Free Laptop - 2 Choices

Bold Abdu

Hopefully somebody can advise.

I have a choice of 2 laptops. The cost is not as issue as they are not costing me a cent.

I will be using it for a small business. 1 man band. No gaming. 128GB SSD storage should be enough but I would like more.

I'm pretty clueless on the matter to be honest.

The 2 laptops in question are:

PN:80V4000TUK
Name :Ideapad Yoga 710 Silver
Display: 14" FHD
Processor: I5-7200U
Memory: 8GB
Storage: 128GB SSD
Windows 10 home

OR

PN: 80VB000NUK
Name :Ideapad Yoga 510
Display: 14"
Processor: I7-7500U
Memory: 8GB
Storage: 256GB SSD
Gfx: AMD R5 M430
Windows 10 home

What's the best choice?

Thanks

jameshayes

The 2nd one is far superior in spec

TerrorFirmer

I wouldn't say it's far superior. The only real difference is double the SSD space. The R5 M430 is a waste of space and no better than integrated Intel graphics. I would look into both models and see which has better life, better design, screen etc.

jimmycrackcorm

TerrorFirmer wrote:

I wouldn't say it's far superior. The only real difference is double the SSD space. The R5 M430 is a waste of space and no better than integrated Intel graphics. I would look into both models and see which has better life, better design, screen etc.

The other has Intel graphics. The I5 has better battery life but the I7 had more oomph and storage.

All depends on usage, do you need longer battery life or more storage. I'd tend to go for battery life, unless running excel scenarios that take hours to calculate.

Alanstrainor

I think the larger SSD would swing it for me. 128GB is a bit on the painful side.

TerrorFirmer

Yes but the Radeon graphics aren't any faster than the Intel graphics and thus aren't really worth any consideration. The i7 is also barely any faster than the i5, both dual core and 300mhz between them - not going to make any difference at all in normal usage really.

More SSD space is definitely a bonus but in this case I think battery life, design, build quality and screen quality are all more important considerations considering they would otherwise be indistinguishable apart from the SSD space.

If both are more or less equal in those things, then yes obviously the 2nd one is the better option if you're not paying a cent.

Bold Abdu

Thanks for the advice.

I'd sent my laptop for repair with Lenovo due to manufacturing fault. Replacement part was not available so I've been offered a replacement laptop.

My old one which I bought about 3 years ago was a
Lenovo U410 Touch, Intel® Core™ i7-3537U Dual Core Processor, 14" HD
Touch Screen, Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD,
Dedicated GT 710M 2GB Graphics, 59399422

That was more than enough for me. Unfortunately I didn't check how much space I had used up before I sent my laptop for repair. My external HD, fully backed up, has only used 30GB so the storage space may not be an issue.

I'll more than likely go for the 510 and hope I can get it in silver.

ED E

Hold on, are the displays on par? One lists full hd, the other nothing. 768p would be a deal buster.