14 DAY TRIAL // Lenovo has recently added a new entry-level notebook model to its product portfolio, called the Essential G575, which is based on AMD's low-power Brazos accelerated processing unit and sports a 15.6-inch display.
The Essential G575 is powered by AMD's most powerful APU to date, the E-350 which features two processing cores clocked at 1.6GHz as well as an integrated Radeon HD 6310 graphics core.
This includes support for the Unified Video Decoder 3.0 media engine and is capable of offering Blu-ray 3D hardware acceleration as well as Full HD content decoding, all inside a 18W TDP.
Outside of AMD's APU, the standard Essential G575 configuration includes 4GB of DDR3 system memory (some online retailers also sell 3GB models), a 320GB hard drive which can be upgraded to 750GB, and a DVD burner.
Since we are dealing with an entry-level notebook, Lenovo has included only the most basic of features in the Essential G575, so users will only get only 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and 100Mbps Ethernet connectivity, a 2-in-1 card reader and a webcam.
Other more advanced options, such as Bluetooth, USB 3.0 or eSATA, were left out, but Lenovo has decided to keep the HDMI port.
This is a nice addition and it most certainly goes well with the AMD E-350 APU and its Full HD video capabilities.
Otherwise, the Lenovo notebook includes a D-Sub video output, three USB 2.0 ports and the usual headphone and mic audio jacks. The battery has 6-cells, is rated at 2200mAh, and should be able to get through a whole day's work without a recharge.
As mentioned earlier, the Essential G575 features a 15.6-inch LED-backlit screen, which sports a 1366x768 resolution.
The Lenovo Essential G575 is available right now and it's price starts at $549.00. (via TCMagazine)