This any gud?

[WindirBear]

Sup mother fookin NERDS!!!!!

I don't follow laptop specs like I do with PC

So let me know if this is any gud for office work and internet browsing..... Specs seem ok. Thanks!

https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/3913847/Lenovo-IdeaPad-S340-Laptop-156-Screen/?cm_mmc=Affiliates-_-CJ-_-1122587-_-11263938

[Kisai]

Doesn't appear to be an IPS panel.

No dedicated GPU, so it will be bad for games more demanding than Unity/web games.

CPU is a little on the slow end. (2.0Ghz-2.4Ghz is usually the recommended spec for most games.)

 

 

[Jurrunio]

Am I too old for tech, or has English evolved as fast as tech?

[LHJKO]

Office work and internet browsing? any laptop from the last 5 years will be able to do that so yeah that laptop will do just fine 

 

If you wanted to go even cheaper a Chromebook  should do your needs and you can get them under 200 new 

[WindirBear]

42 minutes ago, Kisai said:

Doesn't appear to be an IPS panel.

No dedicated GPU, so it will be bad for games more demanding than Unity/web games.

CPU is a little on the slow end. (2.0Ghz-2.4Ghz is usually the recommended spec for most games.)

 

 

Not for gaming. Just need to know if specs are good or not, as I don't foll5 laptop benchmarks

[WindirBear]

38 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Am I too old for tech, or has English evolved as fast as tech?

Wot m8. English is 4 da week man.

[WindirBear]

10 minutes ago, Vernw3.com said:

Office work and internet browsing? any laptop from the last 5 years will be able to do that so yeah that laptop will do just fine 

 

If you wanted to go even cheaper a Chromebook  should do your needs and you can get them under 200 new 

Not looking for a cheap chrome book. I need to know from you laptop people if these specs are good for the price.

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, WindirBear said:

Not looking for a cheap chrome book. I need to know from you laptop people if these specs are good for the price.

wouldnt be able to tell you. i cant open the link. 

[WindirBear]

8 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

wouldnt be able to tell you. i cant open the link. 

It's 500 bucks.

 

Name:

Lenovo™ IdeaPad™ S340 Laptop, 15.6" Screen, Intel® Core™ i7, 8GB Memory, 256GB Solid State Drive, Windows® 10 Home, 81N8003HUS

[GoldenLag]

1 minute ago, WindirBear said:

It's 500 bucks.

 

Name:

Lenovo™ IdeaPad™ S340 Laptop, 15.6" Screen, Intel® Core™ i7, 8GB Memory, 256GB Solid State Drive, Windows® 10 Home, 81N8003HUS

 

 

 

what core i7?

 

doesnt seem terrible. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07G7GSM29/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all&qid=1558420504&sr=8-1

 

you can get a Matebook d over it for slightly more. it should have a significantly better display. 

[WindirBear]

35 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

what core i7?

 

doesnt seem terrible. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07G7GSM29/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all&qid=1558420504&sr=8-1

 

you can get a Matebook d over it for slightly more. it should have a significantly better display. 

It was between that or this..

But it's a work laptop, for old people(dad), so GPU wouldn't even be used

Thanks for your suggestion and support.

 

edit: it's an i7 8565u

[GoldenLag]

5 minutes ago, WindirBear said:

It was between that or this..

But it's a work laptop, for old people(dad), so GPU wouldn't even be used

Thanks for your suggestion and support.

 

edit: it's an i7 8565u

if its a work laptop and you have between 500-800$

 

id grab either a Matebook D, or HP Envy x360 (both with Ryzen APUs)

[WindirBear]

17 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

if its a work laptop and you have between 500-800$

 

id grab either a Matebook D, or HP Envy x360 (both with Ryzen APUs)

Nice hp, but for 250 less, the Lenovo seems to have the better edge right?

[GoldenLag]

Just now, WindirBear said:

Nice hp, but for 250 less, the Lenovo seems to have the better edge right?

specs wise yes. quality however im less sure of. 

[WindirBear]

8 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

specs wise yes. quality however im less sure of. 

Right, that's what I wonder as well. Hopefully good. If not, that's probably why the price is so low.

[genexis_x]

3 hours ago, WindirBear said:

Just need to know if specs are good or not

Buying laptop isn't just specs

 

Location? Max budget? Usage? Preferred max weight, min battery life and display size?

[Kisai]

7 hours ago, WindirBear said:

Not for gaming. Just need to know if specs are good or not, as I don't foll5 laptop benchmarks

I always use a "would this be suitable for gaming of any kind" as a point of reference because when people say "it's for my dad" or "it's just for work" what they really mean is "I have no idea what it will really be used for."

 

From experience, people go into places like London Drugs, Staples or Best Buy and just buy the cheapest thing that looks like it will fit whatever space they intend to use it, like it were furniture. Unless it's going to be used as a fixed asset in an office, someone will eventually try to play web-browser or app-store games on it.

 

Regardless, my larger concern was the screen, usually a lack of "IPS" or "OLED" being mentioned means it's a terrible glossy-as-a-mirror screen that is really awful to use. Some people like glossy screens. Of all the laptops I've cycled through at work, you can certainly tell a rubbish screen from a good one, as the rubbish ones are dim even at the brightest setting, and the worst ones I've ever seen are on chromebooks. I don't like OLED screens either, but I'd take that over a TN panel.

 

"LED HD" in this case could mean it's OLED or it's a LED-backlit TN panel. Hence my concern.

 

[WindirBear]

5 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Buying laptop isn't just specs

 

Location? Max budget? Usage? Preferred max weight, min battery life and display size?

Location: California?

Max budget: a good deal. N/a

Usage: office work, internet browser.(old people laptop)

Min bat life: Doesn't matter

Display size: over 15 inch

Specs: still need to be good for price.

[WindirBear]

2 hours ago, Kisai said:

I always use a "would this be suitable for gaming of any kind" as a point of reference because when people say "it's for my dad" or "it's just for work" what they really mean is "I have no idea what it will really be used for."

 

From experience, people go into places like London Drugs, Staples or Best Buy and just buy the cheapest thing that looks like it will fit whatever space they intend to use it, like it were furniture. Unless it's going to be used as a fixed asset in an office, someone will eventually try to play web-browser or app-store games on it.

 

Regardless, my larger concern was the screen, usually a lack of "IPS" or "OLED" being mentioned means it's a terrible glossy-as-a-mirror screen that is really awful to use. Some people like glossy screens. Of all the laptops I've cycled through at work, you can certainly tell a rubbish screen from a good one, as the rubbish ones are dim even at the brightest setting, and the worst ones I've ever seen are on chromebooks. I don't like OLED screens either, but I'd take that over a TN panel.

 

"LED HD" in this case could mean it's OLED or it's a LED-backlit TN panel. Hence my concern.

 

I used to use that "gaming computer" theory as a reference as well. Honestly, my dad has an old second gen laptop that is literally only used for work.

 

As I had mentioned, there was a gaming laptop for 350 dollars more with specs that wouldn't even be used. It's like having a fast car, but never taking it to the track.

 

I'm not familiar with screens, I'll have to experience the quality when I receive it.(I ordered it) but for office work. Meh.

Thanks for the heads up

[genexis_x]

16 minutes ago, WindirBear said:

a good deal

Give an absolute max budget to make things easier

[DarkDragon2K04]

Maybe get the it team with i7 8550u or surface laptop 2 if you love a good looking laptop. Or even the house Spectre x360 with 8550u. You can get good deals on those and they have 4k screens. If you give Max budget helping you would be a lot easier