Second Day of Research and Finally Ordering My Laptop

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Yesterday I told you I was researching to buy a second laptop which would become my primary laptop since the one I have now is mostly obsolete.

After two long days of research, I finally decided and placed my order too.

Yesterday evening I had 14 options placed on the favorites. In the morning they added up to 22, and then I started to narrow them down.

The final three I ended up choosing from were all Lenovo laptops. One IdeaPad, one ThinkPad, and one ThinkBook. They were all three at the same price too. What are the chances?

These are the 3 finalists:

  • IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7, AMD Ryzen™ 5 6600HS Creator Edition up to 4.50 GHz, 16'', 2.5K, IPS, 120Hz, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, AMD Radeon 660M Graphics, No OS, Cloud Grey
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  • ThinkPad E15 Gen 2, Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 up to 4.20 GHz, 15.6", Full HD, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Free DOS, Black
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  • ThinkBook 15 G2 ITL, Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 up to 4.70 GHz, 15.6", Full HD, IPS, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, No OS, Mineral Grey
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IdeaPad has a metal case (aluminum), a bigger (16") and a better display. On the other side, the RAM is soldered and also low-power (which is fine if you want it to consume less, but not fine if you want better performance).

ThinkPad is part of a successful series, doesn't have soldered RAM, and has better connectivity than IdeaPad. More security options too. I've read it gets really warm underside though.

ThinkBook is the only one of the 3 which has a gen 7 CPU and has the best connectivity of all 3. At the same time, 8 GB is soldered and 8 occupy a slot.

The decision was difficult and for a long time leaned toward the IdeaPad because of the bigger and better display. But I didn't like that the entire RAM is soldered and favors power saving instead of performance by design.

So, in the end, I decided on the ThinkBook. It's not perfect, none of them are. But for the price range I had in mind, it seems to offer the best performance with the least compromises.

I also tried to find options with more than 16 GB of RAM, after @mypathtofire recommended that. None of the options I found were in the price range or they were severely lacking in other areas.

In the end, my pre-conditions are met:

  • 16 GB RAM
  • 512 GB SSD
  • relatively silent (I checked the noise level on specialized sites)
  • min. 15.6", FHD, 1920x1080, anti-glare; is it a decent display? hard to say, but if it's not I can use my old PC's monitor (thanks @ph1102 for suggesting it)
  • a keyboard without pitfalls - it doesn't seem to have any, but I purchased a USB keyboard and mouse too
  • price was 884 USD, so in the upper range of 500-900 USD

I'll have to wait a full week for it! They probably ran out of stock as I was ordering. There was 1 remaining when I last checked.

And this concludes these long two days when I barely made time for anything else.

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Sa il stapanesti sanatos! Deocamdata inca tin de Elitebook pe care il folosesc de cativa any, doar 8 GB ram si i7 procesor dar odata ce o sa intram serios in bull market o sa caut ceva de backup. Ma gandesc chiar sa instalez linux pe noul laptop. am avut pe ibm lenovo acum 12 ani cred dar nu era foarte practic. In schimb windows desi nu e cu licenta ma spioneaza la greu si se actualizeaza cand vrea el.

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Multumesc! Ma enerveaza si pe mine cand Windows-ul incepe sa o ia razna si pornesc procese sistem fara nici o logica asa. Dar sa stii ca am avut Ubuntu instalat pe desktop (inainte sa crape), si avea si asta momente cand il apuca. Mergea HDD in draci.

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Congratulations on your pick! I think that you couldn't get wrong with any of these 3 options... ;)

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Thanks, man! Yeah, I think so too, but in the end, I had to pick one, lol.

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It sounds like you made a solid decision, Adrian.

I use think pads at work, and they run fine.
I am sure you will be happy with your choice.

What a bummer that it will take a week to arrive.

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I went for the Think Book, but they are a variation of Think Pad, so thanks for your feedback.

Yeah, normally, I would have expected it on Monday. I was surprised to see it won't arrive until Thursday or Friday.

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Another item ticked off the list 😂

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Was there a list? :)

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Don’t you plan it all out? 😂

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Actually, the timing for this purchase was rather spontaneous. I needed another laptop and wanted one, but I decided to buy one after I saw a thread by Task, and after my laptop kept acting up lately, as I was overusing it.

