Lenovo ThinkPad S531 Pro Reviews

Lenovo’s ThinkPad S531 is a very good ultrabook with many positive aspects. The mobility is very good for a 15-inch notebook thanks to the comparatively low weight and the decent battery runtimes. However, this does not mean that you have to sacrifice performance, the system is actually more than sufficient for many tasks. The only drawback in this section is the dedicated AMD GPU. It cannot really convince us in terms of performance since it is not faster than the integrated Intel GPU in many scenarios. The system noise is very convenient and it only attracts attention under maximum load, where we can also measure very high surface temperatures that can affect the handling. While there is no reason to criticize the keyboard or the case, the display cannot really convince us. It has a low contrast ratio, limited viewing angles (especially vertically) and does not reach the advertised brightness. Our review unit is currently available for around 1,100 Euros. Although it is an attractive overall package, the ThinkPad S531 is in a though spot since the successor ThinkPad S540 will be available soon.