New Model ThinkPad E470 Gen7 i7-7500U, 8GB RAM, 2GB Nvidia, FHD $949 Shipped @ Lenovo

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New Model ThinkPad E470 Gen7 i7-7500U, 8GB RAM, 2GB Nvidia, FHD $949 Shipped @ Lenovo

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[Deactivated] on 20/10/2016 - 15:26

+1

Nice work TA :) Great post!
Raynes on 20/10/2016 - 15:27

+14

1TB Hard Disk Drive 5400rpm

whyyyyyyy
- tightarse on 20/10/2016 - 15:28
  
  +20
  
  I agree. I did all I could to get it at $1000 with the 256GB SSD, but no luck this time. It's a $150 option is you want it :)
  - Raynes on 20/10/2016 - 15:29
    
    +3
    
    Appreciate your efforts though, still a top post :)
  - Kangal on 20/10/2016 - 18:58
    
    I Like it !
  - PPrem on 20/10/2016 - 19:50
    
    i am keen to buy the laptop is 256GB SSD for $150 worth the upgrade?
    - BudgetBountyOz on 20/10/2016 - 21:10
      
      +3
      
      I got a this laptop from previous deal. It is really easy to change to ssd yourself. Just need 30 minutes of your time.
    - EnALup on 21/10/2016 - 09:19
      
      @oysbank: Does it void the warranty?
    - 28kb on 21/10/2016 - 16:53
      
      @Gaggy: It does, the telesale guy told me.
railspider on 20/10/2016 - 15:33

+6

7th gen i7 laptop for under $1k. Ridiculous!
- btst7000 on 20/10/2016 - 17:45
  
  And a thinkpad at that!
  
  Great value imo
- OldSchoolHarry on 20/10/2016 - 18:13
  
  +2
  
  for an i7 dual core? No it's not.
  - Wonderfool on 20/10/2016 - 18:21
    
    +3
    
    Lol you look for a sub 1k i7-7U discrete gpu then. Maybe Acer can get you one around this price. Maybe.
dosada on 20/10/2016 - 15:36

+2

Absolutely top. Sure, the HDD is a minus but for $80 yiu can get a half decent Ssd and replace it. Do you maybe know if there is a empty msata slot in it?
JepunK on 20/10/2016 - 15:41

+2

damn I bought the last E470 i5 deal
- ifonlyiwasyounger on 20/10/2016 - 19:24
  
  … and you saved how much?
- Dubbin on 20/10/2016 - 20:14
  
  Same here, it was a good deal but this would have suited my needs better
Kugz on 20/10/2016 - 15:51

What brands should I be looking at if I require a keyboard with numpad? I've seen some HP/Acer laptops but they didn't seem like terribly good value for money :(
- dosada on 20/10/2016 - 15:54
  
  Pretty much all brand have the keypad. It more depends on the model than on the brand.
- railspider on 20/10/2016 - 15:57
  
  +4
  
  Most laptops that are 15" or larger come with a numpad - you'll rarely see one on anything smaller than that
- worldwidehappiness on 20/10/2016 - 16:56
  
  +3
  
  If you use the numpad a lot and can touch type on it, then Dell, Lenovo, and HP 15" laptops have a big zero key, which is a must. Dell Inspiron 5000 has the best keyboard/numpad layout. Page Up/Down and Home/End keys in ideal locations. Big function keys. You can get an Inspiron 5567, which is 7th gen, i5, and 15" screen for $799, but that sale ends today.
- Geekomatic on 20/10/2016 - 21:06
  
  +1
  
  No num-pad is a deal-breaker for me, too— I use the num-pad constantly & can't stand having to pick at the numbers above the keyboard….I guess if you're a touch-typist, it doesn't matter too much (unless you're also an accountant- lol).
  
  It's probably not the most elegant way, but you can buy a separate USB keypad. I did that when I had a smaller Dell laptop at one point (though, I only used the num-pad at my desk).
  
  PS: Not all 15-15.6 have it either. Some laptops merely extend the border around the keyboard & eliminate the num-pad. Look closely before you commit.
  
