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Lenovo IdeaPad Y510 review

Lenovo has a reputation for good battery life, and the IdeaPad Y510 does well for a budget-minded mainstream laptop, lasting 2 hours and 56 minutes on our DVD battery drain test. That test is especially grueling, so you can expect longer life from the included 6-cell battery in casual Web surfing and office use, and we got closer to 4 hours anecdotally.

Lenovo includes an industry-standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system, and the company's support Web site is above average, providing easy access to features such as an online knowledge base and driver downloads. Support is also accessible through a 24-7 toll-free phone line and an online chat tool.

Multimedia multitasking test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Lenovo IdeaPad Y510
1,222 

Adobe Photoshop CS3 image-processing test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Lenovo IdeaPad Y510
261 

Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Lenovo IdeaPad Y510
247 

DVD battery drain test
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Lenovo IdeaPad Y510
176 

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Lenovo IdeaPad Y510
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition; 1.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5450; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel 965GM; 250GB Hitachi 5,400rpm

Acer TravelMate 6291
Windows Vista Business Edition; 1.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5500; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 224MB Mobile Intel 945GM/GU Express Chipset; 120GB Seagate Momentus 5,400rpm

Dell XPS m1530
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition; 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT; 160GB Hitachi 5,400rpm

Toshiba Satellite A205
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition; 1.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5450; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 358MB Mobile Intel 965GM; 200GB Hitachi 5,400rpm

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Quick Specifications

  • Release date03/2/08
  • Processor Intel Pentium T2330 / 1.6 GHz ( Dual-Core )
  • Memory 2.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
  • Hard Drive 160.0 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400.0 rpm
  • Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Display Type 15.4 in TFT active matrix
  • Max Resolution 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )
  • Graphics Processor Intel GMA X3100 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
  • Optical Drive DVD-Writer - Integrated

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of laptops and mobile computers, while also covering games, gadgets, and other topics. A former radio DJ and member of Mensa, he's written about music and technology for more than 15 years, appearing in publications including Spin, Blender, and Men's Journal. Full Bio

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