Lenovo IdeaPad Y510-5 Review
- Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.8 GHz)
- Intel GMA X3100
- 2 GB RAM Size
- 250 GB HDD Capacity
Detailed laptop analysis based on 4 expert reviews
Score: 85 /100
15.4 ''- excellent
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Our summary of all reviews
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Performance
3 /100
At this level, the performance is very low. This limits the user to usual activities e.g surfing the web, writing emails. Using applications like Word or Excel is possible, though at a very low speed. Gaming and other high performance tasks are impossible. People looking for a secondary laptop or using non-complex applications only will be satisfied.
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3DMark 06 1024 x 768
485 #
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PCMark 05
3397 #
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Cinebench xCPU 64Bit
3166 #
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Design
2.3/5
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Build Quality
4.0/5
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Display
3.3/5
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Display Resolution
1280 x 800
This resolution does not allow for much multitasking. Opening two windows next to one another is quite annoying as much scrolling is needed to view the content of both. The users might get lost between their windows, as a continuous expanding and minimizing is required. Viewing highly detailed pictures demands quite a lot of zooming, and only low resolution picture and video editing is possible. Gamers could be satisfied with this resolution as many graphic cards support the native resolution of this display and run very smoothly. The gaming will not however be experienced to its full potential, as viewing graphic details is limited. The majority of movies will be viewed with black bars at the top and the bottom of the display.
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Reflections
:0.0/5
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Sound
5.0/5
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Keyboard
4.3/5
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Touchpad
4.3/5
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Battery Surfing
3:19 h
This battery life should be enough for users planning to spend just a bit over a couple of hours away from a power source. If you want, for example, to check your emails in the garden, or during a short train ride, you should make sure that your display is set on low brightness. You should as well turn on your energy saving mode, and avoid running any other parallel programs other than the one you are using. With all these precautions, this battery might still not be enough for you, in this case you should have a second battery to secure longer working hours away from a power socket.
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Battery DVD/Video
1:36 h
The battery of this computer will barely enable you to through your preparations for one client presentation. If you think of watching a movie, you might find yourself unable to find out if they actually lived happily forever after. For mobile use an external battery will be a must, otherwise you will not be able to leave the house without your charger.
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Weight
6.39 lbs
Some users will be exhausted carrying the computer with them, even for a few minutes. Although the weight is within the range of acceptability, it might yet be challenging to find a fitting bag for comfortable mobility. If you take into account the extra weight of the charger, this notebook will be tiring to walk around with even for a short period of time. It might as well occupy too much space for convenient use in cafes or airplanes.
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Noise
5.0/5
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Temperature
5.0/5
All external reviews Lenovo IdeaPad Y510-5
| Language | Source URL | Review Date | Author |
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English |
computershopper.com | 4/1/08 | Asa Somers |
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English |
www.pcmag.com | 3/18/08 | Cisco Cheng |
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English |
www.laptopmag.com | 3/18/08 | Joanna Stern |
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English |
www.notebookreview.com | 2/27/08 | Jerry Jackson |