Lenovo Ideapad Z580 215124U 15.6-Inch Laptop (Gun Metal Grey)

I bought the Lenovo Ideapad Z580 from Amazon about a month ago. My objective was to get a new laptop onboard while preinstalled Windows 7 was still available. Overall I rate it 4 stars out of 5. With one exception everything works OK and performance, WIFI connectivity and display are fine. There is one bug however. When typing with the keyboard, the computer will unexpectedly jump the cursor back to a random place in the text already completed, and proceed to insert any further typed characters starting from there. This happens independently of the application receiving the text input. Having to stop after this happens and correct the erroneous text really slows down my typing speed. My guess is that there is a problem in the Lenovo's keyboard buffering (it seems to unpredictably lose track of the position of last character typed). Using a USB-connected external keyboard takes care of the problem otherwise I would have returned the product for refund.

I personally own a Lenovo Z570 and I love it. I purchased this Z580 for my girlfriend as a Christmas gift to replace her aging desktop. She works from home and it meets her needs for work (mostly spreadsheet editing and web searches) as well as her personal use for photos and entertainment. This is a solid performing budget laptop in all categories. Highly recommended!

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