Lenovo E480

OCXenox · January 18, 2018

Hi,

I was looking around for a business laptop for around 700-800€. A dedicated graphics card is a must have, due to 3D-CAD programs, and a powerfull CPU would be appreciated too.

Then I found the Lenovo ThinkPad E480 for 800€ a Rx 550 (2GB), I5-8250U and a 256GB m.2 PCIe SSD, but just 14": https://www3.lenovo.com/at/de/laptops/thinkpad/edge-series/ThinkPad-E480/p/22TP2TEE480?menu-id=ThinkPad_E480

What is your opinion on this deal? Are there any comparable notebooks to this one you could recommend?

Many thanks in advance!

genexis_x · January 18, 2018

Wow, I didn't even notice that the new E series has started selling now. Yes it's a decent laptop but IMO, the E series Thinkpad is still a consumer laptop. I'll suggest a decent Ultrabook. Also, RX GPU doesn't fit well in laptops (high power consumption and more heat production, less efficient if compared to Nvidia Pascal).

OCXenox · January 19, 2018

18 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Wow, I didn't even notice that the new E series has started selling now. Yes it's a decent laptop but IMO, the E series Thinkpad is still a consumer laptop. I'll suggest a decent Ultrabook. Also, RX GPU doesn't fit well in laptops (high power consumption and more heat production, less efficient if compared to Nvidia Pascal).

Ok, but the ultrabooks I could find, that have comparable performance (GTX 1050) all cost 200€ more. Or did I overlook some great deals?