

Energy Star certified: Yes
EPEAT compliance:Gold
RoHS compliance: Yes
Wi-Fi certified:Y
WiFi certified: Yes

Design

Color of product:Aluminium, Black / Black / Black, Blue / Black, Red / Blue / Red
Form Factor:Clamshell
Housing material:Aluminium, Plastic
Intel segment tagging:Home Office, Small Business
Market positioning:Business
Product type:Notebook

Display

3D:N
3D compatibility: No
Aspect Ratio:16:9
Contrast ratio (typical):500:1
Display brightness:220
Display Diagonal:15 / 15.6
Display number of colors:16.78 million colours
Display Resolution:1366 x 768 / 1600 x 900
Display Surface:Gloss / Matt
Full HD: No
HD type:HD / HD+ / Not supported
LED backlight: Yes
Touch screen: No
Touchscreen:N / No

Energy Management

AC adapter frequency:50/60
AC adapter input voltage:100 - 240 / 120 - 230
AC adapter output current:3.42
AC adapter output voltage:19
AC adapter power:65 / 90
Power auto-sensing: Yes

Graphics

Discrete graphics adapter:N / No / Y / Yes
Discrete graphics adapter memory:2
Discrete graphics adapter model:No / NVIDIA GeForce 610M / Nvidia GeForce GT 610M / NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M / NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M
Discrete graphics memory type:GDDR3
Maximum graphics adapter memory:2.048
Number of discrete graphics adapters:1
Number of discrete graphics adapters installed:1
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics):2 / 3
On-board graphics adapter: Yes
On-board graphics adapter base frequency:650
On-board graphics adapter dynamic frequency (max):1000 / 1100 / 1150 / 1300
On-board graphics adapter family:Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics adapter ID:0x116 / 0x166
On-board graphics adapter model:Intel HD Graphics / Intel HD Graphics 3000 / Intel HD Graphics 4000 / No

Keyboard

Full-size keyboard:No / Yes
Island-style keyboard:Y / Yes
Keyboard language:Dutch / English
Keyboard Layout:AZERTY / QWERTY / QWERTZ
Keyboard type:AZERTY / QWERTY / QWERTZ
Numeric keypad:No / Yes
Pointing device:ThinkPad UltraNav / Touchpad / Touchpad + Pointing Stick
Spill resistant keyboard: Yes
Windows keys: Yes

Memory

Internal memory:2 / 4 / 6 / 8
Internal memory type:DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory:16 / 8
Maximum internal memory (64-bit):8
Memory clock speed:1333 / 1600
Memory form factor:On-board / SO-DIMM
Memory layout:1 x 2 / 1 x 2 + 1 x 4 / 1 x 4 / 2 x 2 / 2 x 4
Memory layout (slots x size):1 x 2 / 1 x 2 + 1 x 4 / 1 x 4 / 2 x 2 / 2 x 4
Memory slots:2x SO-DIMM
Memory slots (available):1

Networking

3G:No / Yes
4G:N
4G standard:WiMAX
4G WiMAX:No / Yes
Bluetooth:No / Yes
Bluetooth version:4.0
Cabling technology:10/100/1000Base-T(X) / 10/100Base-T(X)
Data network:3G / No
Ethernet LAN:Y / Yes
Ethernet LAN connection: Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates:10,100 / 10,100,1000
Network standard:IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n / IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u / IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n / IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Networking features:Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN / Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN, BT / Gigabit Ethrernet
Networking standards:IEEE 802.11a,IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11n / IEEE 802.11a,IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11n,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3ab,IEEE 802.3u / IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11n / IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11n,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3ab,IEEE 802.3u
Wi-Fi:No / Yes
Wi-Fi data rate (max):300
Wi-Fi standards:802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n / 802.11b, 802.11g / 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n / IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
WWAN:No / Yes

