Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s (14-Inch, 2011)

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

Speedy processor, hard drive. Light and strong construction. Attractive design. Comfortable keyboard. More affordable than comparable ultraportables. Long battery life. Light on bloatware.

Performance lags behind competitors.

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Solid build quality ; Excellent keyboard ; Great battery life (6+ hours) ; Good design

Non-removable battery ; Low-resolution display ; No status lights ; The ThinkPad E420s represents a good value at its $799 price point. Just be aware it has limited screen options and a non-removable battery.

The ThinkPad E420s represents a good value at its $799 price point. Just be aware it has limited screen options and a non-removable battery.

Pleasant soft touch surfaces, Large touchpad and trackpoint, Convincing multimedia performance, AMD Switchable Graphics, Fast 2.5 inch hard disk, Power consumption and acceptable battery runtimes, The surfaces' high-end feel and the revised, and now...

Glossy plate in front of the screen, Instable display lid and hinges, Display brightness, contrast and black value, Unconvincing stereo speakers, Built-in battery, A higher quality display with a matt surface and the possibility of exchanging the battery

Excellent build, Great keyboard and trackpoint, Good design

No USB 3.0, Non-removable battery

Chic design with a clean layout ; Quad-core foundation ; Dolby Home Theater v4 audio technology ; HD webcam performs well in low light situations

Lack luster gaming performance ; Difficult access to internal components

Lenovo designed the ThinkPad Edge E420s for small-to-medium business (SMB) users, and if evaluating it on those terms, the E420s proves a solid workhorse. It has plenty of horsepower to beam PowerPoint presentations to potential clients, and with its...

The ThinkPad E420s couldn’t be much different from the excellent Lenovo IdeaPad G570. To be fair to the ThinkPad it is a very work-focused model, but the poor battery life, lack of storage space, mediocre screen and relatively high price all count...

Excellent build ; Great keyboard and trackpoint ; Good design

No USB 3.0 ; Non-removable battery

The ThinkPad range has been typically targeted at business users, however, I can certainly see more general users adopting the Edge series, especially as the price of the business class fare edges further below the £1000 mark. This Core i5 version is...