  Good luck, & happy hunting!
dingdong555 on 20/10/2016 - 15:53

What's the battery life like?
- scotty on 20/10/2016 - 16:03
  
  +2
  
  On the Tech Spec page:
  
  Battery life¹: Up to 10 hours (MobileMark 2014)
  
  Battery life (and recharge times) will vary based on many factors including screen brightness, applications, features, power management, battery conditioning and other customer preferences. ↩
- KaTst3R on 20/10/2016 - 19:40
  
  +2
  
  on a 45 whr battery, realistically you are probably looking at approx 5 - 6 hours on 40-50% brightness and disabling the GPU, light surfing and office applications. Using an SSD could help reduce power consumption.
XeKToReX on 20/10/2016 - 15:56

+16

Intel need to quit it with the i7 dual cores :/
- McFly on 20/10/2016 - 16:01
  
  +5
  
  What the? Thanks for bringing that to my (and I'm sure other people's) attention.
  You're damn right, it's ridiculous.
  I'm sure this is still a good deal but…
  - XeKToReX on 20/10/2016 - 16:10
    
    +2
    
    I've always been against it, I actually use a SP3 with a i7-4650U for work and I'm forever longing for my legit i7 desktop at home.
  - Danthemanz on 20/10/2016 - 23:29
    
    +2
    
    Physics is a bitch…
    Its almost like 45watts of power and 15watts arent the same thing or something…
    /s
- shadowfangz on 20/10/2016 - 16:12
  
  Can you expand what's the problem?
  - XeKToReX on 20/10/2016 - 16:16
    
    +10
    
    These aren't very powerful in the scheme of things.
    
    This get a passmark score of 4809
    
    A 4yr old i7 3770K desktop CPU is double this at 9632
    
    Current flagship mainstream i7 6700K is 11928
    
    Just be aware that these are ultra low voltage CPU's, I'm just bitching about Intel calling them i7's!
    - shadowfangz on 20/10/2016 - 16:18
      
      Thanks, that gives me a new benchmark on the laptop I'm thinking of purchasing.
    - XeKToReX on 20/10/2016 - 16:24
      
      +3
      
      @shadowfangz:
      
      No probs, It's all relative though, these have their place (low power/low battery usage)
      
      If you're looking for a more powerful machine around this price, maybe something like this: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-Ideapad-700-15-6-FHD-i5-63…
    - phobaphobic on 20/10/2016 - 16:59
      
      +3
      
      This seems to be what Lenovo bank on with every single one of their 'cheap' releases they are actually offering underpowrered versions of everything (here the CPU, the Hard Drive, the USB 2.0 port, underwhelming LCD screen, and low capacity GPU)
      
      This is a Lemon, posturing as a car.
    - Wonderfool on 20/10/2016 - 17:28
      
      @XeKToReX: nice find, comes with warranty too.
- dazweeja on 20/10/2016 - 16:13
  
  +4
  
  They have the HQ series if you want a quad-core in a notebook. The U series is a good balance of power and battery life. They should keep making both.
- joelmuzz on 20/10/2016 - 16:26
  
  +3
  
  Yeah its something everyone needs to beware of before being sucked into the i7 marketing.
  Desktop i7 and laptop i7 are not the same at all.
  
  This is still the top end of laptop chips, but desktop sized machines still blow them away.
  
  Although even if it wasnt half a desktop chip a slim laptop will still hit thermal throttling before it could use full power for more than a few seconds, so its really not that important.
  - XeKToReX on 20/10/2016 - 16:31
    
    +2
    
    This is still the top end of laptop chips
    
    Still far from it, top end of the low power laptop chips, yes sir! There is still the i5/i7 HQ series that are in a different class to this, though.
    - Wonderfool on 20/10/2016 - 17:24
      
      +1
      
      The U series isn't that bad. Sure it's dual core, but the efficiency is high. Good power usage and heat generation.
- Geekomatic on 20/10/2016 - 21:08
  
  Why do they do this, then? Is it to extend battery life???
  
