You have probably already had experience with many Lenovo laptops. And again the Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 15.6" HD lives up to the high expectation.
This small business 15.4" widescreen laptop provides extra on-screen landscape for viewing complex spreadsheets, DVD movies and more.
Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 Specifications:
- Windows 7 Professional
- 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 WXGA Anti-glare
- Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 (2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB Cache)
- 3GB DDR3 RAM (2GB x 1GB)
- 320GB Hitachi 7200RPM Hard Drive
- Intel 5100AGN, Bluetooth 2.0
- Intel X4500M Integrated
- Built-in 2.0M web camera
- 6-cell 10.8v 52Wh
- Dimensions: (LxWxH) 14.9 x 9.75 x 1.45"
- Weight: 5lbs 11.5oz
The exterior shell is entirely plastic, but with a softer finish with rounded edges and a smooth texture, instead of the rubberized paint on the more expensive models. The shape is also different, with sloped sides, instead of the flat sides seen on the higher models. Overall it has a more consumer appearance that might be more inviting to some users. Compared to the SL500, the SL510 has a few aesthetic changes, including a redesigned screen hinge assembly, and a few minor body tweaks.
The keyboard was very comfortable to type on and felt very similar to the keyboards on the T-series ThinkPad’s. The layout is different, missing the extra row of function keys at the top, but the main area has been left 
intact. Key action was great, with a soft spring movement, giving off a mild click when pressed. Key spacing is nearly identical to regular ThinkPad’s , with barely any difference noted switching between my T60 and the SL510. The biggest difference is the newer keyboards are slightly quieter. On the left side of the keyboard are some quick-access buttons, used for muting system volume or the microphone, as well as adjusting volume levels.
A lesser issue than the color quality/viewing angles is the relatively low screen resolution. Though the previous generation of SLs was available with native resolutions of 1280 x 800 and 1680 x 1050 (for the SL500), at present the SL510 is only available in 1366 x 768, which provides less vertical real estate than its predecessor. Though the wider screen should eliminate black bars on some movies, it means less visible content and more scrolling when performing everyday tasks like viewing Web pages, reading e-mail, or editing documents.
You can comfortably watch a movie on the SL510. Video was smooth, visual noise was minimal, and colors were true, both when we watched a DVD of Dark City and when streaming a 720p episode of Fringe from Fox.com. The SL510 is available with a Blu-ray drive, though our review system did not come with one installed.
While its audio quality is definitely good enough and more than loud enough to watch movies, we don’t recommend using the SL510 as a personal stereo.
Lenovo always lives up to the expectation and this time again with ThinkPad SL510 , so I strongly recommend that you grasp this excellent value inexpensive notebook computer before it runs out!
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