Lenovo G470 Notebook Review: For All Circles

by septian anis noor anom

Lenovo is known having a rigid and classic chassis design. It is caused of the majority of Lenovo products are intended for businesses. But this time the standard is not applicable. Lenovo breaks the grip through a series G470 which has a more modern shape with a different chassis design. Lenovo G470 has a chassis design with glossy black finish on the cover of the LCD screen. Unfortunately this finishing are often left your hand spot after touching it, so you need to be frequently clean, so the notebook always looks clean and beautiful.
With this more modern chassis design, Lenovo is targeting a broader market. The dimensions of this notebook are not very different from other notebook screen size 14 “. Robustness of this casing still feels at Lenovo G470. When we hands the notebook, it still feels solid and when we knock on the casing, the material doesn’t seem like a thin plastic.

 

Now let us glance at the inside and specifications which carried by this notebook.

Lenovo G470 Notebook Specifications:

• Intel Core i5 2410M Processor Speed ​​2.3 GHz 3MB L3 Cache
• Chipset Intel HM65
• 4GB DDR3 Memory
• Hard disk 640GB
• AMD Radeon HD 6370M graphics
• Screen 14 “1366 × 768
• Interconnection 802.11bgn wifi and Bluetooth
• USB 2.0 ports, eSATA combo, HDMI, D-Sub, Audio In / out, Ethernet
• Webcam
• Card reader
• Optical Drive DVDRW
• Operation System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
• Battery 48Wh 10.8V
• Size (mm) 340x231x17.2 ~ 34.4
• Weight (kg) 2161
• Weight+ Charger  (kg) 2511

As seen the above, the Lenovo G470 uses the second generation of Intel Core processor, or that be known as Sandy Bridge. 4GB of DDR3 memory capacity is felt sufficiently qualified to support the processor to provide good performance in the middle to upper run applications. Hard disk capacity is also large enough to store your various files. Graphics provided seems quite able to run 3D games on the setting and the specific resolution which would later prove some of our 3D gaming benchmarks.

Lenovo G470 uses a screen size 14″ with a maximum resolution of 1366 × 768. About screen, Lenovo G470 uses a glossy screen. It will be a little annoying when used outdoors or a room with a beam that is too bright. However, you can minimize this by raising the level of brightness. Viewing angle is also quite good because the screen does not change color gradation that are too excessive when viewed from the left and right. The screen will change color gradation when you see it from above.
Now we move the view to the side of the notebook. In this section, you will find a variety of ports, but unfortunately Lenovo G470 doesn’t include the USB3.0 ports which were already widely found on other notebooks at this time. However, this notebook is equipped with USB2.0 eSATA combo port is enough to treat the absence of USB3.0 ports.
Practice upgrade memory and hard disk can be done easily. Lenovo G470 has only one compartment cover on the bottom, you simply open some of the bolts and opened this section with an easy to add or replace memory capacity with a larger (up to 8GB) or replace the hard disk with larger capacity (or SSD).

The inside has a different finishing to the exterior. In the handrest, it’s using black aluminum. With this finishing, you’ll seldom to see your hand spot, so it doesn’t need too often to clean it. The keys of the keyboard keys still are the typical chiclet Lenovo with a slightly curved shape. When we tried it for a while, the keyboard of the Lenovo G470 is quite soft and minimal noise. Unfortunately, the trackpad was small, multi-touch movement we’ve done a little inhibited. Left and right-click functionality is also slightly less interfere with the sound and feel tender when used.

Performance

SysMark 2007

 

Lenovo G470-performance classified above average because the combination of Core i5 processor combined with AMD’s Radeon graphics card to boost the whole performance. With this result, you can run a variety of middle to upper applications smoothly and play 3D games smoothly.

Baterry Life Rating

 

 

Browsing 5 Tab: This online test using the FireFox browser and refresh a website alternately with a predetermined time (example: A website refresh of 30 seconds, 40 seconds refresh the website B). We use a variety of websites, ranging from mild to use flash in considerable amounts.
720 WMV Movie and 1080 MOV Movie: We simulate to obtain the value of battery life when a notebook is used for watching movies in various resolutions and the results we got using the log-time applications.
48Wh Battery for Lenovo notebooks can only turn on the G470 for 2 hours 27 minutes for browsing activities. To watch 720P movie, Lenovo G470 can last for 3 hours 34 minutes.

Conclusion

Lenovo G470 try to offer a notebook that is remote from the notebook for business but still has the shape and design is neat and formal. With the chassis design, the user is still interested in business than to have it. If you do not really like the notebook with an odd shape with attractive colors, then this is one notebook that you can glance.
The performance offered also above average thanks to the use of AMD’s Radeon graphics. In addition to Lenovo G470 can be used for work, this notebook also qualified enough to be invited to play 3D games smoothly. Who knows, later on you can become a reliable business people in work and play games.

Plus

• Casing feels solid

Minus

• None USB3.0