If I had the choice I wouldn't have looked twice at this laptop as it is a bit of an ugly beast and I'm not all that familiar with the Lenovo brand. As it was, this is the standard laptop given out at work and I have used it for just over a year. The laptop is plain looking but is certainly robust. Everything about its looks suggests this is for people who choose functionality over style. It has taken some batterings in the time I have owned it but the black casing seems to be scratch proof. It is not the lightest laptop I have seen (2.4kg) but it is certainly thin and as such is easy to carry around. To give you some facts and figures, the laptop ...  Read the complete review

I purchased this laptop and upgraded the processor through Lenovo other than this my laptop is identical. I needed a laptop that could run processor hungry applications like AutoCAD and have great battery life. It was primarily going to be used for business use and so needed to be tough and bomb proof! As with all Thinkpads, they do not look that attractive, but the rugged covering and compact shape allow them to be lugged around with little or no damage. Other brands of laptops that I have owned had started slowing after 6 months of hard usage, but this one just keeps going. Once it has started up (which can sometimes take a while due to Lenovo installed ...  Read the complete review