Quick Thoughts about this Laptop

debitcardmayhem

Afternoon forumites, a few ideas about the below Lenovo please. I was asked and I said it seems ok but I also suggested that I knew some other people may give us a heads up.
Basically it's for a small business, small payroll a bit of Excel/Word , plus Skype use, and the usual Netflix/iPlayer and Photos and of course the obligatory Internet.

http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-b590-core-i3-2348m-4gb-500gb-dvd---rw-15-6--widescreen-1366x768-win-7-pro---win-8-pro-64-bit-8MW8.html?refs=54580000-51340000&src=3

It is i3 2348M , 15.6 in screen , 4 gb, 500gb hdd, wireless+ethernet 2ea USB2 / USB3, webcam.
£348 which seems OK to me but others may have better ideas or even worse don't touch it with a bargepole.

Over to you guys please

Edited - Oh I forgot it comes with W7 which makes it better in my eyes.

NiftyDigits

Wouldn't be for me. Would at least be looking for something that included a on-site warranty for not a lot more.
£350 for a second Gen i3 looks nothing special at all. But not too many bargains available at the mo.

Esqui

I agree with NiftyDigits here. It's not really that special. Particularly when Dabs are doing a similar model with a 3rd Gen i3 for £320ish: http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-b590-core-i3-3110m-4gb-500gb-dvd---rw-win-8-home-8NWC.html?src=2


The August bank holiday & pre-University period is soon upon us, if you can wait, you'll probably find a decent bargain.

debitcardmayhem

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Wouldn't be for me. Would at least be looking for something that included a on-site warranty for not a lot more.
£350 for a second Gen i3 looks nothing special at all. But not too many bargains available at the mo.

I couldn't find many either but I'm not at home at the mo and the connection here is dire...

Esqui wrote: »

I agree with NiftyDigits here. It's not really that special. Particularly when Dabs are doing a similar model with a 3rd Gen i3 for £320ish: http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-b590-core-i3-3110m-4gb-500gb-dvd---rw-win-8-home-8NWC.html?src=2


The August bank holiday & pre-University period is soon upon us, if you can wait, you'll probably find a decent bargain.

Yes the 3rd gen looks ok , but the selling point of the 2nd gen one was W7 Pro/W8 Pro upgrade...

Esqui

There's not all that much more you'll get out of the Pro version compared to the Home one

NiftyDigits

Esqui wrote: »

There's not all that much more you'll get out of the Pro version compared to the Home one

Downgrade rights.

Mobeer

It's ok but for spreadsheets I would want a higher resolution display to make it easier to view many cells.

Gratis

Only Microsoft could make retro-returning to Windows 7 an option restricted to the Pro version of Windows 8.

:rotfl:

It reminds me of when they made an upgrade that could be added to the "Ultimate" version of Windows 7.

debitcardmayhem

Gratis wrote: »

Only Microsoft could make retro-returning to Windows 7 an option restricted to the Pro version of Windows 8.

:rotfl:

It reminds me of when they made an upgrade that could be added to the "Ultimate" version of Windows 7.

Hmmmm .... MickeySoft have used the moniker "Blue" for Windoze 8.1 c.f. https://twitter.com/TheBlueLeopard

debitcardmayhem

Mobeer wrote: »

It's ok but for spreadsheets I would want a higher resolution display to make it easier to view many cells.

I think she will only use about 12 cols and, and she has great eyes.