Cheapest I've seen this elsewhere is £619, so a decent saving. Use code "PRICESAVER" to get this price.
Note that the 15" version of this gets slated for having a bad screen. As far as I can see, the 15" is a TN panel, and the 13" in this is IPS, so should be a lot better.
Processor
Intel Core i7-6500U Processor( 2.50GHz 1866MHz 4MB)
Operating system
Windows 10 Home 64
Display type
13.3" FHD IPS AntiGlare LED Backlight 1920x1080
System Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 920M 2GB 2GB
Total memory
8.0GB PC3L-12800 DDR3L 1600 MHz
Hard drive device
128GB SSD SATA III
Network card
Lenovo AC Wireless
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
Warranty
One year
Pointing device
ClickPad
Battery
2 Cell Li-Polymer
Top comments
Horrorwood to srdrSEA
29 Feb 1613#11
What?
All comments (48)
montana78
29 Feb 161#1
nice laptop. I have tried running street fighter on an i5 HP laptop with GT 940m and it runs on 1024x768 with OKish framerate. so wont be big for gaming. for the price the SSD is a bit small too. but then again you pay much more for the X1 gen 3 which has same cpu & standard intel GPU
Lenovo uses this same GPU in a lot of their laptops that I've recently looked at around this price range. Could be one of the reasons why the battery life suffers as a result:
Battery Life
**Up to 4.5 hours with standard battery
Throttle
1 Mar 16#14
Good deal ive been after upgrading my laptop due to it being temperamental and that im not happy with screen so this will be ideal :sunglasses:
soggybiscuit
1 Mar 16#17
this vs Toshiba p20w-c-103 ... what you guys think?
socrates28
1 Mar 16#18
Why no backlit keyboard???
flash2k
1 Mar 161#19
not worth it not the best performance of cheap Intel Core i5-6200U Processor
hardstylemw
1 Mar 16#20
Yes absolutely. The 960m is very capable and the processor is top notch!
hardstylemw
1 Mar 16#21
People seem to be struggling with the English language on hukd today
Toybhoy
1 Mar 16#22
Thanks very much mate. I will look that out. If you have any recommendations, please share! :smiley:
furbix
1 Mar 16#23
It probably weather pal
Kwanman
1 Mar 16#24
Awesome heat added!
Kwanman
1 Mar 16#25
Hmm the PBSAVE voucher didn't bring the cost down...
srdrSEA
1 Mar 16#26
prefer envy 13 with 13 mm thickness and 256 gb blazing fast ssd ( boot time 6 seconds) at nearly the same price
dabooj
1 Mar 16#27
Link?
srdrSEA
1 Mar 16#28
google it.. many different deals and configurations available on hp uk store, curry
chenhuang
1 Mar 16#29
the one in Pcworld is only 550,after 50 cash back, the same brand and series, 15inch, i7 6500U,12G ram, 2Tb hard disk, but AMT graphics, I think it's enough.
benny92
1 Mar 16#30
Isn't it £650 after cash back?
Nexusfifth
1 Mar 162#31
I would actually say just do a clean install and get rid of potential lenovo bloat in the process.
(You don't need to do anything about windows licence, it is all automatic as all OEM devices are simply registered on Windows servers so it gets activated automatically)
Basically you download the iso from Microsoft, make it bootable on a USB stick, replace the ssd and install Windows from that usb.
It is far simpler than using migration software and it will rid you of bloat.
sotomonkey
1 Mar 161#32
If not I'm sure it'll handle street fighter 2 okay.
Nexusfifth
1 Mar 16#33
But having a poor TN screen in comparison to this having a very good IPS one. Also there is the form factor to consider,there are plenty of similar deals on 15.6" laptops but relatively few on 13.3" ones.
2TB hdd and 12gb of rams are easily upgradeable extras and I have had much better experience with nvidia graphics than with amd in laptops.
I would still probably go with lafite from pcspecialist rather than this and install my own windows. i5 should be plenty for this machine as realistically you can't seriously game on either and choosing sm951 for lafite should give it a far better performance than this at about 450£
Sunni
1 Mar 16#34
What spec are you configuring to get the Lafite II for £450? With an i5 and a m.2 you are looking at least £550? Genuine question as I am also highly considering the Lafite.
Nexusfifth
1 Mar 16#35
Hmm i3+ 128GB sm951 are 456 (note, I remove the 2.5" hdd and windows) you can pick up windows keys for 15-20£ on a good day on eBay or just get it for free.
i5 upgrade takes you to 499£ and 256GB (which is still faster) to 546.
I don't know why but it actually stayed in my mind as cheaper than that. (I thought the i5 starting price was 450 is rather than i3).
Also am option to consider if you are looking at something like this might be the 3xs from scan (also remove all parts and install your own).
hardstylemw
1 Mar 161#36
Oh Dear God! *it'S probably THE weather.
huangxq2
1 Mar 16#37
I think Toshiba Satellite Radius will be a much better Ultrabook than Lenovo Ideapad.
