With the start price at $529, Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 laptop gets good reputation in laptop market. Do you want to buy a laptop? Are you interested in this Lenovo? Let us have a review of this Lenovo:

Design:

Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 is a bit bulky to carry, though it’s lighter than many other 15-inch notebooks. In terms of style, the system has the familiar black plastic ThinkPad design theme. Its black keyboard has a light blue Enter key, as well as the familiar red trackpoint nub in the middle. Status lights and the power button appear to the right of the keyboard, while the volume buttons sit on the left.

Those who liked the more radical look of the original SL Series will be disappointed with this highly-conservative, no-frills design. While the original ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 had shiny, high-gloss lids, the SL510 is made entirely from matte plastic. Where the original SLs had highly-tapered edges, the sides of the SL510 taper so slightly that you might not notice. Even the status lights are more plain; on the original many were adorned on the outside of the chassis, while here only the battery and sleep lights are visible with the lid closed.

Unfortunately, the change in tapering has done nothing to address the problem present in earlier SL models: two of the USB ports are located in a compartment with very little vertical clearance. If you have a thick USB device, such as a USB broadband modem, it may not fit into either of the ports on the right side.

Specification:
Dimensions (WD):14.9 x 9.75 inches
Height:1.48 inches
Screen size (diagonal):15.6 inches
Processor:2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700
Memory:3GB, 1066MHz DDR3
Hard drive:320GB 7,200rpm
Chipset: Intel GM965
Graphics:Mobile Intel GM45 Express
Operating system:Windows 7 Professional
System weight / Weight with AC adapter:5.72/6.44 pounds

LCD Screen:

New to the Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 is a 16×9 screen, making the viewing of DVDs and other HD movies more enjoyable with less letterboxing. It’s an unexpected addition in a business laptop that otherwise seems like it couldn’t care less about multimedia, but most modern laptops have already made the switch, and it’s appreciated. Also notable: our 15.6-inch screen was matte instead of glossy, which is uncommon, but still found more in business systems than consumer ones. While it certainly helped reduce glare, colors and brightness seemed a bit washed out as a result. Otherwise, the 1,366×768 native resolution screen looked good, although we’ve also seen screens this size with higher resolutions. The ThinkPad SL510′s stereo speakers are set below the screen, facing outward in the upper lid. Their volume was average and their quality was passably fine–being exposed, they at least didn’t suffer from any sound-muffling.

Keyboard:

A full-size tapered keyboard fits the usual bill for Lenovo-typing comfort, but it was an odd decision to leave off a number pad: one could easily have been fit in, and instead there’s a lot of empty space on either side of the keyboard. Dedicated buttons control volume and mute for both the speakers and microphone, as well as a blue hot key for Lenovo’s ThinkVantage suite of help tools. The matte multitouch touch pad is made of the same excellent material as on the T400s, and has great traction. As always, the trackpoint rubber nubbin remains lodged between the G, H, and B keys, which is either your dream come true or your aesthetic nightmare (some people still love those trackpoints). Buttons are arrayed both above and below the touch pad, depending on which control scheme you prefer; that’s still a selling point on the ThinkPad line.

Pros: Solid construction; matte 16×9 screen; flexible configurations and pricing.

Cons: Bland, boxy design; somewhat bulky frame.