Our test model sports a black ('Midnight Black') rubber layer. The reverse side of the lid is equipped with a layer of rubber ( soft-touch surface), just like the other Thinkpad Edge models. Interestingly, the almost identical Thinkpad E530 left a far better feeling at this stage. At this point one would have the impression that one of the internal hooks was missing or broken. When you close the top of the netbook it doesn't sit flush with the bottom side. The build quality is also not 100% well made. If you were to take the open notebook and hold it by two opposite corners, it would turn slightly. In the number block area of the keyboard, which is positioned over the optical drive, there is a bit more strength. The hand rests for typing hold secure with pressure. The overall stability of the case is acceptable. The case is made completely of matte-black plastic and the screen is surrounded by a silver plastic frame. The competition of the Thinkpad Edge 535 would have to be the Thinkpad Edge 530-variant, which only has integrated graphics. A comparison with the Thinkpad Edge 530 that we already tested wouldn't be fair, because it has a middle-class dedicated graphics card (Nvidia GeForce GT 630M). The Thinkpad Edge E530 would also have to join the group as the Intel-counterpart to the Edge E535. The already mentioned predecessor Thinkpad Edge E525 (AMD A8-3500M) is a good example of the competition. The competition is mainly found in the same family.
The APU comes with 4 GB of memory and a 750 GB hard drive on the side. Our test model is powered by an AMD A8-4500M-APU (quad core CPU, Radeon HD 7640G). The Edge E535 is available with different component configurations. The E535 comes with an APU based on the new Trinity Architecture, while the older E525 was based on Llano architecture.
Both devices are based on AMD's Fusion-platform. Lenovo introduced the Thinkpad Edge E535 as the successor to the E525.
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