From what I heard, Radius is very good quality and good screen too.
FHD £600 at Currys with i7-6500U, 8GB RAM, 256GB M.2 SSD.
4k screen is £100 more.
360 degree hinge compare to 180 degree hinge in Ideapad.
I do not know if Lenovo Ideapad is an Ultrabook or just a normal laptop, 1.5kg for 13.3 and 4.5 hours battery life.
If Ideapad is just a normal laptop, pay a little extra for Radius as an Ultrabook with better overall quality make more sense.
chenhuang
1 Mar 161#38
No, 699 reduced to 599 then after cash back is 549. I have ordered one but will arrive next week. They told me this one is really hot so sold a lot
street fighter 2 emulators use CPU power rather than GPU. i run alot of emulators on my laptops and they run amazing. especially on a high ranking 7 like this.I even ran mario kart @ 1080p on my lenovo x1 with dolphin emulator.
montana78
1 Mar 16#41
this is a GTX GPU rather than a GT one. it will run street fighter V effortlessly. Speaking of, I setup my new samsung 32" monitor yesterday and played SFV @ 2560x1440 via GTX 980 STRIX. Loved it. but the game story mode is so short :disappointed:
chenhuang
2 Mar 16#42
That's true. But I don't play game so I would prefer that 15inch one. Wait I think it's 1T not 2. But it will also spend you more than at least 60pounds to upgrade
cigbunt to chenhuang
2 Mar 16#44
i bought a carbon x1 from amazon considering returning for this??
MarkBroomhallCrewe
2 Mar 16#43
Spotted in Crewe. Thanks OP
e_munky
3 Mar 16#45
Is the red i5 any good? Ie. Is there much difference between the two for a typical student?
Also how is the track pad and keyboard on this, found some manufacturers are uncomfortable to use in the past (Asus).
Thanks
ganon
3 Mar 16#46
Medium settings 60fps?
bigjoke
9 Mar 16#47
so how to get rid of win 10 and put on win 7 pro. anyone done that?
bobpike1 to bigjoke
16 Jun 16#48
I used EaseUS, but if you buy a Samsung SSD, it comes with migration software on a CD ROM.
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Opening post
Note that the 15" version of this gets slated for having a bad screen. As far as I can see, the 15" is a TN panel, and the 13" in this is IPS, so should be a lot better.
Processor
Intel Core i7-6500U Processor( 2.50GHz 1866MHz 4MB)
Operating system
Windows 10 Home 64
Display type
13.3" FHD IPS AntiGlare LED Backlight 1920x1080
System Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 920M 2GB 2GB
Total memory
8.0GB PC3L-12800 DDR3L 1600 MHz
Hard drive device
128GB SSD SATA III
Network card
Lenovo AC Wireless
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version 4.0
Warranty
One year
Pointing device
ClickPad
Battery
2 Cell Li-Polymer
Top comments
All comments (48)
Still, posted as it may help someone else.
"Use code "PRICESAVER" to get this price"
http://laptopmedia.com/top-laptop-graphics-ranking/
Lenovo uses this same GPU in a lot of their laptops that I've recently looked at around this price range. Could be one of the reasons why the battery life suffers as a result:
Battery Life
**Up to 4.5 hours with standard battery
(You don't need to do anything about windows licence, it is all automatic as all OEM devices are simply registered on Windows servers so it gets activated automatically)
Basically you download the iso from Microsoft, make it bootable on a USB stick, replace the ssd and install Windows from that usb.
It is far simpler than using migration software and it will rid you of bloat.
2TB hdd and 12gb of rams are easily upgradeable extras and I have had much better experience with nvidia graphics than with amd in laptops.
I would still probably go with lafite from pcspecialist rather than this and install my own windows. i5 should be plenty for this machine as realistically you can't seriously game on either and choosing sm951 for lafite should give it a far better performance than this at about 450£
i5 upgrade takes you to 499£ and 256GB (which is still faster) to 546.
I don't know why but it actually stayed in my mind as cheaper than that. (I thought the i5 starting price was 450 is rather than i3).
Also am option to consider if you are looking at something like this might be the 3xs from scan (also remove all parts and install your own).
From what I heard, Radius is very good quality and good screen too.
FHD £600 at Currys with i7-6500U, 8GB RAM, 256GB M.2 SSD.
4k screen is £100 more.
360 degree hinge compare to 180 degree hinge in Ideapad.
I do not know if Lenovo Ideapad is an Ultrabook or just a normal laptop, 1.5kg for 13.3 and 4.5 hours battery life.
If Ideapad is just a normal laptop, pay a little extra for Radius as an Ultrabook with better overall quality make more sense.
Also how is the track pad and keyboard on this, found some manufacturers are uncomfortable to use in the past (Asus).
Thanks