Lenovo G530 4446-24U 15.4-Inch Laptop

by Lenovo

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001XUQP5A
• Item model number: 444624U
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 19, 2009

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Heavy on features. Light on your pocket.
The latest features have never come at such an affordable price. The Lenovo G530 notebook has VeriFace™ facial recognition technology where your face is your password, an integrated web camera, touch sensitive controls and a 15.4" High-definition display. This notebook is powered by an Intel® Pentium™ Dual Core processor and is equipped with ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery for easy data and system recovery. Best of all, it’s from Lenovo, makers of the award-winning ThinkPad.

Lenovo® G530 Notebook Key Features

• Intel® Pentium® Dual Core 2 processor technology
• 15.4-inch High-Def display
• Integrated DVD player/burner
• Integrated M web camera
• ThinkVantage™ Rescue System for easy data recovery & backup
• VeriFace™ facial recognition for convenient login
• Touch-sensitive controls

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VeriFace™ face recognition

A cool and fun way to login to the PC – VeriFace™ uses the integrated webcam to detect your face and authorize your Windows login. It can also be used as a password management system for other applications.

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ThinkVantage™ Rescue and Recovery

Rescue and Recovery®, a proven tool to help recover from software crashes without losing data.

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VibrantView

VibrantView displays allow light to pass through with minimal diffusion, resulting in sharper contrast, crisper images and better image visibility in bright light.

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Intel® Processors

Powered by Intel’s Pentium Dual Core processor, the G530 is ideal for everyday tasks, at home or at the office.

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Product Description

From the makers of the award-winning ThinkPad notebook, the Lenovo G530 notebook is a stylish widescreen notebook combining excellent features at a great price. The full-featured, widescreen Lenovo G530 notebook provides not only the functionality to run a small business but also the features to enjoy computing at home. The new Lenovo G530 notebook comes with a 15.4" widescreen with Windows Vista Home Premium operating system. It¿s powered by an Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 with plenty of memory and storage to handle all your everyday computing needs. Complete Connectivity: Download and save photos, music and other media with the 4-in-1 media card reader. The Lenovo G530 notebook offers four side accessible, high-speed USB 2.0 ports as well as VGA, RJ11 and RJ45 connections. These provide broad compatibility with many consumer devices such as digital cameras, digital camcorders, USB storage devices, game controllers, MP3 players and more. The new Lenovo G530 notebook offers a standard ExpressCard/54 slot to support the latest high performance, high bandwidth peripherals like a mobile broadband card. Preloaded Software Tools: The Lenovo G530 is loaded with a comprehensive suite of preloaded software to help you maximize your productivity, including:ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery 4.21, Product Recovery, ThinkVantage Access Connections 5.02, Presentation Director, Adobe Acrobat Reader,Sun JRE, Roxio Creator Small Business Edition (Record Now & DLA), Intervideo WinDVD Legendary Keyboard: The same engineers that brought you the legendary keyboard design on ThinkPad notebooks now give you great tactile feel with intelligent layout and performance on other Lenovo notebooks. Thoughtfully designed, the keyboard has specialized keys and buttons for easy access to the Presentation Director application and LenovoCareSM tools, as well as multimedia controls for stop, play, forward, rewind and pause.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just compair - you will see this is a great laptop, June 26, 2009

By 

Kay Hayes "knitting ninja" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I am jazzed about this machine. For the price point, you can't go wrong. I shopped HP, Compaq, Gateway, Toshiba and Dell before picking this laptop. As a former network administrator, I didn't think I could afford a ThinkPad/Lenovo. I was always pleased with these machines when I bought them for my company, but they were always so expensive - even on an IT budget. This machine fits the bill in both features and price! Just read other reviews and you will find other laptops:

- have a problematic touchpad
- lack expansion slots
- don't have modems
- don't have enough USB ports
- don't read and write DVDs
- don't have memory card slots
- do not have finishes that are robust
- don't have microphones or web cams
- don't have enough memory to run Vista
- are not Intel processers
- are not dual core
- do not have high definition audio
- have Vista home basic

This PC has it all:

