The notebook market is really hot these days and the environment is not much different from last year except Dell is dominating instead of HP in daily working category in notebook market with booth ultrabooks and laptops, we are not talking about gaming notebooks !. These days of Christmas and New Year are great opportunities for people with small budget as the price drops much more than last year. People should pay attention to new laptop from Dell and Acer which are doing really great job especially Dell. Dell is known for its consistent performer notebooks and invention whereas Acer is known for its sleek design, support and notebooks with good battery life but today we are going to review a Lenovo notebook which is the new Lenovo IdeaPad Z510.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 is a 15.6-inch in size and as the tradition of notebook manufacturers, the Lenovo includes a full keyboard with the Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 which is basically a Chiclet style keyboard including separate numpad as well. The keys with dark matte surface are very efficient and we do not find any problem with their efficiency and accuracy as well. The feedback is a little awkward. But the pressure points are perfect so as the touchpad which is basically a clickpad, a good performer in our normal and multi-touch tests. The surface of the touchpad is very suitable for gliding the fingers over it easily. Overall the Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 has good keyboard and touchpad.
The Lenovo has decided to go with the JBL for the speakers, the Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 has two stereo speakers from JBL which are located under the notebook which is not a ideal position and often cause of tiny sound. The Dolby Digital Theatre enhancement software is also included which help to increase the sound quality to an appreciate able level. The max volume is really loud. The base is also very decent and listening music feel really good on Lenovo IdeaPad Z510. Overall Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 has good speakers.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 remains very cool during our normal test and we measure very low temperature readings from all the expected spot on the notebook itself and also of the CPU and GPU as well. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 remains cool than the most of the notebooks in the idle working scenario. The temperatures increase a little but still in the green border which is good for the users, one thing to mention here that no other competitor notebook can run cool as the Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 do at the moment. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 remain quiet during the idle test, the fan noise was never zero which means it never turn off but still, it was low. The noise increases in the stress test of 2.5 hours and the noise at that moment was loud and distracting. So Overall Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 remains cool but not quiet.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 is very good mid-level performance notebook from Lenovo, The Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 has latest Intel 4th Gen. Core i5 dual core CPU and Nvidia GT 740M GPU as well. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 has 8GB RAM and 500GB HDD. The display screen is good with 1080p resolution. The speakers are good as well as touchpad and keyboard is nice. The connectivity options are wide and battery life is good for daily usage. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 performs good in our benchmarks as well. The price is also reasonable. The display is not ideal for professional designers but if you are a normal user, than it is good for you. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 runs louder under load with very distracting noise which is not good for office use and watching movie. The final decision of buying Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 is your and we describe all the pros and cons in most easiest way as we can. You can always contact us for any help or advice.
