Lenovo Thinkpad SL410 and SL510 a quick review. You can buy Yours now!
October 22, 2009
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The new ThinkPad SL510 and ThinkPad SL410 are now available to order and from first look they are a superb blend of business ThinkPad build quality with after hours entertainment features that will appeal to the pro-sumer.
<– View the new ThinkPad SL Series notebooks at Lenovo
The ThinkPad SL510 and SL410 have been built to appeal to the Small to Medium Business user (SMB) and solopreneuer and that usually means that we will use our notebooks for both business and pleasure.
The base model SL510 starts at $529, which is a bargain but to to make this a really versatile notebook you will have to spend a little more and upgrade the processor to at least the 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 and add a few more features like Webcam, fingerprint reader, a little more memory and a BluRay Drive if you can stretch.
Both the ThinkPad SL510 and the SL410 move up to rich, vibrant 16:9 high definition screens showing bright colors and reduced glare with VibrantView and Anti-glare technology. The SL510 and SL410 also support HDMI and VGA output for high definition and standard external monitor displays. As a sop to Thinkpad purists, gone is the shiny cover of the first SL Series. The new SL510 and 410 now have a matte-finish cover.
There are a whole host of connectivity options. On select models you can add 3G connectivity together with WiFi, Ethernet and optional Bluetooth.
As with the ThinkPad T400s lenovo is going strong on VOIP with an increased resolution Webcam, a microphone mute button and a much improved digital microphone for clear digital voice transmission. The new 2009/2010 SL Series will be the first Lenovo products to bundle Skype for virtually instant VOIP excess once you’ve set up your account.
The new SL Series notebooks are also some of the greenest Lenovo machines. They are the first ThinkPad laptops to use what is called post-consumer recycled materials, helping to keep waste out of landfills, and are also rated EPEAT Gold and Energy Star 5.0.
The new ThinkPad SL510 and SL410 should confound the detractors of the original SL Series who completely missed the point of these SMB notebooks. The real benefit for the Small Business is the almost built in IT department with Lenovo’s SMB service offerings include Priority Support and Online Data Backup.
The ThinkPad SL410 and ThinkPad SL510 look like an excellent blend of traditional ThinkPad build quality and durability, combined with some really cool entertainment features for after hours fun. Well done Lenovo, we liked the original SL Series, We think were going to love the new ThinkPad SL410 and the SL510.
I think for the price and quality, the new look and feel of the SL410/510 is very nice. At a local Frys, a 2GB Core2Duo model with XP-PRO & WIn7Pro SL510 is $650… WOW!
I think the SL500 looked quite nice with the GLOSS top, but I prefer the 510.
I don’t know what the T400/T500 is like on the cover – but the 510 is regular plastic… which I do prefer over the texture material used in many high end ThingPads that easily gets fingerprints and wears off.
I like the texture and look on the new U450 (14″) IdeaPad that was just released and its a toss up between it and the SL 410. The U450 has the new Lenovo modern touch-pad… Its less with looks.
Lenovo SL410 Thinkpad.. just go for it. its awesome.
i’m using it .. and i found it cool.
I got the Think Pad SL410 and got it home and started to download stuff but turned it off now it won’t come back on. the store is of no help so am taking it back. No real instruction manual with it
Never buy from a store Brain, always from Lenovo, at least you get service and warranty direct