Reduced from £399.99, seems a decent price for the specs and extras
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Lenovo ideapad 305
Style is not a compromise. That's why the ideapad 305 comes in a range of bold, distinctive colours and customisation options to suit your lifestyle. See everything you create on a vivid HD display that ships standard on every ideapad 305.
- Dolby advanced audio the ideapad 305 is certified with dolby advanced audio to deliver enhanced sound quality for the best listening experience for all your music, movies, games and video chats.
- Microsoft windows 10 the latest version of the microsoft operating system combines a raft of familiar features with innovative new ones that make it even more personal and productive.
CPU, Memory and Operating System:
Intel Core i3 5005u dual core processor.
2GHz processor speed.
8GB RAM.
1TB SATA-II hard drive.
Microsoft Windows 10.
Display features:
15.6 inch screen.
High definition display.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.
DVD optical drives:
DVD-RW (read/write).
Graphics:
Intel HD Graphics.
Shared graphics card.
Interfaces and connectivity:
4-in-1 media card reader.
1 USB 2.0 port.
2 USB 3.0 ports.
1 HDMI port.
Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Multimedia features:
Built-in webcam.
Built-in mic.
Dolby sound system.
General features:
Up to 5.5 hours battery life.
Size H2.5, W38, D26.2cm.
Weight 2.3kg.
EAN: 889955202246.
Additional Information
* Please note item 5499317 has previously been on sale at 349.99.
Prices correct as displayed but are subject to change
Top comments
Battenberg to pablomalin
28 Sep 168#2
Also £20 more, doesn't come with bag + mouse and you have to deal with Curry's exceptionally crappy customer service if you have any issues (currently sitting at an abysmal 2.1 out of 10 on trustpilot ). I'd take this deal over yours any day on the last point alone.
pablomalin
28 Sep 163#3
Your choice mate. You'll probably never use that bag at all, but will be sitting long hours in front of your lappy., which I repeat is non FHD :smiley:
A con....no deal....you can go to argos and get the same deal.....on here you say it is for £299.99...but when you press the link the deal goes up
TechBlitZ
8 Oct 16#28
looks great
tan159
3 Oct 16#27
I think pabloman was right to point out a better deal.
Looking for other pointers is exactly why I was reading this deal in the first place
JustWakeUpLink
1 Oct 16#26
"People have the right to know if there is a better offer out there on the market"
Comments are a great place for discussing what's better value, but if you've already made up your mind which is better, you should post it as its own deal so more people will see it, since a lot of people just compare the results of a search without properly consulting the comments (which is kind of silly but oh well).
Thanks for linking the alternative btw - I do want people to know their options. But if you were to post it as a separate deal, it would have its own dedicated comments. Then if you left a link to that deal here, people would be taken to a page where they could see the deal itself and criticism focused specifically on that product.
Idk, just a suggestion :wink:
hellohello
1 Oct 16#25
Anything around this price with Intel / DDR that's quite light
pablomalin
1 Oct 16#24
What do you mean deals are not to be commented, people have the right to know if there is a better offer out there on the market. Just do a proper research. I didn't say Lenovo from currys is perfect, it just has better spec for the money. I'm in the market but still haven't decided what to buy. Currently own a lenovo thinkpad 11 inch which now is 5 years old and suffer from motherboard and keyboard malfunction so not sure if Lenovo is the way to go for me.
Also £20 more, doesn't come with bag + mouse and you have to deal with Curry's exceptionally crappy customer service if you have any issues (currently sitting at an abysmal 2.1 out of 10 on trustpilot ). I'd take this deal over yours any day on the last point alone.
Argos discount codes don't work.
Please help me out.
pablomalin
29 Sep 16#19
http://www.dell.co.uk/ and cn55710 in search. btw they have removed 50 off on this product in the last hours ;(
mhuck
29 Sep 16#18
Looks like a very good deal. I can't find any more details about it anywhere, the HP site has no mention or images, even the processor (i3-5020U) seems rare. Thinking of getting it for daughter, would it play Sims 4?
CDP
29 Sep 16#17
Tried that. It mentions e-code but when you click it returns a server error, 404 - file or directory not found. :disappointed:
mhuck
29 Sep 16#16
Could you find any additional info about this model, reviews even? I can't find anything.
pablomalin
29 Sep 16#15
Sorry, there are issues with their links. Go to dell uk website and type cn55710 in search
Any Lenovo laptop these days will be cold from me I'm afraid. They just too dodgy and can't be trusted.
