Lenovo ideapad 520S

Before the Ideapad 720s comes out, Lenovo has prepared a more affordable version of the notebook with little trade-offs called Ideapad 520s - the latter is bulkier, slightly heavier, misses on some of the features like Thunderbolt support and isn't made of aluminum all around. However, the slim bezels - although not as slim as the Ideapad 720s - and the basic hardware specs of the machine are familiar - Intel Core i5-7200U paired with NVIDIA GeForce 940MX discrete GPU, 8GB of DDR4-2133 memory and a 14-inch Full HD IPS panel.And despite being the budget-oriented version of the two, costing just a little over €700, the Ideapad 520s impresses with good choice materials, portability, performance and excellent working experience on the go. The downsides are the limited battery life and [...]