How about Lenovo IdeaPad S410? I believe everyone is familiar with touch technology. Multi-touch technology can form a touch screen (screen, desktop, wall, etc.) or trackpad, which can simultaneously accept computer human-computer interaction from multiple points on the screen. Recently, Lenovo notebook also launched a touch notebook. Now, let’s take a look atLenovo’s review of this stylish touchbook.
Model: Lenovo IdeaPad S410
Price: 4,599 yuan
The upgraded IdeaPad S410 launched by Lenovo still maintains a youthful appearance. There are three colors to choose from. The Book ID has a student-like design that is fashionable and elegant. At the same time, the hardware has also been further improved. The machine is equipped with a Haswell Core i5-4200U low-voltage processor, which has stronger performance. In addition, it is also equipped with an HD 8570M independent graphics card.
How is the Lenovo IdeaPad S410 stylish touchbook review
Appearance: top cover color matching The rich matte feel is outstanding
The naming rules of Lenovo's notebook product line are relatively clear, and everyone can easily interpret them as long as they pay a little attention. Take the Lenovo IdeaPad S410 we are going to test today as an example. It is very intuitive that the subtitle "U" represents the thin and light series, and the number "4" is the size of the notebook, 14 inches. The number "1" behind it is not difficult to understand. If Pay attention to the earlier Lenovo IdeaPad S400. This single number represents the upgraded follow-up model.
In terms of appearance, Lenovo IdeaPad S410 and S400 don’t look much different, but the top cover is still painted in rich colors, including three fashionable colors: Yunfan White, Brilliant Red and Passionate Brown. , the previous Loli pink color of S400 was replaced by Love Brown, and such a colorful appearance coincides with the aesthetic needs of current young users.
The Lenovo IdeaPad S410 we got this time is colored in brilliant red. The fine matte material on the surface of the top cover feels very good and avoids the appearance of fingerprint marks. Except for the chrome-plated nameplate LOGO in the upper left corner, there are no other decorative elements added to the top cover. The overall shape still continues the family-style Book ID style.
Regarding the material of the top cover, it needs to be explained here. The Lenovo S410 and the previous generation S400 are also made of engineering plastic materials. They do not use the metal alloy materials that are currently popular in ultrabooks. Therefore, the overall texture of the top cover The strength and sturdiness are slightly inferior. You should pay more attention to how hard you press the top cover.
After opening the screen, you can immediately see a 14-inch matte display, and its optimal resolution has been upgraded to 1600×900, which is commendable. Although it is a pity that it is not equipped with an IPS screen with a more outstanding visual experience, it is understandable considering the positioning and cost of this series of models. Although the viewing angle is slightly deficient, the actual display effect of the Lenovo IdeaPad S410 screen is quite good, with full color expression and obvious brightness level settings. In addition, the matte screen design is very considerate, and it will not be difficult to view the display under strong light.
Keyboard: High-touch chocolate-style large-area touchpad
Next is the keyboard layout, which is basically the same for S400 , the only change is the C surface coating, the silver gray is more classy than the previous black. The entire keyboard area is slightly lower than the palm rest, and the distance between keycaps is moderate. The full-size chiclet keyboard is still the high-touch keyboard common to all new Lenovo products this year. The groove design on the keycaps and the matte process not only make it easier to fit your fingers, but also anti-slip, so it feels more comfortable and suitable for long-term typing.
The position of the power button has not changed and is still placed in the upper left corner of the keyboard. When pressed, the host is turned on and a white auxiliary light will appear at the bottom of the button. Unfortunately, the bottom of the keyboard is not equipped with a backlight, which is indeed a bit inconvenient for users who often work overtime and at night. The hinge type of IdeaPad S410 adopts a sunken design, with a maximum opening angle of 150°, which can basically meet the user's usual viewing angle.
Lenovo IdeaPad S410 still uses a high-touch keyboard design, and the chocolate-type keycaps are optimized. The lower edge of the keycaps has a certain concave arc, which is easy to fit the fingertips, making typing smoother. And reduce the phenomenon of accidental touch. In addition, the surface of the keycaps has also been frosted, so it feels more comfortable.
Lenovo IdeaPad S410 still uses a large-sized integrated touchpad, which has a wide range of control by fingers. After the actual trial, the mouse pointer is more accurate and users can click smoothly.and slide. In addition, if you don’t want to accidentally touch the touchpad while typing, you can directly press the function key F6 to disable the touchpad.
Portable: The body thickness is 22.2mm and the interface layout is compact
Let’s first look at the side of the fuselage. The notebook’s air outlet is placed on the left side. This is more reasonable for the right-handed mouse operating habits of Chinese people, and will not let the hot air from the air outlet blow directly to the hand. The bottom of the fuselage is equipped with 4 rubber pads. The two at the back are higher than the two at the front, so that the fuselage forms a certain angle with the horizontal plane when it is laid flat. On the one hand, it has a good anti-slip effect, and on the other hand, it ensures heat dissipation. and a good typing angle.
The interface layout on the left side of the fuselage, from left to right is the Lenovo one-key recovery button, heat dissipation window, RJ-45 Ethernet interface (foldable), HDMI high-definition video output interface, and 1 USB3. 0 interface.
The interface layout on the right side, from right to left, is the circular power interface, 2 USB2.0 interfaces, headphone/microphone interface, and all-in-one card reader. Due to the thickness of the fuselage, the VGA interface that is still commonly used by everyone is omitted, which makes it a little inconvenient to connect a projector during meetings or lectures.
