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Good value laptop?

16bore · 2013-10-22 22:37:44

Looking for a new laptop and came across these - I think they will fit my needs very well. Just need a general home entertainment / office type laptop. Have been using a Samsung NC10 laptop as primary computer for the last 3 or 4 years, put archlinux and it was a nippy little thing. Screen is too small for spreadsheets and…

22-10-2013 10:37pm

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16bore

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Looking for a new laptop and came across these - I think they will fit my needs very well. Just need a general home entertainment / office type laptop. Have been using a Samsung NC10 laptop as primary computer for the last 3 or 4 years, put archlinux and it was a nippy little thing. Screen is too small for spreadsheets and the like though.

lenovo Thinkpad E530c

lenovo b590

Is Lenovo an ok make? Any idea if one is better than the other - they seem to have pretty similar spec and price. Anything cheaper you could recommend?

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#2 22-10-2013 11:38pm

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Lenovo Thinkpad have a great reputation, but the E series are budget laptops and by no means comparable to the Thinkpad T. Not much between the two expect this:

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