Reviewing the Lenovo 3000 C200, CNET gives it 6.4 out of 10 rating (good) and writes, “With its boxy case and a square, standard-aspect display, the Lenovo 3000 C200 isn’t likely to turn any heads at the local Starbucks. But for those who can live without the wide screen, the C200 offers strong performance (outpacing a similarly configured N100, also from the Lenovo 3000 line) and a decent mix of features for typical business tasks. The biggest appeal of the Lenovo 3000 C200 may be its price, which starts at $649; our review unit costs a still-palatable $999 and includes a CPU from Intel’s latest Core 2 Duo line. For such a low price, Lenovo forgoes high-end security features and a lengthy warranty–buyers who want a meatier business laptop–and can afford to pay a bit more for it–should look to Lenovo’s own ThinkPad T60 or the corporate-friendly Dell Latitude D520. For individual buyers and small businesses who want a dirt-cheap yet still capable laptop, though, the Lenovo 3000 C200 gets the job done.”

Reviewed Lenovo 3000 C200 configuration: Windows XP Professional SP2; 1.66 Intel Core 2 Duo T5500; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 528MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel Express 945GM; 80GB Fujitsu 5,400rpm SATA/150

The good & bad of the Lenovo 3000 C200 according to CNET: Inexpensive; strong performance for the price; lengthy battery life; comfortable keyboard; solid assortment of ports and connections; robust system-management and help utility. Standard-aspect display with low native resolution; shallow mouse keys; one-year warranty is short for a business model; few dedicated media controls; no option for a fingerprint reader.

The bottom line: The Lenovo 3000 C200 forgoes flashy extras and instead delivers solid Core 2 Duo performance at an impressively low price.

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This entry was posted on January 7, 2007 and is filed under Lenovo 3000 C Series.