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Thread ID: 145784	2018-01-27 23:09:00	New Laptop for SWMBO	Driftwood (5551)	PC World Chat

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1445486	2018-01-27 23:09:00	Daughter comes in with a flash new laptop. SWMBO has a go with it & says this doesn't get hot like my one does. So there was a slight hint in my direction to replace the current 10 year old model. SWMBO's needs are a bit different to daughters, so I spent yesterday arft compiling a short list. Not looking very promising either, so thought I'd share it with you guys. I started with a budget of $1000 Screen 13'' - 15'' CPU 2.0 GHz + Ram 4 GB + SSD 250 GB + OS Win 10 H X64 From the current listings on PriceSpy found only three with those specs & only one available. www.pbtech.co.nz Any comments or advice appreciated.	Driftwood (5551)
1445487	2018-01-27 23:41:00	The SSD is often the governing factor in price. You could get a higher spec for the same price if it had a std HDD. One thing to look out for (had MANY customers trip up on this) some Laptops don't have an Optical driver these days (one linked doesn't). This means if you have software that only came on a CD/DVD and you cant download it you need to either use an external Optical Drive or another Computer to transfer the contents to a USB drive.	wainuitech (129)
1445488	2018-01-28 00:04:00	Funnily enough, I've also been investigating laptops, never had one before, except a very old Thinkpad I used as a monitor tester, and after a lot of searching, confusion, and not being a gamer came up with a Lenovo Thinkpad. "Lenovo ThinkPad L470 20J5 - Core i5 7200U / 2.5 GHz - Win 10 Home 64-bit - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD TCG Opal Encryption - 14" 1366 x 768 (HD) - HD Graphics 620 - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - black".................. $1047 From Paradigm www.pp.co.nz The price won't be bettered, I don't think. Be interesting to hear what Wainui thinks of it as a general purpose non gaming machine.	Terry Porritt (14)
1445489	2018-01-28 00:57:00	Yeah I noticed several with 500 GB or even 1TB in that range but we want to get away from moving parts. The daughter's actually had a SSD 500 & was only about $500 but the screen wasn't much bigger than my tablet. We may have to extend the budget.	Driftwood (5551)
1445490	2018-01-28 00:58:00	Funnily enough, I've also been investigating laptops, never had one before, except a very old Thinkpad I used as a monitor tester, and after a lot of searching, confusion, and not being a gamer came up with a Lenovo Thinkpad. "Lenovo ThinkPad L470 20J5 - Core i5 7200U / 2.5 GHz - Win 10 Home 64-bit - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD TCG Opal Encryption - 14" 1366 x 768 (HD) - HD Graphics 620 - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - black".................. $1047 From Paradigm www.pp.co.nz The price won't be bettered, I don't think. Be interesting to hear what Wainui thinks of it as a general purpose non gaming machine. That could be what we are look for.	Driftwood (5551)
1445491	2018-01-28 01:01:00	Funnily enough, I've also been investigating laptops, never had one before, except a very old Thinkpad I used as a monitor tester, and after a lot of searching, confusion, and not being a gamer came up with a Lenovo Thinkpad. "Lenovo ThinkPad L470 20J5 - Core i5 7200U / 2.5 GHz - Win 10 Home 64-bit - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD TCG Opal Encryption - 14" 1366 x 768 (HD) - HD Graphics 620 - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth - black".................. $1047 From Paradigm www.pp.co.nz The price won't be bettered, I don't think. Be interesting to hear what Wainui thinks of it as a general purpose non gaming machine. Lenovos are fine. They are usually more robust than the HP's as they are designed for business usage. They are in bed with IBM, or more to the point they brought IBM several years back. Lenovo's have been about for years, mainly as a business class laptop, only recently have they gone into the cheaper consumer market. This model is listed under Commercial, my suppliers don't deal with the cheaper consumer. From my supplier; 8666 They also have another, similar spec's but with a higher resolution 1920X1080 bit more expensive of course. The price-- ;) depends.	wainuitech (129)
1445492	2018-01-28 02:41:00	Extending the Budget made a big difference. Here is my top 5. www.pbtech.co.nz www.pp.co.nz www.computerlounge.co.nz www.pp.co.nz www.pp.co.nz	Driftwood (5551)
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