A great deal for a new i3. Have not been able to find a 14" any cheaper in the marketplace right now.
Of course, its not a SSD, and the display is not super-duper, but for this price point…
RAM can be expanded and HDD can be swapped before buying.
Combine with Cashrewards for an additional 8% off.
Well, anything i3 I have looked at is 600++, inc. the chunky 15.6" which I detest.
I suppose its a good compromise for those who need more grunt than the Celeron/Pentium machines, and not too heavy to lug about but still at an affordable price point.
It's lucky that u paid $299 for yours. If there's one at that price and specs nowadays I'll buy it without question.
Forgive my ignorance, but how can one tell whether a HDD-only equipped laptop they are buying can, if at all, be installed with a SSD from an aftermarket supplier?
HDD are always in the 2.5" SATA format these days which means a 2.5" SSD is compatible, it's a matter of the difficulty of the swap. Generally, look for laptops with panels on the base that allow access, or Google for tutorials.
Lenovo can also upgrade it for u b4 you purchase the laptop. $100 to change to 128GB SSD.
They also have i3 6100 for $50 more.
Tempting, but these look so… 1990s in styling to me anyway.
Functional. Tick.
Affordable. Tick.
Stylish. Not a chance.
But then I cant really justify spending 1K+ for those uber stylish ultrabooks…
I personally really like the unpretentious utilitarian styling. A bit like the LandCruiser 70.
For purely uni purposes, I WISH Lenovo did a 13" IdeaPad. Ie, IdeaPad 100S with bigger screen and double the ram for around $399. 11" is too small and a soldered 2gb a tad concerning, even for internet (albeit with multiple tabs) and word processing tasks.
this is an old gen i3, and this price isnt anything new, its been at this price for a long time
Have not been able to find a 14" any cheaper in the marketplace right now.
Whilst this is probably accurate it is still so hard finding any good bargains on laptops these days.
I am on Acer 2117u 14" 500gb/4gb/HD, I paid $299 for it, plus $40 for a 60gb ssd I self installed.
There is zero incentive for me to pay $500 for a new i3.
Sorry Shazam but it's not a great deal. I am neither positive or negging your deal tho.