Display and Build
The Lenovo essential G50-45 (80E300RGIN) sports a glossy and responsive HD LED backlit TN Glare flat display which exhibits brilliant performance during gaming. The 15.6-inch panel comes with a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. The black coloured outfit exhibits a unique appeal with brushed spline like finish on the lid and horizontal brushed finish on the interiors. It has a thickness of 25mm and a weight of 2.5kg.
CPU and Platform
The Lenovo essential G50-45 (80E300RGIN) drives its processes with a 2.0GHz AMD quad-core A8 6410 processor. It is aided by a mighty 8GB DDR3 RAM which allows you to run multiple intensive games simultaneously without slowing things down. The RAM can be expanded up to 16GB via two unused DIMM slots. The lack of any user friendly OS is slightly disappointing.
Camera, Storage and Multimedia
The notebook features a simple webcam for video calling and provides more than sufficient storage space with a 1TB SATA hard disk. And the SuperMulti Tray-in drive gives you the license to run all kinds of disks at high speed.
Packed with 2GB ATI JET LE R5 M230 graphics card, the machine will keep you immersed in rich graphics. To boost your gaming experience further, it dons two stereo speakers of 1.5W each.
Battery and Connectivity
The Lenovo essential G50-45 (80E300RGIN) poses a 4 cell Li-ion battery which promises up to 4 hours of backup. Connectivity wise, it supports digital media reader, two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 slot, HDMI out, WLAN, Bluetooth v4.0 and Ethernet port.