Lenovo n100The lustrous-looking Lenovo N100 will make a better attention on notebook fanatics, giving them superior processing power and a fine set of features. Lenovo (formerly IBM) didn't make much of a splatter with the 3000 C100, the first ever notebook to put up with its name. But second time around is looking a lot vivid. On the outer surface, the N100 looks more like the Lenovo ThinkPad Z60m. It is enclosed with a silver lid that makes it seem to be the Z60m's titanium cover, but the casing is completed wholly out of plastic. The N100 weighs more or less 6 pounds, which makes it a little bit easy to tote around. The 15.4-inch widescreen display, which by the way is transflective, is very good for well suited multimedia projects such as photo as well as video editing. There are three, yes three vents on the Lenovo N100 to help scatter heat from the notebook; one on the base, one on the back side and one in the left. So even when doing multi-tasking in searing area for hours, heat hardly affects the performance of the notebook. It was never rough to use, even while playing Underground (Need4Speed). The fan came on at irregular intervals under normal use. The fan would come one for 10-15 seconds or less then go off for a while. This simply means that heat detection system is installed and runs the fan when at a certain point of heat, then turns off again when cooled. Lenovo N100’s appearance is more refined than that of the C100's, and on full features, the unit comes out a lot nicer—particularly the bits and pieces contiguous to the screen and palm rests. And like the C100, the N100 uses the original ThinkPad keyboard, perhaps the best keyboard on the market. But the N100 doesn't have the TrackPoint, which was one of the features I liked from the previous; on the other hand, the touchpad is quick to respond when you're taking the helm around the Web. Lenovo N100 runs with a Core Duo processor 1.67-GHz, 512mb of DDR2 of memory, nVidia GeForce Go 7300 video card, 100GB SATA Hitachi, has four conveniently located USB 2.0 ports, card reader (4-in-1), four pin firewire port, PC card slot, Ethernet port, fingerprint reader, line in and out jacks and VGA connector which is ideally located at the right side. For a notebook enthusiast, such as myself, it is not wide of the mark to ask that with this many slots and peripherals all shoved into one compact machine; “how in heaven’s name did they do that?” Well, with the Lenovo N100, all these fits perfectly and not only that, they actually work well even with the littlest space possible. The things that caught my attention the most about the Lenovo N100 is the speedy performance, even when doing multi-tasking, excellent burn quality, works faster and quieter than most notebooks I’ve met. It also is very easy to upgrade, since that both memory slots are positioned under the panel on the base of the notebook. So if you're scouting for a speedy Lenovo widescreen notebook, the N100 is your top bet. But with a 512MB DDR2 memory, it would be preferable to upgrade the memory to 1GB to maximize performance. Doing Photoshop or video editor such as Vegas Pro 8 is easily performed by the N100. Rendering projects in ACAD, 3DMax or albeit any other software that performs animations is handled by the N100 with surprising ease which makes this business notebook standout among any other notebooks.
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