Lenovo G50-30 Low-End 15.6-Inch Laptop

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Lenovo’s contender in the lowest-end Windows notebook arena is the G50-30 model. This 15.6-incher is priced at $250. As expected, Lenovo had to make many concessions to lower the price. Processor performance is among the lowest on the market, RAM and hard drive capacities are the lowest available, and there’s no built-in DVD optical drive. The CPU inside the Lenovo G50-30 is the Intel Celeron N2830 “Bay Trail” dual-core. It provides acceptable speed only for basic computing, like text processing, web surf, social networking, and multimedia consumption. RAM size of only 2GB instead of normally 4GB will possibly be a bottleneck if you throw heavier multitasking at the system, like having many web browser tabs and programs opened at the same time. Hard drive space is 320GB, whereas the average budget notebooks including those with 250-dollar price tags have at least 500GB.

With these restraints, the Lenovo G50-30 can hardly compete against laptops such as the Toshiba Satellite C55-B5201 or Asus X551MAV-RCLN06. True, they’re based on the same CPU, but offer 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD capacity, and built-in DVD drives. And with discounts, they are cheaper than the G50-30.

On the positive side, the Lenovo has a nice streamlined design, although the chassis is made of plastics. It has a nice brushed-metal-looking finish on the palm rest and a slim profile of 1 inch. Also, the keyboard with AccuType ergonomic keys is often praised for its comfort. Backlight on it is missing, but that’s no surprise.

As usual, the screen resolution is 1366×768 pixels, while for sound reproduction there’s a pair of stereo speakers. The webcam has 720p resolution.

The G50-30 has a well-rounded connectivity feature set. There are two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 port, both HDMI and VGA video output jacks, a multiformat media card reader, Wi-Fi wireless connection, Ethernet LAN network port, and Bluetooth.

Another good thing is provided access to RAM and hard drive via doors on the bottom of the chassis for easier upgrades and the battery is user-removable.

The included battery has 32 Whr capacity. Lenovo claims it provides a power autonomy of up to four hours.

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Specifications of the Lenovo G50-30

Here are the specs of the Lenovo G50-30 with descriptions of its features. For comparison against other laptops, you can use the "Compare Specs" button.

Brand Lenovo
Screen Size 15.6-inch

This is by far the most popular laptop screen size. It provides a lot of screen real estate, while avoiding bulkiness of the 17.3" laptops.
Screen Resolution 1366x768 pixels HD

This is an entry-level screen resolution, oftentimes found on budget laptops. It doesn't deliver picture sharpness and space on the screen like the Full HD or higher resolution laptop displays do.
Touchscreen No

This laptop doesn't support touchscreen input.
Other Display Specs TN type

Displays based on the old TN technology lack wide viewing angles you can find on IPS screens. The colors may look washed out or inverted at certain viewing angles.
Processor (CPU) Intel Celeron N2830 dual-core 2.16-2.41GHz 1MB cache (User Benchmark CPU score: 12)
Graphics (GPU) Intel HD integrated graphics of low-end CPUs (only for the lightest gaming)
System Memory (RAM) Size 2GB RAM

2GB RAM size is rare nowadays and makes laptops with it almost unusable due to the low capacity. The recommended size is at least 8GB.
Data Storage 320GB HDD

Decent capacity, but slow type of storage.
DVD Optical Drive None
Keyboard & Input Non-backlit keyboard with dedicated number pad

The keyboard has a separate numeric pad on the right side of the keyboard, but it has no keyboard backlight.

Touchpad with separate physical click buttons

The touchpad features physical left and right click buttons, as opposed to click buttons integrated into the touchpad surface.
Speakers & Audio Stereo speakers

As usual, the device features a pair of built-in stereo speakers.
Camera Front-facing web camera

Laptops usually feature a frontal webcam located on the display bezel. This laptop is no exception.
Wi-Fi Wireless 802.11N

802.11N is an old Wi-Fi standard, precursor of the 802.11AC and the latest 802.11AX with improved data transfer speeds and connectivity. 802.11N is rarely used in modern laptops.
Bluetooth Yes

This laptop has a built-in Bluetooth module. It enables you to connect the computer to Bluetooth mice and other Bluetooth peripherals, smartphones, and other Bluetooth-equipped devices.
Ethernet Network Port Yes

This laptop has an Ethernet LAN port for wired internet and networking connectivity.
USB Ports 2 x USB 3.0 + 1 x USB 2.0

A total of three full-size Type A USB ports.
Video Output Ports 1 x HDMI + 1 x VGA

HDMI is a widely used digital video output port. You can find HDMI-in ports on most computer monitors and TVs. VGA is an old analog type of video connectivity used on older computers, monitors, TVs, and projectors.
Media Card Reader SD card reader

The laptop has a slot for full-size SD memory cards, used in many digital cameras. You can also use microSD cards with a card adapter.
Battery 32 WHr capacity
Weight 5.5 pounds
Height 1"
Width 15.1"
Depth 10.4"
Windows Version Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 is eligible for free upgrade to Windows 10 Home. Check Windows.com for more info.
Warranty 1-year

A typical laptop warranty.

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User Reviews and Q&A on the Lenovo G50-30

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Current rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  1. 3 out of 5

    bigmangrav

    I am currently running arch and its okay, its specs aren’t up to date even to just websites today but its good enough to play some web games and do school work

  2. 3 out of 5

    Nomo Hakon

    As a hand-me-down and with Ubuntu on it curently, not bad, not bad at all.

  3. 3 out of 5

    walid

    It’s a nice laptop for standart use such as browsing internet and using microsoft office programs.
    And It’s supisinly capable of running games like cs:go and LOL, but other than that it’s not woth it.

  4. 5 out of 5

    Denis

    I have this laptop,and I have on it windows 10 pro,and it going fastest.It`s very good for Sa:Mp,CSGO,LOL,BF4 …… It`s a very good laptop.

  5. Hemant

    It is not good for windows 8 or further versions.. Not giving a good speed and takes a lot of time to getting start… This is not a good lap top.

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