Lenovo Essential G580

152 reviews

May, 2013

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 152 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the battery and design. The performance and screen also get good feedback, whereas many are critical about the resolution and touchpad.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Lenovo Essential G580 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: Florian Glaser (notebookcheck.net)

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Sep, 2012

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Expert review by: Lisa Eadicicco (laptopmag.com)

Lenovo G580

The Lenovo G580 offers strong Core i5 performance and robust sound for a very low price, but the touchpad can be finicky.

Good overall performance; Sturdy keyboard; Quality webcam; Very affordable

Finicky touchpad; Worse graphics than similarly priced AMD notebooks; Below-average battery life

Click to EnlargeFor $469, the Lenovo G580 delivers speedier performance and a brighter, sharper display than similarly priced competitors. However, this notebook's inconsistent touchpad proved frustrating, and its battery life could be better. Although...

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by: Ashima Gupta (technostall.com)

Lenovo G580 Dark Brown Notebook: Specs, Features and Price

Lenovo G580 ReviewLenovo G580 Dark Brown Edition is an al new notebook from Lenovo with some of the technically advanced features. Along with the brand name Lenovo, this notebook comes with enhanced specifications such ...

15.6 inches screen, Display Resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels, NVIDIA GeForce GT630 2 GB graphics, Intel Celeron B820/1.7 GHz processor, Windows 7 Home Premium operating system

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

For the price you cant go wrong

For less than $400 what more can you ask for? If not don't want it for gaming it's got to be the best option in this price range.

Bought it on sale just for a portable league of legends rig and it works for that. Also plays minecraft and dirt 3

While it does play lol it doesn't do it extremely well. Had to turn all settings to very low and resolution to 720 to get 60 fps. Not the fastest laptop in the world but a ssd would certainly help immensely. Windows 8 isn't my favorite but it's...

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: Halec Rosc, (tigerdirect.com)

Solid laptop with a great processor

In all honesty, most people complain about the touchpad. When I first received the laptop, I too had problems. Make sure to change the sensitivity settings for the ELAN Pointing Device in the sys tray.The laptop itself is very fast, and very stable....

Mar, 2013

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Consumer review by: SnookJonesSr, (tigerdirect.com)

Could be better performance for the processor.....

It won't upgrade ram at all and is all plastic kind of cheap could be better

Mar, 2013

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Consumer review by: Todd , (tigerdirect.com)

Best Bang for the Buck

You just cannot beat this price. i5 below 500 bucks!!! Sleek and simple design. Phenomenal keyboard arrangement with adequate firmness, touch pad was a little too sensitive for me but that can be adjusted. If you are not playing the high-end games or...

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review by: MAKS, (tigerdirect.com)

Excellent

Excellent for the price and Great Performance..

Jan, 2013

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Consumer review by: VSUMLIS2013 (bestbuy.com)

Love this Lenovo

Love this Lenovo. From the moment I switched it on, I was in love. Great product---keyboard is functional and ergonomically built, not too sensitive and the display is bright, crisp and clear. I bought another brand a few weeks back and had to return...

Fast, great keyboard

Jan, 2013

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Consumer review by: mywebeus, (tigerdirect.com)

great machine for the money

the third generation i5 processor works well , i upgraded the memory to 8 gigs befor the first boot up,it works well - the only thing i would have changed was windows 7 i dont care for windows 8

Jan, 2013

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