Lenovo G550

476 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Screen (135)
Battery (58)
Usability (52)
Build quality (47)
Design (33)

Negative
Touchpad (53)
Sound (18)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 476 reviews from magazines and websites. Opinions about the design and build quality are generally positive. The usability and battery are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the keyboard and sound, and views about the resolution and portability are mixed.

screen, battery, usability, build quality, design

touchpad, sound, keyboard

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Lenovo G550 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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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

That Lenovo's marketing talks in all seriousness of 'supercharged graphics and gaming', despite the G550's basic graphics set-up

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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Consumer review by: asum2000 (cnet.com)

great black friday buy 279. use it to pay online bills.

Very happy!!!!!

The price was right, the look was attractive , the size was great, the speed is surpisely fast, and it's a lenovo

i have nothing bad t o say about the unit

Dec, 2010

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Consumer review by: willyd21 (cnet.com)

Handles All Tasks Well

I can't believe this model is currently selling on Amazon for $649.88, considering what I paid for it. I was worried when purchasing entry level Lenovo. Previously considered HP, Asus, Dell and other more well-known brands, but this Lenovo has not...

I purchased this "economy" laptop for my wife last Christmas at Newegg on "Black Friday" for a great price-- $360.00 including shipping. We are completely satisfied with the speed and memory of this model. Also, Windows 7 is great. Totally happy

None-after nearly 1 year of flawless performance, no regrets. I took a chance and went for the deal amd it worked out-good battery life,fast ,great for all-around home computing or travelling. Sorry, but there are no negatives. Would recommend Lenovo

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review by: willyd21 (cnet.com)

Handles All Tasks Well

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review by: jamvaru (cnet.com)

Super Duper Economy Laptop / Notebook

I couldn't be happier with this machine. As an economy laptop it outperformed my expectations exceptionally well. Windows 7 is great. I don't feel the need for linux at all (pronounced "Lyin' Yucks" btw) Updated on Jan 21, 2010

Smooth chassis and keyboard, touchpad slick and responsive, screen bright and clear, powerful enough to do just about everything with ease. Video capable of DDO at 'very high' graphics, or better at 'high' graphics

Screen only capable of 60Hz. Speakers wimpy but adequate for laptop performance, ok for voice, music weak. Occasional Windows 7 burps and hiccups that are easily and mostly automatically corrected (one time i had to logout, when widgets vanished)

Jan, 2010

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Amazon review summary for the Lenovo G550

alaTest has collected and analyzed 112 user reviews of the Lenovo G550 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

value for money, performance, screen, design, keyboard

66% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: rlforte (amazon.com)

G550 a good buy for the money

I bought this PC for one thing only. It is used to keep data for my wife so she does not go onto the internet often. The only thing I would change is the chip, the celeron is not as fast as I would like it to be...

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: Kimalla (amazon.com)

Disappointed...Just Under 2 Years of Use!

I purchased this laptop in September 2010...and by August 2012 the video card was gone and renders it useless...I am extremely disappointed...luckily though my hard drive was saved!

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: scballa843 (amazon.com)

best labtop

I bought my lenovo labtop from Office depot. I must say its one of the best I have bought. Like everyone is saying the volume sucks, I bought a usb labtop speaker; let me tell you those things really work. Gave me volume and bass I never expected, no...

Jul, 2012

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Product Specifications

Offer a greater choice to your customers and satisfy the needs of more growing businesses, with the Lenovo G530 notebook. A smart addition to Lenovo range of business notebooks, the G530 notebook is engineered to include Lenovo-unique technologies that reduce downtime, improve productivity and lower Total Cost of Ownership.The Lenovo G530 notebook is a stylish widescreen notebook combining excellent features at a great price. Full-featured, widescreen Lenovo G530 notebooks provide not only the functionality to run a small business but also the features to enjoy computing at home.The same engineers that brought you the legendary keyboard design on ThinkPad notebooks now give you great tactile feel with intelligent layout and performance on other Lenovo notebooks. Thoughtfully designed, the keyboard has specialized keys and buttons for easy access to the Presentation Director application and LenovoCareSM tools, as well as multimedia controls for stop, play, forward, rewind and pause.

Audio Input

Type:Microphone

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Battery

Run Time (Up To):3.8hour(s)/5hour(s) / 3.8hour(s)

Technology:Lithium ion

Cache Memory

Installed Size:1MB/2MB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:10.1in/10.1in / 9.6in/9.6in/9.7in / 9.6in

Height:1.4in/1.5in/1.5in / 1.4in

Weight:5.5lbs / 6lbs/6lbs

Width:14.1in/14.1in / 15in/15in

Display (Projector)

Color Support:24-bit (16.7 million colors)

Diagonal Size:15.6in

Diagonal Size (metric):39.62cm/39.6cm

Max Resolution:1366 x 768

Technology:TFT active matrix

Widescreen Display:

Yes

Environmental Standards

ENERGY STAR Qualified:

Yes

EPEAT Compliant:

Yes

EPEAT Level:EPEAT Gold/EPEAT Silver

Header

Compatibility:PC

Localization:English

Manufacturer:Lenovo

Model:2958

Packaged Quantity:1

Product Line:Lenovo G530/Lenovo G530 / Lenovo G550/Lenovo G550

Input Device

Type:Keyboard / Touchpad/Keyboard / Touchpad/Touchpad / Keyboard

Mainboard

Data Bus Speed:800MHz

Miscellaneous

Color:Black/Black / Gray/Gray/Gray / Black

Modem

Type:

None

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft)/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft)/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11n/IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11b / Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11b / Fast Ethernet / Bluetooth 2.1

Type:Network adapter

Wireless LAN Supported:

Yes

Wireless Protocol:802.11 a/b/g/n/802.11 a/b/g/n (draft)/802.11b/g/802.11b/g / Bluetooth 2.1

Notebook Camera

Camera Type:Integrated

Notebook Camera

Camera Type:Integrated

Optical Storage

Type:DVD-Writer

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium/Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition/Microsoft Windows 7 Professional / XP Professional downgrade/Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium/Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium / Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition/Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

Processor

64-bit Computing:

Yes

Clock Speed:2.1GHz/2.2GHz/2GHz

Manufacturer:Intel

Multi-Core Technology:Dual-Core

Processor Number:T4200/T4300/T4400/T6500/T6600

Type:Core 2 Duo/Dual Core/Pentium

RAM

Installed Size:2GB/3GB/4GB

Max Supported Size:4GB/8GB / 4GB

Technology:DDR2 SDRAM / DDR3 SDRAM/DDR3 SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

Software

Microsoft Office Ready:Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit (MLK) to activate the software.