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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 1896 reviews

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Customers are saying

Customers are positive about the price, gaming capabilities, performance, ease of use, RAM, processor, and lightweight design of the 15.6" Laptop - AMD A8-Series - 6GB Memory - 500GB Hard Drive. They appreciate that it is a good deal for the price and offers great performance for everyday tasks and gaming. However, customers are negative about the battery life, keyboard, Windows 8 operating system, and bloatware. They find the battery life to be poor and the keyboard inconvenient, and they dislike the Windows 8 operating system and the amount of bloatware that comes pre-installed on the laptop.

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  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Cheap

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Cheap looking laptop, dull display - ended up returning

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    started off good

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    This started off as a decent laptop. Handled everything I threw at it relatively well. but exactly 42 days after buying it (past best buys 30 day return policy) the laptop went belly up for no reason. Contacted Lenovo support and they are sending me recovery CD's to try and fix it...its worth noting the 1 button restore did not work either...took forever to find the novo button (its next to the power port..small button)...if not for it going bad so quickly I would have rated it a lot better

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Laptop is ok

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The mouse sometimes stops moving but otherwise its ok.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    good PC

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    I would recommend this pc to others for basic pc usage

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Average performance

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    The laptop is good for daily use but not for Gaming

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    nice product

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    works great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Junk laptop

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    Laptop is a piece of junk. I bought one took it back after 2 days mouse freeze's up. Exchanged after 17 days the same thing happened Best Buy would do absolutely nothing to help me it was past their 14 day return policy. Their store manger was rude and completely un helpful. I will never step foot in a BEST Buy. Dissatisfied to the MAX

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    dont buy

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    case has sharp edges making it very difficult to use the key board, computer is slow, checked speed of internet and it was fine. very disappointed in the computer

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    ok for beginner, screen fades when not plugged in

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    ok for beginner, screen fades when not plugged in.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Computer

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    Great computer for school work. Easy installation.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good laptop

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    Worth the cost, but dont expect high end results..

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    not bad

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    the computer is not complicated and it is simple .

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Slow Laptop

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    I dunno what is wrong. This laptop runs very slowly. And then, when I type fast, the keys freeze up and this annoying little blue circle starts spinning. I have to close and restart. Not impressed.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      You may want to take a look at this tips/tricks article on how to speed up your Windows 10 system. Be sure to create a restore point before you make changes, then create another restore point once the fix is made. Here's the link to the article:
      http://www.howtogeek.com/228570/10-quick-ways-to-speed-up-a-slow-windows-pc/ lenovo

  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not bad for a cheap computer

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    The screen border actually was flimsy & the border separated at the bottom visibly from the screen itself. My 14 year old would have had this thing broken or messed up before long. Took it back & went to a heavier, more solid & robust computer for him.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Looks good but...

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    Also this specification, but it is just slow... I bought a Dell laptop about the same price with touch screen but lower specification at the same time, I felt like Dell works much more smoothly.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    LOVE IT!

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    This is an awesome laptop! It fast and efficient, I absolutely adore it. Will be purchasing another for my teenage daughter.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Thank you for choosing the Lenovo G50 laptop. We are pleased to hear that the G50 is working well for you and we are pleased to hear you will be getting another G50 laptop for your daughter. Thank you! lenovo

  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Okay for the price, I had to send it in for repair

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    The laptop worked okay for about two week, then the screen started going blank. It turns out this is a common problem with this laptop. It will boot up completely with a blank screen. I've sent it into Lenovo and I am waiting for it to be fixed.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This laptop is a bang for your buck for the price I got it at during the sale. Only downside would be the slow hard drive (NOT SSD) and the dim standard display resolution screen... but that is to be expected at this price range.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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      Thank you for choosing the Lenovo G50 laptop. We are pleased to hear that the value and performance of the G50 meet your computing needs. lenovo

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    did not expect this from Best Buy

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    well I brought the laptop online, read the reviews and I expected a pretty good mid level laptop for the price. when I received it I turned it on and right away I new something was wrong. I couldn't sign on to my WiFi. So I called up the " Geek Squad" thinking the experts that they are "supposedly, they where going to fix the problem rite away. Wrong, the guy on the phone didn't know what was the problem. Anyway I took it to a best buy building and when I was done finally explaining myself to a customer service rep. they took it to the back opened it up and it turns out they sold me a laptop with a missing Wifi device. I got my refund and left.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Poor Recheck

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    Ordered twice on Certified Open Box. Looked new on opening, but both times the adapter cord combonation from 3 prong to 2 prong was wrong. Did not get to turn on either machine. This is CERTIFIED..? Checked ? Ordered a different Lenovo model several times and it came prepacked with Trovi virus installed and permissions were in the Lenovo acceptance at the beginning of setup for them to have it on the machine. It is an extreme malware adware that slows your machine to almost a halt and even takes over Best Buy site to send info from other online stores especially when used with Google Chrome. I would never buy a Lenovo again.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend