Lenovo Z51

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Date Published: 07 Dec 2017

Intel Core i7-5500U
AMD Radeon R7 M360 (2GB GDDR5)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), TN
1000GB HDD
8GB DDR3, 1600 MHz
2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)

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Review

Lenovo Z51 in-depth review

Entry-level multimedia notebooks have one problem - they don't deliver the much-needed screen quality unless the price of the IPS panels falls in the following years. But that's really normal for laptops costing around €700. Still there are some exceptions, but it's hard to find a decent screen for the asking price. On the other hand, the build and the hardware are fairly good and the latter may handle some gaming as well.With the Lenovo Z51-70, you will be expecting just that. The TN panel isn't astonishing, but the build and hardware are perfectly capable of handling gaming from time to time. The CPU is part of the ULV (ultra-low voltage) line from Intel while the GPU is AMD Radeon R9 M375 - it can take some serious beating and it falls into the higher-mid range class. However, we su[...]

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Pros

Sturdy construction
Thin and light chassis
Relatively powerful GPU
Comfortable keyboard with LED backlight and touchpad
Excellent cooling system
Above average sound quality

Cons

Full teardown of the notebook is required just to change the HDD or RAM
The lid is a huge fingerpint magnet and the kyboard tray is quite flexible
The CPU is a bottleneck in terms of gaming performance

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080, TN

Name
Innolux N156HGE-EAB (CHI MEI CMN15C4)

Diagonal
15.6"

Pixel density
141.21 ppi

Brightness
209 cd/m²

sRGB
50%

Panel Type
TN

Resolution
1920 x 1080

Becomes "Retina" from
24 inches (62 cm)

Contrast
340:1

dE Color Checker
11 3.5

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