IdeaPad Z570 Is Lenovo's Newest Sandy Bridge Laptop

Like most other PC makers on the globe, Lenovo is hard at work trying to recover from the losses it incurred during the period of no Sandy Bridge laptop sales, back in Q1, so it is no surprise to see a new notebook start selling.

Lenovo has been up to various things recently, like making mobile workstations (and non-mobile ones), though the most unusual plan is, no doubt, the one involving a 23-inch tablet.

Of course, the company is not one to neglect the consumer segment, especially now that it has to make up for the time it lost because of the Intel chipset flaw.

What it did was set up for order the IdeaPad Z570, powered by the Huron River platform, meaning that there is a second generation Intel Core CPU at its heart.

More specifically, end-users get to select between the 2.1 GHz Core i3-2310M and the 2.5 GHz Core i5-2520M.

Regardless of the central processing unit, prospective purchasers will have the option of complementing it with either 4 GB or 6 GB of RAM (random access memory).

What Lenovo did not bother to add was a discrete graphics card, meaning that users will have to make do with the Intel Integrated HD 3000.

Storage space is provided by a HDD (hard disk drive) with a capacity of 500 GB and a platter rotary speed of 5,400 RPM (rotations per minute).

Other features include a DVD writer, Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet, plus a webcam and SRS Premium stereo surround sound.

All the above are packed inside a 15.6-inch package (the display has a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels) and kept running by a 6-cell battery.

Those with their interest piqued can find the Lenovo IdeaPad Z570 on this page here. Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit is the used operating system.