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Lenovo ThinkPad W520

Lenovo ThinkPad W520
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alaScore 84

37 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 37 reviews of Lenovo ThinkPad W520. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the usability and keyboard. The durability and screen also get good feedback, but the price and size get less positive reviews.

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portability, battery, energy, size, price

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Lenovo ThinkPad W520 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Lenovo ThinkPad W520

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Lenovo ThinkPad W520 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

50% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : What Laptop (techradar.com)

Lenovo W520 review

 

A powerful, feature-rich business machine with a Full-HD screen

Great performance ; Bright Full HD screen ; Excellent keyboard ; Good features

Battery life ; Mobility

May, 2011
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Expert review by : Elias Plastiras (goodgearguide.com.au)

Lenovo ThinkPad W520 (428426M) mobile workstation

 

Lenovo ThinkPad W520 (428426M) review: A semi-rugged laptop that's designed for professionals

Excellent screen quality ; Chassis is very sturdy ; Good performance

Touchpad could be better ; Lid could be more rugged ; Only 1-year warranty as standard

The ThinkPad W520 isn't a typical laptop. It should only be considered if you're a professional in need of a strongly-built and well-performing laptop that can help you get your work done efficiently. It's not perfect, but it has stacks of features and...

May, 2011
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Expert review by : Joe Osborne (pcmag.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad W520

 

A 15.6-inch laptop for business users, the Lenovo ThinkPad W520 offers a 2.7GHz Intel Core i7-2620M processor, dedicated Nvidia graphics and a 720p HD webcam.

More Laptop and Notebook reviews: • Dell Latitude 7280• Samsung Galaxy Book (12-Inch, LTE)• Dell Latitude 5285 2-in-1• LG gram 14 (2017)• Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)• more

Jul, 2011
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Expert review by : Elias Plastiras (pcworld.idg.com.au)

Lenovo ThinkPad W520 (428426M) mobile workstation

 

Lenovo ThinkPad W520 (428426M) review: A semi-rugged laptop that's designed for professionals

Excellent screen quality ; Chassis is very sturdy ; Good performance

Touchpad could be better ; Lid could be more rugged ; Only 1-year warranty as standard

The ThinkPad W520 isn't a typical laptop. It should only be considered if you're a professional in need of a strongly-built and well-performing laptop that can help you get your work done efficiently. It's not perfect, but it has stacks of features and...

May, 2011
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Expert review by (notebookcheck.net)

Review Lenovo ThinkPad W520 Notebook

 

Takin' Care of Business. Lenovo ThinkPads of the W series are pure-bred professional laptops that have earned a reputation for powerful performance, above all in the area of graphics and computation-intensive office tasks. The ThinkPad W520 is the most...

Case, Keyboard, CPU Performance, Graphics Rendering, Video Decoding, ISV Certification, High-Contrast Display with Large Color Space, Variety of Features, Performance of Ports, Long Battery Life under Light Use, Accessories and Upgrade Options, Variety...

Battery Life under Heavy Use, Access to Hardware Inside, Reduced Performance on Battery Power, High Price, System Noise, Relatively Heavy, Large, Heavy Power Supply, The same level of performance when on battery power, (at least) the option of a...

May, 2011
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Expert review by : Amber Riippa (NotebookReview.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad W520 Review

 

The Lenovo ThinkPad W520 is Lenovo's upgrade to the W510 mobile workstation notebook. This 15.6-inch notebook is powered by up to an Intel Core i7-2920XM processor and equipped with up to a discrete NVIDIA Quadro 2000M GPU, switchable to Intel HD...

Excellent all-around performance ; Beautiful 95% color gamut FHD display ; Solid build quality ; Comfortable keyboard with great tactile feedback

Collects dust and grease easily ; Below par audio quality ; Expensive for some configurations and options ; A true 15-inch ThinkPad mobile workstation, the W520 delivers serious performance for professionals who need it.

A true 15-inch ThinkPad mobile workstation, the W520 delivers serious performance for professionals who need it.

Apr, 2011
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Expert review by : Edward F. Moltzen (crn.com)

Review: The Lenovo ThinkPad W520

 

The Lenovo ThinkPad W520 came to the CRN Test Center lab as the highest-performing notebook we've ever reviewed.

Apr, 2011
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Expert review by : Kevin OBrien (storagereview.com)

Lenovo ThinkPad W520 Review: First Thoughts

 

What do you turn to when a standard notebook just won't cut it in the performance department? Well you could try lug a desktop around with you... or you could turn to a business-class workstation notebook. Today we take a quick look at the new Lenovo...

To thoroughly test the workstation-class Lenovo ThinkPad W520, we expect the full reviewing process will probably take another week or two until our tests are finished and verified. As we mentioned above, the review will be including workstation-spec...

Apr, 2011
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Received with bad battery

 

looks ok, so far working fine

Received with worn out battery. Ran power config, only charges to 32%. I did not expect this to be an issue

Jun, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Lenovo Does Not Support Customers

 

Do not purchase from Lenovo unless you have strong internal hardware support staff and a dedicated person to manage communications with Lenovo. If you have issues with CS, press to speak with supervisors and express concern with their process....

This particular model has some good functioning features great for those working with legacy software and hardware. Nice to get Win7Pro as an option

Lenovo Customer Support, particularly on the sales side, is grossly inefficient. None of the people you talk to when calling them with issues has real authority to help you. This can be very frustrating if you are an individual or a small business....

Jan, 2013
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