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Lenovo Essential G50

Lenovo Essential G50
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alaScore 80

392 reviews

May, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 392 reviews of Lenovo Essential G50. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the design and screen are overall positive. The portability and usability also get good feedback, but the touchpad and reliability get critical comments. There are some mixed views about the performance.

price, usability, portability, screen, design

reliability, touchpad

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Lenovo Essential G50 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Lenovo Essential G50

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 341 user reviews of Lenovo Essential G50 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviews about the design and screen are on the whole positive. The portability and usability also get good feedback. Opinions are divided on the performance. There are some less positive opinions about the touchpad and reliability.

price, usability, portability, screen, design

reliability, touchpad

81% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.ca)

Amazon.ca review summary for Lenovo Essential G50

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Lenovo Essential G50 from Amazon.ca. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.ca. Many are negative about the keyboard and design.

design, keyboard

100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Tons of Bloatware

 

Good laptop, glad I got it for $570. After the bloatware it works fine. Perfect for light gaming in CS:GO on low settings and resolutions (which is what I use anyway).

Thin, Light, Quiet, stays cool, surprisingly fast loading and boot times for a 5400RPM hard drive (after uninstalling bloatware)

Tons of bloatware that'll take you an hour to uninstall. Trackpad could be more responsive

Sep, 2014
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Large Paperweight

 

Keep retail packaging, otherwise Newegg will not assist you with the RMA process and you'll be left dealing with Lenovo directly.

Think, lightweight, good specs for the price

After owning the laptop for less than a month, the machine will no longer load after the Windows screen. All that shows is a black screen with a white cursor

Aug, 2014
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Solid Laptop

 

Bought this laptop mainly for web surfing, light microsoft office use and playing media through output on my HDTV as well as external computer monitors. Since I use the external screens half of the time and keep the laptop mostly plugged in to a power...

Relatively thin and lightweight, good specs for the price, full keyboard, has both hdmi and VGA ports, simple and sleek design

Screen is not antiglare and can be distracting in well lit area. Battery life is not impressive

Aug, 2014
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good Laptop

 

Pleasantly surprised for the price (got it on sale). Using an external keyboard and mouse so don't know about the touchpad but overall seems sturdy. Only consuming 12-15 watts while streaming video

Well designed ; Low Energy Consumption ; Nice Display ; Slim profile

Display Resolution only 1368x766 ; Lower TDP means slightly slower CPU speed

Aug, 2014
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Nice price, nice product

 

Good price. Would be great for students or someone needing something for general use ; Nice graphics

None so far but not a fan of Windows 8

Aug, 2014
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Consumer review (argos.co.uk)

great laptop

 

bought this for my grandson he loves it nice and slim fast and good looking useful for looking for and applying for jobs.i recommend this laptop

Sep, 2015
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Consumer review (argos.co.uk)

very lightweight and easy to use

 

Excellent little laptop for the money

Sep, 2015
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Consumer review (argos.co.uk)

Lenovo G50 15.6 inch 4GB 500GB Laptop - Black

 

No hiccups. Good little laptop.

Sep, 2015
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Consumer review (argos.co.uk)

Happy

 

Bought for my parents who are not very computer literate and been using the same laptop for the last 6 years so change wasn't going to be easy, however this is a super machine fairly easy for navigating, super quick and does what they need, after using...

Sep, 2015
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Consumer review (argos.co.uk)

Great buy

 

I needed a laptop for my daughter who was going into six form and I wanted it to last whilst she was at university. Very pleased with it and is a good spec

Sep, 2015
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