'Build quality is very good on the Lenovo ThinkPad W510.'
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'My findings were not complimentary, due in large part to the slowness of the rendering process even though Adobe’s quoted specifications suggested that my laptop was suitable.'
'Packing workstation-class components into a 15-inch class chassis results in a system with overall solid CPU performance and reasonably good graphics performance, all built into a sturdy, if somewhat heavy, chassis. '
'The Acer Aspire 8930's media controls are intuitive and reasonably responsive, and the volume slider is, well, fun.'
'The hard drive is easily replaceable, and the motherboard supports a pair of DDR3 SO-DIMMs (and with a 64-bit version of Vista and the shrinking cost of 4GB SO-DIMMS, expansion is a viable option down the road).'
'The bezel is a little thick, but in my tests the lower edge was elevated enough to give me a good, full view of the screen even with my meaty paws typing away at the keyboard.'