Lenovo?

Crann na Beatha

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stephendevlin

IBM. Most businesses use them

nevaeh-2die-4

im on the verge of buying this,

just no reviews about it.....

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_G570_1076389.html

stephendevlin

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B004TQQFJG/ref=sr_cr_hist_4?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addFourStar

stephendevlin

I have a thinkcentre. never had a days bother 1GB RAM XP 3GHZ does what I need it to do.

hidinginthebush

I've had a Lenovo laptop happily chugging away for the last 5 years, never had a problem with it.

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GarIT

I work in laptop repair and in the last 2 years I have seen one Lenovo, I specifically remember it because it was unusual to see a Lenovo. I cant remember what was wrong with it, could have even been a virus and nothing to do with the actual hardware. I know their sales to the public are a lot lower then most brands and that could explain why I don't get any in to fix but they do sell a fair few and I haven't seen anything to suggest any of the models have re occurring problems.

dilallio

We switched from Dell's to Lenovo's about 4 years ago in the office (approx 40 laptops).
Had issues with about 10% of the Dells over a 3 year period.
All Lenovos still going well after 4 yrs.
The quality is excellent, and they are light but sturdy.

GarIT

I've always had a problem with the appearance of Lenovo laptops, but that's just me.

Zimmerframe

Had a couple of Ibm/Lenovo's over the years, never a bother with them.

KoRn101

Lenovo are made by IBM - theyre built like tanks. You wont have anny issues with them and any you do have will be easily resolved, like HDD failure and software problems !

Their support is great too.. unlike a certain Hell sorry, Dell.

For Forks Sake

KoRn101 wrote: »

Lenovo are made by IBM - theyre built like tanks.

IBM have had no involvement in years. The Chinese government is the largest shareholder in Lenovo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo#Ownership

dilallio

GarIT wrote: »

I've always had a problem with the appearance of Lenovo laptops, but that's just me.

Nope - I agree with you on this. It's a very good point. Over the past 5 years, most laptop manufacturers have radically updated the designs and layout of their laptops, but Lenovo's look pretty much the same now as they did then.

Still though, they are very sturdy & reliable and never had any issues with ours.

Capt'n Midnight

Lenovo's don't have the same feel for durability as the old IBM thinkpads. Still makes them better than almost else anything out there. If performance isn't an issue, eg typing a thesis you could do worse than a second hand IBM (just remember to backup offsite often , which you should be doing anyway)

It doesn't have a Windows key.

But you can assign one by using theLenovo Keyboard Customizer Utility.

kevinmul

Nice computers but god help you if you require support. They told me after 4 weeks that they are waiting for spare parts. still waiting with at least 2 more weeks before PC will be returned. Help desk are sub contracters as as repair centre, useless. :mad:

rebeve

kevinmul wrote: »

Nice computers but god help you if you require support. They told me after 4 weeks that they are waiting for spare parts. still waiting with at least 2 more weeks before PC will be returned. Help desk are sub contracters as as repair centre, useless. :mad:

Pity I didn`t see the above post before I bought a Lenovo.Complete toerags to deal with .Never again would I go near a Lenovo ,who by the way use medion for support .

friso59

I got one a few years back, spent a decent wedge on it but it's been flawless. I reckon they look pretty good as well, it's a style you don't get sick off. The keyboard quality is much better than any other laptops I've used. Was looking for ages on what to get as it needed to do me for a good few years. In the end the lenovo offered great value for money and I'm glad I decided to get it.

rebeve

friso59 wrote: »

I got one a few years back, spent a decent wedge on it but it's been flawless. I reckon they look pretty good as well, it's a style you don't get sick off. The keyboard quality is much better than any other laptops I've used. Was looking for ages on what to get as it needed to do me for a good few years. In the end the lenovo offered great value for money and I'm glad I decided to get it.

Would not dispute any of the above .Problem is when something goes wrong ,and you have to send it back .Support (I use that word loosely ) is non existant .Worse even than pixmania. I am without a laptop for over a month ,with no end in sight .Unacceptable imho .

Cherry_Cola

Pity I didn't see this thread earlier. Here's an account of my dealings with them, going to have to bring them to court to get it sorted I reckon.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77630906#post77630906