Lenovo 15% off this weekend on all laptops

deaglan169

Great deal over on Lenovo i just got myself a thinkpad which was €449 when speced up and after the discount €382 and free shipping

http://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/

JustLen

which model did you go for?

Im actually looking online for a cheap laptop at the moment for a family members crimbo pressie.
looking for something basic as its for my mam and will be used for web browsing only, any suggestions?

Alanstrainor

The ThinkPad X121e for 376 is pretty damn good tbh.

deaglan169

I went for a lenovo thinkpad e525 as follows:

Product Name: ThinkPad Edge E525 - 1 Yr Depot Warranty

- AMD A-Series A8-3500M
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 English
- 15.6 W HD (1366x768) Anti-Glare, Midnight Black
- Integrated AMD Radeon HD 6480G
- 2 GB DDR3 - 1333MHz (1 DIMM)
- Keyboard UK English
- Fingerprint Reader
- 320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
- Multi Recorder Optical Drive (12.7mm)
- 6 cell 2.2Ah Li-Ion Battery
- Country Pack Ireland with Line cord & 65W AC adapter
- Bluetooth 3.0
- ThinkPad b/g/n
- Language Pack WE (FR/GE/IT/IT/DU/EN)
- AMD Integrated

i only went for 2gb of ram as i can buy the extra ram cheaper myself, they have the same laptop but less speced for €304 after discount inc delivery
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/ieweb/LenovoPortal/en_IE/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=FD6DB49790C7411D933567FC361231FB&current-category-id=1441A668C0DDCB8E94985DA650F27F6F&action=init

deaglan169

Alanstrainor wrote: »

The ThinkPad X121e for 376 is pretty damn good tbh.

isnt that a netbook display is only 11inch??

j4vier

the specs look good , laptops of that size with i3 are generally a lot more expensive
i m after looking at a youtube video of it and im not too convinced of the hd display

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlxg11Ilbb8

Alanstrainor

deaglan169 wrote: »

isnt that a netbook display is only 11inch??

netbooks have 10" screens, so this is slightly larger. Still a small portable laptop though. But it has a good processor. Still a good deal.

arknine

i bought the x121e about 6 weeks ago.... very happy - perfectly portable, but much better spec's than a netbook - 15" laptops too big to lug around - upgraded to 8GB RAM - I use photoshop/lightroom - runs sweetly - all for less than €400 - its a bargain alright

Tinie

Is the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6630 Switchable (2GB VRAM, mSATA capable) decent or better than the nVidia 525m?

Considering the thinkpad E520.

moonshadow

Seems good value alright,can anyone reccomend a first laptop for a 13 yr old girl from this site?

danois

I have never heard of this site looks like some great prices how quickly do they usually ship? My eldest is looking for a laptop for xmas would the Thinkpad Edge 525 be a good laptop? I know nothing about them its just for a 12 year old who wants to go on the usual facebook you tube.... he also wants to make his own cds?

Thanks

danois

i decided to buy it but when i do it says it is redirecting me away from the lenovo site is that normal?

Basq

Some cracking value there!

Even the base model of the E525 at €305 is great value..

.. use a similar Lenovo day in day out in work - and they're some of the best built laptops IMO.

deaglan169

the payment side is handled by river digital but its all secure etc... about 10mins after i ordered an irish girl rang to confirm the specs and my address said it would be shipped in 1-2 weeks

jmorrisey

deaglan169 wrote: »

the payment side is handled by river digital but its all secure etc... about 10mins after i ordered an irish girl rang to confirm the specs and my address said it would be shipped in 1-2 weeks

Bought one few months ago.....Took a fair while to get a tracking number and it think it took bout three and half weeks. Started in China, went to korea, then to Kazikstan, then Germany, then Shannon and finally to my house!

Creamy Goodness

lenovo have the best build quality bar apple, some serious bargains there.

Basq

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

lenovo have the best build quality bar apple, some serious bargains there.

[slightly OT]

I find Apple hit and miss...

.. more hit than miss.. but for every well-built aluminium MBP, there's a plastic MB cracking into pieces - and my own woes!

Don't get me wrong.. it's still running great after 4 years but truly horrible build quality / decisions went into that.

Gonna pick up a new MBP next year anyways.

