"Lenovo ReCertified, new in box, 1 year Lenovo warranty. The product is new in the box, but has been repacked into Lenovo non-original packaging. "
£379.99
The Z50-70 from Lenovo, multimedia computing in a stylish package. An ideal mix of power, visual and audio. Includes a sleek design and a DVD drive at a good price.
Lenovo Z50-70 59439455
Lenovo ReCertified, new in box, 1 year Lenovo warranty. The product is new in the box, but has been repacked into Lenovo non-original packaging.
Specification
Processor: Intel Core i5 4th Gen. i5-4210U 1.7GHz
Ram: 8Gb PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3L
Hard disk: 1Tb (1 x 1Tb) 5400RPM Solid State Hybrid Drive inc 8Gb Cache flash
Screen: 15.6" 1920x1080 Non-touchscreen 1920x1080
Communication: Intel dual band N Wireless & Bluetooth 4.0
Operating System: Windows 8.1 (Language): GB
Battery: Upto 5 hours battery life
Optical drive: Integrated DVD Drive
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GT820M 2Gb
Webcam: HD 720p webcam
Audio: Stereo speakers with Dolby Home Theater
Keyboard: GB
WWAN Card: No
Ports USB 3.0 x 2, USB 2.0 x 1, 2-in-1 card reader, HDMI, LAN
Weight / colour: , White
Model / MPN: Z50-70 59439455
All comments (23)
crazygoldfish
21 Feb 16#1
Wow. Nice spec . Tempting.
Not sure how much I would get use out if it. So easy to stream games these days
adamspencer95
21 Feb 16#2
820m is barely an upgrade over HD4400 graphics, i fail to see the point in the extra heat and power consumption
fishmaster to adamspencer95
21 Feb 16#3
Yes absolutely dire 3D performance. But then again you'll not get a gaming laptop in 2016 for £379 unless it's refurbished and then probably not. Maybe in a few years time perhaps.
haritori to adamspencer95
21 Feb 16#4
It's purely a spec seller the couple of quid to put a 820m in the system prob is less than the additional sales of gullibility.
At least we are starting to see 1080p screens in budget laptops, it won't be long before reasonable GPU's are in these too,
ganon
21 Feb 16#5
Anyone can recommend a laptop that can handle street fighter 5? Budget £600 max.
Not too big and 15.6" screen.
Brydo666 to ganon
21 Feb 16#10
Could get a console for 1/3rd of that.
dijital to ganon
22 Feb 16#19
You need to bear in mind that SFV REQUIRES 60fps otherwise you are paying in slow motion.
fudgebunneh
21 Feb 16#6
apparently these can be hackintoshed with a new WiFi card too if you're into that.
bobo53
21 Feb 161#7
is this powerful enough to play space invaders??
jameshothothot to bobo53
21 Feb 16#18
Given the colours, only at 30fps. Pong plays at 60fps in full monochrome!
thegamingkinginfo
21 Feb 16#8
Is this powerful enough to run CSGO and record it at around 60FPS?
drbrainsol to thegamingkinginfo
21 Feb 16#9
A most definitely not on that one. May be able to play CS:GO at a reasonable framerate (30-40 FPS MAYBE) with minimum details but that will go down if you also want to record the game play.
thegamingkinginfo
21 Feb 16#11
Hmm ok, I have a i7 3632QM laptop with Intel HD 4000. Is it worth the upgrade?
ganon
21 Feb 16#12
Im in need of a laptop and dont play much games, only exception Street Fighter.
mrew42
21 Feb 16#13
mmm, Hackintosh?
Looks like it could be compatible, bargain
ollie87
21 Feb 161#14
You could get an actual potato for a lot less too.
macamask
21 Feb 16#15
I paid 500 for the 16GB version of this laptop from currys about 9-10 months ago, it is an excellent laptop, I edit a lot of 24 mega pixel raw files with light room 5 on this machine and it's quick, I remember reading reviews at the time of purchase saying battery life is not great... it is fine/normal, I get a few hours easy on balanced settings.
I have never (and will never) gamed on this laptop, the GPU is weak for gaming, perfect for everything else though in my experience.
