Display and Build
The Lenovo IdeaPad Z50 (59-436269) packs a 15.6-inch HD LED backlit Glossy display which offers greater amount of brightness and a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. The stylish black coloured outfit carries fingerprint like finish on the lid and brushed finish on the palm rest and has a thickness of 24.8mm with a weight of 2.3kg.
Processor and OS
On the inside, the Lenovo IdeaPad Z50 (59-436269) is packed with a 1.7GHz Intel Core i5 processor from the fourth generation. It is coupled with an 8GB DDR3 RAM operating at 1,600MHz thereby delivering powerful and silky smooth performance at everything. The RAM can be further expanded via two unused DIMM slots. The responsibility of managing rich games and videos is given to the integrated Intel HD 4400 GPU. It sails on 64 bit Windows 8.1 OS, the latest version of the platform.
Camera, Storage and Multimedia
The laptop packs a 1MP webcam which can record HD and provides more than sufficient storage space with a massive 1TB SATA hard disk operating at 5,400rpm. It also has a Recordable DVD Drive with dual layer support so that you can easily load files on disks and retrieve them when needed. Powered by Dolby Home Theatre technology, the stereo speakers deliver theatre like performance.
Battery and Connectivity
The Lenovo IdeaPad Z50 (59-436269) promises uninterrupted service for a maximum period of 5 hours with a 4 cell Li-ion battery. Connectivity features come in the form of two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 slot, HDMI out, digital media reader, Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN and Bluetooth v4.0.