Lenovo Service Engine
Lenovo Service Engine sends out non-identifiable system information from your PC to Lenovo, the first time your computer goes online. Meanwhile, the Lenovo OneKey Optimizer bloatware would be installed on laptops. These same behaviors would occur following a clean install – thanks to a Windows 8 feature called Windows Platform Binary Table – which stores executables within the UEFI firmware.
Superfish
In early 2015, it was discovered that Lenovo laptops shipped to stores and consumers in late 2014 had malware preinstalled. Masquerading as a piece of typical manufacturer bloatware, Superfish Visual Discovery was a browser extension that analysed images, checked if they were products, and then displayed cheaper alternatives. Superfish hijacked browsers. Worse still, it installed a self-signed HTTPS certificate, which makes HTTPS connections as weak as HTTP, enabling Superfish to intercept your Internet traffic. This is known as a Man-in-the-Middle attack, a key attack vector in online crime. Oh, and to make matters worse, the HTTPS certificates had the same private encryption key on every single affected Lenovo computer!
Lenovo Customer Feedback Program
In September 2015, however, it became apparent that the high-end ThinkPads, ThinkCenters and ThinkStations — built and promoted as alternatives to Apple computers — were being sold with preinstalled malware, the Lenovo Customer Feedback Program, that forwards personal usage data to Omniture on a daily basis. Omniture is an online marketing and web analytics company, currently owned by Adobe. Following Lenovo Service Engine and Superfish, Lenovo Customer Feedback Program seems like blatant opportunism. Fortunately, Lenovo Customer Feedback can be uninstalled.
Lenovo Solution Center
In May 2016, it was discovered that Lenovo had failed to learn from its earlier THREE mistakes. Despite being largely useless already, we now learn that it includes a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers with access to a device on your network to execute malicious code. While your home network might be secured, there’s a good chance that the public Wi-Fi you use isn’t. What this means is that the Lenovo Solution Center can be used to subvert your entire system, and potentially a whole network. Embarrassingly for Lenovo, this isn’t the first time LSC has had problems, and it has now been patched twice in six months. Back in December 2015, hacking group Slipstream/RoL demonstrated several vulnerabilities, including one that could direct users to malicious websites (blocking the usual methods of checking).
Blocking the installation of Linux
Using custom RAID setups on SSD storage devices, that CANNOT be altered it blocking people from installing an operating system on their newer Lenovo laptops that isn't Windows 10.
Yet, despite the above mentioned issues/arguments/weaknesses it sits at 205 degrees as I type
Heat
Great price for the overall package.
Weak. Lol
pablomalin
29 Sep 16#5
I would still suggest to sit and wait, prices seem to be going down on a daily basis. Dell have a huge stock of refurbished home laptops and will hopefully release 10-20% off codes so 1080p i5 inspiron will cost around £320.
marislaudams
29 Sep 16#4
Laptop in pablomalin's link has newer and faster cpu, ddr4 instead of ddr3, ips instead of tn screen, full hd instead of crap resolution.
Both are weak machines, but there is clear winner between these two laptops.
pablomalin
28 Sep 163#3
Your choice mate. You'll probably never use that bag at all, but will be sitting long hours in front of your lappy., which I repeat is non FHD :smiley:
Opening post
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Lenovo ideapad 305
Style is not a compromise. That's why the ideapad 305 comes in a range of bold, distinctive colours and customisation options to suit your lifestyle. See everything you create on a vivid HD display that ships standard on every ideapad 305.
- Dolby advanced audio the ideapad 305 is certified with dolby advanced audio to deliver enhanced sound quality for the best listening experience for all your music, movies, games and video chats.
- Microsoft windows 10 the latest version of the microsoft operating system combines a raft of familiar features with innovative new ones that make it even more personal and productive.
CPU, Memory and Operating System:
Intel Core i3 5005u dual core processor.
2GHz processor speed.
8GB RAM.
1TB SATA-II hard drive.
Microsoft Windows 10.
Display features:
15.6 inch screen.
High definition display.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.
DVD optical drives:
DVD-RW (read/write).
