lenovo Lenovo S540 any good ? 🦆💰

[StoyanG]

Intro:
Hi guys, i have an 8 year old laptop that is my current machine. Soon to be 9.

I am from Europe () and tech like laptops is generally like 35% more expensive compared to the US and Canada.

 

I am planing on buying a cheap laptop to carry around, watch Netflix, code on VS Code and play some dota.

My current choice is the Lenovo S540
with the following specs

Lenovo S540 15" for 750 US dollars with tax

RAM	8 GB
SSD	512 GB
PROCESSOR TYPE	INTEL CORE i5-10210U
DISPLAY SIZE INCH	15.6 "
PROCESSOR SPEED	1.60 - 4.20 GHz
VIDEO CARD TYPE	NVIDIA GEFORCE MX250

 

what do you think about this model for my needs. Should i maybe wait a bit for newer models ? Or do you think something is better for that much money (price in europe not in us)
I like that it has good battery life and an aluminium body.

 

TLDR: Lenovo S540 any good ?

[genexis_x]

It's a decent budget option, however Ryzen 4000 model is coming

[StoyanG]

4 hours ago, genexis_x said:

It's a decent budget option, however Ryzen 4000 model is coming

any idea when those will be available, and what gpu they will have ?

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, StoyanG said:

any idea when those will be available, and what gpu they will have ?

Unfortunately I have no idea when will it arrive in your region. Vega iGPU, no dGPU