Asking for a friend: Lenovo Laptops

[Meowster]

Hi everyone, I am Meowster's friend. He let me borrow his account for me to post my question. Do you guys recommend Lenovo laptops? I'm currently looking for a thin and lightweight laptop and Lenovo keeps popping up. If any of you have one, what does it feel like? Is it fast and how's the build quality on them? I currently own an Asus chromebook and I wanted to switch back to windows for a while now. I can't really live with a chromebook, I only got one as I needed a temporary computer.

 

Thanks

[Levent]

I used a lenovo laptop for 4 years and main gripes would be;

• Whitelisted BIOS, you cannot upgrade the expansion cards without a BIOS mod.
• Write protected BIOS, you cannot flash a modified bios without a programmer.
• Shitty plastic quality, if the device you are getting is a high TDP one and/or will require annual cleaning, expect your plastic chassis to be brittle in one or two years.

What I liked about my G510;

• Super easy to maintain.
• Easy upgradeability.
• Nice keyboard.

Not every model is good, you should ask about a specific model instead of brand.

[TargetDron3]

You want Thinkpad series.  We use them exclusively and have very little issues with them.  We have around 2,000 of them and aside from a fan issue here or there, they tend to be pretty good machines.  Had a lady drive over her laptop years ago and was still able to power it up.  The screen was cracked but the machine worked if you plugged in an external monitor.

[dalekphalm]

We purchased 10 Thinkpad P53S models in mid 2020 and the build quality on them is outstanding.

 

Pretty much any of the Thinkpad series are going to be excellent - but they're quite expensive. Honestly when it comes to laptops, you generally get what you pay for.

 

I've never used one of the Thin and Light Lenovos though. The P53 series are very light and compact for that kind of laptop, but they're definitely not part of the Thin and Light category.

[Meowster]

37 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

We purchased 10 Thinkpad P53S models in mid 2020 and the build quality on them is outstanding.

 

Pretty much any of the Thinkpad series are going to be excellent - but they're quite expensive. Honestly when it comes to laptops, you generally get what you pay for.

 

I've never used one of the Thin and Light Lenovos though. The P53 series are very light and compact for that kind of laptop, but they're definitely not part of the Thin and Light category.

Ah okay. I don't actually need such a powerful laptop like then one mentioned here. However. I will be sure to take a browse through the ThinkPad models