In terms of portability, after actual measurement, we can see that the thickest thickness of Lenovo IdeaPad S410 is 22.2mm, while the thinnest thickness at the front edge is 17.59mm, a difference of about 4mm, so the side shape of the fuselage is wedge-shaped. design. In terms of weight, the whole machine is 1.585kg (plus battery), and the travel weight plus adapter reaches 1.925kg. From the perspective of the weight of the whole machine, the Lenovo S410 maintains a relatively slim body specification and is relatively convenient to carry around.
Performance: Complete machine benchmark test with HD 8570M
In terms of hardware configuration, the Lenovo I got this time IdeaPad S410 is equipped with a fourth-generation Core i5-4200U dual-core four-thread processor using a 22nm process technology, equipped with a 500GB hard drive, and a single 4GB DDR3 1600 high-speed memory. In terms of graphics card, this model has been upgraded to an AMD Radeon HD 8570M independent graphics card.
The Intel Core i5 4200U is a fourth-generation Core processor with 2 cores and can support up to 4 threads through Hyper-Threading technology. The processor is based on the 22nm process technology, the core code is Haswell, the initial main frequency is 1.6GHz, the shared L3 cache is 3MB, the overall TDP is 15W, and it integrates the HD 4600 core graphics card.
After understanding the basic information of the processor, we used the software CINEBENCH R10 to evaluate its performance.It can give an intuitive score on the single-core and multi-core performance of the processor. This Core i5 4200U dual-core processor quickly completed all the test content. In the end, it scored 4919 points for the single core and 9875 points for the multi-core, which is classified as low voltage. Mainstream models of mobile processors.
In addition, run CINEBENCH 11.5, a software that evaluates processor performance. This software can give an intuitive score for the single-core and multi-core performance of the processor. This Core i5 4200U quad-core processor is very We completed all the test content quickly, and finally obtained 21.04 pts for the CPU and 1.7 pts for the single core.
In addition to the core graphics card on the processor core, Lenovo IdeaPad S410 is also equipped with AMD Radeon HD 8570M independent graphics card, which is based on the 28nm process technology and has 384 stream processing units. Its practicality is slightly lower than the old Radeon HD 6570M. This graphics card is enough to meet daily entertainment needs, and it will not be difficult to run large games at medium and low image quality.
Heat dissipation: The palm rest position is lower than 30° and the center of the keyboard is slightly higher
I believe everyone is very concerned about the heat dissipation performance of the IdeaPad S410 notebook. Let’s talk about it below. Test it in practice. Our test method is still to run the Furmark copy software on this notebook at a room temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, so that the GPU works under a higher load and runs almost at full speed. Then after more than an hour, check the internal core temperature and body surface temperature of this notebook.
How to judge the quality of heat dissipation performance? The highest temperature means nothing. The temperature of the cooling vents is definitely the highest. If it is not, it only means that there is a problem with the cooling. When most of the heat accumulates near the heat dissipation vents and the temperature in other parts is not higher than 40°C, it can be determined that the heat dissipation system design is relatively reasonable.
Most of the heat of the machine is accumulated in the heat dissipation vents. The temperature of the palm rests on the left and right sides drops below 30 degrees Celsius, while the heat concentration in the center of the keyboard is more obvious. But it will not affect the comfort of normal typing. Generally speaking, the heat dissipation design of this Lenovo IdeaPad S410 is quite good.
The 32Wh lithium battery can be used for three and a half hours
Lenovo IdeaPad S410 adopts a removable battery design, equipped with 3-cell 32Wh 14.8V lithium battery, the battery life may be relatively short based on the parameters and specifications. Let's do a practical test to see how long the Lenovo IdeaPad S410 can last?
First, adjust the notebook screen brightness to 40%, the power management method uses the balanced mode that comes with Windows 8 instead of the power management software randomly installed by Lenovo.
The test software we chose to test battery life is PowerMark. Like PCMark and 3DMark, it is also developed and launched by FutureMark. It will continuously run a set of test scripts in a loop, including four common applications: Internet browsing, document processing, video playback, and 3D games, so as to be as close as possible to the actual usage of the vast majority of users.
The final test result of Lenovo IdeaPad S410 was 3 hours and 27 minutes. Judging from this battery life result, the three-core 38Wh lithium battery can support a 14-inch notebook with an independent graphics card for 3.5 hours of battery life. The performance is still very commendable.
Evaluation summary: Lenovo IdeaPad S410 is still a 14-inch model with outstanding cost performance, priced at 4,599 yuan. Although there are no drastic changes in appearance, it continues the S400's good quality, in-place detail processing and mainstream hardware configuration. This machine is not a touch-sensitive product, but the screen has been upgraded to a resolution of 1600×900, which will undoubtedly bring a small surprise to users who like high-resolution screens.
This machine does not use a metal body, so it is slightly thinner in terms of sturdiness. The high-touch keyboard feels excellent. Unfortunately, there is no keyboard backlight assistance. The interface configuration is relatively comprehensive. Although the standard VGA interface is omitted, the layout is still very reasonable. In terms of hardware performance, the machine is equipped with the Haswell low-voltage Core i5 processor core, which not only performs well but also extends the battery life. In addition, it is also equipped with HD 8570M, which to a certain extent makes up for the gaming performance of the core graphics card. insufficient.