Lenovo ThinkPad W500

32 reviews

Jan, 2025

Positive
durability (5)
design (4)
usability (4)
battery (3)
screen (3)

Negative
portability (4)
performance (3)
reliability (2)
sound (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 32 reviews of Lenovo ThinkPad W500. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the battery and screen are generally positive. The design and usability are also mentioned favorably, whereas the sound and reliability get less positive comments.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Lenovo ThinkPad W500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Lenovo ThinkPad W500

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of Lenovo ThinkPad W500 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 products in the same category on Amazon.com. Views about the battery and screen are on the whole positive. The design and usability are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the sound and reliability.

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67% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

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Amazon.ca review summary for Lenovo ThinkPad W500

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Lenovo ThinkPad W500 from Amazon.ca. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.ca.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by : J. Simon Leitner (notebookcheck.net)

Review Update Lenovo Thinkpad W500 Notebook

W500, Part 2. After we had reviewed a pre-release sample in our f

Flexural rigid, stable base unit; Very robust display; Modular Ultrabay drive slot; Many communication modules available; Handy ThinkVantage software; User-friendly keyboard; High-quality touchpad/trackpoint combination; High-resolution WUXGA display...

Nearly all ports are at the left side of the case; Display is only moderately bright; Average battery runtime

Depending on the load the possible battery life is relatively short to rather useful. Thanks to optional battery solutions, like bigger main battery and ultra-bay battery, the runtime can be increased. According to the benchmark results the Lenovo...

Nov, 2008

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Expert review by : J. Simon Leitner (notebookcheck.net)

Review Lenovo Thinkpad W500 Notebook

Pure performance. Until now the Thinkpad T-Model from Lenovo, whi ...

To be fair, in all the points that have been spoken to, it must be said that the tests on this device have dealt with a pre-sample that is not specified for retail sale. Therefore, the possibility certainly exists that changes to the notebook will...

Sep, 2008

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Expert review by : Christian Harris (businesscomputingworld.co.uk)

REVIEW: Lenovo ThinkPad W500

The wholly-black W500 (356x255x35mm, 2.78kg) is a typical ThinkPad laptop in terms of build and appearance―some will love its retro and understated appearance while others will want to put it in a museum. I've been a ThinkPad user for years and I've...

At just over £2200 (ex. VAT) for a top-end specification, the ThinkPad W500’s asking price is steep. You also need to ask yourself whether you are going to use all its features. Having said that, the base model (£974 ex. VAT) is very appealing....

Oct, 2009

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Lenovo ThinkPad W500

Lenovo's workstation laptop - the W500 - is aimed at creative professionals and power users. Jonathan Bray finds out how fast it can go.

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review (shopping.com)

strong and smart Workstation

good machine that comes with strong cpu and have smart energy saving features.

Powerful, Good Quality, Reliable Performance

all usb port in left side

Apr, 2010

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Lenovo W500 - can I have my T60P back?

Caveat: Like nearly all of my laptop reviews, this is a business laptop provided by my (current) company. As such, I can't really address the standard software load that comes from the factory. Like most employers, mine ...

Solid build quality. Fully featured. Good keyboard

Flaky video card drives. Expensive. Annoying touchpad

Mar, 2010

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Consumer review (rakuten.com)

Chewy

The item description is severely understated, and general. I took a gamble on the fact that it was just a general description. I received a product that, although a couple years old, had seemingly never been used. I received the two disk Windows 7...

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