Lenovo G50 Series
Processor: AMD AMD A-Series A8-6410, Intel Celeron 2957U, Intel Celeron N2830, Intel Core i3 4005U, Intel Core i3 4030U, Intel Core i5 5257U, Intel Core i7 5500UGraphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R5 M230, Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail), Intel HD Graphics (Haswell), Intel HD Graphics 4400, Intel HD Graphics 5500, Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 2.1kg, 2.3kg, 2.5kg
Price: 269, 400, 615 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 12 reviews)
Lenovo G50-30
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo G50-30Processor: Intel Celeron N2830
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.1kg
Price: 269 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Fan-less. Yet another laptop wants to lure potential buyers with a low price and an outstanding performance, dubbed Lenovo G50-30. A Bay Trail Celeron paired with 2 GB of working memory is apt for office and Internet applications. Will the laptop surprise us in any of our tests?
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook.ru
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; good keyboard; good touchpad. Negative: Low resolution TN-display; mediocre performance; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/24/2014
Source: Notebook.ru
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; good keyboard; good touchpad. Negative: Low resolution TN-display; mediocre performance; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/24/2014
Source: PC Store
BU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Slim and lightweight; affordable price; comfortable keyboard; very good multimedia performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/28/2014
Source: PC Store
BU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Slim and lightweight; affordable price; comfortable keyboard; very good multimedia performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/28/2014
Lenovo G50-70-59424801
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo G50-70-59424801Processor: Intel Celeron 2957U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook-Center.ru
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; decent performance. Negative: Weak and outdated set of interfaces; poor display; mediocre material.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/06/2014
Lenovo G50-70-59440028
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo G50-70-59440028Processor: Intel Core i3 4005U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4400
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Comp Reviews
Archive.org versionOverall, the Lenovo G50-70 is a solid budget class laptop for those needed a full size system. It offers good performance and surprising battery life given its small capacity. The best part is that it is easy to open it up and uupgrade components. The system is hampered by a number of small annoyances likes multitouch trackpad issues and a reflective display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/10/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Laptopkalauz
HU→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/02/2015
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 60% display: 60% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80% emissions: 60%
Lenovo G50-80
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo G50-80Processor: Intel Core i7 5500U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 5500
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Foreign Reviews
Source: Laptopkalauz
HU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good price; good look; decent performance for normal tasks. Negative: Weak display; not good keyboard.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/01/2015
Source: PC Store
BU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: FНD dіѕрlау; good cooling system; vеrу gооd реrfоrmаnсе fоr bаttеrу ореrаtіоn. Negative: Lоw рrоduсtіvіtу іn ехtrеmе gаmе tіtlеѕ.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/31/2015
Lenovo G50-70-59443468
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo G50-70-59443468Processor: Intel Core i3 4030U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R5 M230
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook-Center.ru
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Attractive appearance; AccuType keyboard; good price. Negative: Weak CPU; poor camera.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/02/2015
Lenovo G50-45-80E30182GE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo G50-45-80E30182GEProcessor: AMD AMD A-Series A8-6410
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R5 M230
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 400 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionAt just $299, the Lenovo G50-45 is an affordable laptop with a bright screen and good performance for the price. However, the short battery life is disappointing, and the keyboard doesn't live up to the Lenovo brand. Although it costs $100 more, we recommend the Dell Inspiron 15 5000 ($399) because of its better build quality, longer endurance and better typing experience.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/07/2015
Rating: Total score: 50%
Lenovo G50-80 80E5039SGE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo G50-80 80E5039SGEProcessor: Intel Core i5 5257U
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 615 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
No frills. Visually, the G50 doesn't stray from the typical look we've come to expect from Lenovo. The internal components are solid and while the notebook isn't what we'd call a highlight, it's a very decent package overall.
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.
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.
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell): In the mobile Haswell Celeron and Pentium integrated processor graphics card. The HD Graphics is the slower, GT1 called, part with less execution units (EUs).
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Intel HD Graphics 4400:
ULV integrated GPU (GT2) with 20 EUs found on certain Haswell CPU models.
Intel HD Graphics 5500: Integrated graphics card (GT2) in the Core processors of the Broadwell U-series (15 W TDP).
AMD Radeon R5 M230: Low-end graphics card based on the GCN architecture ("Sun" GPU).
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
Intel Iris Graphics 6100: Integrated graphics card (GT3) in the Core processors of the Boradwell U-series (28 W TDP).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Celeron:
N2830: Soc with an integrated dual core Atom processor clocked at up to 2.4 GHz and an Intel HD Graphics GPU.
2957U: Entry level ULV dual core processor with integrated graphics card called Intel HD Graphics and reduced features of the Haswell core (no Turbo Boost, AES, ...).
Intel Core i3:
4005U: Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz without Turbo Boost support. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.
4030U: Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 1.9 GHz without Turbo Boost support. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
5500U: Broadwell-based ULV (ultra low voltage) dual-core processor for notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 5500 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
AMD AMD A-Series:
A8-6410: Quad-core APU for entry-level devices and sub-notebooks, codenamed Beema. Based on the Puma+ architecture and integrates a Radeon R5 GPU.
Intel Core i5:
5257U: Broadwell-based low-voltage dual-core processor for notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated Iris Graphics 6100 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.
» 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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70.8%: 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.
