Lenovo B560

alaTest has collected and analyzed 84 reviews from magazines and websites. Opinions about the battery and touchpad are on the whole positive. The keyboard and performance also get good feedback. There are some less positive comments about the connectivity and screen. Opinions are divided on the usability.

value for money, performance, keyboard, touchpad, battery

screen, connectivity

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Lenovo B560 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Review analysis

(Based on 84 reviews)

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Review Lenovo B560 Notebook

 

Essential. Office bargain hunters prick up their ears when Nvidia ...

Office performance ; Quiet & cool ; Low power consumption ; Feasible battery life ; Resistant case ; Fingerprint reader & eSATA ; Number pad ; Good key drop and pressure point ; Good touchpad haptics

TFT not AR treated ; Low contrasts ; Narrow viewing angles ; Touchpad keys ; Fan pulsates slightly ; Number pad's layout ; Coiling key bed

Optimus with a small graphics card at a competitive price

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Amazon review summary for the Lenovo B560

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of the Lenovo B560 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

value for money, keyboard, portability, usability

71% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Flimsy

 

Specs for the price ain't bad

This it not the standard I am used to from Lenovo. It's flimsy. There is very noticeable deflection in the keyboard when you press keys. This one doesn't sit flat on a table. It's just flimsy. Comes loaded with crapware. I buy a lot of Lenovo laptops...

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Lenovo Review

 

This is a nice laptop but needs more memory if you will be doing a lot of labor intensive work. The numeric keypad takes getting use to seeing as the enter key is on the bottom of the keypad instead of the side.

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Disappointing - Look Elsewhere

 

I at first thought this was a great value. Lenovo has an excellent reputation and the price was great. After using the machine now for 5 months, I have found I made a mistake in purchasing this laptop and wish I could return it. I am having issues...

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Disappointing - Look Elsewhere

 

I at first thought this was a great value. Lenovo has an excellent reputation and the price was great. After using the machine now for 5 months, I have found I made a mistake in purchasing this laptop and wish I could return it. I am having issues...

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good enough

 

I'm not a computer freak. I need it only for single things to do. The best part is it is a really lightweight. Otherwise it is a normally Laptop I found only two very bad points One is the option to recognize your fingerprint. It works very bad. You...

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good enough

 

I'm not a computer freak. I need it only for single things to do.

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awesome value

 

Great all around laptop for the money. Runs great out of the box with windows 7 64-bit. This laptop has some nice extra security features as well, te face recognition and fingerprint technology are great. Consider upgrading with another 4GB of Ram to...

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No frills but can't beat the price!

 

My old trusty HP running XP finally threw in the towel. Not a gamer or heavy graphics user so all out power is not necessary...just reliable basic web access and computing...and the occasional DVD/Movie.

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Product Specifications

Configuration

DVD Writer:DVD-Writer
Embedded 3G/4G: No
Embedded UMTS: No
Fingerprint Reader:No / Yes
Hard Drive Type:Hard Disk Drive
Remote Control: No
TV Card: No
Video Editing Card: No
Web Cam: Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth: No
Card Reader: No
Firewire: No
TV Output:No / Yes
Wireless LAN: Yes

Display

Aspect Ratio:16:9
LED Backlight:Edge LED / No
True Resolution:WXGA

General Features

Intel ® Centrino Technology: No
Intel Centrino Technology: No
Media Centre Edition: No
Netbook: No
RAM Type:DDR3 SDRAM
Type:Portable

Graphic

Brand of Graphic Chip:Intel
GPU Model (Graphic Card):INTEL HD GPU

Processor

Chipset Brand:Intel / Unknown
Chipset Type:HM55 / Unknown
Processor:CORE I3 / CORE I5 / Pentium
Processor Brand:Intel
Processor Number:I3-380M / I5-480M / P6100 / P6200
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