This review first appeared in issue 359 ofPC Pro.
Thechassisis aluminum aside from the plastic bottom, and it feels reassuringly solid.
It comes with one year of Lenovos Premier Support cover, complete with next-business-day repair.
At 1.8kg this chunky laptop isn’t designed for life on the move
you’re able to expect speedy performance, too.
Less impressive are AMDs integrated AMD Radeon graphics, especially compared to the discrete graphics seen elsewhere.
In terms of results in our tests, solid is the word.
A number pad adds to the laptop’s functionality
Its content creation or any task that requires heavy work across multiple cores where this laptop falls down.
Notably, any tests that focused on thegraphics chipalso dragged it down the table.
When it comes to gaming, think light.
One area where the budget shows itself is the screen.
This is not a laptop for photographers.
Ultimately, a business-focused laptop is best for business-focused tasks.
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