Replacing my laptop

[COMPUTIAC]

Want to replace my laptop.
Is this one worth the price ? I do realize it is refurbed.
Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" Dual-Core i5 Laptop

 

[badger906]

youve asked a bit of an open ended question. it soley depends what you want to use it for. for €300 its fairly cheap considering it contains a core i5 processor. but if you intend to play games or do heavy video editing its not worth it as youd need alot more ummph.
lenovo make great laptops but their quality tends to lack in their cheaper models. had a fair few to fix where the outer case has cracked or the case clips have snapped ect. depends how much it will travel

 

[COMPUTIAC]

I will not be using it for Gaming, video editing or traveling.
For the most part it will be my emergency machine for power outages and evacuations due to severee weather conditions. Also as a back-up for the main 'puter.

 

[badger906]

for internet and email and general pc'ness its fine. and more than capable =)

 

[indianacarnie]

Personally I'm leery of refurb.'s but that's me. With a HDD that size you won't be saving or putting much on it. Good price.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Personally I'm leery of refurb.'s but that's me. With a HDD that size you won't be saving or putting much on it. Good price.

Yes, the size of the HDD and screen concerns me. I believe it was a business machine.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Been looking at new machines now. Would like to get either i5 or i7 new gen. Haswell. Really want a 17" screen.
Lenovo's are on sale until the 8th.
The two I would choose from are the : 59400487-i5 or 59400467-i7.
Here : Lenovo Z710 Laptop | 17.3" Multimedia Notebook PC | Lenovo (US)

Anyone have any pro's or con's ? Maybe a suggestion for another model or brand ?

 

[whs]

How about this one - and it is brand new.

Lenovo G500 15.6" Laptop 4GB Memory 1TB Hard Drive 59399508 - Best Buy

PS; Courtesy of Greg. He found it.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Yes, I looked at it. Two thing's bother me, it is 3rd gen. i3 and a 15" screen.

 

[whs]

Yes, I looked at it. Two thing's bother me, it is 3rd gen. i3 and a 15" screen.

It is an i5 and not an i3. At least we know that 3d generation works.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Sorry, I stand corrected, as usual.

 

[whs]

No problem. I think it is a good deal. If I needed a laptop, I would buy it. And Lenovo is a safe bet. Plus you get a 1TB disk.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

What about the two I linked to ?

 

[whs]

Well, refurbished I would not buy - and it is an old model. And the 17" is a lot more money. Plus I never had luck with HP laptops - quite the opposite though with the desktop.

 

[matts6887]

To me; it sounds like it should be just fine as a backup computer. Especially if you dont want to spend a ton of dough on something.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Well, refurbished I would not buy - and it is an old model. And the 17" is a lot more money. Plus I never had luck with HP laptops - quite the opposite though with the desktop.

Please see post #7. I'm referring to 2 new Lenovo laptops.

Lenovo Z710 Laptop | 17.3" Multimedia Notebook PC | Lenovo (US)

 

[whs]

I see 4 laptops on that page.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

The two on the left side are the one's I'm interested in.

 

[whs]

I see, but that is a completely different price range. They both look OK. But I thought you wanted something for around $400.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

These are both within my budget.
Now that I think about it, I never mentioned a budget.