  Or…..?
  - Wonderfool on 21/10/2016 - 11:41
    
    Cheaper and good in ultrabooks.
Acestrikerz on 20/10/2016 - 15:59

+3

Shame there's no backlit keyboard! :(
easternculture on 20/10/2016 - 16:10

+3

I still have a ivy bridge laptop and sandy bride AIO and both are going strong
- Zylam Marex on 20/10/2016 - 16:16
  
  I still have a Centrino Duo!
  - easternculture on 20/10/2016 - 16:51
    
    +1
    
    Me too .. it's a 2007 Sony vaio
    - EnALup on 21/10/2016 - 09:21
      
      They were sexy Laptops….
    - easternculture on 21/10/2016 - 13:07
      
      @Gaggy:
      
      They still are
    - Zylam Marex on 21/10/2016 - 20:06
      
      Wow 07, mine is an Asus 2009!!!
    - easternculture on 21/10/2016 - 20:28
      
      @Zylam Marex:
      
      Mine even has a 3g built in modem lol
    - Zylam Marex on 21/10/2016 - 20:57
      
      +1
      
      @easternculture:
      
      LOL daam man you were in the future back in 2007!
    - easternculture on 21/10/2016 - 21:10
      
      +1
      
      @Zylam Marex:
      
      its was $30 per gig iirc lol
      
      But i was lucky, at that time i was able to find a hack for free 3G on vodafone network
    - McFly on 22/10/2016 - 21:58
      
      +1
      
      @Zylam Marex: Hang on, I'll check.
    - Zylam Marex on 23/10/2016 - 12:48
      
      @McFly:
      
      LOL don't drive At 88 this weekend, it might be double demerits!!!
    - Zylam Marex on 23/10/2016 - 12:49
      
      @easternculture:
      
      Wow that's crazy man, you had wireless internet on your laptop for free back in 2007!!! That's crazy!
    - McFly on 23/10/2016 - 12:50
      
      +1
      
      @Zylam Marex: What ec was up to in 2007.
    - Zylam Marex on 23/10/2016 - 12:50
      
      @McFly:
      
      LOLOLOL don't drive at 88 this weekend, there might be double demerits!!!
    - easternculture on 23/10/2016 - 16:21
      
      @McFly:
      
      I discovered an APN that gave free internet .
      
      Took them over a year to fix the loop hole
    - McFly on 25/10/2016 - 23:46
      
      @easternculture: Thanks for saving me a trip.
- McFly on 20/10/2016 - 17:31
  
  +5
  
  sandy bride… going strong
  
  Great to hear you're still happy together after all these years.
  - AlexF on 20/10/2016 - 20:35
    
    together after all these years.
    
    Where is the demand for higher performance for domestic use?
    UHD Bluray isn't coming to PC, so no demand for h.265. Most of the heavy lifting is done by cloud services. Transcoding is discouraged by DRM.
    So, what's left?
    - Save Medicare on 20/10/2016 - 22:05
      
      HEVC/H265/X265 offers a size/internet bandwidth benefit over H264 if you're downloading free domain videos from the internet so that's one benefit. recent generations have better and better efficiency > longer battery lives, in part because they're being made as SoCs, with only very marginal gain in performance
    - abb on 21/10/2016 - 01:18
      
      +2
      
      I thought it was a "bride" joke
    - McFly on 21/10/2016 - 10:28
      
      Where is the demand for higher performance for domestic use?
      
      Coincidentally, here: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/271365#comment-4099707 :p
Zylam Marex on 20/10/2016 - 16:17

Crazy deal TA!
Wonderfool on 20/10/2016 - 16:18

Whoa. That price. I know that heavier laptops are cheap, but this price is ridiculous for an i7. Just got a mibook air for $50 more.

I mean, sure, doesn't have a pcie slot, but still awesome price.
- [Deactivated] on 20/10/2016 - 17:19
  
  +1
  
  it's a shit i7, slower than a 3 year old desktop
  - Wonderfool on 20/10/2016 - 17:33
    
    +2
    
    The U series is a cpu designed for power efficiency. It's still a high cost cpu (of course, not as high as the HQ) that fits perfectly in laptops with little space for fan.
    
