Lenovo ThinkPad R52

PCWorld Rating

3.0

3.0 / 5 - PCWorld, Sep 8, 2006

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Bottom Line

The R52 has a comfortable keyboard, and its modular bay accepts many optional drives.

PCWorld's Lenovo ThinkPad R52 Coverage

Top 10 Notebook PCs This month, the top four desktop replacements on the chart cost less than $2000 each, and all five ranked all-purpose notebooks come in at under $1350 apiece.
Top 15 Notebook PCs Of the four new laptops on this month's chart, the Lenovo ThinkPad T43 and R52 models and the WinBook X512 take Best Buy honors.
Top 15 Notebook PCs Two Acer models--an all-purpose model and an ultraportable--are the only newcomers to crack this month's chart.
Top 15 Notebook PCs New thin-and-light models from Lenovo, Fujitsu,WinBook, and Dell sweep the top four spots on our ultraportables list this month.
Top 15 Notebook PCs Two desktop replacements, from Acer and Alienware, and a very expandable all-purpose model join the chart this month.
Top 15 Notebook PCs Two ThinkPads join the chart: Both the Best Buy-winning T43 and the R52 feature the new ExpressCard slot.

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