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LENOVO IdeaPad 320s-14IKB 14 Laptop

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  • #2
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Looks like a good deal to me. I paid close to this for a 510 with 15.6" screen and this has a better processor and HD.


  • #3
    zith-ie
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭zith-ie


    as.eirinn wrote: »
    Hi All, looking for similar, this was the best i could come up with for my budget at moment...any advice would be welcomed on this one.  If I'm in the wrong section feel free to move.
    http://www.currys.ie/Product/lenovo-ideapad-320s14ikb-14-laptop-grey/346509/409.21

    I was looking during the day for a replacement laptop for somebody and I came across those lenovos on currys too.. couldnt find them cheaper anywhere else inc the uk currys site

    this also looks pretty good.. and i5 for an extra 50
    seems to be a very nice i5 aswell

    http://www.currys.ie/Product/hp-15bs158sa-156-laptop-silver/346511/409.21


  • #4
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    zith-ie wrote: »
    I was looking during the day for a replacement laptop for somebody and I came across those lenovos on currys too.. couldnt find them cheaper anywhere else inc the uk currys site

    this also looks pretty good.. and i5 for an extra 50
    seems to be a very nice i5 aswell

    http://www.currys.ie/Product/hp-15bs158sa-156-laptop-silver/346511/409.21

    Way better and a great in-store bargain. The latest gen i5 is quad core, previous 'U' versions were dual core.


  • #5
    LC2017
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭LC2017


    A family member works in Currys and he says these 'bargain laptops' are the worst machines you can buy quality wise. They are made specifically to be sold at that price and his store will get 200+ of each of these 'bargain laptops' and a huge percentage of them come back with one fault or another. I'd stay clear as apparently non insurance repairs take 7/8 weeks.


  • #6
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,100 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    LC2017 wrote: »
    A family member works in Currys and he says these 'bargain laptops' are the worst machines you can buy quality wise. They are made specifically to be sold at that price and his store will get 200+ of each of these 'bargain laptops' and a huge percentage of them come back with one fault or another. I'd stay clear as apparently non insurance repairs take 7/8 weeks.

    I agree they're made to be sold at that price (the save 1 million euro on these promotions are so stupid but they actually work) but that doesn't mean it's crap. Most products get made to hit a certain price point. I used to work for them as well, and even the cheapest laptops didn't have especially high faulty rates. The higher return rates usually came from the really cheap, low performance models. Those usually got returned for being too slow as opposed to actually being faulty. This laptop does not fall into that category for most people. It's pretty good bang for the buck and suits most people who don't really need anything more powerful so why spend more?


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  • #7
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    zith-ie wrote: »
    I was looking during the day for a replacement laptop for somebody and I came across those lenovos on currys too.. couldnt find them cheaper anywhere else inc the uk currys site

    this also looks pretty good.. and i5 for an extra 50
    seems to be a very nice i5 aswell

    http://www.currys.ie/Product/hp-15bs158sa-156-laptop-silver/346511/409.21

    Way better and a great in-store bargain. The latest gen i5 is quad core, previous 'U' versions were dual core.

    I would still check them out in person. HPs generally have horrible TN screens but Lenovo have IPS. The Lenovo also has SSD.


  • #8
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    LC2017 wrote: »
    A family member works in Currys and he says these 'bargain laptops' are the worst machines you can buy quality wise. They are made specifically to be sold at that price and his store will get 200+ of each of these 'bargain laptops' and a huge percentage of them come back with one fault or another. I'd stay clear as apparently non insurance repairs take 7/8 weeks.

    These aren't the bargain laptops. The specs go a lot lower than this.


  • #9
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    as.eirinn wrote: »
    Hi All, looking for similar, this was the best i could come up with for my budget at moment...any advice would be welcomed on this one.  If I'm in the wrong section feel free to move.
    http://www.currys.ie/Product/lenovo-ideapad-320s14ikb-14-laptop-grey/346509/409.21

    Check out the reviews.
    https://www.ultrabookreview.com/15874-lenovo-ideapad-320s-review/
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-320s-4415U-HD610-Laptop-Review.258604.0.html

    Nothing wring with it. Just be aware you are not getting the best quality screens at this price point. HD is better then not HD but its still not always a great screen. If you aren't fussy it will be probably grand.