Graphics:
Intel HD Graphics.
Shared graphics card.
Interfaces and connectivity:
4-in-1 media card reader.
1 USB 2.0 port.
2 USB 3.0 ports.
1 HDMI port.
Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Multimedia features:
Built-in webcam.
Built-in mic.
Dolby sound system.
General features:
Up to 5.5 hours battery life.
Size H2.5, W38, D26.2cm.
Weight 2.3kg.
EAN: 889955202246.
Additional Information
* Please note item 5499317 has previously been on sale at 349.99.
Prices correct as displayed but are subject to change
Top comments
Used/Unsealed from CurrysEbay for £279.20 Here
Latest comments (29)
Looking for other pointers is exactly why I was reading this deal in the first place
Comments are a great place for discussing what's better value, but if you've already made up your mind which is better, you should post it as its own deal so more people will see it, since a lot of people just compare the results of a search without properly consulting the comments (which is kind of silly but oh well).
Thanks for linking the alternative btw - I do want people to know their options. But if you were to post it as a separate deal, it would have its own dedicated comments. Then if you left a link to that deal here, people would be taken to a page where they could see the deal itself and criticism focused specifically on that product.
Idk, just a suggestion :wink:
It's simple, here, I've posted it for you:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-ideapad-510-i3-6100-u-4gb-ddr4-1tb-bag-wireless-mouse-2520864
Please help me out.
New Inspiron i3-7100u £325 http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-15-5567-laptop/pd?oc=cn55710&model_id=inspiron-15-5567-laptop
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-ideapad-510s-intel-core-i5-processor-8gb-ram-128gb-ssd-storage-14-inch-full-2515343
Lenovo Service Engine
Lenovo Service Engine sends out non-identifiable system information from your PC to Lenovo, the first time your computer goes online. Meanwhile, the Lenovo OneKey Optimizer bloatware would be installed on laptops. These same behaviors would occur following a clean install – thanks to a Windows 8 feature called Windows Platform Binary Table – which stores executables within the UEFI firmware.
Superfish
In early 2015, it was discovered that Lenovo laptops shipped to stores and consumers in late 2014 had malware preinstalled. Masquerading as a piece of typical manufacturer bloatware, Superfish Visual Discovery was a browser extension that analysed images, checked if they were products, and then displayed cheaper alternatives. Superfish hijacked browsers. Worse still, it installed a self-signed HTTPS certificate, which makes HTTPS connections as weak as HTTP, enabling Superfish to intercept your Internet traffic. This is known as a Man-in-the-Middle attack, a key attack vector in online crime. Oh, and to make matters worse, the HTTPS certificates had the same private encryption key on every single affected Lenovo computer!
Lenovo Customer Feedback Program
In September 2015, however, it became apparent that the high-end ThinkPads, ThinkCenters and ThinkStations — built and promoted as alternatives to Apple computers — were being sold with preinstalled malware, the Lenovo Customer Feedback Program, that forwards personal usage data to Omniture on a daily basis. Omniture is an online marketing and web analytics company, currently owned by Adobe. Following Lenovo Service Engine and Superfish, Lenovo Customer Feedback Program seems like blatant opportunism. Fortunately, Lenovo Customer Feedback can be uninstalled.
Lenovo Solution Center
In May 2016, it was discovered that Lenovo had failed to learn from its earlier THREE mistakes. Despite being largely useless already, we now learn that it includes a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers with access to a device on your network to execute malicious code. While your home network might be secured, there’s a good chance that the public Wi-Fi you use isn’t. What this means is that the Lenovo Solution Center can be used to subvert your entire system, and potentially a whole network. Embarrassingly for Lenovo, this isn’t the first time LSC has had problems, and it has now been patched twice in six months. Back in December 2015, hacking group Slipstream/RoL demonstrated several vulnerabilities, including one that could direct users to malicious websites (blocking the usual methods of checking).
Blocking the installation of Linux
Using custom RAID setups on SSD storage devices, that CANNOT be altered it blocking people from installing an operating system on their newer Lenovo laptops that isn't Windows 10.
for 252 with code COOP20UK
Heat
Great price for the overall package.
Weak. Lol
Both are weak machines, but there is clear winner between these two laptops.
Used/Unsealed from CurrysEbay for £279.20 Here