Lenovo IdeaPad 530S

Lenovo IdeaPad 530S User Review and Ratings

• Great purchase
  Amazon Customer (Dec 17, 2018) on Amazon
  Came as expected from Amazon. Very fast and lightweight laptop. No issues so far.
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• A very thin, lightweight, poweerful laptop.
  Bob W (Jun 28, 2018) on Amazon
  The Lenovo 530s is a powerful consumer laptop. I am a longstanding Lenovo fan. My prior personal laptop is a ThinkPad. The 530s is part of Lenovo's IdeaPad line. The new 530s is much more powerful than my four-year-old ThinkPad.When shopping for a laptop it's way too easy to get buried in the specs. There are four I think are most important:The CPU is an Intel Core i7 quad processor operating at 1.8 ghz. What this means is that this CPU is latest gen and very fast. Yes, there are faster versions, but this speed is blindingly fast for most of us. Everyone but the most demanding gamer will be delighted with this laptop;s performance.Memory: This model has 8GB of memory. It's good for most applications. Other models of the 530s have 16GB of ram. I use some Adobe applications that are memory hogs. I haven't noticed any memory swapping on this 530s, even with video editing. I would prefer 16GB, but I can't find any real reason to have more than 8.Display: The 14" UHD display is right up there with my Macbook Pro. The 2GB GeForce discrete graphic processor provides smooth display of video and movies. The colors are brilliant. Blacks are deep black. Brightness is excellent.Disk space: This 530s has 256GB of solid state "disk". It's very fast and makes booting and loading apps a pleasure. I keep my photo library and documents in the cloud, so 256GB of onboard disk is plenty. After loading all the apps I like to use (complete MS Office, Photoshop, etc.), I still have more than half the disk available. Yes, 512GB would be nice, but I really don't need it.The most wonderful thing for me is that the 530s is light! It weighs in at 3.5 lbs. It's thin, only a little over 1/2-inch thick. It also has the ports I need. It has 2 USB 3.1 ports (there is no such thing as 3.0). It has a card slot that takes popular memory cards like SD, a HDMI port and audio in/out jack.The one thing I don't love is the touchpad. I haven't been able to figure out exactly how to use it for clicking and right clicking. It does respond to one finger for left click and two for right click, but not over the entire surface of the pad. This pad is very similar to the one on my wife's Dell XPS but not quite as good as the Macbook Pro. I'm sure that with time, the Lenovo touchpad will be fine for me.The way I see it, this is a really powerful computer that will serve almost all of us. It isn't a gamer's powerhouse. It's not a Macbook Pro. It is a great, lightweight high end laptop that will delight. It's definitely a great value. The configuration offered here is perfect for me.
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• great pc for when one travels
  Beth (May 25, 2019) on Amazon
  After contacting the seller he came through with the update on my warranty. Was nice enough to follow through. So, this is a nice lightweight pc for when I need to travel. Can handle some games, not a hard core gamer pc but works with the one I play. Since, when home I need to use ethernet and this does not have a port, I asked the seller to recommend a splitter and he did , it works great and I can when home use my ethernet. All in all happy with this pc for what I bought it for and the seller.
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• I am in love!
  Informednow (Jan 18, 2019) on Amazon
  This is a wonderful laptop that I cannot more highly recommend--10 stars please. It is super light weight and attractive, charges easily. It computes quickly and has great color on the screen. I am not really "techy" so I cannot speak to those functions, but I know this is user end friendly and love it. I highly recommend it!
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• Good
  Sneha Bajaj (Jul 31, 2019) on Amazon
  No complains yet. Body is smooth, and performance is optimum. Battery charges fast, lasts long.
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