Posted on 10/24/2020 7:41:32 PM PDT by sushiman
Greets from Japan . MY HP Touchsmart all-in-one ( 11 years old and my downstairs PC ...6 year old Dell upstairs ) is slowly dying and I am looking at new all-in-ones . The HP gave me many problems over the years - even when it was new - so I am not considering an HP this time around . Dell's technical support so-so and they cost a few hundred dollars more than Lenovo here in sushiland . I would rather not give the business to a Chinese company but the prices are reasonable and NEC in Japan handles technical/ phone support . Dell's is China . I'd be interested in hearing Lenovo owners' experiences as I trust my fellow Freepers advice and opinions more than what I can find on the internet ( reviews , etc...) . Cheers ...
Agreed, had a lenovo for about 2 yrs before it shut down and hasn’t worked since. Have alot of family photos on there but just can’t get it to work to retrieve them. I went with a MAC after that, my wife had an hp that keeps doing the same thing and now its shutdown for good after a year and a half. Best wishes C4L
I buy whatever looks good. We have Dells at work and I think they are average. The last one I bought for me was an Acer to replace a Lenova that I am still using.
My acer aspire mid line laptop is great. Acer and asus are my go too theses days
Are you computer savvy?
All I’ve used for years is IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads. Millions are leased out to big businesses every year. Get a business/enterprise model and you’ll be fine.
I haven’t used a desktop computer in many years because laptops are so powerful now. I don’t get the ones that fold up backwards and don’t do touch screens. Just more stuff to go wrong. For laptops, the T, P and X series are good. I’m currently using a W530 which is a 7-8 year old model. Takes anything I throw at it. I was looking at a new P1 when I got this used W530. Pretty much the same specs.
The wife got a new Lenovo Yoga and so I ended up with a used laptop. Happens every time. In the 25 years we’ve been together, she’s had three new systems and I always end up with something used. My turn next time.
I’m not familiar with the desktop models but taking a quick look, the IdeaCentre 5i doesn’t look too bad, nor does the 510A. The 510A is not a business model but gets good reviews.
Biggest reason I use ThinkPads is because I’m a DIY guy and I can download a HMM (Hardware Maintenance Manual) for any ThinkPad. It tells you how to disassemble and replace anything. Pretty much required for a laptop since the plastic bezels snap on. If you don’t know where to pry, you’ll break plastic parts. It also shows which screws to take out for any given part and what order to disassemble. I work on cars and can’t imagine working on one without a repair manual so I appreciate the HMM. Since they lease millions of the business models, I can always find parts on ebay and that’s also where I buy the used ThinkPads. I just look for a seller that has a bunch of the same model which means they were lease units and then I pick the cleanest one which tells me either that person who had it didn’t use it much or if they did, they took care of it.
As always, depends upon your needs/budget. I still run Win XP pro on my custom boxes because I’ve developed too much proprietary DOS-based software. Started building PCs on Altair & IMSAI platforms as a grad student in the ‘80s.
To the issue: I’ve had 5 IBM/Lenovo laptops since the mid ‘90s. two early models don’t remeber, two Thinpad T420 family, and a Yoga 11e. I’ve found hardware durable. Only failures were battery pack after 4 years on a T420, and 2 wall-chargers at molded strain relief. Could never keep the red foam buttons on the keyboard mouse post. Gave the two earliest 32-bit machines away to nephews - as far as I know everything is still running. I liked the fact that complete parts and service manuals available on-line for free download.
One desktop i7-based M20 family micro-tower running Win10 Enterprise. Lenovo’s customer service software (don’t know what generic term to use) such as Service Bridge and Vantage, System Update, etc. seems to be getting buggier and flashy. I don’t give a damn about clever interfaces, just need the stuff to work - mostly for driver updates. Driver and BIOS support for legacy models is getting iffy.
This written on XP-pro running on a Dell Optiplex 760 i5-based system which replaced my last home-built desktop, continually updated since initial build in 2001 on an Intel motherboard.
Probably won’t ever buy another Lenovo just ‘cause CCP.
” Are you computer savvy? “
No - a dummy .
I would seriously consider switching to Apple.
I would type the same thing. I went to Apple about 20 years ago. I was operating a professional photography, web site, and video editing business. Apple handles video and graphics better. They always have.
