Pros
- Great backlit keyboard
- Very good touchscreen
- Solid construction
Cons
- Heavy
- Chintzy network connectivity options
- Poor battery life
At A Glance
If you tend to be rough on your gear, Lenovo’s IdeaPad Z400 is among your best choices in laptops priced $650 or less.
Manufacturer’s Description
The IdeaPad Z400 Touch laptop changes the way you interact with your notebook PC. Equipped with a 10-point multitouch display, the 14" Z400 Touch lets you operate your PC by making intuitive gestures on your laptop's screen.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| UPC Code | 887619779875 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5-3230M |
| Processor speed | 2600.0 MHz |
| Number of Cores | 2.0 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 6.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Display | |
| Display size | 14.0 inches |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD Graphics |
| Storage | |
| Drive 1 size | 1000.0 GB |
| Drive 1 type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Drive 1 speed | 7200.0 RPM |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Wireless connection |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 13.58 inches |
| Depth | 1.14 inches |
| Height | 9.6 inches |
| Weight | 5.29 pounds |
| Optical Drive | |
| Included Drives | DVD Drive |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 Home |
| Other Features | |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 132.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 8.1 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 3:37 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 24.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 1000.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 2573.0 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 1391.0 score (higher is better) |
| File Compression | 191.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 250.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing - GPU Accelerated | 311.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 166.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 247.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 4.9 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 14.8 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark, Ice Storm | 34711.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike Extreme | 164.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Cloud Gate | 3072.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike | 366.0 score (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 36.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1024x768 | 14.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Bioshock Infinite, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 18.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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