Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 review

Its 15.6in display is reasonable, but it won’t turn heads because its 1,366×768 resolution is fairly standard and its viewing angles are essentially the same as every other budget laptop we’ve seen recently. There’s a decent amount of screen tilt, but its glossy finish makes light reflections an issue.

There’s all the ports you’d expect but it lacks fancy extras, with the Z575 having three USB ports, a multiformat card reader, an Ethernet port, audio input and outputs and a DVD drive. Unfortunately, none of the USB ports support the faster USB3 standard, so you’re stuck with slower file transfer speeds, even if you use a USB3 drive. We were also disappointed with the lack of Bluetooth.

The IdeaPad Z575 is very keenly priced at £399, and except for a mediocre battery life there’s little wrong with it. However, right now you’re better off stretching your budget a little and buying the excellent HP Pavilion DV6 instead.