Lenovo U530 Ultrabook Laptop
Lenovo U530 Ultrabook - 11/10/14
Sorry for the long delay between posts. Good news is that it has given me lots of time to evaluate this machine. The machine I
purchased was the 4th Gen Core I-7 (4510U Processor) with 1TB HD, 8GB Ram and 15.6” 1080p display running an Intel HD 4400 graphics
card with Windows 8.1. First off I am not a Lenovo fan. I had a bad experience once that being said I also despise HP computers *many
long horror stories which I will not bore you with). I used to really like Dell but their customer service went way down and I have since
moved on. My favorite laptops are Asus, Toshiba and Acer in that order. I have had all 3 at point and all have proved reliable for the
purpose I bought them for. This unit I bought as a backup laptop to my main laptop which is a backup to my desktop. Yes I am a little
obsessive about being able to continue working no mater what. First off as a run of the mill business productivity computer (running
office and databases) it’s great although, the active portion of the track pad also includes the area where the mouse button are
supposed to be. This means that the cursor moves as you touch the button area. This problem alone is enough to make you want to
smash the unit sometimes. For me it slows down my productivity when working. The solution is an external mouse, something I hate to
do because it’s one more thing to carry and reminds me that of something that a good laptop should already be capable of. The only
productivity program I had problems with was Microsoft Access. Access would not let me use a database without first using the comact
and repair function on it, then it would work fine but you would have to run the same procedure each time you ran the program. I have
since moved on from Access to a more robust and less problem proned database platform.
I am able to edit music on my DAW with it although I wouldn’t tax it too much. I use PerSonus Studio One 2 for my DAW and the system
runs it well but I seriously doubt it would handle more than a few track effeciently. The hard drives run at a very slow 5400 rpm’s. For
running software syths I find it unusable. Latency is a big issue as the programs tend to sap all the processing power of the machine.
Summary - As an open box buy where I didn’t pay a lot it’s a descent machine for normal productivity. I would not buy it if I had to pay
full price as it lacks on performance, power and general processing and with the slow hard drive it takes longer than it should to boot
even after optimization. If you are going to use this machine for music or video production run screaming in the opposite direction and
by something else.
purchased was the 4th Gen Core I-7 (4510U Processor) with 1TB HD, 8GB Ram and 15.6” 1080p display running an Intel HD 4400 graphics
card with Windows 8.1. First off I am not a Lenovo fan. I had a bad experience once that being said I also despise HP computers *many
long horror stories which I will not bore you with). I used to really like Dell but their customer service went way down and I have since
moved on. My favorite laptops are Asus, Toshiba and Acer in that order. I have had all 3 at point and all have proved reliable for the
purpose I bought them for. This unit I bought as a backup laptop to my main laptop which is a backup to my desktop. Yes I am a little
obsessive about being able to continue working no mater what. First off as a run of the mill business productivity computer (running
office and databases) it’s great although, the active portion of the track pad also includes the area where the mouse button are
supposed to be. This means that the cursor moves as you touch the button area. This problem alone is enough to make you want to
smash the unit sometimes. For me it slows down my productivity when working. The solution is an external mouse, something I hate to
do because it’s one more thing to carry and reminds me that of something that a good laptop should already be capable of. The only
productivity program I had problems with was Microsoft Access. Access would not let me use a database without first using the comact
and repair function on it, then it would work fine but you would have to run the same procedure each time you ran the program. I have
since moved on from Access to a more robust and less problem proned database platform.
I am able to edit music on my DAW with it although I wouldn’t tax it too much. I use PerSonus Studio One 2 for my DAW and the system
runs it well but I seriously doubt it would handle more than a few track effeciently. The hard drives run at a very slow 5400 rpm’s. For
running software syths I find it unusable. Latency is a big issue as the programs tend to sap all the processing power of the machine.
Summary - As an open box buy where I didn’t pay a lot it’s a descent machine for normal productivity. I would not buy it if I had to pay
full price as it lacks on performance, power and general processing and with the slow hard drive it takes longer than it should to boot
even after optimization. If you are going to use this machine for music or video production run screaming in the opposite direction and
by something else.
