Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 Series

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Attractive price, Good performance, Fingerprint reader, Comfortable keyboard, Accurate touch pad and pointing stick
Excellent keyboard and touchpad, Matte display, Outstanding endurance (with upgraded battery), Inexpensive

Cons:

Display, Webcam, speakers are all subpar, Insufficient graphics processing for gaming
Thick and bulky, Poor audio quality, Not the best performance value

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Last revision on June 17, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Attractive price, Good performance, Fingerprint reader, Comfortable keyboard, Accurate touch pad and pointing stick
Excellent keyboard and touchpad, Matte display, Outstanding endurance (with upgraded battery), Inexpensive

Reviewers Didn't Like

Display, Webcam, speakers are all subpar, Insufficient graphics processing for gaming
Thick and bulky, Poor audio quality, Not the best performance value

Expert reviews and ratings

This under-$700 laptop is a classic get-what-you-pay-for proposition. It performs well, but many business users will prefer the better-looking screens and richer-sounding speakers of higher-end ThinkPad models....

By Computer Shopper on September 13, 2012

The ThinkPad Edge E530 is an excellent entry into the mainstream laptop market. It has a number of advantages that you won't find on most competitors — including a wonderful user interface, a matte display, long battery life, and useful pre-installed...

By Digital Trends on August 14, 2012

Lenovo fuses both worlds well and delivers an overall solid notebook. The configuration is in-sync and hardly leaves anything to be desired. The performance is basically good and the battery runtime also manages a feasible rate of around 4 hours owing...

By NotebookCheck on July 28, 2012

The Thinkpad Edge E530 is one of the first third generation (Ivy Bridge) Intel Core i7-based laptops on the Australian market, and it's a good one. You get fast CPU and graphics performance, heaps and RAM and hard drive space and very good battery...

By PC Advisor on May 16, 2012