Lenovo B560 Series

Processor: Intel Core i3 370M, Intel Pentium P6100
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 2.3kg, 2.399kg, 2.4kg
Price: 360, 449, 600 euro

Average Score: 76.5% - good
Average of 6 scores (from 6 reviews)

performance: 69%, features: 60%, display: 54%, mobility: 68%, workmanship: 79%, ergonomy: 74%, emissions: 84%

Lenovo B560A

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo B560A
Processor: Intel Core i3 370M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
B560 (Series)

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Average Score: 66% - average

Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

Foreign Reviews

66% Обзор ноутбука Lenovo B560
Source: Retera

RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/03/2010
Rating: Total score: 66% performance: 59% display: 43% mobility: 44% emissions: 64%

Lenovo B560

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo B560
Processor: Intel Pentium P6100
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.60 inch, 16"9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 360 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
B560 (Series)

Pricecompare

Average Score: 75% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)

Reviews

80% Lenovo ThinkPad B560 review
Source: Techradar English

Archive.org version
For this price, the ThinkPad B560 is a steal. Impressive power and satisfying usability, as well as the solid and portable body, make this a great laptop for use at home and on the road.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/30/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

70% Lenovo B560
Source: ZDNet German

DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/26/2011
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 70% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 70%

Lenovo B560
Source: Notebookjournal German

DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/29/2010
Rating: performance: 70% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 50%

Lenovo B560-M488TGE

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo B560-M488TGE
Processor: Intel Pentium P6100
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 310M 512 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:10, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.399kg
Price: 449 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
B560 (Series)

Pricecompare

Average Score: 81% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)

Reviews

81% Review Lenovo B560 Notebook | Notebookcheck
Essential. Office bargain hunters prick up their ears when Nvidia's Optimus is offered along with a graphics card for 399 euros. This is also the reason for our review of Lenovo's Essential B series. Performance for money champion or snail-paced runner?

Foreign Reviews

81% Test Lenovo B560 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German

DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/28/2011
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 71% display: 65% mobility: 81% workmanship: 82% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 91%

81% Test Lenovo B560 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German

Comment

Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.

In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

NVIDIA GeForce 310M: The GeForce 310M is the successor of the GeFore G210M and based on the same chip with very similar clock rates (shader speed +30MHz to 1530MHz).

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i3:

370M: The Core i3-370M is a fast clocked Core i3. The TurboBoost, AES, VTd, and Trusted Execution functions are deactivated in the i3-series. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.4 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

Intel Pentium:

P6100: The Pentium P6100 is an entry level CPU based on the Arrandale core. Compared to the Celeron P4600, the P6100 offers a bit better performance due to the faster System Bus and an increased Level 3 cache. However, VT-x is not available for the P6100.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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76.5%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.