Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 10 Touchscreen (59407061) Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 10 Touchscreen Laptop (Dark brown)
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10.1 inch dark brown Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 10 (59407061) is atouchscreen super portable notebook- one of the latest additions of Lenovo with a rotating small screen- it can be rotated back and can be used to watch videos and more. Keep it in the standard laptop mode if you are using the keyboard more for efficiency and for movies, chats and to use touch apps more, simply rotate the screen backwards to get into the stand mode. It is highly flexible, looks good, has useful functions and is offered at a great price.

Intel Celeron Dual-Core N2806 processor at 1.6 GHz speed, 2 GB DDR3 RAM memory, 320 GB SATA hard drive at 5400 rpm rotating speed and the Windows 8 operating system with its highly customizable tiles and apps.. It also comes with the Microsoft Office Home & Student installed to help you even more with your daily computing tasks. 10.1-inch touchscreen display with 1366x768 pixels max screen resolution and integrated graphics.. The ten-point touch input makes it perfect for playing some games and for using painting software. Its integrated stereo speakers offer full stereo audio, whether for seeing movies or playing songs. The built-in 720p webcam is ideal for Skype chats with family and friends.

Dark Brown Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 10 weighs about 2.7 pounds and is 0.83 inch thick. Its lithium ion battery gives you 4 hours of average battery life as the Lenovo Energy Manager protects the long-term durability of the battery and uses advanced energy-saving technology to increase time spent between charges. The comfortable AccuType keyboard that is common in Lenovos also has a one-piece touchpad with cool-touch palmrest. Touchscreen, keyboard and touchpad are all optimized for Windows 8 apps.

You can sign in without having to type the password, owing to the Veriface Pro face recognition software which utilizes the built-in webcam to sign you in. Naturally, it has no optical drive- being such a compact model but a good selection of connectivity ports, including 2 x USB 2.0 Ports, 1 x USB 3.0 Port, HDMI output and an audio combo jack, 802.11bgn wireless, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 720p webcam.

Conclusion: Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 10 (59407061) laptop will make the ultraportable convertible machine concept within your reach with its low price. It rotates backwards 300 degrees and works great as a little entertainment machine, making it easy to watch videos. It is quite portable with its 10 inch screen and 2.7 lbs weight. It has a Celeron processor that is adequate for daily computing and even playing some games. Build quality is decent so it should last you a while.

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