Lenovo Essential G580

156 reviews

Jun, 2013

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Value for money (51)
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Touchpad (6)
Resolution (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 156 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the design and battery. The screen and performance also get good comments. There are some less positive comments 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 91/100 = 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: Joshua Goldman (cnet.com)

Lenovo Essential G580 59371414 Dark Brown 3rd Generation Intel Core i5-3230M Processor (2.60GHz 1600MHz 3MB)

There is no glory in being basic or entry-level when it comes to laptops. Yet, for many of us, all the computer that's needed is something that spends most of its time in one place and handles Web browsing, social networking, e-mail, word processing,...

The Lenovo G580 provides good processing performance for the money; it boots quickly; it has a full keyboard with number pad and an optical drive; and its speakers and Webcam perform well.

The G580 is thick and heavy. Battery life is less than 4 hours. Navigating Windows 8 with the touch pad takes some practice. There was no Bluetooth in the version we reviewed.

For basics on a budget, the Lenovo G580 gets the job done. Just don't skimp on the configuration.

May, 2013

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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)

Very nice after you set everything the way you like it

Luckily, I managed to get Win7 installed and there is full driver support on the Lenovo website.

The i3 performs very well, being a dual core with 4 threads. 4GB of ram is enough to do simple tasks, and even some low-end games. The design feels sturdy and looks good with an appealing keyboard layout. The HDD performs much better than I expected...

Low resolution of 1366x768, but I knew that when I bought it ; Windows 8. It really is just as confusing as everyone makes it out to be. Lenovo also made it very difficult to install any other OS on here

May, 2013

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

Specs good - quality bad

This seems to be a decent laptop for the price

The touchpad was unusable on the device I got. Also, the computer would not stay shut down. It automatically boots unless you pull and re-install the battery. The motherboard looks like it has a place for 2 ram slots, but only one was populated....

May, 2013

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

Nice budget & gaming laptop

A great buy for work and some little play. It is lighter than you would expect it to be. Overall a great buy, don't hesitate at the checkout.

Just bought this laptop to be more mobile, but needed something that could play LOL (League of Legends) with little difficulty ; This laptop was perfect for what I needed. It is built very well with a nice light metal frame. It comes with two memory...

The wifi adapter that comes with this computer is not very good. If you want to game I recommend getting a wireless adapter. I have a N300 On Networks adapter and it works very well

May, 2013

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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