Lenovo G530 for $379

Posted on 12 June 2009 by


It’s always amazing to me how inexpensive laptops are when you don’t necessarily need one. Case in point, New Egg has a Lenovo G530 laptop for just $379.

$379? You probably have that much money in your change jar or under your couch cushions. Go look…see if I’m not right.

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Anyway, it appears to be a nicely loaded 15″ screen dual-core with a 160GB hard drive and 2GB RAM. It shouldn’t cost too much to upgrade the RAM to 4GB, if 2GB’s not enough juice…

Model
Brandlenovo
ModelG530-444623U
Part#444623U
General
Operating SystemWindows Vista Home Basic
CPU TypeIntel Pentium dual-core T3400(2.16GHz)
Screen15.4″ WXGA
Memory Size2GB DDR2
Hard Disk160GB
Optical DriveDual Layer DVD Burner
Graphics CardIntel GMA 4500M
Video MemoryShared memory
CommunicationModem, LAN and WLAN
Card slot1 x Express Card
Battery Life4.6 hours
Dimensions14.1″ x 10.1″ x 1.22-1.46″
Weight5.95 lbs.
CPU
CPU TypeIntel Pentium dual-core
CPU SpeedT3400(2.16GHz)
CPU FSB667MHz
CPU L2 Cache1MB
Display
Screen Size15.4″
Wide Screen SupportYes
LCD FeaturesGlossy
Display TypeWide XGA
Resolution1280 x 800
Operating Systems
Operating SystemWindows Vista Home Basic
Graphics
GPU/VPUIntel GMA 4500M
Video MemoryShared system memory
Graphic TypeIntegrated Card
Hard Drive
HDD160GB
HDD RPM5400rpm
Memory
Memory2GB
Max Memory Supported4GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive TypeDual layer DVD Burner
Optical Drive InterfaceIntegrated
Communications
Modem56K
LAN10/100Mbps
WLAN802.11b/g Wireless LAN
Ports
Card Slot1 x Express Card
USB4
Video Port1 x VGA
Audio Ports1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
Audio
AudioIntegrated Sound card
Speaker2W (1W+1W) internal stereo speaker
Input Device
TouchpadYes
KeyboardStandard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS-pro)
Webcam0.3MP
Power
Battery6-cell lithium ion
Battery Life4.6 hours
Physical spec
Dimensions14.1″ x 10.1″ x 1.22-1.46″
Weight5.95 lbs.

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