I used to have to restart my MS DOS computer two or three times a day—a five to ten minute process. That’s 10-15 minutes a day. 6 days a week. 52 weeks a year.
I calculated it as 75 hours a year, waiting for a reboot.
I charged $50 an hour for my work back then. I wasted $3,750 a year waiting for my computer to start, and restart.
Imagine going to work on January 1st, turning on your computer, and not being able to do any work on it until January 9th. That was my PC experience with HEAVY graphics use.
Buying a decent Mac, and macbook pro was a no brainer.
I DO use a PC for my ham radio stuff. I detest it. I feel like I am driving a Yugo.
Long story short, my last job used Lenovo laptops. They were better then the crap I used 20 years ago. (This was 3 years ago) But I will always be Apple in the home.
But what really drives me crazy about Windows is their antiquated file management. I'm really big on folder structure as I work with a massive amount of files, and I'm constantly not able to rename folders once I create them until the next reboot. Also they limit the characters in the filenames so I have to truncate the names, which makes them harder to find later.
This...
I’ve had three, and travel a lot. They have held up well and they get a lot of use. Only laptop I had that ranked better was an ASUS, but that too was custom configured to my specs, and was at the high end of the scale as far as performance.
What are your needs, as that should drive you what get?
My first laptop in 2005 was a Fujitsu. It had a glossy screen and many ports and I still have it. It has Windows 7.
I remember following the UPS tracking as it was flown from Japan to Los Angeles then to Atlanta, GA
I live in Los Angeles area.... I saw it come back from Atlanta and then delivered. They must have left it in the airplanes hold and said oops we gotta send this back.
Laptop for $259 with a touchscreen
https://www.amazon.com/fujitsu-laptop/s?k=fujitsu+laptop
Fujitsu Lifebook T936 13.3’ Tablet Intel Core i5 6200U 2.3GHz 8GB Ram 256GB SSD Touchscreen Windows 10 Pro
https://www.amazon.com/Fujitsu-Lifebook-Touchscreen-Windows-Renewed/dp/B07KXGRQGZ/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=fujitsu+laptop&qid=1603639788&sr=8-3
Absolutely! We each have a Lenovo laptop and I also have an older one. Used to get Dell. My newer one is 4 years old and hubbys is 2 years old.
MSI makes a decent all in one & they also make a small footprint fanless PC that will work fine for web surfing. You should think about just getting an iPad for your secondary computing needs. They’re hard to beat for convenience & Apple care is available if you want extended service warranty.
I bought a Lenovo desktop about 8 years ago. At the time, I think it was advertised as IBM. Outside of getting a larger monitor (Acer) and some USB peripherals and having to clean the CD/DVD drive once, it has worked okay. Once in a blue moon it hangs up, and I have to reboot. I run a registry and junk cleaner every day.
I have a Dell, and never again will I buy one. It was the most expensive model in the store and fine if you never save anything. I made the mistake of not checking the location of the USB port. It is in the most inconvenient place possible in the back and behind the stand. I can't have the desk against the wall, and I have to use a flashlight to find it.
When I needed tech support, I got somebody who didn't speak much English and didn't know much of anything, and my husband ended up solving the problem.
I did for decades including for my College kids.
Last go around I bought 3 identical used mini-desktops from a local U surplus store and put new SSD HDs in each. One at each now at two geographically dispersed locations and a spare.
Maybe if Trump wins and the Stock Market runs up a bit in 2021, I’ll spring for a “modern” unit to build. Hard to believe, but 4 Gig of RAM [the max for these 10 yr old Hospital data entry discards] is just not enough for e-mail, web-surfing and spreadsheets. Even with Linux Mint.
I did for decades including for my College kids.
Last go around I bought 3 identical used mini-desktops from a local U surplus store and put new SSD HDs in each. One now at each of two geographically dispersed locations and a spare.
Maybe if Trump wins and the Stock Market runs up a bit in 2021, I’ll spring for a “modern” unit to build. Hard to believe, but 4 Gig of RAM [the max for these 10 yr old Hospital data entry discards] is just not enough for e-mail, web-surfing and spreadsheets. Even with Linux Mint.
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