Engineered to perform.
ThinkPad® L Series enterprise laptops help you do more in less time. Packed with productivity-boosting features, these mainstream laptops are perfect for multitaskers, letting you keep more applications running at the same time.
- Up to 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors.
- Up to high performance Intel® HD graphics 3000.†Discrete graphics available on select L420 models.
- Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows® 7, now with RapidBoot technology, offering 20-seconds faster boot-up time and nearly immediate shutdown.†Faster than systems without Windows 7 Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0. Data based on independent testing conducted by CNET Labs, Nov. 2010. For details, click the EE 2.0 link.
- Optional Lenovo-developed RapidDrive technology available on select models with SSD (solid state drive) for even faster boot-up speeds and application loading.†Available on the L420 and L520.
- Solid-state storage drives offer greatest performance with lower risk of failure.
- Faster wireless connectivity when waking from sleep with Instant Resume (for L420/L520 only).
- 4 USB ports (one combined with eSATA).
Optimized for business.
Communication is key, and we've got you covered.
- Optimized VoIP-certified experience, incorporating HD audio output, noise-reduction technology to suppress background sounds while on Internet calls, as well as keypad clicks when typing.
- Convenient multimedia keys for quick and easy access to microphone, speaker, and camera controls. Microphone and audio mute buttons.
- Optional high-resolution, low-light sensitive, 720p HD webcam
- LED-backlit anti-glare, HD panel for crisper viewing.
On-the-go with you.
L Series laptops are lighter than similar competing laptops and feature less-bulky 4-cell, 6-cell, and 9-cell batteries. Our newest models, the L420 and L520 have been benchmarked at up to 11.6 and 10.7 hours of battery life (respectively) for all-day computing. Plus, these ThinkPads come with multiple wireless options built-in to keep your mobile workforce connected.
Our greenest-ever ThinkPad laptop.
The L Series is good for the planet and good for your bottom line. These laptops are made from materials that use up to 30% post-consumer content — more than any other ThinkPad laptop. Post-consumer content includes office-sized water jugs and used IT equipment, which are recycled into parts like the LCD cover, palm rests, and top/bottom case. Each L Series laptop saves the equivalent of 10 plastic water bottles. Additionally, L Series laptops deliver:
- Savings up to an estimated 40% per year on operating costs.(Compared to earlier generation ThinkPad laptops).
- Less power usage with LED-backlit displays and Power Manager.
- Environmental certifications, including ENERGY STAR.
- 100% recyclable packaging and 20% less of it.(All packaging is recyclable except the bags enclosing the system and the included manuals/documentation)
- Secure, responsible IT asset disposal services available.
Enterprise-class solutions.
- Lenovo's exclusive ThinkVantage® Technologies
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader (optional)
- Active Protection System™ (APS) for models with traditional magnetic hard drives
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) provides various crypto capabilities, including hardware-protected storage
- BIOS Password Manager
- Optional smart card for enhanced security
- Award-winning enterprise operating system support
- Global availability
- Robust enterprise warranties
ThinkPad reliability.
- Computrace® theft recovery
- The Industry's Best Keyboard, which is spill-resistant and ergonomic
- More durable, wider-based, redesigned metal hinges and latchless closure, with minimized pressure on LCD(Redesigned hinges apply to L420/L520 models).
- Designed to pass military-spec tests for durability — including tests on latchless design. (Latchless closure applies to L420/L520 models).
- Encryption key and process management
- Available fingerprint reader for fast system access
- Advanced hard-drive protection
Accessorize your L Series laptop.
- Shared docking: L Series laptops share common docking stations with select models with the ThinkPad X, T, and W Series, which can save on equipment costs and make managing parts numbers easy. Plus, all Series 3 docks use the same docking connector. See ThinkPad Port Replicator Series 3, ThinkPad Mini Dock, and ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3.
- Extra-security & storage: Lenovo USB 320GB Secure Portable Hard Drive.
- Protect your laptop: Choose from a variety of convenient and stylish carrying cases, including backpacks, slim cases, checkpoint-friendly cases, eco-friendly cases, messengers, sleeves and laptop purses.
Basic Specifications
- Backlight Technology: LED
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Brand Name: Lenovo
- DisplayPort: Yes
- Graphics Controller Manufacturer: Intel
- Graphics Controller Model: GMA HD 3000
- Graphics Memory Accessibility: Shared
- Green Compliant: Yes
- Hard Drive Capacity: 500 GB
- Maximum Battery Run Time: 6.60 Hour
- Number of Cells: 6-cell
- Operating System Architecture: 64-bit
- Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Professional
- Optical Drive Type: DVD-Writer
- Processor Manufacturer: Intel
- Processor Model: i5-2540M
- Processor Speed: 2.60 GHz
- Processor Type: Core i5
- Product Family: ThinkPad L520
- Product Type: Notebook
- Screen Resolution: 1600 x 900
- Screen Size: 39.6 cm (15.6")
- Standard Memory: 4 GB
- Webcam: Yes
- Weight (Approximate): 2.61 kg
- eSATA/USB Combo: Yes
