LENOVO G580 Quick Review

J

*This is my first review.Sorry for my language and grammar.*

Well, I got this laptop last week .I was looking for another laptop with a better config (i made a post in the forum before)but due to several reasons my budget got cut and i decided to go on with another model with acceptable configurations.
I took this laptop from a near by shop. My budget was about 40k and the only other laptops available was the HP one with A8 processor and another envy sleek book and dell inspirons. Also i was looking for an i5 3rd gen so many were out of my budget or there weren't any with i5 3rd gen(eg : from ASUS

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I know i cant seriously game or render on this laps so i decided to get a basic laptop( I have a 3 year old desktop AMD phenom II x4 940be+8gbram+gtx 260 core 216 which i can use for gaming).

So here we go

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Specifications
Intel® Core™ i5-3210M @ 2.5ghz
8GB DDR3 Ram
500GB HDD @5400rpm
Integrated HD Graphics 4000
Tray-loading Dvd writer
0.3 Mp webcam

Pros and Cons

+i5 3rd gen processor
+Much less heat and almost zero noise
+Decent display and viewing angles
+Good sound
+Great battery backup

-All plastic body and fingerprint magnet
-Response issues with touchpad
-It can play games in low-mid settings..but a dedicated GPU would be nice

**will update the list soon.

Design
It has a dimension of 376 x 245 x 34.3mm and weighs about 2.2kg(according to lenovo website maybe without battery).Body is made entirely of scratch resistant plastic

and looks wise i must say its an average product the Z580 @48k back at the shop looked awesome.

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Glossiness...everywhere you look

on the bright side i dont need a mirror anymore

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In the left we have 2 usb 3.0 ports,HDMI ,RJ 45,VGA ,fan vent and the lock slot

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In the front we have notification lights for power, battery and caps lock which i find very small and very hard to notice.

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Also the card reader slot on the far right side.Below lays one of the two speaker grills. one good thing about the G580 is its sound output . Its much better than other laptops without JBL or BEATS Audio certification.

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On the right side we have a DVD writer and a USB 2.0 port the power jack.

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G580 uses inbuilt microphones and that's why i guess there's only a microphone jack.

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Keyboard layout is good enough. Keys have some sort of rounded design and was comfortable for typing

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Here's the power on button and One Key Rescue button which can be used in case of boot failure.

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The touch pad on one of my concerns. I am experiencing a little bit of trouble with scrolling up and down .Its also a bit unresponsive sometimes. I am not sure is this a general problem. Anyone using the G580 please comment

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The arrow keys -bigger and easier for general use.

Oh and i forgot to mention the freebies I got with this.

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Lenovo c1530 2.1 speakers and a headphone can be viewed in the above picture.

also got some freebies(That was the shops offer).Well here's the total list

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-a wired mouse
-Keyboard protector
-Another Headset
-Screen cleaner
-Usb 2.0 Hub
-MIni Vaccum cleaner
-Multicard reader
- Sunglass (999 rs they say

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- and off course the laptop bag

Here's the WEI and CpuZ screenshots.

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I haven't played many games just fifa,nfs run and crysis. In which crysis and fifa can be played in high settings and NFS Run in medium-low settings.

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Thanks for reading through all these about and i am happy to answer if there's any questions.

H

very nice review, a very fine laptop for its price, amazingly its WEI index also greater than 2005ax's (5.7)
and i see a load of freebies too, congratz!!
thanks for the review.

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G6 2005AX WEI also comparing WEI is absurd...

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Nice review

How much you got it for ?

J

@hp_or_lenovo
thanks

@duke123
right.
I had a bad experience with HP in the past thats why i haven't bought an HP laptop. Heard those issues are solved in current Hp laps in the market. I was planning to buy the new Dv6 series but was outta budget

@dashing.sujay

Thanks for the comment.
Got it for 36000 including vat
added 4Gb ram for rs1600

J

One question. What resolution are you running the games at? 1280X1024?

J

@ Jripper

1366x768

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I saw some complains saying that the battery of this laptop is shaky. Is it really so?

J

No problems with the battery for me. Everything's fine till now.

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jibin1991 said:
No problems with the battery for me. Everything's fine till now.

I got the G580 last week,
Specifications
Intel® Core™ 3rd gen i3
4GB DDR3 Ram
500GB HDD @5400rpm
Integrated HD Graphics 4000 + GeForce 610M 1GB
Tray-loading Dvd writer
0.3 Mp webcam

Gotta say it is good value for money.
The battery is shakey (hope it does not become an issue)
Super quiet, good speakers.

S

Even, I went & bought a G580 from SharafDG, Dubai. with following specs;
• 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
• Windows® 7 Home Basic
• 15.6” HD screen (1366x768), 16:9 widescreen
• Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GT630 2GB graphics
• 6GB DDR3 memory,
• 640 GB HDD storage
• Integrated Bluetooth® 1 & 802.11n Wi-Fi and WiMAX2 connectivity
• Integrated DVD reader/writer drive
• USB2.0, USB3.0 connectors & 2in1 card reader
• Integrated 0.3M (720p HD) webcam
• Stereo speakers
• HD graphics support and HDMI output

At AED 2,699/- the model looks awesome.. hope, it works well too.

jibin1991 said:
No problems with the battery for me. Everything's fine till now.

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jibin1991 said:
No problems with the battery for me. Everything's fine till now.

Can you please PM me your Gmail or yahoo id. Any any ID where I can chat with you please?
I need some info about this lappy.

@OP(Reviewer) Good review and Good laptop :wink:

J

ArunStephen said:
I got the G580 last week,
Specifications
Intel® Core™ 3rd gen i3
4GB DDR3 Ram
500GB HDD @5400rpm
Integrated HD Graphics 4000 + GeForce 610M 1GB
Tray-loading Dvd writer
0.3 Mp webcam

Gotta say it is good value for money.
The battery is shakey (hope it does not become an issue)
Super quiet, good speakers.

Thanks for the reply.Well many are complaining about the battery shakiness .until now i have no problems.

satishrk said:
Even, I went & bought a G580 from SharafDG, Dubai. with following specs;
• 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
• Windows® 7 Home Basic
• 15.6” HD screen (1366x768), 16:9 widescreen
• Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GT630 2GB graphics
• 6GB DDR3 memory,
• 640 GB HDD storage
• Integrated Bluetooth® 1 & 802.11n Wi-Fi and WiMAX2 connectivity
• Integrated DVD reader/writer drive
• USB2.0, USB3.0 connectors & 2in1 card reader
• Integrated 0.3M (720p HD) webcam
• Stereo speakers
• HD graphics support and HDMI output

At AED 2,699/- the model looks awesome.. hope, it works well too.

Hey,congrats n thankz for the reply

dsmarty said:
Can you please PM me your Gmail or yahoo id. Any any ID where I can chat with you please?
I need some info about this lappy.

mail id pm'd.check

101gamzer said:
@OP(Reviewer) Good review and Good laptop

thanks 101gamzer

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I am also interested in this laptop.

Confused between this one and that HP AMD A8 based model.

Mind you, I am not a pro gamer, rather occasional type but I will edit video and process images often along with a lot of office based apps and virtualization.

Confused :crazy:

^Then A8 is not for you, as your usage in CPU intensive, in which i5 wholly beats A8.