Lenovo G560 Review Discussion

The Essential G560 is Lenovo’s entry-level 15.6” notebook. It sports an Intel Core i3 processor, full-size keyboard with number pad, and a starting price around $600. Read our review to find out more.

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Bad deal My g61 was only 500 with same specs plus dedicated graphics

 

If you look around and use the coupons Lenovo gives out (see our deals page, http://www.notebookreview.com/deals), you can get this notebook for a lot less than its stated MSRP$699.

The G560 is also available with Nvidia dedicated graphics though our test unit came with Intel integrated.

 

Lenovo consumer laptop designs all seem so "Meh" to me...

 

Yes, this is kind of bland. A lot of people prefer that, though.

The G560 competes with the HP G-series (G62) and Dell Inspiron R series, mostly. Dell is not up to the standards of the other two IMO; it feels and looks cheap to me. The HP G62 is a very strong competitor, I would probably choose it over the Lenovo G560.

I wouldn't call anything in this price range "glamorous" as far as the design goes.

 

No, don't get me wrong... I don't want a flamboyant laptop...

But there is a difference between minimalism and bland.

Thinkpad, the old metal HP DM3, the HP Probooks, etc. laptops like those are minimalist and don't stick out.

Bland is that Lenovo laptop.

The HP DM3z I have cost me $500 and looks like one of the best laptops around.... I don't think it really costs that much to make a good looking solid laptop that doesn't look flamboyant... manufacturers just want to upsell so they make their lower end consumer laptops look terrible as all hell.

I see your point though, I don't like glossy plastic and that's one good thing about this laptop.

 

Sooo will it replace the G550 as "top notebook of *insert month here*"? That is the question

 

Given the choice between HP, Dell, Acer, Asus, or Lenovo consumer grade notebooks, personally I'd choose Lenovo over any other.
My experience with thinkpads anyhow has been very positive. My T410 is very solid and reliable. If even just a little bit of that trickles down to their consumer grade notebooks, I'd definitely choose them instead.

 

My dad has had a couple of Ibm's fail on him and I would never buy on

 

These entry level consumer laptops are all pretty bad. Save up a little and get something half decent instead.

What's with HP mimicking those Macbook Pro design? HP G62 does look like a Macbook Pro from the distance.

 

I wouldn't touch anything from lenovo that is not a T, W, or X series.
May as well go to bestbuy LOL

 

I don't know. The U150 I had wasn't half bad. Of course I wouldn't toss it in a backpack and take it to school back and forth.

 

If people can toss around netbooks(which for most of them are built pretty damn cheap) and bring them back and forth between school idk why you couldn't do it with a larger notebook

 

Heheheheheh.

I was wondering the same thing.