    We can't compare to the K series either, because K is faster even in the same gen (edit: in comparison to the hq, the fastest laptop cpus).
- Dinny on 21/10/2016 - 06:38
  
  where did you purchase mibook air? can u share? thanks
  - Wonderfool on 21/10/2016 - 11:31
    
    I'm getting it directly from China. I'm visiting there next month.
    
    Maybe find a freight forwarder if you want it badly?
[Deactivated] on 20/10/2016 - 16:19

+1

Good price. Anyone know how much it weighs?
- scotty on 20/10/2016 - 16:24
  
  +1
  
  Again, on the Tech Spec page:
  
  Weight: Starting at 1.9 kg
  
  The keyword there is "Starting". I suspect this model with dedicated graphics would be a bit more than 1.9kg.
scotty on 20/10/2016 - 16:22

+13
Well. This is Lenovo's new EDGE series and I think it actually went backwards comparing to E460. Yes it does have faster Kaby Lake. But

they got rid of OneLink port so no more docking station. E460 has it and there were previous deals where you can get a OneLink dock for $1. They have also got rid of VGA port a few models ago so E470 is left with one HDMI port, i.e. only one external monitor (unless you use a USB adapter).

2x USB3 + 1x USB2?! Even E460 has 3x USB3 ports. They seriously need to include USB3.1/Type-C on their new models.

Still a good machine, but just hoped Lenovo could do more.
leetguy101 on 20/10/2016 - 16:27

+1

Do Lenovos still come with the keylogger stuff?
- scotty on 20/10/2016 - 16:34
  
  +5
  
  Short answer (as it seems to have been asked often here) — no.
  
  If you are referring to Superfish incident last year,
  
  It wasn't a keylogger. It's adware.
  
  It was installed on IdeaPad, not ThinkPad line of products.
  
  See last year's discussions on it.
  - Save Medicare on 20/10/2016 - 22:08
    
    +2
    
    Regardless of whether or not these computers would be affected by superfish etc, the question should be asked if we consider thinkpad edge to be a real thinkpad though. I'm typing on a e460 now and many aspects of the machine feel a class lower than every other thinkpad i've used (x220t, x220, x230, x250)
    - EnALup on 21/10/2016 - 09:26
      
      Add T series to it as well. E series is poor man's Thinkpad or Thinkpad series minus the roll cage and mag. alloy body minus 3 year international warranty minus sleekness.
      You get what you pay for…
      
      Also previous adware was added without the knowledge of users. What is the assurance that there is none. I suspect Chineese Govt. doing something fishy to hardware being manf. in their country in terms of spying… Just a thought.
sixthirty on 20/10/2016 - 16:29

I need a laptop for some basic Photoshopping + Basic video editing and rendering… Would this work?
- Wonderfool on 20/10/2016 - 16:34
  
  +1
  
  Replace the hd with a ssd (samsung 850 evo at 512gb is only $250) and you can do 4k video editing with little trouble.
  - TechVisar on 20/10/2016 - 16:40
    
    How about this for the price
    http://www3.lenovo.com/au/en/y-series/Lenovo-Y50-70/p/88LG80…
    - Wonderfool on 20/10/2016 - 16:54
      
      +1
      
      At that price range and weight, I'd rather pick up an inspiron 15 7559 from dfo or import it from America https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B015PYZ0J6/ref=psdcmw_1389661…
      
      Heck, I've seen alienware with better specs for 1.5K at dfo.
    - Indi24 on 22/10/2016 - 23:29
      
      @Wonderfool: I own dell 7559.
      
      Definitely I don't recommend it. Lot many proble
    - Wonderfool on 22/10/2016 - 23:49
      
      @Indi24: may I ask what are the issues?
    - Indi24 on 23/10/2016 - 00:48
      
      @Wonderfool:every time, when new update comes(either from DELL or Nvidia or manual installation of drivers), system hangs and behaves different. i have to do lot of clean up or some thing to get back my machine to working condition. sometimes all of sudden screen goes blank and you have to hard reboot. spoke to customer care numerous times and nothing worked out. there are many issues from different users. i Just had this for 6 months and i feel like it is age old machine.
      
