Lenovo Thinkpad L512

Good application performance ; Excellent trackpoint and mouse ; Useful ThinkVantage software ; Fairly low power consumption

Deformations of the case under pressure partly possible ; Almost all ports concentrated on the case's left side ; Minor weaknesses in the keyboard ; Moderate display viewing angles ; Battery wobbles a bit

Status LEDs and multimedia components beside the keyboard. In a 15.6 inch office device, you would likely prefer to see a keyboard with a separate number pad

Good construction ; No loss in strength compared to SL-series ThinkPad ; Modest performance

Screen could be improved

The L512 sped up in all areas compared to the SL510, including PCMark05, wPrime and 3DMark06. The system had no trouble playing HD movie trailers downloaded from the Apple website, including 720p and 1080p clips. HD Flash movies from YouTube also...