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Dell OEM on Lenovo. Thread starter f1saurabh Start date Apr 11, Joined Apr 11, Messages 3. I have valid vista home basic OEM license that come preinstalled with. I blew off the recovery partition. I need to reformat my laptop but lenovo refuses to provide a DVD copy of vista. So i was wondering if it will work on my lenovo G or not. It is about a 3gb download and i have pretty slow internet connection.

Joined Oct 5, Messages 1, Yes, it will work. There will probably be an extra Dell folder on the hard drive when your done.

No biggy. Joined Jun 16, Messages 8, To be legal, after the install on a none DELL hardware, you will need to change the software key before you activate. But it is sufficient for undemanding tasks such as office and internet use, and is enough for Vista's Aero.

The chip supports DirectX It is just not powerful enough for full blu-ray support. Its ability to render 3D graphics also falls at the lower end of the scale.

Only undemanding computer games on their lowest detail settings can be played fluidly. For more information on the gaming performance of graphics cards, see our article ' Computer Games on Laptop Graphic Cards?

But even this is considered entry-level multimedia, with modern graphics-intensive games only playing fluidly on their lowest detail settings. In theory, even someone without much technical expertise could perform a memory upgrade via the access panel on the underside of the notebook. But you should consider that because of technical peculiarities of the processor architecture, 4 GB of RAM will not be used optimally alongside a Bit system.

We measured its performance using the HDTune tool, and the results are unremarkable, falling in the middle of the range of comparable hard drives. In the US, models with GB hard drives are available also with 5, rpm. The G seems to cope well with modern office and internet usage. The dual-core processor has the advantage over single-core processors when running several applications simultaneously. This is particularly useful when you consider that virus scanners and other background processes are always taking up processor power.

Because the values stray into the red area several times, problems are likely when synchronising external devices, such as crackles of sound when using an external sound card. At a room temperature of around 23 degrees Celsius, the G generally produces an unconcerning Only occasionally does the fan start up, increasing the noise level to The G we tested did not warm up excessively, even under heavy use, with an average of However, body temperature was passed in places on both sides.

Also, since you are unlikely to be using this machine at full processing power for extended periods, as you would if you were playing computer games for example, the values we measured under lighter use are going to be more relevant for you in practice. Here the underside of the notebook hit a maximum of The two speakers, integrated into the front edge of the laptop, sound pleasant and relatively balanced considering there is no subwoofer. As you would expect the sound is somewhat lacking in bass.

The sound quality via the 3. Lenovo have fitted the G with a six-cell lithium-ion battery with a 48Wh capacity. No other battery options are offered presently. But even with a mere 48Wh the G manages to deliver serviceable battery life , thanks to the energy-efficient graphics set-up and energy-saving LED display.

In the best case scenario , so under light use and with minimum brightness settings, wireless switched off, and energy-saver mode turned on, you can work for around 5 and a half hours away from a power supply. Our BatteryEater Reader's test , which simulates reading documents in this scenario, gave a result of minutes. Admittedly you would not be reading very comfortably with the screen dimmed to this extent.

In the worst case scenario , under heavy use and with wireless on, maximum screen brightness, and the 'high performance' profile selected, the BatteryEater Classic test gives a result of around minutes an hour and 40 minutes. We were of course particularly interested to see the results of the more realistic WLAN test.

With suitable brightness level 6 of 10 , and the 'energy saving' mode switched on, we managed to drain the battery in minutes , which is 3 hours and 10 minutes. This would allow you to browse the internet on battery power for quite some time without interruption. The battery's stamina during DVD playback is more or less acceptable.

At minutes 1 hour 56 minutes you could enjoy a film of average length 90 mins or so while on the go. Those who think that Lenovo can only produce solid business notebooks should think again. Increasingly Lenovo also offers reasonably priced consumer notebooks , and the G is one of these. Its greatest selling point is its affordability. In return you have to accept that it lacks several features of those classic business laptops.

The highly reflective display means that the G is in no way suitable for long-term use as an office work machine.

Distracting reflections occur under poor lighting conditions indoors, and outside it is even worse. It is unclear from the manufacturer's website whether a matt version will be offered.

Several useful ports , which you would certainly find on some other laptops of a similar price, are absent. For example the G we tested came without a card reader, expansion slot, or digital video connection. Likewise the excellent TrackPoint joystick, a trademark of Lenovo's ThinkPad business series, has been omitted.

However both the keyboard and the touchpad are satisfactory. Overall it is not entirely clear what market the G is aiming for.

The glossy screen means that it is not ideal as a long-term work machine or as a business laptop. What remains is a notebook with a strong bias towards simple office and internet tasks, offering good performance for those consumers with absolutely no demands for a high level of graphics or at best very minimal demands, depending on which model you go for.

For those with mobile use in mind, a smaller machine with better networking and a longer battery life would probably be preferable. Many thanks to the firm Notebook.

You can customize and buy the laptop here. But also, more detailed information on the manufacturer's website. That Lenovo's marketing talks in all seriousness of 'supercharged graphics and gaming', despite the G's basic graphics set-up. Affordable something inch machines like the Dell Vostro or the HP Probook s , although these are more orientated towards the business market.

The HP Compaq s could also be an interesting alternative. Review Lenovo G Notebook. Right: USB 2. Back: Battery. Input devices. Keyboard If you are used to the standard keyboard layout or you often switch between laptops of different makes, you will quickly notice that the function key and the control key have swapped places.

Touchpad The matt surface of the touchpad is relatively smooth but does allow you to steer the cursor precisely and effortlessly.

Special function keys Other than the WiFi switch on the front edge of the notebook which allows you to activate and deactivate the wireless module, there is only one hotkey on the G — the aforementioned OneKey rescue button.

Keyboard with The Lenovo G outdoors. Viewing angles of the Lenovo G PCMark 05 Standard. Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit. HD Tune. Transfer Rate Minimum: Transfer Rate Maximum: Transfer Rate Average: Access Time: Burst Rate: CPU Usage: DPC latencies. Noise At a room temperature of around 23 degrees Celsius, the G generally produces an unconcerning Noise Level Idle.

Temperature The G we tested did not warm up excessively, even under heavy use, with an average of Loudspeakers The two speakers, integrated into the front edge of the laptop, sound pleasant and relatively balanced considering there is no subwoofer. Battery life. Maximum battery life. Minimum battery life. Key: min: , med: , max: Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements.

Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here. Please share our article, every link counts! In review: Lenovo G, kindly lent to us by:. Specifications Lenovo G G Series. Lenovo homepage Lenovo notebook section. Elegant on the outside with a textured lid A range of useful Lenovo tools: ReadyComm network connections and permissions