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Lenovo 3000 V200

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Pros
Bright screen
Instant-on multimedia button
Cons
Power port crowds a USB port

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Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $999 (10/3/2008)
Performance: Good: 78
Features: Good: 79
Design: Good: 75

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $999

Performance

Good: 78

WorldBench 6 Tests - Very Good: 79

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	532
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	534
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	745
Firefox 2	293
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	397
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	263
Multitasking	385
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	820
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	242
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	365

Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries	1
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm)	04:04

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	7.37
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	15.36

Features

Good: 79

CPU & Memory
CPU	2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500
System Memory	2048
Type of Memory	DDR2-667 SDRAM

Video & Display
Display Size (inches)	12.1" Display
Horizontal Resolution	1280
Vertical Resolution	800
Video Chip Set	Intel GMA X3100
Video Memory	using main memory
External Monitor Interface	integrated
Wide Screen	Yes

Storage
Total HD Size (GB)	160GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive Speed	4
Optical Drive Type	DVD±R DL/DVD±RW
Removable Optical Drive	No
Floppy Drive	No
Number of Media Slots	3
Other Removable Media Drive	Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card

Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports	No
Parallel Ports	No
USB Ports	3
FireWire Ports	1
Microphone Ports	Yes
Headphone Jacks	Yes
S-Video Ports	No
Composite Video Ports	No
Docking Station Port	No
Infrared Port	No
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port	No
Mini PCI Port	No
PC Card Slots	0
Express Card Slots	1

Connectivity
Network Port	Gigabit ethernet
Wireless LAN Type	802.11n
Bluetooth	Yes
Modem Type	V.92

Other
Standard Number of Batteries	1
Type of Batteries	Lithium ion
Built-In Speakers	Stereo
Dimensions	12.0 by 8.9 by 1.3
Min. Weight (lbs.)	4.3Lbs.
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)	5
Accessories	Notebook, AC adapter
Pointing Device	Touchpad
Operating System	Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit)
Other Included Hardware	Built-in camera, fingerprint sensor, four media buttons, VGA port
Included Software	Corel Small Business Center

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	Three
Parts Warranty (years)	Three
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	The PC vendor formerly known as IBM pleased its notebook users, who awarded Lenovo high grades in five categories, including product reliability, phone support, and hold time. Its one black spot was a below-average mark for replacing failed components.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems	Average
Reports of products with failed components	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Better than Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Better than Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Better than Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Better than Average
Overall quality of service	Better than Average

Design

Good: 75

Lenovo 3000 V200 Review

by Carla Thornton

- If you've dreamed of owning an ultraportable but you blanch at the sight of the typical price tag, the Lenovo 3000 V200 is a happy compromise. It isn't as light or as sleek-looking as some models, but it is very nicely equipped for a reasonable price--so long as you don't need built-in mobile broadband.

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Strengths: This laptop has a good processor and plenty or RAM for anyone

Weaknesses: This laptop looks and feels very cheap. Spend the extra money and purchase the thinkpad. If I could return it, I WOULD exchange-up.

Overall Evaluation: I would say that overall you would be better off purchasing an HP businessclass notebook, or a Thinkpad. Though this has a 12" screen, the one inch border around the screen gives it the look/feel of a 14" loptop with only a smaller viewable area.