Lenovo Y510 mobile entertainment center

With its thick and heavy body, the Lenovo Y510 is not ideal for people who need to move, but can serve the multimedia entertainment needs very well, thanks to its high quality audio system and a series of attractive multimedia features.

In early 2008, Lenovo gave birth to a brand new laptop, called IdeaPad, aimed at consumers who are general users, besides the famous ThinkPad brand for business people. Along with the Y710 and U110, the Y510 is one of the first models of the IdeaPad series.

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Lenovo Y510 is the new IdeaPad entertainment laptop launched earlier this year. Photo: Sohoa .

When I first came across, many people could feel disappointed about the thickness and weight of the Y510, even though the fiber-shaped case looks quite stylish and unique. The dimensions of this entertainment laptop are 362 x 260 x 29.2 mm, even the front body is 36.2 mm thick, weighing 2.9 kg. With such measurements, the Lenovo Y510 is not very friendly with the "street warriors" or entrepreneurs who often have to move.

However, that disappointment will quickly pass away after opening the device, experiencing the entertainment features and enjoying the great utilities that this laptop offers. First, immediately hitting the user's eyes is a 15.4-inch wide screen mirror, resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels, has a very good display, thanks to the help of Nvidia GeForce discrete graphics card Go 8400 128 MB . However, there is a problem that users should keep in mind about the screen of the Y510, which is quite high reflection. Therefore, it is not easy to use when there is a strong light source shining on the screen or using the machine in the sun.

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The screen of the machine has a high reflection when used outdoors. Photo: Sohoa .

On the upper edge, Lenovo integrated the Y510 with a 1.3 Megapixel camera. Not only serving common needs like chat, online seminars, the Y510 camera can also be used to set the password for the machine when combined with VeriFace technology. Accordingly, users can set a password on Windows or programs and important documents with their own faces. If you want to open the phone, users just sit in front of the screen for the camera to scan through the face. As a result, the data security in this machine can be said almost absolutely.

As a machine for entertainment, the Lenovo Y510 is equipped with a powerful speaker system, with the help of advanced Dolby Home Theater surround sound technology. Four satellite speakers are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the keyboard and right on the hinge, combined with a subwoofer subwoofer on the underside, providing very high sound effects when listening to music or watching movies.

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Lenovo Y510 is equipped with a subwoofer subwoofer and four satellite speakers. Photo: Sohoa .

Users can manage multimedia features on the device very easily through the touchpad keys arranged by Lenovo directly above the keyboard. On the left are 3 Mute keys (Favorites), Favorites (quick access to your favorite applications) and a key to open the Dolby Home Theater system. On the right are 4 keys Play / Pause, Stop, Next and Previous. When the user presses the orange Shuffle key next to the volume up / down key close to the right edge, the 4 above keys will be replaced by 5 Normal, Classic, Dance, Pop and Jazz keys, corresponding to 5 other music types. each other for users to choose.

On the left corner, just above the source is a small square key named Novo, used to manage the power source. There are three levels, high, medium and low. If you choose a low level, the screen brightness will decrease, the energy will be saved to the maximum.

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The Lenovo Y510 keyboard and touchpad is quite wide and responsive. Photo: Sohoa

The touchpad and touchpad of the Lenovo Y510 are quite spacious, comfortable and highly sensitive. In particular, like the new ThinkPad models, the IdeaPad Y510 touchpad allows users to scroll horizontally and vertically.

The Lenovo Y510's connectivity ports, connectors and card readers are located on both sides and front edge, including three USB ports, a TV out port (S-video), a VGA out port, and an Ethernet port. , a modem port, a FireWire IEEE 1394 port, an infrared port, an ExpressCard slot, a 6-in-1 card reader and headphone, microphone and plug-in jacks. In particular, the right side of the device is a multi-format DVD burner, and the on / off switch for Wi-Fi connection is located on the front edge.

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The downside of this machine is slightly thick and heavy. Photo: Sohoa

In terms of configuration, the Lenovo Y510 is equipped with 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 processor (Centrino platform), 1 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive and preinstalled with Windows Vista Home Premium operating system. The 6-cell battery pack of the device can operate continuously for more than 3 hours.

Currently, in Vietnam market, Lenovo Y510 is priced at US $ 1,399, with a genuine warranty within 1 year.