Lenovo G530 - cheap but quality

The simple design that is sure of the Lenovo G530 is comparable to the Dell Vostro or HP ProBook models but brings the high-end ThinkPad appearance .

Lenovo has three main laptops, ThinkPad, IdeaPad and G series. If ThinkPad is a well-known brand for business people, IdeaPad is a line of products aimed at people who love digital entertainment content, while Lenovo G series is a highly mobile product for the general public and businesses. small business. G530 is the representative representative of this model.

Lenovo G530 15.4-inch screen. Photo: Lidermarket .

Lenovo G530 is designed to be simple, neat and square, with a flat plastic lid combined with rubber material to increase the durability of the case. Like the ThinkPad line, from the outside to the inside, the G530 is only a uniform black. The body is made entirely of solid plastic.

The 15.4-inch LCD screen is of relative quality with brightness, color matching, and good viewing angles, when compared to 15.4 - 16-inch screens of other laptop models. The screen has a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels WXGA, the ratio "traditional" 16:10 while the new models often equipped with 16: 9 1,366 x 768 pixels. Mirror screens increase contrast and give colors sharp but easy to glare and reflect. However, direct use outside should be avoided. The vertical viewing angle is best at 30 degrees, while the horizontal direction is better, the image is not discolored even at the corner position.

The keyboard has a moderate bounce, making it feel as comfortable and comfortable as using a ThinkPad T60 but different in layout. The keys are flat and smooth when in use, without making an unpleasant noise. The G530 is only equipped with touch media keys to turn the speaker on and off and increase or decrease the volume, located just above the keyboard. The Synaptics Touch pad is very sensitive to a rough surface that is comfortable to move, even when the fingers are moist or sweaty. Two large, smooth and responsive mouse buttons, when pressed, only emit a very small click. There is a function key on the keyboard that activates the Touchpad usage state displayed via LED located between two mouse buttons. When used, the LED is green, when the lamp is not activated, it is red.

Lenovo G530 has the shape of ThinkPad. Photo: Tranquang .

The G530 is also fully equipped with the most necessary communication and connection ports, with 4 USB ports, VGA-out output, headphone / microphone jacks, ExpressCard / 54mm expansion slots, DVD, LAN, Broadcom WiFi burners (802.11b / g). On the front side there is a button to turn off the Wi-Fi card. Many users use this device and realize that it will be more convenient if the G530 is equipped with more modern connections such as eSATA and HDMI ports. But perhaps to match the selling price, these new features have been lessened.

The built-in, medium-quality speakers with Bass sound are almost nonexistent, this is still an inherent weakness of the laptop, but it is also okay for the occasional listening to music or watching movies. In a small room, the sound quality is acceptable but perhaps a headphone would be a more reasonable choice.

The G530's keyboard has good bounce. Photo: Glodb .

The performance of the G530 is quite good even though it is only equipped with the "low-end" Intel Pentium T3400 processor, but has not been upgraded to Core 2 Duo as the current "affordable" models. Ability to handle limited graphics with integrated card as well as Intel X4500 chipset. Not suitable for gaming but with basic applications such as Microsoft Word, Firefox, iTunes or G530 normal media softwares that are "overpowering" to handle. Besides, G530 can also play video files or watch HD movies but the ability to export limited pictures only has VGA-out port.

It runs smoothly and coolly with a good cooling system thanks to its thick body, using only "mid-range" processors and integrated graphics cards. As a result, the cooling fan system is not "gong" so it makes no noise. The hottest place is probably the location of the hard drive on the bottom. The Lenovo G530 uses 6-Cell 11.1 Volt 53WHr battery with a modest 3-hour 29-minute operating time with Wi-Fi enabled, 70% display brightness, and "balanced" mode about using power on Vista operating system.

G530 in Vietnam is about 9 million VND. Photo: Notebookreview .

In Vietnam, Lenovo G530 has a price range of VND 9 million (USD 495) for machine configuration including Intel Pentium Dual-Core T3400 processor 2.16 GHz, 1 GB RAM memory, 160 GB HDD, graphics card Integrated graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with full communication ports and most necessary connections.

Advantages
- Cheap price with reasonable configuration.
- Simple, neat design.
- Strong case.
- Good keyboard and touchpad.

Defect
- No HDMI and eSATA ports yet.