Lenovo IdeaPad 500s (13.3-Inch, 2016)

base unit's good stability ; decent input devices ; viewing angle stable Full HD IPS screen ; no observable PWM flickering ; cool surfaces ; no throttling in the stress test ; useful speakers ; AC WiFi ; attractive design

screen's low maximum brightness ; slow memory card reader ; no maintenance hatches ; battery not easy to remove ; hardly gaming suitable ; only middling battery life in category comparison

Lenovo's IdeaPad 500S-13ISK would have to possess multiple core virtues, such as useful input devices, robust casing, a decent screen and the longest possible battery life, to pass as the ideal mobile companion. While the first two points can be...

often stops working, internet sudenly stops, at some point you can't even check email. Customer support doesn't allow returns or refunds. mause pad is a little hard to click. when turning off, although screens goes off, the pc itself takes longer to...

The interface is an absolute and utter nightmare and a downgrade is not possible. I was planning to use this for work but it's impossible. I believe the interface is an attempt to make it easier to use for people with less experience of computers,...

Laptop size & design, Screen is great to look at and i7/SSD combo makes it a fast machine. Battery may be a bit small long term but meets all the specs given.

HD size (128gb) may be a bit low but the deal was good enough to deal with external HD. Windows 10. So much bloat compared to 7 (prev machine)

Good size laptop, nice finish and great performance

Keyboard press not as nice as high end yoga carbons

Small, compact, powerful beautiful

Software issue; graphics card crashes.

It's thin and very light. It is pretty well built and does look good. Thanks to the SSD it is very fast to start up. I use this for work and it is easily fast enough for that - I don't play games so can't comment on that. Battery life for me is easily...

Cant dock - but I knew that before I bought it.

Good value package if you want a capable machine at a reasonable price and don't mind compromising on internal HDD space.

Vents go out from the back up the screen.

Ubuntu is not compatible

First of all, ratio of performance to price is best I seen on market. And I did quite a lot of research when trying to pick computer. Display is really good. Reflections are minimal and its not a problem to use it outsides. People claim that it has a...

Quality of enclosure is poor in some places - specially at boundary between two parts. Also, the black frame around display is poor. Its not made precisly, and in some places it sticks out. However its minor failure.