Lenovo IdeaPad S405 Specifications and information

Lenovo IdeaPad S405 alternatives

Information from 07 Dec 2012.

The Lenovo IdeaPad S405 is a new 14" notebook powered by the new AMD-A8-4555M. The A8 features 4 cores clocked at 1.6 GHz. With only 17W TDP this model could be an alternative to the ULV versions of the Core i models of Intel.



Lenovo IdeaPad S405 Specifications

Manufacturer Lenovo
Model name IdeaPad S405
CPU AMD A8-4555M
Detailed info
CPU speed 1600 Mhz
Graphics AMD Radeon 7600G
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1
Display Size
14" 1366 X 768
Screen Type
LED-Backlit LCD
Touchscreen type
 No Touchscreen
RAM 4096 MB
Hard Disk 500 GB
Weight (Minimum) 1800gm / 3.97 pounds
Size 337/22/99.9 mm
Size 13.3/0.9/3.9 inches
Physical Interfaces DC-in
Ethernet 10/100/1000
HDMI
Line-out / Headphone (3.5mm)
SDHC Card Slot
USB 2.0 (x2)
USB 3.0 (x1)
Wireless Interfaces802.11 b/g/n
BT 4.0
No Wireless WAN (e.g. 4G)
AdditionalAC Adaptor
Wireless Display (WiDi, Miracast or similar)
Microphone
Multitouch Touchpad
Stereo speakers
WebCam 1.3Mp
*Specifications can vary
Lenovo IdeaPad S405 prices
Germany€54907 Dec 12
Lenovo IdeaPad S405 popularity (12 months)
Lenovo IdeaPad S405 news and review links.Date
Lenovo Announces IdeaPad S300, S400, and S40523/02/19

Lenovo IdeaPad S405 alternatives

Acer Chromebook 14, 14 inch, 1542 grams (3.4 lbs)
The Acer Chromebook 14 is a relatively powerful Chromebook with 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM. A Full HD screen and the dual-band AC WiFi will help productivity. Long batery life. (12 hours manufacturer rating.)
Dell Latitude 12 E7250, 12.5 inch, 1500 grams (3.31 lbs)
The Dell Latitude 12 E7250 is a high quality carbon fibre cased 12.5 inch screen laptop primarily aimed at the business sector, solidly built with premium materials. The version specified here is near the top end of customisation for the device with a Core i5 5300U cpu, full HD glossy touch screen with Corning Gorilla glass protection, 256GB storage and subsequent price.
Dell Latitude E7450 (2015), 14 inch, 1550 grams (3.42 lbs)
The business oriented Dell Latitude E7450 is quite a powerhouse and with a carbon-fibre and magnesium-alloy body coming in at 1.55kgs so it's light for a 14" laptop. Dell provide a huge amount of customisation but essentially you can choose Core i5 5300U or i7 5600U cpu, 4 or 8GB RAM and 128 or 256GB SSD and it can come with Windows 7 or 8.1 Professional operating systems.
Eurocom Armadillo 2, 14 inch, 1800 grams (3.97 lbs)
Eurocom introduce this beastly powerhouse laptop that is powered by a Core i5 Broadwell 5200U and up to 32GB RAM and 2TB storage! Security is assisted by an Intel Platform Trust technology (to enhance encryption and authentification. Solid construction in an aluminium chassis along with a large battery power source and 65W AC adapter. It also has mSata 3 options available up to 1TB.
Google Chromebook Pixel (2015), 12.9 inch, 1500 grams (3.31 lbs)
The new Google Chromebook Pixel 2015 comes in the same size and weight as the older one we know. With now a standard of 8GB of RAM and an Intel Core i5 Broadwell U Processor running at 2.2GHz this machine has some serious power to offer. If this isn't enough for you there is a Core i7 version running at 2.4GHz supported by 16GB of RAM and 64GB of Storage. The regular i5 version comes with 32GB Storage and both versions include 1TB of Google Drive storage free for 3 Years. In terms of ports the Pixel has 2 USB 3.1 Type C ports (these are the reversible ports) which offer HDMI and DisplayPort capabilities via adapters as well as serving as charging ports. Additionally there are 2 USB 3.0 ports, a headphone/mic combo jack and an SD card reader. The 12.85" IPS display with a 3:2 aspect ratio has a 2560x1700 pixels resolution.
Acer V3-371, 13.3 inch, 1460 grams (3.22 lbs)
The Acer Aspire V3-371-365Z is an "Ultrabook" alike Laptop based on Intels Haswell platform. It comes with 240GB of SSD storage as well as 4GB of RAM. The 13.3" display features a good Full HD (1920x1080 pixels) resolution. At 1.46kg it weighs just about right for a 13.3" device. In terms of ports it offers HDMI, Gigabit ethernet, USB 3.0 as well as a USB 2.0 port. Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi a/b/g/n are your wireless connections.
ASUS Zenbook UX303LA, 13.3 inch, 1450 grams (3.2 lbs)
The ASUS Zenbook UX303LA is a new 13.3" Laptop based on Intels latest Broadwell processor architecture. As one of the first Broadwell processors this devices supports DirectX 11.2, however this laptop is not supposed to be a serious gaming machine. At 1.45kg it weighs in the normal range of 13.3" devices. The IPS display features a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. 256GB of SSD should serve for both sufficient amount of storage but also fast boot times. WiFi AC and Bluetooth 4.0 should offer good wireless connections. In terms of ports there is HDMI, mini displayport, SD card reader, combined mic and headphone jack as well as 3 USB 3.0 ports. 50Whrs of battery should serve for a decent batterylife. A backlit keyboard is included.
HP Chromebook 14 Tegra, 14 inch, 1715 grams (3.78 lbs)
The HP Chromebook 14 (Tegra Version) is based around the NVIDIA Tegra K1 platform. It packs 2GB of RAM and 16GB of SSD Storage. The 14" Display unfortunately just comes with a 1366x768 resolution. The device contains a 37Wh battery, which is supposed to last up to 8hrs. The bigger size comes down to a heavier weight of around 1.71kg.
HP Chromebook 14 (q010nr), 14 inch, 1846 grams (4.07 lbs)
The HP Chromebook 14 (Celeron Version) is based around the Intel Celeron 2955U processor. It packs 2GB of RAM and 16GB of SSD Storage. The 14" Display unfortunately just comes with a 1366x768 resolution. The device contains a 51Wh battery. The bigger size comes down to a heavier weight of around 1.85kg.
Acer Chromebook 13 CB5, 13.3 inch, 1501 grams (3.31 lbs)
The Acer Chromebook 13 CB5 is powered by the NVIDIA Tegra K1 platform. With 4GB of RAM 32GB of SSD Storage and a 13.3" Full HD Display this offers a good complete package. Note that this is a ARM processor, so battery life is good (10+ hrs) while processing power is a little less than regular (x86) processors.
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