[/slightly OT]

danois

jmorrisey wrote: »

Bought one few months ago.....Took a fair while to get a tracking number and it think it took bout three and half weeks. Started in China, went to korea, then to Kazikstan, then Germany, then Shannon and finally to my house!

Hopefully the 1-2 week wait is right or I will have a very disapointed little man on xmas morning!

Only

Was looking at getting a netbook for travelling etc but seeing this promo am tempted by either the S205 or the X121e .... don't know much about computers but would it be worth it to go the extra now and get one of these? Will there be any better deals say after Xmas?
Whats the difference between Windows Home Premium and Professional?? I use Windows XP on my Desktop and Windows 7 (I think!) at work ... thoughts?

ecomac

There is no difference between home and proffesional Win7 for average user. I've been thinking to get X121E myself, but lack of USB 3.0 has put me off from doing that. Besides, you can get X121E for similar price from other sellers. They could do better.

Thirdfox

Difference of XP mode and remote desktop between professional and home premium.

XP mode might be useful for playing older games or using software.

I got the x121e from the site - 397 delivered, thanks OP.

I haven't really seen the x121e being sold at a similar price (from my admittedly 10 short minutes of searching). In fact, I've just found very recent reviews (indicating that this is a new-ish machine) and that the prices the reviewers paid were much higher (for a slightly higher spec'd machine).

4gb of ram from ebay costs 20 euro

ecomac

I didn't look to much either - it took me 1 min to find it - 400-ish E121X http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Fusion-1-65GHz-NWS5XUK/dp/B00648TKDA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1322344046&sr=8-3 , (AMD instead Intel, but 4GB RAM). They are not going to be dearer in next months. Laptops are getting cheaper every month, and leak of USB 3.0 is BIG disatvantage for me.

ecomac

Bottom line is - if you are looking for laptop - get it. If you are looking for BARGIN laptop - don't.

Thirdfox

ecomac wrote: »

I didn't look to much either - it took me 1 min to find it - 400-ish E121X http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Fusion-1-65GHz-NWS5XUK/dp/B00648TKDA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1322344046&sr=8-3 , (AMD instead Intel, but 4GB RAM). They are not going to be dearer in next months. Laptops are getting cheaper every month, and leak of USB 3.0 is BIG disatvantage for me.

I saw those - but the review sites state that the AMD processors are around 200 pounds cheaper than the i3 versions.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x121e_Laptop_review

Lenovo achieved all this in a machine starting at £330, though we’d probably go for the 3G-sporting Core i3 version at just £510...

The former gives you a more powerful CPU with less versatile graphics, while the latter emphasises graphics performance over processing power and is essentially a netbook, hence its starting price of under £330. This being the case, we’ve gone for the i3 version - which incidentally also comes with 3G, all for a mere £510.

The 330 pounds was for the AMD "netbook-esque" version I believe.

Whether the Intel one is worth the 200 pound premium over AMD, I'm not entirely sure, but the Amazon product is definitely very different to the Lenovo offer.

JustLen

have you any suggestions of a better laptop at this price?
im struggling to find one at the moment to be honest my brain is melted:mad:

any suggestions much appreciated

Only

Thanks for the comments guys ... I'm with JustLen ... my head is fried trying to make a decision:o ... have been looking for something portable for a while but just get more bamboozled the more I look

Tinie

Thirdfox wrote: »

Difference of XP mode and remote desktop between professional and home premium.

XP mode might be useful for playing older games or using software.

I got the x121e from the site - 397 delivered, thanks OP.

I haven't really seen the x121e being sold at a similar price (from my admittedly 10 short minutes of searching). In fact, I've just found very recent reviews (indicating that this is a new-ish machine) and that the prices the reviewers paid were much higher (for a slightly higher spec'd machine).

4gb of ram from ebay costs 20 euro

Nah not really, the upgraded x130e is out next month.

ecomac

That's exactly what I said. If you need a latop now - get it. It's a fair price, but it's not a bargain. If you looking for a bargain laptop, hold on. You can either get a better laptop for same price (doscount is only 15%) or same laptop for a better price shortly. Simple as that.

cherryghost

Tinie wrote: »

Is the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6630 Switchable (2GB VRAM, mSATA capable) decent or better than the nVidia 525m?