Operational Conditions

Non-operating altitude:0 - 179921.3
Operating altitude:0 - 120078.7 / 0 - 95984.3
Operating relative humidity (H-H):10 - 80 / 10 - 85 / 20 - 85 / 5 - 85
Operating relative humidity range:10 - 80 / 10 - 85 / 20 - 85 / 5 - 85
Operating temperature (T-T):5 - 35
Operating temperature range (T-T):5 - 35
Storage relative humidity (H-H):10 - 90 / 5 - 95
Storage relative humidity range:10 - 90 / 5 - 95
Storage temperature (T-T):-15 - 60 / 5 - 43
Storage temperature range (T-T):-15 - 60 / 5 - 43

Optical Drive

LightScribe: No
Optical drive interface:SATA
Optical Drive Type:DVD Super Multi / DVD Super Multi DL / DVD-RW / DVD±RW

Other Features

64-bit computing: Yes
Audio system:Dolby Advanced Audio / Dolby Advanced Audio 2.0 / Dolby Advanced Audio v2 / Dolby Enhanced Audio V2 / HD / HD Audio / HDA / High Definition Audio
Compatibility:Windows® 7 Home Premium 32-bit\nWindows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit\nWindows® 7 Professional 64-bit\n
Compatible operating systems:Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit\nWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bit\nWindows 7 Professional 64-bit\nWindows 8 64-bit\nWindows 8 Pro 64-bit / Windows® 7 Home Premium 32-bit\nWindows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit\nWindows® 7 Professional 64-bit\n
Compatible products:Windows® 7 Home Premium 32-bit\nWindows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit\nWindows® 7 Professional 64-bit\n
Compliance industry standards:IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Display:LCD
Floppy drive installed: No
Graphics adapter family:Intel / Intel, NVIDIA / NVIDIA
Hard disk drive, user password: Yes
HDD user password:Y
Hot-swap: No
Infrared data port: No
Intel visual technologies:Intel Clear Video HD, Intel Insider, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Quick Sync Video
NVIDIA Optimus technology: Yes
On-board graphics adapter: Yes
Quantity:1
Special Features:Windows 8 Pro 64 Licence
Type:PC
Wireless Technology:Wi-Fi

Packaging Content

AC adapter included:Y
Cables included:AC / Y
Manual:Y
Quick start guide:Y
Warranty card:Y

Packaging Data

AC adapter bundled: Yes
AC adapter included:Y / Yes
Cables included:AC / Yes
Manual: Yes
Quick start guide: Yes
Warranty card: Yes

Performance

TV tuner integrated: No

Ports & interfaces

CardBus PCMCIA slot type:No / Type III
Combo headphone/mic port:No / Yes
DC-in jack: Yes
Docking connector:No / Yes
DVI port:No / Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity:1
ExpressCard slot: No
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports:1
HDMI ports quantity:1
HDMI version:1.3 / 1.4
Headphone connectivity:3.5 mm
Headphone outputs:1
Microphone connectivity:3.5 mm
Microphone in:No / Yes
S-Video port: No
S/PDIF out port:No / Yes
SmartCard slot: No
TV out:N
TV out port: No
TV-out:N
USB 2.0 ports quantity:1 / 4
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity:2 / 3
USB 3.0 ports quantity:3
USB port:4
USB Sleep-and-Charge:Y / Yes
USB Sleep-and-Charge ports:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity:1

Power

AC adapter frequency:50/60
AC adapter input voltage:100 - 240 / 120 - 230
AC adapter output current:3.42
AC adapter output voltage:19
AC adapter power:65 / 90
Power auto-sensing:Y

