Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 any good ?.

peahead · 19 Jun 2011 at 22:46

Hi

What do you think of the Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 for £420 is it good deal for the price?

Specification

Processor Intel® Core™ i3-2310M Dual Core (2.1GHz, Intel Sandy Bridge Architecture, 3MB Cache)
Screen 15.6" (Lenovo Glossy, LED Backlit, 1366 x 768 Resolution Screen)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit
RAM 4GB (DDR3 1333MHZ)
Hard Drive 500GB
Optical Drive DVD Rewriter (Records DVDs 8x & CDs 24x & Dual Layer Super Multi)
Graphics Integrated (Intel® HD 3000 Graphics with up to 1274MB Shared Memory)
Wireless LAN Wireless (802.11b/g/n Wireless)
Network Card 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated 2MP Webcam with Microphone
Card Reader 5-in-1 card reader (SD/MS/MS-Pro/MMC/SDHC/)
USB Ports 4x USB 2.0 Ports
Bluetooth Version 2.1
Speakers Integrated Stereo Speakers
VGA Port 1 External VGA Port
Kensington Lock Kensington lock slot
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI 1x HDMI Port
E-sata 1x eSATA Port
Numeric Keypad Yes
Warranty 12 Months Warranty - Direct with Lenovo
Battery Life 3-4 Hours (up to 4 hours with power management)
Weight 2-3 Kg (This Model 2.5 Kg)

Thanks paul.

overcooled-xp · 19 Jun 2011 at 23:50

Seems a good spec for the money to me. The graphics card ain't the best but is just depends what you are using it for.

peahead · 20 Jun 2011 at 09:10

overcooled-xp said:
Seems a good spec for the money to me. The graphics card ain't the best but is just depends what you are using it for.

Thanks for the reply it wont be used much graphics wise

davie1980 · 23 Aug 2012 at 09:34

Similar question to opening post.
just about to order the same system, slightly higher spec for £600. wasn't sure about lenovo as i'd never heard of the brand.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/lenovo-z570-15-6-laptop-gun-metal-12377688-pdt.html

Processor Intel® Core i7-2670QM processor clocked at 2.2GHz
Cache memory 6MB
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM 8 GB
Graphics card Intel HD
Screen type LED
Screen resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Screen size 15.6"
Hard drive 750 GB

thoughts?

jubei · 23 Aug 2012 at 10:08

peahead said:
Hi

What do you think of the Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 for £420 is it good deal for the price?

Specification

Processor Intel® Core™ i3-2310M Dual Core (2.1GHz, Intel Sandy Bridge Architecture, 3MB Cache)
Screen 15.6" (Lenovo Glossy, LED Backlit, 1366 x 768 Resolution Screen)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit
RAM 4GB (DDR3 1333MHZ)
Hard Drive 500GB
Optical Drive DVD Rewriter (Records DVDs 8x & CDs 24x & Dual Layer Super Multi)
Graphics Integrated (Intel® HD 3000 Graphics with up to 1274MB Shared Memory)
Wireless LAN Wireless (802.11b/g/n Wireless)
Network Card 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated 2MP Webcam with Microphone
Card Reader 5-in-1 card reader (SD/MS/MS-Pro/MMC/SDHC/)
USB Ports 4x USB 2.0 Ports
Bluetooth Version 2.1
Speakers Integrated Stereo Speakers
VGA Port 1 External VGA Port
Kensington Lock Kensington lock slot
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI 1x HDMI Port
E-sata 1x eSATA Port
Numeric Keypad Yes
Warranty 12 Months Warranty - Direct with Lenovo
Battery Life 3-4 Hours (up to 4 hours with power management)
Weight 2-3 Kg (This Model 2.5 Kg)

Thanks paul.

If you look for RV520 in the rainforest you can get the same spec for £350 from samsung mate, just incase you were looking to save a little cash.

davie1980 · 23 Aug 2012 at 15:15

jubei said:
If you look for RV520 in the rainforest you can get the same spec for £350 from samsung mate, just incase you were looking to save a little cash.

That post's a year old