Lenovo B50-30

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Reviews for the Lenovo B50-30

40% Lenovo B50-30 review
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
Battery life is another matter, though. The Lenovo could only survive four-and-a-half hours of light use, and a little over four hours with heavy workloads. It’s a versatile machine for the money, but the B50-30 isn’t the most well-balanced laptop around.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/05/2015
Rating: Total score: 40%

70% Lenovo B50-30 review: A £200 budget Windows laptop to rival Google's Chromebooks
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Lenovo B50-30 may have a lousy screen, bendy keyboard and a processor so slow that it’s overtaken by budget Android phones of yesteryear. But as a package to compete against Google and its new Chromebook competition it looks feature-packed, thanks to a relatively huge hard disk and even a DVD drive. With a zero-cash-cost Windows operating system, things have just got interesting in the budget laptop space.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/15/2014
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 50% features: 70% workmanship: 60%

60% Can this impressive £199 laptop trump pricier rivals?
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
This isn't the kind of machine designed for high-intensity gaming or tough work applications, and that's clear from the benchmark results – the Lenovo B50's processor and screen are only able to cope with basic, general computing. The keyboard is good, it's reasonably well-built, and battery life is a little better than rivals. This machine is a good budget buy if the superior Toshiba Satellite C50 is too expensive.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/19/2014
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 80% performance: 40% features: 60% workmanship: 60%

40% Lenovo B50 review
Source: Expert Reviews Archive.org version
The Lenovo B50 looked interesting on paper but the reality is it’s a cheap laptop for a reason. Its build quality is poor and its performance even worse. If you’re looking for a basic laptop for browsing the internet and other basic tasks, you are better off looking at a Chromebook, such as the HP Chromebook 14, or if you are sticking to a similar budget then the smaller Asus X200MA is superior.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/03/2014
Rating: Total score: 40%

Lenovo B50-30, First Take: A Windows notebook at a Chromebook price point
Source: Zdnet.com Archive.org version
You can't expect a notebook that starts at £190.83 (ex. VAT, £229 inc. VAT) to be brimming with bells and whistles, but you have every right to expect a solid workhorse. Although it's a moderate performer and only has one USB 3.0 port, the Lenovo B50-30 is an excellent option for those seeking a low-cost Windows laptop.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/06/2014

Foreign Reviews

58% Lenovo B50-30 (Celeron N2815, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD)
Source: PC Magazin - Heft 5/2015
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2015
Rating: Total score: 58%

54% Low-Cost und Low-Performance
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/18/2014
Rating: Total score: 54% price: 51% performance: 14% features: 54% display: 57% mobility: 59% ergonomy: 78%

Обзор ноутбука Lenovo B50
Source: Notebook-Center.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; decent hardware for normal tasks;. Negative: Poor display; poor touchpad.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/03/2015

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The Lenovo B50-30 is a low-cost business notebook that can only handle low demand applications and processes. The 15.6 inch notebook is powered by Intel's Celeron clocked at 2 GHz. It comes equipped with 4 GB of RAM and a 320 GB hard drive. The B50 weighs 2.15 kg and is solid and sturdy enough to be carried around, but a little on the heavy end. The matte plastics casing attracts fingerprints but provides a good grip. The screen does not have a high resolution at only 1366x768 pixels and is not a touchscreen. The colors, contrast and viewing angles are nothing to brag about either. On the other hand, it functions well enough outdoors at maximum brightness. The keyboard is standard size, but suffers from being a little unsteady (flexes when pressure is applied).

The Lenovo B50-30 has one USB 3.0 port, 2 USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI port, an Ethernet port, an SD card reader and a DVD drive. The processor's performance is similar to a netbook's. This said, it is only able to run basic tasks. Loading times are also tediously long. To reiterate, the notebook will not be able to handle most games. The battery can last for about three and a half hours while browsing the net.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail):

Integrated GPU for tablet and notebook Bay Trail SoCs. Based on the Ivy Bridge GPU with four Execution Units and support for DirectX 11.

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

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

N2815: Soc with an integrated dual core Atom processor clocked at 1.86 - 2.13 GHz (Turbo) and an Intel HD Graphics GPU.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.60":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

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.

55.86%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

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

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