  • #10
    perrier
    Registered Users Posts: 210 ✭✭perrier


    Bought this laptop a couple of weeks ago for the same price so im not sure about the reduction mentioned in the ad. The laptop is worth the money but not really anymore than that. The SSD is fast but the OS takes up a nice chunk of space. The screen is ok, nothing special.


  • #11
    Klinkhammer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭Klinkhammer


    https://www3.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/300-series/Ideapad-320S-14/p/88IP30S0823?IPromoID=LEN620673

    Is this the same laptop?


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  • #12
    autumnalcore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 837 ✭✭✭autumnalcore


    Klinkhammer wrote: »
    https://www3.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/300-series/Ideapad-320S-14/p/88IP30S0823?IPromoID=LEN620673

    Is this the same laptop?

    The €339 model uses 4415U cpu which is a cheaper processor only a few percent difference in speed in benchmarks, probably not noticable in normal day to day use. The i3-7100U might be a little better on battery as it supports a lower tdp-down 7.5w vs 10w but again in the real world where your actually using it may be a very small difference.


  • #13
    cronos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭cronos


    Klinkhammer wrote: »
    https://www3.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/300-series/Ideapad-320S-14/p/88IP30S0823?IPromoID=LEN620673

    Is this the same laptop?

    Anyone tried using the Lenovo 20% off code we all got when we tried to buy the all in one Lenovo desktop?


  • #14
    Klinkhammer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭Klinkhammer


    cronos wrote: »
    Anyone tried using the Lenovo 20% off code we all got when we tried to buy the all in one Lenovo desktop?

    If anyone has that code going spare I'd be delighted to give it a shot!


  • #15
    cronos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭cronos


    Klinkhammer wrote: »
    If anyone has that code going spare I'd be delighted to give it a shot!

    There is no code. You have to call them up with your order number. I suspect they will also validate you match the person who made the order. But I could be wrong.


  • #16
    zith-ie
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭zith-ie


    zith-ie wrote: »
    I was looking during the day for a replacement laptop for somebody and I came across those lenovos on currys too.. couldnt find them cheaper anywhere else inc the uk currys site

    this also looks pretty good.. and i5 for an extra 50
    seems to be a very nice i5 aswell

    http://www.currys.ie/Product/hp-15bs158sa-156-laptop-silver/346511/409.21

    Incase anybody is interested i went ahead and got this for my mam, the cpu performs as expected.. nearly as good as my overclocked 3570k(cpuz bench matched it with a 7500k i believe), the hard drive is quite sluggish though and it would definintely benfit from an extra 4gb of ram
    as far as im aware there is an m.2 slot on the board too if you want to add an SSD alongside the 1tb drive

    the same laptop with a 128gb ssd and 8gb of ram was around 700 euro

    I dont see any problems with the screen either unless you're some sort of screenaphile :)

    I bought this knowing that down the road i can upgrade it if need be with more ram and an SSD

    Actually the plan was to replace the 1tb drive with a hybrid but seeing as it has an m.2 slot I'll probably just get a wd green one for maybe 50 or 60

    I hope this helps somebody

    oh, the battery life is great too


  • #17
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    What's the screen like...


  • #18
    Klinkhammer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭Klinkhammer


    beauf wrote: »
    What's the screen like...

    I bought the same one as well. The screen isn't as sharp as some but for the price it's absolutely fine.


  • #19
    as.eirinn
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭as.eirinn


    What about this... 8gbs of ram, never chacked availability or reviews but looks decent for the price no?     http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&productId=1223310


  • #20
    zith-ie
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭zith-ie


    beauf wrote: »
    What's the screen like...