Considering the thinkpad E520.

Performance on the two is about the same, 6630 edges out the 525m in some cases

SteelyDanJalapeno

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/11199865/art/lenovo/ideapad-z570.html

You wont find better value

Redrocket

Anyone else having problems ordering using the lenovo site?

danois

I got an email saying my order has shipped. There was a link to track it, that brought me to ups page. When the page opened there was a popup that said customers are responsible for customs duty?? Does this mean i will have to pay more for it when its delivered???

Thirdfox

On my understanding (not legal advice) - no - as you ordered through the Irish portal, the business is reponsible for the duties to be paid from shipping it from China.

I believe the UPS statement is just a general notification that if custom duties had to be paid, it is the responsibility of the recipient. i.e. if you had bought from Lenovo USA or Lenovo China you'd be expected to pay duties and VAT.

SteelyDanJalapeno

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dog_pig

If anyone orders the Thinkpad e320, let me know. Thinking of getting it.

docentore

dog_pig wrote: »

If anyone orders the Thinkpad e320, let me know. Thinking of getting it.

ordered 3 for my work last week, all came through without any issues, no customs or anything.

dog_pig

docentore wrote: »

ordered 3 for my work last week, all came through without any issues, no customs or anything.

How long did it take for the laptops to arrive? Have you used it yourself?

jmorrisey

dog_pig wrote: »

How long did it take for the laptops to arrive? Have you used it yourself?

ordered mine few months ago...no duty due but took bout 3 weeks to arrive so might be tight for christmas....came from China then to Korea then to Kazakstan then Germany then Shannon! I kidunot

jmorrisey

jmorrisey wrote: »

ordered mine few months ago...no duty due but took bout 3 weeks to arrive so might be tight for christmas....came from China then to Korea then to Kazakstan then Germany then Shannon! I kidunot

Oh yeah forgot to say very happy with machine (thinkpad edge i5, 6gigram, 600gb hard drive, wireless n) but one thing that annoys me is there is no indicator to show that the laptop is fully charged unless turned on looking at battery meter. I know its a small thing but could so easily have been corrected

docentore

dog_pig wrote: »

docentore wrote: »

ordered 3 for my work last week, all came through without any issues, no customs or anything.

How long did it take for the laptops to arrive? Have you used it yourself?

Around a week.ordered e320. I've been setting them up for last few days. Nice machines, feel like unibody plastic case, no squeaking, fast. Battery lasts around 6.5-7h

Regret that I don't have any spare cash because I would get one myself without doubts.

No optical drive though, but only 1.7kg with battery

dog_pig

docentore wrote: »

Around a week.ordered e320. I've been setting them up for last few days. Nice machines, feel like unibody plastic case, no squeaking, fast. Battery lasts around 6.5-7h

Regret that I don't have any spare cash because I would get one myself without doubts.

No optical drive though, but only 1.7kg with battery

Thanks, I really appreciate the reply.

I've read in a few reviews that the hinges are really flimsy, how do they feel on yours?

danois

Scheduled Delivery Updated To:
Monday, 12/05/2011, By End of Day

Last Location:
Shanghai, China, Thursday, 12/01/2011


Location Date Local Time Activity
Shanghai, China 12/01/2011 2:09 A.M. Hub Scan
China 11/30/2011 7:01 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Thats what I see when I look up the tracking number they sent me so at least its on its way I ordered it on Sat so hopefully it will be here on time for xmas.

Galia

Where is the 15% off? all i can see is 5% ?

danois

That offers over think it was just the weekend

docentore

dog_pig wrote: »

docentore wrote: »

Around a week.ordered e320. I've been setting them up for last few days. Nice machines, feel like unibody plastic case, no squeaking, fast. Battery lasts around 6.5-7h

Regret that I don't have any spare cash because I would get one myself without doubts.

No optical drive though, but only 1.7kg with battery

Thanks, I really appreciate the reply.

I've read in a few reviews that the hinges are really flimsy, how do they feel on yours?

Feel ok. No problems so far but that's new laptop. We are happy that we got them

trev44

sher55 wrote: »

Where is the 15% off? all i can see is 5% ?

So I've missed the 15% offer but for the next time where can i see these in the flesh before committing.