I'm not going to vote on this one, I'm here to recommend the laptop to those who want to know, it is solid. I know not of the retailer and I can't be bothered looking into what exactly the reboxing arrangement means, sounds like a refurbished setup in one hand, but new in the other?
cabbage10
21 Feb 16#16
The second digit is the most important regarding ati radeon or nvidia before graphics cards thus the higher the value the more powerful it is so HD 5950 is more powerful than HD 7670 for example and GT 5650 better than GT 7250
rcrm4444
21 Feb 16#17
So will this fly even though it has not got an ssd??? I am way past the gaming age but want a fast reliable laptop. dose this one fit the bill???
Cheers in advance.
ayeup1
22 Feb 16#20
I have this laptop just over 14 months now. Specs wise its good, FHD, 1TB HDD and 8GB RAM. Basically its future proof.
The big let down is the screen, it really is crap. When switching from dark to white it takes a few second for the backlight to catch up and thus illuminates on a delay. There is some ghosting, though I suppose not to the extent which people would notice. Boots up fast as well, only draw back is wifi is not dualband or AC, you will need to find yourself a dongle for that. I have noticed after a period of time the USB ports do tend to become a bit intermittent when recognising an attached device, in some instances it does it straight away, in others can take 3-6 mins. The gfx card isn't anything to write home about, its basic thats all.
Its a good laptop despite its flaws, I just don't think its worth £379.99 refurbished, there are other laptops out there with similar specs for the same price.
rcrm4444
23 Feb 16#21
"The product is new in the box, but has been repacked into Lenovo non-original packaging. "
Mine arrives today so will let you all know.
shuo23
24 Feb 16#22
It's not new...it's refurbished. Very misleading description
rcrm4444
24 Feb 16#23
Well I am far from being an expert but mine looks brand new. It's taken over 10 hours to upgrade to Windows 10! It's on 92% now. Is that right????
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Opening post
£379.99
The Z50-70 from Lenovo, multimedia computing in a stylish package. An ideal mix of power, visual and audio. Includes a sleek design and a DVD drive at a good price.
Lenovo Z50-70 15.6" 1920x1080 nVidia GeForce GT820M 2Gb i5-4210U 8Gb 1Tb Win 8.1 59439455
Lenovo Z50-70 59439455
Lenovo ReCertified, new in box, 1 year Lenovo warranty. The product is new in the box, but has been repacked into Lenovo non-original packaging.
Specification
Processor: Intel Core i5 4th Gen. i5-4210U 1.7GHz
Ram: 8Gb PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3L
Hard disk: 1Tb (1 x 1Tb) 5400RPM Solid State Hybrid Drive inc 8Gb Cache flash
Screen: 15.6" 1920x1080 Non-touchscreen 1920x1080
Communication: Intel dual band N Wireless & Bluetooth 4.0
Operating System: Windows 8.1 (Language): GB
Battery: Upto 5 hours battery life
Optical drive: Integrated DVD Drive
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GT820M 2Gb
Webcam: HD 720p webcam
Audio: Stereo speakers with Dolby Home Theater
Keyboard: GB
WWAN Card: No
Ports USB 3.0 x 2, USB 2.0 x 1, 2-in-1 card reader, HDMI, LAN
Weight / colour: , White
Model / MPN: Z50-70 59439455
All comments (23)
Not sure how much I would get use out if it. So easy to stream games these days
At least we are starting to see 1080p screens in budget laptops, it won't be long before reasonable GPU's are in these too,
Not too big and 15.6" screen.
Looks like it could be compatible, bargain
I have never (and will never) gamed on this laptop, the GPU is weak for gaming, perfect for everything else though in my experience.
I'm not going to vote on this one, I'm here to recommend the laptop to those who want to know, it is solid. I know not of the retailer and I can't be bothered looking into what exactly the reboxing arrangement means, sounds like a refurbished setup in one hand, but new in the other?
Cheers in advance.
The big let down is the screen, it really is crap. When switching from dark to white it takes a few second for the backlight to catch up and thus illuminates on a delay. There is some ghosting, though I suppose not to the extent which people would notice. Boots up fast as well, only draw back is wifi is not dualband or AC, you will need to find yourself a dongle for that. I have noticed after a period of time the USB ports do tend to become a bit intermittent when recognising an attached device, in some instances it does it straight away, in others can take 3-6 mins. The gfx card isn't anything to write home about, its basic thats all.
Its a good laptop despite its flaws, I just don't think its worth £379.99 refurbished, there are other laptops out there with similar specs for the same price.
Mine arrives today so will let you all know.