Lenovo Enhanced Experience runs Windows 7 faster

Darius Chang | Oct 20, 2009

Microsoft claims that Windows 7 runs significantly faster than its predecessor, Vista. However, Lenovo is taking it one step further by becoming the only vendor to receive Microsoft's Windows 7 Enhanced Experience certification which promises even faster bootup/shutdown and resume times than other manufacturers.

One of the bottlenecks during Windows startup is that drivers and background applications have to be initialized. By tweaking the boot order, it allows the machine to leave drivers for non-essential gear such as a USB Webcam to load after wireless and chipset ones. Moreover, the Chinese maker claims that by reducing the loading time of component drivers, it also makes, resume from sleep mode significantly quicker than its competitors. According to Lenovo, its machines bootup and shutdown times are up to 33 percent and 50 percent faster, respectively, after the enhancement. The Enhanced Experience also includes the company's proprietary backup and maintenance programs such as its ThinkVantage application suite.

Not all Lenovo machines will come with the Enhanced Experience certification. Only compatible laptops will sport the unique Lenovo Enhanced Experience logo, and the first PCs with these stickers are in the table below.

IdeaPad Y650	IdeaCentre A600	ThinkPad R500	ThinkCentre A58
IdeaPad Y550	IdeaCentre H230	ThinkPad X200	ThinkCentre M58
IdeaPad Y550p	IdeaCentre K300	ThinkPad X200s	ThinkCentre M58e
IdeaPad Y450	G550	ThinkPad X200 tablet	ThinkCentre M58p
IdeaPad U550	G450	ThinkPad X301	ThinkStation S10
IdeaPad U450	ThinkPad T400	ThinkPad W500	ThinkStation S20
IdeaPad U450p	ThinkPad T400s	ThinkPad W700	ThinkStation D10
IdeaPad U350	ThinkPad T500	ThinkPad SL410	ThinkStation D20
IdeaPad U150	ThinkPad R400	ThinkPad SL510

The Chinese maker claims the Enhanced Experience is exclusive to its machines and will not appear, at least in this form, on other vendors' PCs. Current systems upgrading to Windows 7 will enjoy some of the Enhanced Experience benefits, but only PCs which come preinstalled with the upcoming operating system and Enhanced Experience logo will have the full experience. This is because while existing computers will be able to download the optimized Windows 7 drivers and BIOS, only brand-new laptops will receive additional tweaks to specific hardware configuration and third-party preloaded applications.

For more information on this certification, click here to learn more and check out the video below.