- 3 Gb of DDR2 677 MHz ram
- An Intel Dual core processor
- A modem
- High Definition audio
- A great touchpad (no glossy stuff that is unresponsive)
- An express card slot
- A built in mic and network cam
- 4 USB ports
- Wireless (802.11 b/g) and wired Ethernet connectivity
- A memory card reader
- A DVD player and writer
- A top notch display
- Headphone and mic jacks
- Vista Home Premium - not Vista Home Basic
- a 15 pin VGA monitor connector
- a really solid build (no flexing or "cracking" when you pick it up)

And the BEST - a Window's 7 upgrade for free if you buy it in the right time frame. What else do you want from a laptop purchase? Let me add that it Syncs with my Windows Mobil 5.0 phone after a Microsoft download of the 6.1 software for Vista - without a hitch. It plays DVDs flawlessly. It plays Netflix streaming video perfectly. If there was an HDMI port and Blu-Ray I would be in heaven. From a former XP Nazi, this is quite a glowing review of a Vista machine.

Be sure to check the specifications on other Lenovo laptops. Some have smaller hard drives, less memory and Vista Basic. You do not get an upgrade to Window's 7 from Vista basic.

Happy computing!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just compair - you will see this is a great laptop, July 6, 2009

By 

Kay Hayes "knitting ninja" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lenovo G530 4446-24U 15.4-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers)

I am jazzed about this machine. For the price point, you can't go wrong. I shopped HP, Compaq, Gateway, Toshiba and Dell before picking this laptop. As a former network administrator, I didn't think I could afford a ThinkPad/Lenovo. I was always pleased with these machines when I bought them for my company, but they were always so expensive - even on an IT budget. This machine fits the bill in both features and price! Just read other reviews and you will find other laptops:

- have a problematic touchpad
- lack expansion slots
- don't have modems
- don't have enough USB ports
- don't read and write DVDs
- don't have memory card slots
- do not have finishes that are robust
- don't have microphones or web cams
- don't have enough memory to run Vista
- are not Intel processers
- are not dual core
- do not have high definition audio
- have Vista home basic

This PC has it all:

- 3 Gb of DDR2 677 MHz ram
- An Intel Dual core processor
- A modem
- High Definition audio
- A great touchpad (no glossy stuff that is unresponsive)
- An express card slot
- A built in mic and network cam
- 4 USB ports
- Wireless (802.11 b/g) and wired Ethernet connectivity
- A memory card reader
- A DVD player and writer
- A top notch display
- Headphone and mic jacks
- Vista Home Premium - not Vista Home Basic
- a 15 pin VGA monitor connector
- a really solid build (no flexing or "cracking" sounds when you pick it up)

And the BEST - a Window's 7 upgrade for free from Lenovo if you buy it in the right time frame. The details are available on the Lenove website. What else do you want from a laptop purchase? Let me add that it Syncs with my Windows Mobil 5.0 phone after a Microsoft download of the 6.1 software for Vista - without a hitch. It plays DVDs flawlessly. It plays Netflix streaming video perfectly. If there was an HDMI port and Blu-Ray I would be in heaven. From a former XP heretic, this is quite a glowing review of a Vista machine.

Be sure to check the specifications on other Lenovo laptops. Some have smaller hard drives, less memory and Vista Basic. You do not get an upgrade to Window's 7 from Vista basic.

Its only major downside is the built in speaker quality. Good thing the headphone jack is right in front. Also, the rated battery life is average at best.

Happy computing!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Laptop for Students and People on a Budget., September 20, 2009

By 

Ali S. "review_monster" (Toronto) - See all my reviews

When September comes in millions of students around the world look for more than just pencils and books. I mean it is year 2009 and most students by now are tech-savvy and probably know how to operate just about any computer. Chances are they need a laptop for school. A school laptop is something that can allow a user to effectively perform tasks such as word processing, web-browsing, music and video for spare times and is speedy enough to run demanding operating systems such as Vista. Also this laptop must be adequate in size and weight for the student to carry. Oh and perhaps more important than anything is the price. If all these considered then the Lenovo 3000 G530 is the best choice. It is in other words the best bang for the buck.

Pros:
- Good performance CPU, RAM
- Cool and Quiet
- Bright Screen
- Keyboard feel is great
- Solid build, Classic look.
- Loud and clear speakers
- Price

Cons:
- Poor screen pixel density
- Average size touch-pad, Misplaced left CTRL Key
- Webcam quality is bad

Summary: If you are on a budget or if you are a student you cant go wrong with this laptop. This is the most bang for the buck laptop available in the market at the moment.