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The Lenovo IdeaPad Y530 is the latest release by Lenovo in its Ideapad range of notebooks. Just as the ThinkPad range is dedicated to business notebooks aimed at professionals, the IdeaPad range of laptops is more Multimedia oriented, and is aimed at basic home users who want a better config than most run of the mill notebooks. The Lenovo Ideapad Y530 lives up to Ideapad standards and sports nice hardware specifications and seems to be priced just right around $1000. It competes with the Dell Studio series primarily considering the pricing and specs. In this detailed review, we check out the Lenovo Ideapad Y530 and see how it stacks up against similar notebooks in the same range.
Lenovo Ideapad Y530 Specifications:
- Dimensions: 14.2 inch x 10.3 inch x 1.4 inch
- Weight: 6.7 pounds
- Display: 15.4 inch WXGA Display, 1280 x 800 pixels, Glossy
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 clocked at 2 GHz with 3 MB L2 Cache, 1066 MHz FSB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M with 256 MB VRAM
- RAM: 2 GB DDR2 System Memory
- Hard Drive: 250GB SATA HDD, 5400 RPM
- Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1
- Optical Drive: DVD RW
- Webcam: 1.3 MP built in
- Speakers: 4 speakers and 1 sub-woofer - Dolby
- Battery: 6 cell 5200 mAh Battery, 57 Wh
- Price Approx: $1000