The SL300 is the first and only model in the SL3xx series. In terms of quality, it is below the T and R series and is geared towards consumers, which is particularly noticeable in the palm rest. As a result, some typical ThinkPad features are missing, such as the ThinkLight or a docking port. The optical drive is permanently installed. The BIOS also differs from the business devices.

The display lid has a piano lacquer finish. Another striking feature is the status LEDs on the front of the case - a design element that is also used on the L412 and L420. In general, the L series adopted the design of the SL series.

At 13.3", the device is very compact. I saw it for the first time around 2012 at a classmate’s vocational school and have been looking for the model ever since. Despite a fair price, the device was quite unpopular - which is probably also due to the shiny display. The SL series was not produced for long and replaced by the E series. The piano lacquer look is strongly reminiscent of the S3x series. The notebook is heavily angled on the left and right side of the housing, which makes it unnecessarily difficult to use some devices.

Technical data

Component	Property
Type	2738-52G
CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 (1.8 GHz, 2 MB cache)
RAM	4 GB DDR2 (PC2-5300)
Graphics card	Intel 4500MHD
Display	13.3" TFT (1280x800)
Hard disk	500 GB SSHD (2.5")
Operating system	Microsoft Windows Vista, Fedora Sway
Sound	Intel HD Audio (CX20561)
USB	2.0
Modem	56k
LAN	Realtek (Gigabit)
WLAN	Intel 5100 AGN (2.4/5 GHz, 300 Mbit/s)
Bluetooth	-
Floppy	-
CD/DVD	DVD-RW (fixed)
Card reader	SD/MMC
Expansion cards	ExpressCard/54
Interfaces	Microphone, headphones, Firewire, USB, HDMI, VGA, modem, LAN, USB
Battery	37 Wh, 2600 mAh, 14.4 Volt
Size	318x238x36 mm (WxHxD)
Weight	2.14 kg

Special features:

Webcam
Fingerprint reader

Diagnostic output

# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IBM/IEM (ICH9M/ICH9M-E) 4 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 03)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
0c:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
0d:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
0d:00.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
0d:00.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
0d:00.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 12)

# lsusb
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 17ef:480a Lenovo USB2.0 UVC PC Camera
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 147e:1000 Upek Biometric Touchchip/Touchstrip Fingerprint Sensor
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0a5c:2145 Broadcom Corp. BCM2045B (BDC-2.1) [Bluetooth Controller]
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

# lscpu
Architecture:                    x86_64
CPU op-mode(s):                  32-bit, 64-bit
Address sizes:                   36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
Byte Order:                      Little Endian
CPU(s):                          2
On-line CPU(s) list:             0,1
Vendor ID:                       GenuineIntel
BIOS Vendor ID:                  Intel            
Model name:                      Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T5670  @ 1.80GHz
BIOS Model name:                 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5670 @ 1.80GHz           PPN12345678901234567 CPU @ 1.8GHz
BIOS CPU family:                 191
CPU family:                      6
Model:                           15
Thread(s) per core:              1
Core(s) per socket:              2
Socket(s):                       1
Stepping:                        13
Frequency boost:                 enabled
CPU(s) scaling MHz:              67%
CPU max MHz:                     1801.0000
CPU min MHz:                     800.0000
BogoMIPS:                        3591.07
Flags:                           fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl cpuid aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm pti dtherm ida
L1d cache:                       64 KiB (2 instances)
L1i cache:                       64 KiB (2 instances)
L2 cache:                        2 MiB (1 instance)
NUMA node(s):                    1
NUMA node0 CPU(s):               0,1
Vulnerability Itlb multihit:     KVM: Mitigation: VMX unsupported
Vulnerability L1tf:              Mitigation; PTE Inversion
Vulnerability Mds:               Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
Vulnerability Meltdown:          Mitigation; PTI
Vulnerability Mmio stale data:   Unknown: No mitigations
Vulnerability Retbleed:          Not affected
Vulnerability Spec store bypass: Vulnerable
Vulnerability Spectre v1:        Mitigation; usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Vulnerability Spectre v2:        Mitigation; Retpolines, STIBP disabled, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS Not affected
Vulnerability Srbds:             Not affected
Vulnerability Tsx async abort:   Not affected

SL300

Technical data

Diagnostic output

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