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All-Purpose Notebooks

Lenovo ThinkPad R52

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Lenovo ThinkPad R52 4.00

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RRP

$2049.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 24th of May, 2005

Features

Processor : Intel Pentium M

Supported Media : CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo

What's Hot

ThinkLight LED to illuminate keyboard in dark environments, solid battery life

What's Not

Speakers not all they could be

The Final Word

The ThinkPad R52 is a decent but bland Pentium M notebook.

Notes

# This product is no longer available directly from the manufacturer. It may be available in retail and distribution channels, or second hand. The price displayed is the price at review time and the last available recommended retail price.

Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

Audio Type

Stereo

Display

Display Technology

Colour LCD TFT (Active Matrix)

Screen size

14.1 in

Screen Resolution

1024x768

General

Available Colours

Black

Length (mm)

314

Width (mm)

230

Height (mm)

35.6

Warranty (Months)

Weight (kg)

2.7

Graphics Card

Graphics Processor

ATI Radeon X300

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

40 GB

Media

Playable Discs

CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

512 MB

Maximum memory (RAM)

2 GB

RAM Type

DDR

Motherboard

Bus Speed

533

Multimedia Features

Modem

Yes

Fax?

Yes

Notebook Benchmark Tests

WorldBench 5

Battery Test (hours - mins)

3.5 hours

Optical Drives

Supported Media

CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo

CD Drive Read Speed

24x

CD Drive Write Speed

24x

CD Drive Re-Write Speed

24x

DVD Drive Read Speed

PC Expansion Slots

Expansion Slots

PCI, PCI Express

PCs

BIOS Security Features

Power-On Password Administrator Password Boot Sequence Control

Physical Security Features

Slot For Cable Lock

Power Options

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Run Time (minutes)

228

Battery Recharge Time (minutes)

240

Processor

Intel Pentium M

Processor Speed

1.8 Ghz

Software

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows XP

Bundled Software

Access program, ThinkVantage Access Connections, Norton AntiVirus 2004, PC Doctor diagnostics, ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore

Sound Card

Sound Card Type

Plug-in

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

Headphone Jack, Microphone Jack , Parallel Ports, RJ11 Phone Jack, RJ45, S-Video Output, USB 2.0

Number of Headphone Jack Ports

Number of Microphone Ports

Number of Parallel Ports

Number of RJ45 Ports

Number of S-Video Output Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Infrared, Wireless 802.11b, Wireless 802.11g

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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