Lenovo IdeaPad S405 Pro Reviews

Perhaps in an effort to save weight, Lenovo outfitted the S405 with a small, 4-cell battery that lasted only three hours in our video rundown test. That's a disappointing score when competing models are running for four to five hours, and doubly so when it happens with an otherwise very portable system. The IdeaPad S405 is a convenient 3.5-pound portable, but you can't take it with you for the day unless you know you'll be able to spend some quality time next to a wall outlet:As an extra system for home use, the IdeaPad S405 is an affordable option that offers a decent display, comfortable keyboard and touch pad, and fairly good-looking design. For anyone else, its slightly flimsy feel, lackluster performance, and poor battery life prevent a recommendation. We suggest you spend a bit more while still staying well within the budget price class and get an Intel-based system that is faster and runs longer, while netting a touch screen in the process.

It’s very slim for a budget laptop, but it’s far too slow and the touchpad will drive you mad

The Lenovo IdeaPad S405 budget laptop may not cost much, but with plodding performance and a short list of features you'll give up a lot in the bargain.

Overall, with the Lenovo S400 you're getting roughly the same performance and similar battery life as the Lenovo S405, but with a different badge attached. It's a confusing situation - we say go with your heart. Once you've tackled this tricky dilemma, you're left with a laptop that looks like an Ultrabook but will probably stay at home mostly. That's not to say the Lenovo IdeaPad is a failure in any way - this is a seriously cheap laptop and if you're looking at the budget end of the market, you'd be mad to buy a similarly-specced laptop that looked run-of-the-mill.

Whoever is looking for a mobile laptop, can choose between plenty of models. If you do not prefer a special manufacturer or look for specific components (CPU/GPU/SSD/FHD-TFT, ...) the price is the only purchase criterion. In filtering for a price of less than 550 Euros, the flood of offers shrinks to a manageable number.