Lenovo Ideapad Y430 Notebook

Though the Centrino 2 platform was launched in August 2008, it's not until

recently that we see notebook manufacturers flowing in products based on it. The

Ideapad Y430 from Lenovo is one such product. Primarily an entertainment

notebook, it has a good set of features and runs on a powerful engine. It has a

trendy dual color design and on paper is supposed to be one of the best

notebooks available. In addition to being an attention grabber, the notebook is

slim and feels sturdy.

The ergonomically designed keyboard and touchpad are quite comfortable to use

and leave a lot of space to rest your palms on. In true Lenovo style, One touch

back up key is also present for easy backups. Other features include a webcam,

DVD writer and wireless 'N' compatibility. The notebook has a 2.4GHz processor

coupled with 2GB RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GPU for enhanced video

capabilities.

We put the notebook to our regular set of benchmarks and in PC Mark 05 it

gave a score of 4033 which is impressive. In Battery Mark 04, the machine just

lived for 2 hours which is nothing great, given that the Centrino 2 is a power

efficient platform. And a score of 1677 in 3D Mark 06 means the notebook can

deliver adequate performance in graphic intensive applications.

Bottomline: A combo of sleek design and features backed by decent

performance.