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Good decision @gadrian
It sounds like a really cool, good-working computer for all the things you need to do. To me, the computer sounds worth the money. 👍
That's awesome you can plug in a monitor and key board to this laptop, correct - and you can add accessories? Very nice!
That's great!
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Thanks, Barb.

Yeah, I will use the keyboard and mouse on one of the laptops.

They won't both be in a position easily reachable to type and I have a desk with a special place for a keyboard, and that will help, for maintaining a more correct body position while working.

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Good purchase. Have fun with it!

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I hope you like your new laptop and as long as you like it, it doesn't matter what others say. At least the entire thing is over and you have also bought in some extra items as backup.

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Yep, that's true. I should like it. I also discovered in my research a few more useful things I might buy.

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Congratulations for your new laptop. All these looks so beautiful. If I had the option to do one of these three, I would do the third one because I like it so much.

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Congratulations for your new laptop. All these looks so beautiful.

Thanks!

If I had the option to do one of these three, I would do the third one because I like it so much.

Looks like you have good taste. That's what I picked. :)

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@gadrian! Your Content Is Awesome so I just sent 1 $BBH (Bitcoin Backed Hive) to your account on behalf of @bradleyarrow. (10/50)

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After my laptop died a year ago, I got a good desktop from a friend with a computer business. Since I no longer teach at various locations, I didn't need a laptop and I get along with just my Kindle Fire when I am away from home. So far the desktop/tablet combo is working for me. (I do the same for sewing, having heavy metal machines I don't move plus a plastic portable I can take on the road.) As a homebody grandma, it works for me. I will keep in mind your research, though, if I go back to teaching and need a more functional portable option. !BBH

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@gadrian! Your Content Is Awesome so I just sent 1 $BBH (Bitcoin Backed Hive) to your account on behalf of @fiberfrau. (2/5)

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Actually, I don't use them for their mobile capabilities either, in most cases. Rather as a replacement for a desktop, smaller and with fewer cables and less noisy.

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I'll suggest you to buy mack book , it's a one time investment. I'm enjoying my mack book a lot. Best of luck with your purchase.

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I already bought something. And it's pretty difficult to buy Macs from here.

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Congrats on identifying and purchasing your new laptop. Hope it does well for you.

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Thanks! And I hope so too. :)

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Great to hear that you have ordered your new laptop Adrian, and it looks like a good option too, if you plan on installing Linux on it then Xubuntu is an option I find really nice, classic layout and it does not hog resources, enjoy it and stay awesome.



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Thanks! I am not familiar with Xubuntu, but I'll look into it. Zoltan also mentioned Linux Mint. I'll check that out too. Previously, I had Ubuntu 18 (I think it was 18) installed on my desktop for a short while before it crashed (the PC, not Ubuntu, lol).

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Yeah the regular Ubuntu has a lot of eye candy that takes much resources to run, it's why I went with Xubuntu as it takes over 1GB less of RAM to drive.



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Choosing one that fits all our requirements can be challenging but it's great you found something to your liking and that is within your budget. Congrats!

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Thanks! Sometimes is hard to find the best option for you when the configurations are fixed, and not flexible. But I am pleased with the selection, it meets all my pre-requirements and is quite powerful.

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Glad you were able to find what you wanted. I never heard of soldered RAM before. We always look for RAM that can be updated and we max it out. Hope you get it sooner than you expect it.
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Yeah, I never heard of soldered RAM either. It's a way to make things cheaper and a little bit faster.

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Congratulations on your new laptop! I just got a new one as well! It took a while because I'm very picky about hardware. It's not perfect, but it works for me now. By the way, that i7 processor you mentioned is 11th generation, not 7. I hope your new computer serves you wonderfully well! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

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Thanks!

By the way, that i7 processor hoy mentioned is 11th generation, not 7.

I didn't know the exact generation. I just took the number after "i" or after Rayzen as the indicator of generation, even if that's not accurate.

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Yep, I figured, and it's logical! The string of numbers after the i5/7/9 is the generation. 😁🙏💚✨🤙

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