Any good for the price or better to wait for Black Friday?
Edit: I think "LENOVO50" for £50 off won't work and is only applicable to a different model?
However, "LAPTOP3" seems to work, bringing the price down to £581.99, though I think this expires Sunday 20th.
Edit2: 10% quidco this weekend! Not sure if it's a good idea to combine with the 3% code above though??
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Picard123
19 Nov 163#20
Much better deal than that £850 Macbook Air from the other thread.
You don't get a load of Apple fanboys thrown in with this laptop either!
cldox to maltikism
19 Nov 163#19
Where do I start...your 2600k has a mains supply, so power draw is not a concern. It has a TDP of 95W while the CPU in this model is 15W. Overall performance gains have stagnated for a few years now but performance per watt is where the improvement has been. Die shrinks (32nm -> 14nm) have allowed this power reduction. See here and here for more comparisons. Additionally the thermal constraints of being in a laptop body compared to having a large heatsink/water cooler in a tower obviously favour the desktop chip. Which will be 6 years old in January, so your desktop can't be as old as you think.
If you are looking for a high performance laptop then look for CPUs with the HQ or HK suffix, these are generally quad cores running at 45W such as this one.
bilbob to jaydeeuk1
19 Nov 163#12
Box ticking label.
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lapsap_c
19 Nov 16#1
can you use code LENOVO50 for £50 off too?
lapsap_c
19 Nov 161#2
can you use code LENOVO50 for £50 off?
dk143 to lapsap_c
19 Nov 161#4
Hi, I've edited the original post with an answer.
lapsap_c
19 Nov 16#3
looking for one too for myself, wait to see any comments :wink:
incredibl
19 Nov 161#5
Very good price for spec, heat
wh431
19 Nov 162#6
Good price for the spec but body is made of plastic and screen not too brilliant. Better wait for the dark Friday deals..
messyhead
19 Nov 16#7
There's the i5 version which looks to be pretty much the same for £50 less @ £549.99. The is spec here:
Yeah I saw that too, but figured i7 and double SSD for an extra £50 was worth it?? Don't claim to be an expert though.
messyhead
19 Nov 16#10
I missed that, yeah the £50 for the extra 128gb is probably worth it.
jaydeeuk1
19 Nov 161#11
Whats the point of the AMD Radeon R5 M430?
bilbob to jaydeeuk1
19 Nov 163#12
Box ticking label.
andywa1k3r
19 Nov 161#13
10% quidco with free delivery too :smiley:
maltikism
19 Nov 161#14
why can none of these laptops outdo my 7 year old 2600k desktop?! I'm dying for a laptop, but don't want a performance downgrade. I remember back when processors doubled in performance every year..... :disappointed:
cldox to maltikism
19 Nov 163#19
Where do I start...your 2600k has a mains supply, so power draw is not a concern. It has a TDP of 95W while the CPU in this model is 15W. Overall performance gains have stagnated for a few years now but performance per watt is where the improvement has been. Die shrinks (32nm -> 14nm) have allowed this power reduction. See here and here for more comparisons. Additionally the thermal constraints of being in a laptop body compared to having a large heatsink/water cooler in a tower obviously favour the desktop chip. Which will be 6 years old in January, so your desktop can't be as old as you think.
If you are looking for a high performance laptop then look for CPUs with the HQ or HK suffix, these are generally quad cores running at 45W such as this one.
djc0367
19 Nov 16#15
How well would Sims 4 run on this?
thel33ter
19 Nov 161#16
Pity they stuck a GPU that is almost exactly equal to the Intel 520, I'd rather save the £20 and battery life.
Pondlife to thel33ter
19 Nov 162#21
It would presumably have dedicated ram for the GPU so freeing up more system ram at least.
jallsey
19 Nov 16#17
Like the Lenovos - 14" touchscreen, compact, backlit keyboard, but should be a lot cheaper with last year's CPUs. Agree with the comments about the stupid GPU too, just going 2 make it hotter & heavier. Anyone know the HDMI spec?
dk143
19 Nov 16#18
Just realised I should be able to get this for £510 - hopefully get 10% quidco if I buy this weekend (£60), plus I have an Amex cashback card where I'm getting 5% back for the 1st three months (£30).
A no-brainer at £510??? Please advise people! (I know the quidco isn't guaranteed)
Picard123
19 Nov 163#20
Much better deal than that £850 Macbook Air from the other thread.
You don't get a load of Apple fanboys thrown in with this laptop either!
bilbob
20 Nov 16#22
And also better at video acceleration ...
maltikism
20 Nov 16#23
you are amazing. thank you <3
Pondlife
20 Nov 16#24
But it's not really
bilbob
20 Nov 16#25
I'm willing to bet it is. It'll be optimised for 265 and the like, whereas the intel one won't be. I'm not saying it's born winner, but it will be better over all (very marginally) than the intel equivalent.
robchester
20 Nov 16#26
I have this and paid £630 for it last month. Been very impressed with it. Touch screen is great, will play BF4 quite comfortably on low mid settings at 60 Hz. Battery life around 7 hours.
bilbob to robchester
20 Nov 16#27
Whats the build quality like? Is it plasticky? Will it stand up to being chucked about in a backpack? Does it flex? Can it make banana muffins?
wh431
20 Nov 161#28
Yes it is plasticky and screen is not too brilliant either but being a '3 in 1' convertible the hinges must be good enough. I saw one in flesh in currys and wasnt impressed by look n feel. Therefore went for the next model up (710) that has a full metal body and sharper screen.
little_deal_minx
25 Nov 161#29
Back up at £699, I shouldn't of waited until Black Friday :disappointed:
christinapetit
25 Nov 16#30
I was expecting it to stay over the bf sale too :disappointed:
little_deal_minx to christinapetit
25 Nov 161#31
I'm so annoyed, I spent ages looking at different laptops and prices and finally decided on this one to then find they put the price up by a £100 for black Friday :disappointed: Do you think it might drop again before Christmas? I hope it does :disappointed:
christinapetit
25 Nov 16#32
same here, the i5 version instore is 549 but online it's 599 weird :disappointed:
Opening post
8.5 hour battery
AMD Radeon R5 M430 graphics
Backlit keyboard
Any good for the price or better to wait for Black Friday?
Edit: I think "LENOVO50" for £50 off won't work and is only applicable to a different model?
However, "LAPTOP3" seems to work, bringing the price down to £581.99, though I think this expires Sunday 20th.
Edit2: 10% quidco this weekend! Not sure if it's a good idea to combine with the 3% code above though??
Top comments
You don't get a load of Apple fanboys thrown in with this laptop either!
If you are looking for a high performance laptop then look for CPUs with the HQ or HK suffix, these are generally quad cores running at 45W such as this one.
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http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-yoga-510-14-2-in-1-black-10146248-pdt.html
And the processor comparison is here:
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-6500U-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6200U
If you are looking for a high performance laptop then look for CPUs with the HQ or HK suffix, these are generally quad cores running at 45W such as this one.
A no-brainer at £510??? Please advise people! (I know the quidco isn't guaranteed)
You don't get a load of Apple fanboys thrown in with this laptop either!