Display and Configuration
The Lenovo essential G50-80 (80L000HLIN) laptop comes with a 15.6-inch HD TN GL(flat) widescreen display and is available in black coloured body. It has a screen resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels and boots on DOS operating system. Under the hood, there is an Intel core i3-4005U processor which runs at a clock speed of 1.7GHz. It is assisted by 4GB of DDR3 RAM and 2GB ATI EXO PRO R5 M330 graphics engine. The user can increase the RAM upto 16GB for quality performance, without any lag. The laptop measures 384 x 265 x 25mm and weighs 2.5Kg.
Storage and Camera
In terms of storage, there is a 1TB SATA hard disk present inside the system which performs well. The laptop is stacked by a webcam which supports 720HD video capturing. The user can enjoy video calling by installing apps like SKYPE, Hangouts, ooVoo, Jitsi etc. One can also shoot recordings and share it with their close ones or post the video in social networking sites.
Connectivity and Battery
Networking options include Ethernet 10/100 BASE-T, Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, one USB 2.0 slot, two USB 3.0 slots, an HDMI out, a digital media reader, a headphone jack and a VGA port. The laptop is fuelled by a 4 cell li-ion battery which claims to render a backup upto four hours.