Product Description

THINKPAD SL410 - THE RIGHT PC FOR YOUR BUSINESS. Introducing the Lenovo ThinkPad SL410, a comprehensive computing solution for your business with the legendary ThinkPad's unmatched reliability, features, security and services at a reasonable price. The ThinkPad SL410 is reliable, yet more powerful. Stylish, yet easily affordable. Mobile, yet greatly secure.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2917 in Personal Computers
• Brand: Lenovo
• Model: 2842-5GU
• Dimensions: 1.26" h x 13.50" w x 9.17" l, 5.11 pounds
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz
• Memory: 2GB SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 160GB
• Processors: 1
• Native resolution: 1366x768
• Display size: 14
• Included Software: Rescue and RecoveryAccess ConnectionsPassword ManagerThinkVantage Power ManagerThinkVantage System UpdateFingerprint Software (fingerprint models)ThinkVantage ToolboxLenovo Online Data BackupNorton Internet Security 2009 (30 days of virus definitions)Adobe ReaderAdobe Flash PlayerSkype for WindowsMicrosoft Research AutoCollage TouchRoxio Creator Business Edition (DVD RW)Roxio MyDVD (DVD RW)Corel WinDVD (DVD RW)

Features

• 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5870 Processor
• 2GB 204 Pin PC3-8500 DDR3 So-Dimm RAM
• 160GB SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Drive
• 14.0" 16:9 HD LED Widescreen Display, Integrated Intel X4500 Graphics
• Windows XP Professional, Up to 4.1 Hours of Battery Life

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Customer Reviews

GREAT Laptop!
I purchased the Lenovo SL410 after my trusty, 5 year old Dell finally died and I must say, I am extremely impressed.

For the price ($625), I have yet to see any others come close. In fact, this definitily seems like a much more expensive machine than it is. The design, although boring and old looking at first, has really grown on me and I have come to appreciate the simple beauty of it. No fancy case or buttons, just simple and easy to use features that always work instantly one pressed or used.

The trackpad is great and it even has the scroll feature on the right side, which is extremely useful when browsing the web. The keyboard is also of great size and response and is even spill proof! Really, it has drains which will drain any spilled liquid on the keyboard. I love this feature, since I replaced the keyboard on my old Dell TWICE for this reason.

Windows 7 has been great. I never owned a Vista, but did work on a few and it was awful. The Windows 7 that is installed in the SL410 has been wonderful. It is basically Vista with all the bugs worked out!

The number 1 thing about this laptop is the SCREEN! Not sure if its standard, bu the one i have has the glossy HD screen and it is unreal. HD video on this is bar none! Similar to the the screens on a Mac. Great!

A close 2nd favorite thing on this is the build-in Wi-Fi. WOW! My signal strenth is always powerful no matter where in my house. My sister has a Dell Mini Netbook, which she paid $550 for less than a year ago, and she cant get any wifi from her room. With the Lenovo, I have full signal strenth from my room which is much furhter from the wifi point in our house! Unreal.

I purchased this as a work travel/home laptop so I didnt need all the fancy media packages that HP and those other brands offer, but this thing has rocked for media. I am an avid photographer and this thing has no problem working with my DSLR, Flip Videos and other gadgets i have. I also use with my iPhone and iPod and have yet to experience issues or delay.

I did my research before purchasing and nothing in this same price point can compare.

I strongly reccomend this to anyone looking for a fast, reliable and efficient machine for work or play.

Good Value
My HP died, found out that the HP DV2000 which I had was defective, problems with the motherboard would show up after 2-3 years of use. HP was aware of the problem and would fix it for me for $400 + shipping (my warrenty was up). Decided it was better to get a new laptop. Never again an HP! The Geek at Best Buy told me this was the laptop he bought, made by IBM and very dependable. He did not steer me wrong as far as I could tell. It takes a little getting used to Windows 7, I had Vista previously and XP on a desktop. But everything with this machine was easy, set up to internet, program installation etc. And it is fast!! Yes it is slow to start but that is Windows 7, Vista was slow also. Have the same stuff on this computer as my old HP and I still have tons of space on the hard drive. So far I am very happy. The think pad tools icon also is a help. I trust computer geeks when it comes to this sort of thing, he did not try to get me to buy a $1200.00 machine, this was half the price and it feels great.

Overall, very nice but some trouble areas.
For the most part the machine has been great. A good amount of power and speed...until I really started using it regularly. I had 7 system crashes in 2 days because I had, maybe 4 windows open.
I've had to reload Windows 7 x64, 4...that's right...4 times since February (which is a Microsoft issue, not Lenovo).
In the last month it has been decreasing in speed and power. It now takes between 5-6 minutes to get any selections from the Control Panel to load. One of the USB ports fails to eject anything...ever.
For the money spent it really isn't a terrible deal (I could tolerate it being cheaper though)...I, however, will be getting something, wait, anything else as soon as I can. This does NOT have IBM durability and Customer Service leaves A LOT to be desired...perhaps agents not reading from scripts, that can answer questions, and don't interrupt while you're asking questions so they can spout all of the "customer satisfaction" messages that pop up on their screens.