Lenovo ThinkPad R52

40 reviews

Jan, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 40 reviews of Lenovo ThinkPad R52. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Lenovo ThinkPad R52 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of Lenovo ThinkPad R52 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

80% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by : Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad R52 Review

The R52 has a comfortable keyboard, and its modular bay accepts many optional drives.

Comfortable keyboard, solid performance

Bland design

On our benchmark tests, the 1.73-GHz Pentium M 740-equipped R52 performed like the typical 1.7-GHz/600-MHz Pentium M laptop. The R52 earned a WorldBench 5 score of 77 compared with our average of 78 for notebooks using the slightly less powerful...

May, 2005

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Expert review by : Stephanie Bruzzese (cnet.com)

IBM ThinkPad R52

IBM recently breathed new life into its business mainstream ThinkPad R52-series laptop, loading its solid case with new parts such as Intel's next-generation Centrino platform, fast 533MHz RAM, and ATI's latest Mobility Radeon graphics chips.

Durable, functional case; solid performance and battery life; ample security features; swappable media bay; standard three-year warranty.

Undersize touch pad and mouse buttons.

Businesses seeking a sturdy, secure, portable workhorse should consider the IBM ThinkPad R52.

Apr, 2005

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Expert review by : Laptop Views (laptopviews.com)

Expert Review

The Lenovo Thinkpad R52 Laptop PC is equipped with 1.73 GHz Intel Pentium M Processor 740 with 2 MB L2 Cache, 533 MHz FSB featuring Intel 915GM Express Chipset motherboard, 256-MB DDR2 PC2-4200 SDRAM (2-GB max), 40GB 4200 rpm ATA/100 PATA hard disk...

Apr, 2008

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Expert review by : Andrew Ku (hothardware.com)

IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad R52

IBM's products are the time tested gold standard when it comes to the computing needs of business professionals or corporations as a whole. "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM," many say. There is a reason for this reputation; most of it relating...

The R52 is the latest notebook from IBM's ThinkPad R series. It isn't meant for the highly mobile or even those that are on the move the majority of the time. But if you plan to be occasionally on the go, this is a good choice for a notebook. It's not...

Apr, 2005

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LENOVO THINKPAD R52 PENTIUM M 1.7GHZ 1GB 40GB XP PRO COMBO

Lenovo ThinkPad R52 has a moderate size and weight, ideal for a business laptop. Actual dimensions are 12.4" x 10.2" x 1.3". It weighs around six pounds. It is thicker and heavier than similar laptops. You can come across many different configurations...

Excellent screen; Good endurance levels; Affordable; Comfortable keyboard with dual pointing devices

Multimedia functions lacking; Suits occasional mobility and cannot support frequent mobility; Wireless connection and performance average; Little heavier; Mouse buttons small; Touch pad undersized

Lenovo ThinkPad R52 is a good laptop for students and professionals alike. However, its weight does not allow frequent travel. This laptop may not suit the requirements of extremely mobile people. Nonetheless, it suits the tag of an all-purpose laptop...

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Expert review by : Good Gear Guide.au (goodgearguide.com.au)