Processor

Bus type:DMI
Chipset:Intel HM75 Express / Intel HM77 Express
Compatible processor series:Core i3, Core i5 / Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 / Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Pentium Dual-Core / Core i3, Core i5, Pentium Dual-Core
Conflict Free processor:N / No / Y / Yes
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio):21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26
ECC supported by processor:N / No
FSB Parity: No
Integrated 4G WiMAX:N / No / Y / Yes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes:1 / 16
Maximum number of SMP processors:1
Motherboard chipset:Intel HM75 Express / Intel HM77 Express
Number of processors supported:1
PCI Express configurations:1x16, 2x8 / 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 / 1x16,1x8+2x4,2x8 / 1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8 / 1x8, 2x16, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots version:2.0 / 3.0
Processor:2020M / B950 / B960 / B970 / B980 / I3-2310M / I3-2328M / I3-2330M / I3-2348M / I3-2350M / I3-2370M / I3-3110M / I3-3120M / I5-2450M / I5-2520M / I5-3210M / I5-3230M / I7-3612QM / I7-3632QM
Processor boost frequency:3.1 / 3.2
Processor cache:2 / 3 / 6
Processor cache type:L2 / L3 / Smart Cache
Processor codename:Ivy Bridge / Sandy Bridge
Processor cores:2 / 4
Processor family:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3 / 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5 / 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3 / 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5 / 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7 / Intel Core i3 / Intel Core i3-2xxx / Intel Core i3-3xxx / Intel Core i5-2xxx / Intel Core i5-3xxx / Intel Core i7 / Intel Core i7-3xxx / Intel Pentium Mobile / Intel® Pentium® / Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Processor frequency:2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4 / 2.5 / 2.6
Processor front side bus:1333
Processor lithography:22 / 32
Processor Manufacturer:Intel
Processor model:2020M / B950 / B960 / B970 / B980 / I3-2310M / I3-2328M / I3-2330M / I3-2348M / I3-2350M / I3-2370M / I3-3110M / I3-3120M / I5-2450M / I5-2520M / I5-3210M / I5-3230M / I7-3612QM / I7-3632QM
Processor operating modes:32-bit, 64-bit / 64-bit
Processor Series:Intel Core i3-2300 Mobile series / Intel Core i3-3100 Mobile series / Intel Core i5-2400 Mobile series / Intel Core i5-2500 Mobile series / Intel Core i5-3200 Mobile series / Intel Core i7-3600 Mobile series / Intel Pentium 2000 series for Mobile / Intel Pentium B900 series for Mobile
Processor socket:BGA1023 / PBGA441 / PGA988 / Socket 1224 / Socket 988
Processor threads:2 / 4 / 8
Stepping:D2 / E1 / J1 / L1 / Q0
System bus data transfer rate:5
System bus rate:5
Thermal Design Power (TDP):35
Tjunction:100 / 105 / 85 / 85C ; 100C / 90

Processor special features

CPU configuration (max):1
Embedded options available:N / No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology:Y / Yes
Execute Disable Bit:Y / Yes
Graphics & IMC lithography:22 / 32
Idle States:Y / Yes
Intel 64:Y / Yes
Intel Active Management Technology: No
Intel AES New Instructions:No / Yes
Intel Anti-Theft Technology:No / Yes
Intel Clear Video HD Technology:No / Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology:N / No
Intel Clear Video Technology for MID:No / Yes
Intel Demand Based Switching:N / No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology: Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State: Yes
Intel Fast Memory Access:Y / Yes
Intel FDI Technology:Y / Yes
Intel Flex Memory Access:Y / Yes
Intel HD Audio Technology: No
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology:No / Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology:No / Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology version:1.00
Intel Insider:No / Yes
Intel InTru 3D Technology:No / Yes
Intel Matrix Storage Technology: No
Intel My WiFi Technology:No / Yes
Intel Quick Sync Video Technology:No / Yes
Intel Rapid Start Technology: No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology: No
Intel Secure Key Technology version:1.00
Intel Smart Cache: Yes
Intel Smart Connect Technology: No
Intel Smart Response Technology: No
Intel Trusted Execution Technology:N / No / Yes
Intel Turbo Boost Technology:2.0 / No / Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x):1 / Y / Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d):N / No / Y / Yes
Intel vPro Technology:No / Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT):No / Y / Yes
Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) Technology:No / Yes
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT):N / No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI):N / No / Y / Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT):N / No / Y / Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD):N / No / Y / Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID):N / No / Y / Yes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio):N / No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology):N / No / Y / Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT):N / No / Y / Yes
Intel® Insider™:No / Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology:N / No / Y / Yes
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (Intel® MST):N / No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT):N / No / Y / Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology:No / Y / Yes
Intel® Rapid Start Technology: No
Intel® Secure Key:Y / Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA):N / No
Intel® Smart Cache:Y / Yes
Intel® Smart Response Technology: No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology:2.0 / N / No
Intel® vPro™ Technology:N / No / Y
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi):N / No / Y / Yes
InTru™ 3D Technology:No / Yes
Processor ARK ID:52220 / 52229 / 53434 / 53438 / 53442 / 53452 / 55627 / 59836 / 63915 / 64901 / 65700 / 65708 / 69669 / 70927 / 71142 / 71458 / 71465 / 72056 / 74542
Processor code:SR048 / SR04J / SR04S / SR04Z / SR07V / SR0DN / SR0DP / SR0J1 / SR0J2 / SR0MR / SR0N0 / SR0N2 / SR0TC / SR0U1 / SR0WX
Processor package size:31 / 37.5 / 37.5x37.5 (rPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023)
Supported instruction sets:AVX / SSE4.1, SSE4.2 / SSE4.x
Thermal Monitoring Technologies:Y / Yes

