In the past few months, Lenovo has tried to shake up its product availability a bit with the introduction of new lines of notebooks. The SL series is a budget line of laptops aimed at the small business segment. In fact, they're also the cheapest laptops you can buy from Lenovo, barring their new sub-$500 netbook. Corporations can’t cut costs without cutting features, however, and the SL500 is no exception; there are clear cut differences separating the SL500 from the new T500 line of notebooks. Having said that, is the new ThinkPad SL500 a worthwhile investment?
Our SL500 had the following specifications:
- Screen: 15.4" 1680x1050 (WSXGA+) matte finish display
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4GHz, 1066mhz FSB, 3MB cache)
- Memory: 2GB PC2-5300 RAM (one DIMM)
- Storage: 320GB SATA hard drive (5400RPM)
- Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW
- Wireless: Intel 5100 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 256MB
- Built-in webcam
- Battery: 10.8V, 7.8AH
- Dimensions: 14" x 11.2" x 1.5" (including feet and 9-cell battery)
- Weight: 6lbs, 11.8oz
- Price as configured: $1,393.
