The ThinkPad brand is an iconic image in the corporate world, but Lenovo has been absent from the U.S. consumer laptop market—until now. The company's recently launched the IdeaPad line as its first set of non-business models to debut on these shores. Think of the 15.4-inch IdeaPad Y510 as the ThinkPad T61 Widescreen's alter ego, albeit with some trendier features, such as a fabric-like cover, a "frameless" widescreen, and five speakers, including a subwoofer. One gets the sense that Lenovo's foray into our consumer market is tentative, because the Y510 and the rest of the IdeaPad line (there's also a 17-inch version, and a couple of configurations of the model reviewed here) are not being sold on Lenovo's Web site. You can get them only through retailers, both online and brick-and-mortar. Even so, the new design and an $899 (street) price tag are worth a trip to Office Depot or J&R Music World to check out.