Comments on: Lenovo ThinkPad Edge Review

By: Ian Bell

Ian Bell — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:50:42 +0000

Stupid mistake Lenovo made. Not sure why they sent DT the gimped version.

By: vext

vext — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:08:40 +0000

The AMD gaming performance totally blows the doors off the Intel. They didn't mention it. It's especially unforgivable because the AMD configuration costs hundreds of dollars less.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:41:31 +0000

Shame on Lenovo for not sending the higher-end model. How the heck do they expect to get good score when they send the stripped down version? Dumb.

By: lumax

lumax — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:53:33 +0000

I think you forgot to read the specs. They didn't test gaming because their system came with the Intel chipset. I'm sure they would have tested gaming if came with the AMD chipset.

But, to be fair (AMD fan boys won't admit it), a similarly equipped AMD machine would get considerably less battery life. I'm talking several hours. Just look at other reviewed AMD machines.

***On a side note, DigitalTrends needs to hire a better editor. i.e., it's "bother", not "both"

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:22:15 +0000

Not sure what games you are playing on it but World of Warcraft stutters for me at the higher resolutions. The design is nice, albeit a bit bland IMO. I think it's a good value and overall I am pleased.

By: vext

vext — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:13:11 +0000

Good review, however, you make a rather silly comment: "Without a discrete graphics card, we didn’t even both to testing gaming performance. Expect only much older games to be passable on this system, and even then only at reduced settings."

The AMD Edge uses the ATI 780G integrated chip set, which has excellent gaming performance, certainly far superior to the Intel 4500. I have used other laptops with integrated 780G, and the last generation of 3D games such as Civ IV, Silent Hunter III, etc.. play just fine.

The AMD Edge is *far* less expensive than its Intel sibling, but with *far* superior graphic performance, and little or no drop in cpu performance. It is a better balanced system. You're doing your readers a disservice by not pointing out the AMD advantages.

I also find the new style quite attractive.

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:55:57 +0000

I just bought a Lenovo SL500 and I am really disappointed. I have owned ACERs for my past two computers and liked them but I was attracted to Lenovo's for their sturdiness. I am really unhappy with my laptop as it is sluggish, has poor support programs, has a bad keyboard (with a misplaced Fn key), and just has an overall bad feel.