The Laptop review

Lenovo 3000 G530 Laptop - NSH22UK

Processor - Intel Celeron 900 / 2.2 GHz

RAM - 2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300 ( 1 x 2 GB )

Hard Drive - 160 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm

Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

Screen - 15.4" TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) - 24-bit (16.7 million colours) - VibrantView

Optical Drive - DVD-Writer - integrated

Graphics - Intel GMA 4500M

Bluetooth - No

Notebook Camera - Integrated - 0.3 Megapixel

Warranty - 1 year warranty

Was £353.97 Now £299.97

It's powerful little economy laptop for £300 from Lenovo. Expect great office use and DVD playback. Note that this laptop comes with the very restricted "basic" Windows Vista so RAM upgrades and some operating system functions are restricted.

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Processor - Intel Celeron 585 2.16 GHz

RAM - 2 GB (installed) 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM

Hard Drive - 160 GB

Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Screen - 15.4 in TFT active matrix 1280 x 800

Optical Drive - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM

Graphics - Intel GMA 4500M

Bluetooth - No

Warranty - 1 year warranty

Was £362.97 Now £309.97

A rather outdated processor and hardware makes this a second choice after the Lenovo but its an economy laptop. However, if it makes sense you can upgrade your RAM for a reasonable cost and it will work better with Vista Home Premium.

Lenovo's N200 Lenovo laptop comes with an integrated fingerprint reader for extra security - perhaps something the Governmnet should consider in light of today's latest personal data leak. Novelty or not, this notebook has buckets of features in a small package for just £446.49!

Wired or wireless network?
With this affordable laptop you can connect to either with the Lenovo N200 Core 2 Duo, which works with 802.11g, 802.11b and 802.11a protocols for wireless access, and Ethernet and Fast Ethernet access for wired networks. The laptop combines smooth and fast performance from the 1.5ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and backed up by a substantial 1Gb of operating memory - and it's DDR2 memory so it's fast.

The 24-bit colour WXGA TFT display offers a rich 1280 x 800 resolution with amazing colour depth lets you enter a world of superb graphics and fast video. Integrated stereo speakers with high definition sound make for a stunning combination to deliver a portable audio visual experience. A built-in microphone and camera provides communication and fun factors to the Lenovo N200 Core 2 Duo notebook PC. DVD writing facilities come as standard, with a drive that handles recordable DVD and CD media to play and write with.

Features

• Intel Core 2 Duo
  
• 120 GB Serial ATA-150 (5400 rpm) hard drive
  
• DDR II SDRAM
  
• 15.4" TFT active matrix
  
• 5 in 1 Card Reader
  
• Fingerprint Reader
  
• Integrated 1.3 Megapixel camera
  
• DVD-Writer
  

If you want to be on the bleeding edge of technology get a Vista upgrade.

This Lenovo notebook PC weighs in at just 2.8 kg with a full load of features, take a look at Lenovo laptops for more details.