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Lenovo G550

Lenovo G550
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alaScore 83

521 reviews

May, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 521 reviews of Lenovo G550. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the durability and screen. The usability and performance are also appreciated. Reviews about the energy efficiency and keyboard are mixed. The connectivity and sound get less positive comments.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Lenovo G550 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Lenovo G550

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 33 user reviews of Lenovo G550 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the durability and screen. The performance and usability are also mentioned favorably, but the touchpad and portability get mixed opinions. There are some negative comments about the reliability and keyboard.

price, usability, performance, screen, durability

keyboard, reliability

79% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Lenovo G550

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 54 user reviews of Lenovo G550 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the screen and reliability. The performance and usability are also mentioned favorably. There are some less positive comments about the sound and durability.

price, usability, performance, reliability, screen

durability, sound

83% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Martina Osztovits (notebookcheck.net)

Review Lenovo G550 Notebook

 

Goodbye IBM. Lenovo's G550, part of its 'Value Line' range, was d

Comfortable keyboard with number pad; Casing has a matt finish; Good peformance

Reflective display; Limited choice and poor positioning of ports

Affordable 15-something inch machines like the Dell Vostro 1520 or the HP Probook 4510s, although these are more orientated towards the business market. The HP Compaq 6735s could also be an interesting alternative.

Oct, 2009
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Expert review by : Kevin O'Brien (NotebookReview.com)

Lenovo G550 Review

 

The new Lenovo G550 is an update to the Value Line G530 with the primary difference being the shift from a 16:10 to a 16:9 screen. This is becoming a common trend for most manufacturers, as they shift to the now more standardized 16:9 screens. The...

Almost tough enough to stand on ; Textured interior and exterior finish hides smudges and fingerprints ; Comfortable and solid keyboard

Missing features from previous revision

Lenovo transitioned to a new touchpad on the G550, switching from the Synaptics model on the G530 to an ALPS pad. The ALPS pad doesn't have as quick of a refresh rate, so at times it feels like the pointer is lagging behind your finger. Another problem...

Aug, 2009
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Expert review by : Alex Bentley (techradar.com)

Lenovo G550 review

 

A fantastic machine that ticks most of the boxes required of a family laptop

Solid performance ; Decent graphics ; Great screen ; Good battery life

No card reader ; Slightly spongy keyboard

A great laptop to suit the whole family or the mobile worker alike.

Jan, 2010
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Expert review by : Will Stapley (expertreviews.co.uk)

Lenovo G550

 

With a fast processor and good all-round specification, the G550 is a well-built laptop and is reasonably priced

Nov, 2009
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Lenovo G550 review

 

Lenovo's G550 is one of the cheapest laptops that we've ever seen, but you wouldn't know it from looking at it.

A low-priced laptop with a lot going for it, but the screen quality and slightly spongy keyboard let it down slightly.

Oct, 2009
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Expert review by (channelpro.co.uk)

Lenovo G550 review

 

Lenovo's G550 tries to combine ThinkPad build quality with consumer-friendly features, but it's a disappointing mix.

But despite fine performance, Lenovo’s G550 doesn’t deliver the all-round panache of some of its rivals. With a poor display, unremarkable build quality and mediocre ergonomics, it simply doesn’t have what it takes to compete with best in this price...

Jan, 2010
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Laptop!

 

I bought this laptop for $399 in the summer of 2010 to use for college, and still using it in 2014. It has been very reliable and hasn't given me any serious problems at all. After a few years it slows down quite a bit, but keeping up with maintenance...

Price ($399) ; good, fast dual-core processor (can run multiple programs) ; good ram (4GB) ; decent storage ; decent keyboard

max ram is 4GB, not expandable ; bad viewing angles ; touchpad good be better ; no HDMI ports, or any other card reader ports ; no bluetooth ; plasticky, a bit cheap on parts... CD drive cover has come off, headphone port is broken, panel over heat...

May, 2014
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

perfect laptop for the $$

 

plus it comes with 9-key pad however total width is not too bulky

great price, ease of setup, all the new features, great for personal facebook account, shopping and paying bills. awesome Lenovo for the price. still can't believe under $400

none. great machine

Mar, 2011
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not bad for the price

 

I should have sent it right back for the cd cover problem but I didn't want to go through the hassle and then not have a laptop while waiting for a replacement.

Runs 64-bit Win 7 nicely ; Dual-boot with Ubuntu is flawless ; Was impressed with the performance for the price

The CD drive cover fell off as soon as I unpacked the laptop. I snapped it back on but it's very loose. Usually picking up the laptop by it's sides causes it to come off again ; The touchpad click buttons are annoyingly loud

Feb, 2011
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Dead

 

Good laptop for the price, worked great for the first 6 months. Ran win 7 64 bit smoothly along with some computational software

After 6 months of sporadic use (2-3 days a week an hr or two a day) it died

Feb, 2011
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