Security

Cable lock slot:Kensington / N / No / Yes
Cable lock slot type:Kensington
Face recognition:Y
Fingerprint reader:No / Yes
Password protection:HDD, Power on, Supervisor / Power on, Supervisor / Yes
Password protection type:HDD, Power on, Supervisor / Power on, Supervisor / Y

Software

Bundled software:- Anti-Theft\n- Evernote\n- Lenovo Cloud Storage\n- Lenovo SimpleTap\n- Lenovo Solution Center\n- Microsoft Office 2013
Drivers included: Yes
Operating system architecture:32-bit / 64-bit
Operating system installed:DOS License / FreeDOS / No / Windows 7 Home Basic / Windows 7 Home Premium / Windows 7 Professional / Windows 8 / Windows 8 Pro / Windows Vista Home Premium
Pre-installed software:Lenovo Solution Center (LSC), Lenovo Solution for Small Business (LSSB), Enhanced Experience 3, SimpleTap, MS Office Starter 2010, Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync, Lenovo Magic Share, Anti-Theft, Evernote / SimpleTap, MS Office Starter 2010, Lenovo Cloud Storage By SugarSync, Anti-Theft5, Evernote
Recovery operating system:Windows 8 / Windows 8 Pro

Storage

Card reader integrated: Yes
Compatible memory cards:MMC / MMC, SD / MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Hard disk rotational speed:5400 / 7200
Hard Drive Capacity:1000 / 320 / 500 / 750
Hard Drive Interface:SATA / Serial ATA / Serial ATA II
Hard Drive Size:2.5
Hard drive speed:5400 / 7200
Host interface:SATA / Serial ATA II
Number of hard drives installed:1
Number of SSDs installed:1
Solid-state drive capacity:128 / 16
Solid-state drive interface:mSATA / Serial ATA
Solid-state drive interfaces:mSATA / SATA
Storage media:HDD / HDD+SSD / Hybrid-HDD / SSD
Total Storage Capacity:1000 / 1016 / 128 / 320 / 500 / 516 / 750 / 766

Technical Details

64-bit computing: Yes
Floppy drive installed: No
Hot-swap: No
Intel visual technologies:Intel Clear Video HD, Intel Insider, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Quick Sync Video

Weight & Dimensions

Depth:9.61 / 9.65
Depth (imperial):9.6
Height:1.1 / 1.12 / 1.2 / 1.22 / 1.26 / 1.39
Height (front):1.1 / 1.12 / 1.16
Height (front) (imperial):1.1
Height (imperial):1.1
Height (rear):1.2 / 1.22 / 1.35 / 1.39
Height (rear) (imperial):1.2
Weight:5.4 / 5.47 / 5.73
Width:14.8
Width (imperial):14.8