Lenovo Ideapad Y520-15IKBN-80WK0161SP

Specifications

Lenovo Ideapad Y520-15IKBN-80WK0161SP (IdeaPad Y520 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i5-7300HQ 4 x 2.5 - 3.5 GHz, Kaby Lake

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

Memory

8192 MB

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, IPS, glossy: no

Storage

1 TB HDD

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, Card Reader: undefined

Networking

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 4.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 26 x 380 x 265 ( = 1.02 x 14.96 x 10.43 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Additional features

Keyboard Light: yes

Weight

2.5 kg ( = 88.19 oz / 5.51 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Links

Lenovo homepage
Lenovo notebook section

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Reviews for the Lenovo Ideapad Y520-15IKBN-80WK0161SP

¡Chollo 20/11! Lenovo Ideapad Y520-15IKBN (80WK0161SP). Portátil 15,6" gaming barato (629 €)
Source: Ofertaman Spanish

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Positive: Big screen; good price; decent hardware; nice gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/20/2018

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile: Mainstream graphics card based on Nvidia's Pascal architecture and successor to the GeForce GTX 960M. Is manufactured in a 14nm process at Samsung and the technical specifications are very similar to the desktop version.

With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

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

i5-7300HQ: Quad-core notebook processor based on the Kaby Lake architecture running at 2.5 - 3.5 GHz without Hyper Threading (which is supported by the faster i7 CPUs). The chip also integrates the HD Graphics 630 GPU clocked at 350 - 1000 MHz and is manufactured in a 14 nm process (improved compared to Skylake).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.60":

15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.

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

2.5 kg:

Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.

Lenovo: Lenovo ( "Le" as in the English word legend and "novo" (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. From 2004, the company has been the largest laptop manufacturer in China and got the fourth largest manufacturer worldwide after the acquisition of IBM's PC division in 2005. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company also produces monitors, projectors, servers, etc.

In 2011, Lenovo acquired the majority of Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Lenovo took over Motorola Mobility, which gave them a boost in the smartphone market.

From 2014 to 2016 Lenovo's market share in the global notebook market was 20-21%, ranking second behind HP. However, the distance decreased gradually. In the smartphone market, Lenovo did not belong to the Top 5 global manufacturers in 2016.

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