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Thinkpad Edge 13"

Simple Design Thin And Many More

Lightweight. That was the first word spoken our mind when opening this laptop from this box. With a weight of only about 1 kg (plus a 6-cell battery), Thinkpad Edge is very easy to travel around. We put it in a backpack and carry it all around, our shoulder did not sore.

The Edge Series is the first ThinkPad to have 13.3-inch screen size (1366×768). The front of this Edge looks simple, the dot on the letter ‘i’ on the ThinkPad logo on the upper right side up could light too. With silver-colored edges, black cover and red LED lights, this Edge ThinkPad giving the impression of simple and elegant.

Talking about ‘Edge’, the new ThinkPad is now no longer having a taper angle design. Instead of silver-colored edges complement the body of this laptop.

Well, one of the most interesting of these is the ThinkPad Edge keyboard which seem neater if compared to the classic ThinkPad series. Nothing apart from the keyboard shortcut buttons (except power button).

Thin and Light

For the protection of prime quality, Lenovo has the features of an anti-spill keyboard and ThinkVantage technologies, as well as the Active Protection System Rescue and Recovery. As a result strong and sturdy laptop stamp still lingering in the body of this Edge ThinkPad.
One thing that’s unfortunate. ThinkPad Edge Why not have a shortcut key ‘Think Vantage’ separately from the keyboard?

reversed fn (function) keys

It seems in this series Edge ThinkPad, Lenovo further highlight the function button (Fn) from the row of keys F1, F2, F3 and so on. For example: If users need to press (Fn + F3) to raise the volume, now users can simply press F3 alone (without Fn).

Talking about convenience, the Edge keyboard design no longer adds numerical figures on the U, I, O, J, K, L and M. That’s why Edge ThinkPad keyboard becomes more orderly, without leaving the classic ThinkPad design features.

ThinkPad Edge still has three USB ports. The difference is, now there is a port with a USB power. This facilitates the owner of gadgets such as iPods, to recharge their device on this thin laptop. In addition there is also VGA port, HDMI, card reader, and audio jacks. Unfortunately there is no DVD ROM.

Edge is basically ThinkPad laptop for work requirements than entertainment. So do not expect to play heavy games, and also to play a full HD video format.

With the internal graphics from Intel, ThinkPad Edge is able to play streaming videos on YouTube. Working in Corel or Adobe Photosop – with a fair resolution – this laptop can still capable of doing such tasks.
Edge ThinkPad has an Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.30 GHz, 800Mhz, 3MB cache) with Intel GS45 chipset. Additionally this laptop has 2GB RAM (up-to-4GB), and 320 gigabyte hard disk. AMD models is available with AMD Turion X2 processor.

CPUZ Description of the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge Processor

Equipped with six-cell battery, Lenovo claims this product can hold approximately 8 hours. However, the results of tests performed ThinkPad Edge can only survive about 4.5 hours when testing it by browsing using Firefox in auto refreshing per-30 seconds, the brightness with the default, bluetooth off, and WD external HDD brands that continue digging until the battery runs out.

Conclusion:
Actually who are the target users of this new Lenovo ThinkPad? Lenovo sad their target market would be Small to Medium Enterprises (SME). But from the review, the ThinkPad Edge is a netbook with ULV processors so that it would be more efficient. For the size of a thin laptop, it’s natural if she did not have a DVD ROM.

If Lenovo’s targeting SMEs, a thin laptop is deemed suitable for the IT staff, which does not require heavy graphics performance. With thinness and resistance of the batteries, this thin laptop can be the best partner for mobile IT staff.
With the price of USD 679, ThinkPad Edge could be an alternative option for netbook owners who are bored with the small screen. Coupled with a fairly light weight, and power of USB, this laptop could become an attractive option.

General Specifications:

Processor                      : Intel Core 2 Duo 1.30 Ghz
RAM                                : 2 GB
GPU                                 :  Intel Chipset
Storage                          : 320 GB
DVD Speed (R/W)      : -
Connectivity                : LAN, WiFi, Bluetooth, SD card reader, jack audio, S-Video, HDMI port

OS                                     : Windows 7 Home Basic/ Home Premium/ Professional.
Pre-loaded Application:
Norton Internet Security, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Flash Player, MS Office 2007, Skype.
Support applications:
Rescue and Recovery 4.2, Password Manager 3.0, System Update, Think Vantage Utilities.

Benchmark Score (PC Mark Vantage) : 2,879