    I expected the screen to be worse tbh, I mean you're not going to be editing photos for national geographic or playing some MLG fps games on it but I didnt have any problem with it so she definintely wont


  • #21
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    having an m.2 slot is a bonus on that laptop especially for the price. makes it much easier to add a small ssd and keep the 1tb hd.
    it will take a m.2 2280 (22mm x 80mm) drive like this one.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B01M2WYNP2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518812463&sr=8-3&keywords=m.2+2280&dpID=41TP00NsiZL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch


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  • #22
    zith-ie
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭zith-ie


    as.eirinn wrote: »
    What about this... 8gbs of ram, never chacked availability or reviews but looks decent for the price no?     http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&productId=1223310

    Thats one of the ones I was looking at but i went with the more (much) more powerful cpu despite it lacking the same amount of ram or an SSD as i can upgrade those myself at a later date

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-Ideapad-310-15ISK-i3-6006U-GT940MX/dp/B06W55K8LZ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1518812402&sr=8-2&keywords=Lenovo+I3-6006U

    this is the same one albeit with a 1tb drive instead of SSD and an discrete graphics card if you're into those things :)


  • #23
    zith-ie
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭zith-ie


    glasso wrote: »
    having an m.2 slot is a bonus on that laptop especially for the price. makes it much easier to add a small ssd and keep the 1tb hd.
    it will take a m.2 2280 22mm x 80mm drive like this one.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B01M2WYNP2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518812463&sr=8-3&keywords=m.2+2280&dpID=41TP00NsiZL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

    thats the one i was looking at glasso :)

    I was actually wondering why it came with an m.2 slot included but i figured that using an m.2 drive on other models gives them more space to play with


  • #24
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    zith-ie wrote: »
    thats the one i was looking at glasso :)

    I was actually wondering why it came with an m.2 slot included but i figured that using an m.2 drive on other models gives them more space to play with

    with an ssd and a ram upgrade makes a decent laptop.

    what it the screen quality like?


  • #25
    zith-ie
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭zith-ie


    glasso wrote: »
    with an ssd and a ram upgrade makes a decent laptop.

    what it the screen quality like?

    I'm happy enough with the screen, as i said before you wont be doing any professional photo editing on it but for the price i was happy with it and expecting worse
    Pretty sure its a TN panel btw


  • #26
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    zith-ie wrote: »
    I'm happy enough with the screen, as i said before you wont be doing any professional photo editing on it but for the price i was happy with it and expecting worse
    Pretty sure its a TN panel btw

    yeah if it was IPS it would be heavily mentioned in the specs. not all TN panels on laptops are as bad as they used to be (don't deserve the blanket bad name anymore and actually on tv's can be preferable as they have better blacks) and have improved a lot recently but I guess at this price it's not going to be amazing.


  • #27
    kevinroche3333
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭kevinroche3333


    zith-ie wrote: »
    Incase anybody is interested i went ahead and got this for my mam, the cpu performs as expected.. nearly as good as my overclocked 3570k(cpuz bench matched it with a 7500k i believe), the hard drive is quite sluggish though and it would definintely benfit from an extra 4gb of ram
    as far as im aware there is an m.2 slot on the board too if you want to add an SSD alongside the 1tb drive

    the same laptop with a 128gb ssd and 8gb of ram was around 700 euro

    I dont see any problems with the screen either unless you're some sort of screenaphile :)

    I bought this knowing that down the road i can upgrade it if need be with more ram and an SSD

    Actually the plan was to replace the 1tb drive with a hybrid but seeing as it has an m.2 slot I'll probably just get a wd green one for maybe 50 or 60

    I hope this helps somebody

    oh, the battery life is great too

    Can you tell how many ram slots there are? and is there a slot to add an internal cd drive? thanks for your help


  • #28
    zith-ie
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭zith-ie


    kevinroche3333 wrote: »
    Can you tell how many ram slots there are? and is there a slot to add an internal cd drive? thanks for your help

    Two ram slots according to cpuz with one of the slots taken up by this

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B076KKBHBM/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2UJSUWWXXR7O5&colid=1QTTZ1VRCOBR7&psc=0

    The exterior shell wont allow for a cdrom unless you get creative with a hacksaw, I havent looked inside it physically but one of the diagrams in the manual showed a cdrom... but that could have just been a generic image

    You can get exteranl cd/dvd drives quite cheap these days too


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