Lenovo Ideapad 500 Series

Processor: AMD Carrizo A10-8700P, Intel Core i5 6200U, Intel Core i5 6267U, Intel Core i7 6500U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R6 M340DX, AMD Radeon R7 M360, Intel Iris Graphics 550
Display: 14.00 inch, 15.60 inch
Weight: 1.542kg, 2.3kg
Price: 599, 799, 999 euro
price: 76%, performance: 67%, features: 48%, display: 77%, mobility: 70%, workmanship: 78%, ergonomy: 80%, emissions: 90%

 

Lenovo Ideapad 500-15ISK-80NT00D8GE

Is it a business laptop or multimedia laptop? Maybe that is the question that a possible buyer wants to be answered. What we have here is a device with potential. Having an Intel Core i5-6500U processor with AMD Radeon R7 M360 graphics card supported by 8 GB RAM and a 1 TB HDD, it can handle your daily office tasks as well as some gaming thanks to a Radeon graphics card. But you should not expect a great gaming experience. If you want to play some old games or maybe some online games, this is possible. As expected from all Lenovo devices, this model also has a good keyboard, but it should not be compared with a ThinkPad keyboard. Typing feels good and the key feedback is convincing. Talking about multimedia, what we see here is a nice, matte Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS screen with good contrast ratio and viewing angles. The screen bezel is kept a bit too thick in our opinion, since it takes up to much space. However, this is something you can get used to. Even though the surface is all plastic, it does not feel cheap, since it look like brushed aluminum. This laptop weighs about 2.3 kg. Thus it is not very mobile. In addition, there is only a 4-cell battery, which can provide 4 hours of usage at its best; not something we would want to see in a mobile companion. Another thing to consider is its choice of storage. A good-old HDD with 1 TB storage is what used here. Is it enough for regular user? Sure. But if you want fast opening times and shorter response times, you will have to switch to an SSD disk. Since there is only one 2.5-inch slot, you will have to give away the large 1 TB HDD. Besides the good screen, the sound system is another good aspect of this laptop. A JBL sound system makes for premium sound output and you get your money's worth in this aspect. Since the device does not have any business features and lacks a powerful processor, we can certainly say it is for multimedia usage. You can watch videos, surf online and at least play some not so demanding games. HDMI and VGA allow connecting external screens. In addition, there is a DVD writer. Although it might be considered outdated, it could still be useful for some users. Before you consider buying this model, what you have to think about is your type of usage. If you are thinking of a laptop which you are going to leave at a place such as your desk or TV unit for instance and don't need much of a connectivity besides a screen output and a few USB ports, then this device is for you. You can do your work, watch movies on your TV etc. But if you plan to be mobile and need better connectivity, you are better off looking at other models. Hands on by: Umit Yilmaz Gunes

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Ideapad 500-15ISK-80NT00D8GE
Processor: Intel Core i7 6500U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R7 M360
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 61.33% - poor

 

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Lenovo Ideapad 500-15ACZ

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Notebook: Lenovo Ideapad 500-15ACZ
Processor: AMD Carrizo A10-8700P
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R6 M340DX 2048 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 599 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Lenovo Ideapad 500-15ISK 80NT005WGE

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Notebook: Lenovo Ideapad 500-15ISK 80NT005WGE
Processor: Intel Core i7 6500U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R7 M360 2048 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 999 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Lenovo Ideapad 500-15ISK-80NT00UDGE

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Notebook: Lenovo Ideapad 500-15ISK-80NT00UDGE
Processor: Intel Core i5 6200U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R7 M360
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 80% - good

 

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Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-14ISK

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Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad 510S-14ISK
Processor: Intel Core i5 6267U
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Graphics 550
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.542kg
Price: 799 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Lenovo IdeaPad 500-15ISK-80NT00LMMH

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo IdeaPad 500-15ISK-80NT00LMMH
Processor: Intel Core i5 6200U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R7 M360
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 87% - good

 

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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.

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Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

AMD Radeon R7 M360: Entry level to mid range dedicated GPU based on a new GCN 2.0 / 1.2 chip in 28nm. Supports DirectX 12, Vulcan and FreeSync.

AMD Radeon R6 M340DX: Dual-graphics combination of an integrated Radeon R6 (Carrizo A10-8700P) and dedicated Radeon R5 M330. As a hybrid Crossfire solution, performance will depend heavily on driver support for the game. Performance may be even faster on a single R6 if driver support is poor.

Intel Iris Graphics 550: Integrated GPU (GT3e) with 48 EUs and dedicated eDRAM memory found on some Skylake CPU models (28 W series).

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

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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.  

6500U: Skylake-based ULV dual-core processor for thin notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Carrizo:

A10-8700P: Mid-range Carrizo APU of 2015 containing two "Excavator" CPU modules (with 4 integer and 2 FP cores counted as 4 compute cores). Performance can differ greatly depending on the configured TDP (ranging from 12 to 35 Watts).

Intel Core i5:

6200U: Skylake-based ULV dual-core processor for thin notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 520 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.

6267U: Skylake-based dual-core processor for notebooks and ultrabooks. Offers an integrated Iris Graphics 550 GPU with eDRAM memory and is manufactured in 14 nm.

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

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14.00:

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

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

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74.34%: 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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