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Lenovo Thinkpad R500

Lenovo Thinkpad R500
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alaScore 80

38 reviews

May, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 38 reviews of Lenovo Thinkpad R500. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the screen and battery. The energy efficiency and durability also get good feedback, whereas some have doubts about the usability and portability. Comments are divided on the price.

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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 R500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Lenovo Thinkpad R500

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Lenovo Thinkpad R500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 1.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

0% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : jin07 (NotebookReview.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad R500 User Review

 

While I looked for a new laptop, I focused primarily on low-cost business notebooks. The reason for this decision is grounded in the desire for a well-built, long-lasting notebook with solid customer support. Furthermore, I did not need a laptop with a...

Great cooling system ; Nice screen ; Overall build quality ; Good value

Too heavy and big ; Keyboard flex is disappointing coming from a Thinkpad

Despite its problems, the Lenovo Thinkpad R500 is an easy recommendation for anyone desiring a laptop for basic tasks. It delivers more than enough performance for these programs and runs Vista without any problems. The overall build quality would make...

Sep, 2008
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Expert review by : Alex Bentley (techradar.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad R500 review

 

A rock-solid business laptop with great usability and an impressive battery life

Fantastic battery life ; Build quality ; Excellent usability ; Matt finish to screen eliminates reflections ; ThinkVantage software ; Fingerprint scanner

Bulky ; Matt finish reduces the impact of colour and contrast ; Limited graphics power

This machine offers solid build quality and price but the limited graphics power and absence of a HDMI port may deter some

Apr, 2010
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Expert review by : Alan Lu (expertreviews.co.uk)

Lenovo ThinkPad R500 review

 

Lenovo's ThinkPad R500 has surprisingly long battery life, but it otherwise failed to live up to our expectations, and is also expensive.

Oct, 2009
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Lenovo R500

 

If you're looking for that sleek look, this model doesn't have it. It was designed for the business environment with durability in mind, however, the reliability of the ThinkPad is second to none. Although they come with a 32bit OS, they can handle up...

The price was great. The upgrade possibilities are a plus. 8GB memory max, not 4GB. Reliability; Lenovo is one of the best PC's you can buy. For off lease equipment, they look really great.

Power Adapter went out 5 minutes after I plugged it in. I'm hoping I can ship the power adapter back & not the entire laptop. The battery in one of the two are bad. Make to check them out....

May, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

good seller

 

would buy again. added not being used 60gig ssd, not being used 4gig mem, hard drive catty ($8.00). not being used 250gig hard drive, Express Card Expresscard to USB 3.0 2 Port Adapter ($8.00), and displayport to hdmi adapter ($5.00). windows wei score...

has a i5-520m cpu. win7 64bit. dvd burner, fast shipping. good blue tooth. good wireless card. free windows 10 upgrade (I left 7 on it) display port.

little spot on screen dead about the size of an eraser head.

Apr, 2016
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good laptap but...

 

I installed a DVD/RW, upgraded mem to 4 GB, installed a 500GB HDD and loaded Win 7 Pro 64 bit. I had to take off at least one egg for the con. If I did not have the spare parts I would have exchanged the unit. I love Thinkpads so I'll hang on to this...

This machine looks really clean. The screen is clear and bright. Looks like it was well taken care of by previous owner

I had to replace the DVD unit because it would not pop open, all it would do is click...I can't/won't sell any unit with a dvd that does that. There was a repair done to the bottom of the case near the dvd opening. Looks like it may have been a...

Oct, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good laptap but...

 

I installed a DVD/RW, upgraded mem to 4 GB, installed a 500GB HDD and loaded Win 7 Pro 64 bit. I had to take off at least one egg for the con. If I did not have the spare parts I would have exchanged the unit. I love Thinkpads so I'll hang on to this...

This machine looks really clean. The screen is clear and bright. Looks like it was well taken care of by previous owner.

I had to replace the DVD unit because it would not pop open, all it would do is click...I can't/won't sell any unit with a dvd that does that. There was a repair done to the bottom of the case near the dvd opening. Looks like it may have been a...

Oct, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Solid Laptop

 

Spent a fair amount of time setting up this laptop just to be sending it back. RMA is painless, otherwise.

With the current operating system it was easy to upgrade to Windows 10 and for free. The WiFi worked well in picking up a signal. The computer was plenty fast for normal non-gaming applications. The price is great.

After leaving it sit for a few days, the computer refused to boot up. After filing an RMA I discovered someone had spilled pop in the battery compartment, gooing up the electrical contacts. After cleaning up the contacts it booted up and ran just fine....

Oct, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Solid Laptop

 

Spent a fair amount of time setting up this laptop just to be sending it back. RMA is painless, otherwise.

With the current operating system it was easy to upgrade to Windows 10 and for free. The WiFi worked well in picking up a signal. The computer was plenty fast for normal non-gaming applications. The price is great

After leaving it sit for a few days, the computer refused to boot up. After filing an RMA I discovered someone had spilled pop in the battery compartment, gooing up the electrical contacts. After cleaning up the contacts it booted up and ran just fine....

Oct, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Lenovo R500

 

If you're looking for that sleek look, this model doesn't have it. It was designed for the business environment with durability in mind, however, the reliability of the ThinkPad is second to none. Although they come with a 32bit OS, they can handle up...

The price was great ; The upgrade possibilities are a plus. 8GB memory max, not 4GB ; Reliability; Lenovo is one of the best PC's you can buy ; For off lease equipment, they look really great

Power Adapter went out 5 minutes after I plugged it in. I'm hoping I can ship the power adapter back & not the entire laptop

Oct, 2015
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