Lenovo IdeaPad Z565 review, specs, price

August 19th, 2010 by admin | Posted under LENOVO.

Lenovo has launched the 15.6-inch IdeaPad Z565 affordable multimedia laptop. The new Lenovo IdeaPad Z565 is an AMD powered entertainment notebook that joins the Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 and IdeaPad Z560 entertainment notebooks as part of the new Lenovo IdeaPad Z line.

Like the other AMD-based full-size notebooks in their offering, the Lenovo Z565 will have dual-core Turion and triple-core Phenom chips, AMD Turion II P520 2.3GHz or N530 2.5GHz dual-core processor and Mobile Intel QM57 Express or Mobile Intel HM57 Express. The integrated graphics models will use AMD’s ATI Mobility Radeon 4270 graphics chip, while there will be a Mobility Radeon HD 5470 512MB option for those who need higher frame rates.

The IdeaPad Z565 line features 4GB of DDR3 memory expandable to 8GB, the ability to configure with up to an NVIDIA GeForce 315M 1GB GPU, 320GB of hard disk space, and DirectShare technology for DropBox like syncing of your important files across multiple computers. The Lenovo IdeaPad Z565 also comes with 15.6 inch LED-backlit display has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels, 802.11b/g/n, 0.3MP webcamera, three USB ports, Dolby Enhanced Audio, an Express Card slot, HDMI, VGA, a 5-in-1 digital media reader, and Windows 7 Home Premium Operating system.

Like the recently announced HP Pavilion line, the new Lenovo IdeaPad Z565 series have a metallic lid that won’t be such a fingerprint magnet and the new Z series will share a very similar keyboard with other Lenovo machines , which are among the best in the industry and a personal favorite.

Lenovo Ideapad Z565 weighs 5.7 pounds, 14.8 x 9.8 x 1.37 (W x D x H) for Dimensions with its standard 6-cell lithium-ion battery (up to 4.5 hours of battery life) and comes with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. The IdeaPad Z565 has price ranging between $619.99 and $698.80.

Ideapad Z565 Specifications

Processor
AMD Turion II Dual-Core N530 processor (2.5GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
AMD Turion II Dual-Core P520 processor (2.3GHz, 2 MB L2 cache)

Chipset
Mobile Intel QM57 Express
Mobile Intel HM57 Express

Main Memory
4GB DDR3 1066MHz

Graphic system
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 512 MB
ATI Radeon HD 4200 Shared system memory

Display
15.6 inch diagonal HD LED-backlit widescreen display has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels

Hard Disk
320GB 5400RPM SATA

Webcamera
0.3 megapixel

Optical Disc Drive
Multi-format DVD/CD burner

Sound
2 x 2W speakers

Wireles
802.11b/g/n

Input/Output Port
3 x USB 2.0
1 x eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo
1 x external VGA monitor
1 x DisplayPort
1 x 1394a
1 x stereo microphone in
1 x stereo headphone/line-out
1 x AC power
1 x RJ-11 (select models)
1 x RJ-45
1 x docking connector
1 x secondary battery connector

Expansion Slots
5-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS pro)
Express Card

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition

Battery
6-cell lithium-ion battery (up to 4.5 hours of battery life)

Dimensions
14.8″ x 9.8″ x 1.37″ (W x D x H)

Weight
5.7 lbs