Lenovo IdeaPad G50-70 Notebook Review

[Redaktion]

A good idea? Lenovo wants their IdeaPad G50-70 to be a tempting, low-cost notebook with at least basic gaming power. Equipped with a dedicated graphics card, our test device certainly could be just that. But is the Radeon R5 230M the right graphics card for the task? Read on to find out.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-G50-70-Notebook-Review.124663.0.html

[Dan Porat]

Great extremely thorough Article.
After sing the G50-70 (corei7) for a while I can say it is a magic machine.
A real powerhouse for my home and business.
Currently it is on sale for a real good price (much better than the one I bought it for) -
Don't forget the coupon code RMNUSLENOVO3.
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[Armin_L]

Thank you for a great and informative article! Im buying one  :)

[George]

I am no hardcore gamer, I actually bought this laptop for my son as the specs seemed good for the price. The only game we have tried is crysis 2 - and with everything set to maximum its playing really well. Granted it is an old title and probably not something to go with as a test, just wanted to add my 2c.

[Robert Ireland]

So far, so good,... All the issues I've had with this machine were uncannily addressed in the review. I thought it was just me.
In the past I've owned a VAIO; which was hell.
With a Vista OS, terrible battery and a heat I could warm food with, it was a pleasure destroying it so as to not curse anyone else's life. I digress,...
The Lenovo's all black design is damn cool and the textured lid is in very good taste. I prefer the powerfully understated industrial 'no BS' approach.
Otherwise, I am currently trying to run Bioshock Infinite with a Logitech controller.
I haven't played it yet trying to figure out Steam, the three stupid discs I got with the hard copy and the configurations of that Logitech thing. 
This is not the fault of the computer and I think if I use an Xbox type joystick, it would go a lot easier.
I can't wait to see what the actual game play is like however (sigh).
This really work well with our TV and with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, I find myself using the bigger screen.
I hope this helps.
Well worth the price,...so far.

[Mohamed Yakoot]

have anybody tired to play need for speed rivals on this laptop.. i have tried and after 15 minutes windows kicked me out with message system out of memory

[Lana17]

Is there anyone that has tried this laptop for world of warcraft (not max settings needed) - i want to know if it works well or not with this one. It would mostly be to do garrisson quests/fishing/battle pets while on breaks

[Carsten Jørgensen]

Is it possible to shut the dedicated graphic card off permanently? To save wattage on the energy bill.  Thus stick with the integrated graphic even when I play my low end games..

[Logy Murray]

Hi, I just bought the Lenovo G50 and am trying to get to know all the features.  I am not a technical person, so I skimmed through the article to read the stuff that I do understand.  But I think I missed something...  is there an option to put on a light under the keyboard? 
Thanks.

[john bell]

The Lenovo Essential G50-70 is an awesome product and it is one of the best model. I am using this laptop, it runs very smoothly and no any problem I have faced yet. I purchased it in very low price from online discount offers.
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[Bill]

Hi, I've had my G50-70 i7 for several months now and have tried to backup data to a hard disc.  I started this on Wed 7 Oct and it's now Sat 10 Oct and it tells me that I have another 9 Hrs to go.  Spoke to Lenovo about the time it takes and they said that this was normal for a backup of 206Gbs. 3 days to do a backup is normal????

[Stewards8888]

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