Lenovo U530 Ultrabook Laptop
Lenovo U530 Ultrabook - 11/10/14
Sorry for the long delay between posts. Good news is that it
has given me lots of time to evaluate this machine. The
machine I purchased was the 4th Gen Core I-7 (4510U
Processor) with 1TB HD, 8GB Ram and 15.6” 1080p display
running an Intel HD 4400 graphics card with Windows 8.1. First
off I am not a Lenovo fan. I had a bad experience once that
being said I also despise HP computers *many long horror
stories which I will not bore you with). I used to really like Dell
but their customer service went way down and I have since
moved on. My favorite laptops are Asus, Toshiba and Acer in
that order. I have had all 3 at point and all have proved reliable
for the purpose I bought them for. This unit I bought as a
backup laptop to my main laptop which is a backup to my
desktop. Yes I am a little obsessive about being able to
continue working no mater what. First off as a run of the mill
business productivity computer (running office and databases)
it’s great although, the active portion of the track pad also
includes the area where the mouse button are supposed to be.
This means that the cursor moves as you touch the button
area. This problem alone is enough to make you want to smash
the unit sometimes. For me it slows down my productivity
when working. The solution is an external mouse, something I
hate to do because it’s one more thing to carry and reminds me
that of something that a good laptop should already be capable
of. The only productivity program I had problems with was
Microsoft Access. Access would not let me use a database
without first using the comact and repair function on it, then it
would work fine but you would have to run the same
procedure each time you ran the program. I have since moved
on from Access to a more robust and less problem proned
database platform.
I am able to edit music on my DAW with it although I wouldn’t
tax it too much. I use PerSonus Studio One 2 for my DAW and
the system runs it well but I seriously doubt it would handle
more than a few track effeciently. The hard drives run at a very
slow 5400 rpm’s. For running software syths I find it unusable.
Latency is a big issue as the programs tend to sap all the
processing power of the machine.
Summary - As an open box buy where I didn’t pay a lot it’s a
descent machine for normal productivity. I would not buy it if I
had to pay full price as it lacks on performance, power and
general processing and with the slow hard drive it takes longer
than it should to boot even after optimization. If you are going
to use this machine for music or video production run
screaming in the opposite direction and by something else.
has given me lots of time to evaluate this machine. The
machine I purchased was the 4th Gen Core I-7 (4510U
Processor) with 1TB HD, 8GB Ram and 15.6” 1080p display
running an Intel HD 4400 graphics card with Windows 8.1. First
off I am not a Lenovo fan. I had a bad experience once that
being said I also despise HP computers *many long horror
stories which I will not bore you with). I used to really like Dell
but their customer service went way down and I have since
moved on. My favorite laptops are Asus, Toshiba and Acer in
that order. I have had all 3 at point and all have proved reliable
for the purpose I bought them for. This unit I bought as a
backup laptop to my main laptop which is a backup to my
desktop. Yes I am a little obsessive about being able to
continue working no mater what. First off as a run of the mill
business productivity computer (running office and databases)
it’s great although, the active portion of the track pad also
includes the area where the mouse button are supposed to be.
This means that the cursor moves as you touch the button
area. This problem alone is enough to make you want to smash
the unit sometimes. For me it slows down my productivity
when working. The solution is an external mouse, something I
hate to do because it’s one more thing to carry and reminds me
that of something that a good laptop should already be capable
of. The only productivity program I had problems with was
Microsoft Access. Access would not let me use a database
without first using the comact and repair function on it, then it
would work fine but you would have to run the same
procedure each time you ran the program. I have since moved
on from Access to a more robust and less problem proned
database platform.
I am able to edit music on my DAW with it although I wouldn’t
tax it too much. I use PerSonus Studio One 2 for my DAW and
the system runs it well but I seriously doubt it would handle
more than a few track effeciently. The hard drives run at a very
slow 5400 rpm’s. For running software syths I find it unusable.
Latency is a big issue as the programs tend to sap all the
processing power of the machine.
Summary - As an open box buy where I didn’t pay a lot it’s a
descent machine for normal productivity. I would not buy it if I
had to pay full price as it lacks on performance, power and
general processing and with the slow hard drive it takes longer
than it should to boot even after optimization. If you are going
to use this machine for music or video production run
screaming in the opposite direction and by something else.
