Lenovo G550 Review Discussion

[dietcokefiend]

by Kevin O'Brien

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 biggest question on our minds is how well this updated budget notebook performs; considering the previous revision earned our Editor's Choice award.

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[joseluis]

Aaaaaargh!

I hate it that they keep eating vertical viewing space.

Seems like an awesome laptop. Great review.

[boypogi]

why 16:9? why oh why?

[Jerry Jackson]

why 16:9? why oh why?

LCD fabricators switching to 100 percent 16:9 ratio panel production ... no other reason.

[dietcokefiend]

why 16:9? why oh why?

Cheaper to make, allow manufacturers to have wider keyboards, naming looks fancy, etc.

[Huskerz85]

Nice looking budget machine. Considering the price, the cons don't seem too unreasonable. Should do well I'd think vs. the HP G60t and low-line Dell Inspirons.

[martynas]

+number pad
-sd card reader

overall not bad notebook for not demanding college student.

P.S. and plastics a bit missaligned (visible in this photo)

[Serg]

so at times it feels like your finger is lagging behind the pointer.

This is a typo? Should not the pointer lag behind the finger instead of all the other way around?

3GB DDR3 800MHz RAM

DDR3 at 800MHz? First time I hear about this. I thought DDR3 was running at 1066MHz...but ok.

Good to hear a better battery life, but wow, cutting down on features but not price is not cool! Greed...lol

[akh1989]

DDR3 at 800MHz? First time I hear about this. I thought DDR3 was running at 1066MHz...but ok.

DDR3 runs at 1066MHz...800 is a typo... alteast the product page mentions 1066Mhz

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...E910C521C2274B

[dietcokefiend]

DDR3 runs at 1066MHz...800 is a typo... alteast the product page mentions 1066Mhz

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...E910C521C2274B

The RAM was capable of that speed, but didn't appear to be fully utilized in this notebook. It was actually an odd upgrade since there are still a lot of machines using DDR2 memory, and its not like the old motherboard couldnt fit into the newer chassis with some helpful modifications