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Lenovo 3000 V200

CPU: 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 • Display Size (inches): 12.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 160 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 4.3 • Price When Reviewed: $999
Last updated
August 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
Cons
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $999 (5/30/2008)
  • Performance:Good: 78
  • Features:Good: 79
  • Design:Good: 75

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $999

Very Inexpensive: $999

Performance Good: 78

Good: 78
WorldBench 6 Tests - Very Good: 79
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 532 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 534 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 745 
Firefox 2 293 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 397 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 263 
Multitasking 385 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 820 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 242 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 365 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 04:04 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 7.37 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 15.36 

Features Good: 79

Good: 79
CPU & Memory
CPU 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 
System Memory 2048 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 12.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set Intel GMA X3100 
Video Memory using main memory 
External Monitor Interface integrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 160 
Optical Drive Speed
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW 
Removable Optical Drive No 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots
Other Removable Media Drive Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports
FireWire Ports
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports No 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port No 
Infrared Port No 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots
Express Card Slots
Connectivity
Network Port Gigabit ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11n 
Bluetooth Yes 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 12.0 by 8.9 by 1.3 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 4.3 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit) 
Other Included Hardware Built-in camera, fingerprint sensor, four media buttons, VGA port 
Included Software Corel Small Business Center 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) Three 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category The PC vendor formerly known as IBM pleased its notebook users, who awarded Lenovo high grades in five categories, including product reliability, phone support, and hold time. Its one black spot was a below-average mark for replacing failed components. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Better than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Better than Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Better than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Better than Average 
Overall quality of service Better than Average 

Design Good: 75

Good: 75
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