CPU
2nd or 3rd Generation Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3-2310M/2350M/2370M/2382M or i5-2430M/2450M/2520M/2540M or Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3-3110M/3120M or i5-3210M/3230M/3320M/3360M or i7-3520M or Quad Core i7-3610QM/3612QM/3632QM or Intel Sandy Bridge Pentium B950/B960/B980 or Celeron B815/B820 or Ivy Bridge Pentium 2020M Processor
Memory Type
PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 204pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 8GB
Memory Expansion Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots
USB Ports
Two USB v3.0 Type-A Ports and One USB v2.0 Type-A Port
Card Reader
2-in-1 Integrated SD Card Reader Slot: (SD/MMC)
Original Optical Drives
DVD Super Multi Dual Layer Drive or Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive
Original Hard Drives
320GB, 500GB, 750GB, 1TB 5400RPM or 320GB, 500GB 7200RPM SATA II 3Gb/s Hard Drive
Original Solid State Drives
Solid State Drive not Installed. See upgrade options below for Solid State Drives.
Drive Notes
The Lenovo Essential G480 Laptop Supports Single Drive Configuration Only. (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive)