{"id":2228,"date":"2015-10-07T15:47:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T15:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/product\/lenovo-ideapad-500-15-6\/"},"modified":"2019-12-03T16:20:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T16:20:28","slug":"lenovo-ideapad-500-15-6","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/laptoping.com\/specs\/product\/lenovo-ideapad-500-15-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenovo IdeaPad 500 15.6″ Mainstream Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lenovo IdeaPad 500 15<\/strong> is a mainstream laptop PC with 15.6-inch Full HD display. The IdeaPad 500 is successor of the Z51 series and doesn’t bring new chassis design to the table. It has a silver aluminum palmrest, white plastic lid, and a 1″ thick profile. The main change is replacement of the 5th Generation Intel Core Broadwell processors with the 6th Gen Skylake and upgrade to Windows 10 from 8.1. <\/p>\n

Lenovo’s IdeaPad 500 15 is currently available only with the higher-end 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6500U dual-core processor, so it’s no wonder the laptop has a high starting price of $999. It’s also expected to be available with the mid-range 6th Gen Core i5, which will lower the basic price. The i7-6500U provides snappy performance in day-to-day tasks and can be also serve for more demanding work, like editing high-resolution photos and videos. However, for these purposes recommended are notebooks with the quad-core i7 chips. The default graphics processor option is the Intel HD 520, which can handle the basic games and select blockbuster titles on lowest possible settings. If you need more graphics muscle, Lenovo has made available a dedicated video card option – the AMD Radeon R7 M360, also known by its AMD MESO XT codename. The video card is a lower-mid-range one, so it isn’t suitable for hard-core gaming.<\/p>\n

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System memory choices are 8GB and 16GB, which are both sufficient for heavy multitasking. As for storage, the IdeaPad 500 15 provides either a 1-Terabyte classic hard drive or a 1TB hybrid hard drive with added 8GB solid state drive storage to boost loading speeds of commonly used programs.<\/p>\n

Other than sharp Full HD 1920×1080 resolution, the display doesn’t offer anything special in terms of specs. It lacks IPS technology for wide viewing angles and doesn’t support touch input. For that purpose, the notebook provides a full-size keyboard with numeric pad but no backlight, and trackpad with physically separated click buttons instead of integrated in the surface.<\/p>\n

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The rest of the specifications sheet includes a built-in DVD writer, Dolby-certified stereo speakers, a 720p webcam, 802.11AC wireless, Ethernet LAN network interface, Bluetooth, HDMI and VGA video output ports, three USB ports, an SD card reader, and a combo audio port. Optionally, Lenovo offers the IdeaPad 500 15 with a RealSense 3D camera, which is used for facial recognition log-ins to Windows and other purposes.<\/p>\n

Lenovo says the battery life can last up to 4 hours on this model.<\/p>\n

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