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Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 Series

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560-0914-3YUProcessor: Intel Core i5 430M, Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 2.5kg, 2.6kg
Price: 500, 800 euro
Average Score: 70% - average
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
performance: 90%, features: 50%, display: 30%, mobility: 50%, workmanship: 70%, ergonomy: 50%

 

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560-M37AQGE

Specifications

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560-M37AQGENotebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Z560-M37AQGE
Processor: Intel Core i5 430M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Foreign Reviews

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 M37AQGE
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/15/2011
Rating: performance: 90% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 50%

 

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560-0914-3YU

Specifications

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560-0914-3YUNotebook: Lenovo IdeaPad Z560-0914-3YU
Processor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 70% - average

Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

 

Reviews

70% Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 0914-3YU
Source: PC Mag English Archive.org version
The Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 0914-3YU is par for the course when it comes to performance, and its 15.6-inch screen makes it a wonderful productivity machine for multitaskers. But a small battery and bloatware bog down this laptop for achieving a better score. If you have a big bankroll, the MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt) (4 stars) is our current Editors' Choice in the desktop replacement category, but $2,199 is a bit much
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/03/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%

 

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 i5:

430M:

The Core i5-430M is a middle class dual core CPU that features only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-640M) and clocks between 2.26-2.53 GHz (Turbo Mode). Furthermore, VT-d, trusted Execution and AES features are missing in the 430M. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics with 500-733 MHz) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

480M: The Core i5-480M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.66-2.9 GHz (Turbo Mode). 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.

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


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


2.5 kg:

2.6 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.


70%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

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

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Stefan Hinum, 2011-03-20 (Update: 2012-05-26)