      I am fed up of this piece. seriously considering buying Macbook Pro.Even though its pricey atleast you get piece of mind.
    - Wonderfool on 23/10/2016 - 11:45
      
      @Indi24: huh? I thought they've fixed the update crash? Sorry to hear.
      
      Do remember that the macbook pro is kind of poor gpu wise. It'll be no match for your current laptop.
    - Indi24 on 23/10/2016 - 18:25
      
      @Wonderfool: macbook may be slow. but, i bought this dell 7559 for casual gaming and i cant even use this as a daily driver .(not at all happy). so, i decided to sacrifice this casual gaming thought and want to have a stable daily driving machine.
      
      really, this dell 7559 is sh*tty.
shaiguy on 20/10/2016 - 16:48

+1

Is there any retail store where I can do a "feel" test on this? seems like most stores have Ideapads
teasatotalling on 20/10/2016 - 16:50

This INDIRECTLY is a better deal than the previous E470 at $730
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/269109

because you get i7 cpu & 2GB graphics which together are worth $300 in upgrade costs
phobaphobic on 20/10/2016 - 16:53

+2

Has Lenovo stopped adding spyware, malware and bloat to their systems?
jva on 20/10/2016 - 16:58

Although no love for E series Thinkpad, the build quality is still way better than Acer, Asus, Dell, HP alternatives.
- gajam on 20/10/2016 - 17:18
  
  +2
  
  I bought E450 from previous deal here on OZB,
  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/203225
  The fan didn't make it to the first 3 months from the purchase date but they replace it for free after claiming that it happen from hot weather in Sydney! it took 2 weeks to have it fixed. I see also the build quality is too bad and not as I used to think it is. So basically I replaced the front bezel myself as it's cheaper and faster! it got cracked simply while I was opening it without that much pressure! If you also pop a key from the keyboard for any reason it's most likely it's going to break small parts and it will be hard to put it back as well.
  Maybe it's just me, but I will never take a Lenovo again, and probably will return to HP as I ran from their bad fans
  - [Deactivated] on 20/10/2016 - 20:17
    
    +2
    
    Can't comment about E450.
    
    Had my E440 since it was launched in the market with 8GB. Still working well to-date.
    
    Was thinking of pulling the trigger on a new laptop. Just can't do it, given the 6th/7th gen i5u are just as powerful as the 4th gen full power i5.
    
    Understand the improved battery life, but doesn't impact my day to day use.
Dhandoftime on 20/10/2016 - 17:04 Comment score below threshold.
- jva on 20/10/2016 - 17:12
  
  I believe DJI drones are designed in China and made in China?
- teasatotalling on 20/10/2016 - 17:18
  
  +1
  
  Like most laptops
- vincent0923 on 20/10/2016 - 17:31
  
  -3
  
  You get what you pay for. Pay apple price they make you iPhone and MacBook. Pay lemon price you get lemons. Too bad Australia can't even compete with the China when it comes to manufacturing.
  - fruit on 20/10/2016 - 20:54
    
    +3
    
    Apple's crap is made in China too.
    - vincent0923 on 21/10/2016 - 10:11
      
      Yep. It's he crap you can't afford.
    - fruit on 21/10/2016 - 11:23
      
      @vincent0923: I hope you are a troll and not actually a deluded fanboy trying to defend a massive corporation.
- Gershom on 21/10/2016 - 08:46
  
  Are they designed in China? Don't they use the IBM designers they inherited with the company?
playswithfire on 20/10/2016 - 17:20

+1

I bought the previous deal for these laptops. Great machine, really held back by the 1TB super-super-slow hard disk.

If you are going to get this and plan to replace the HDD with an SSD of your own… be VERY careful doing so.

I've managed to break a 1cm x 1mm x 0.5mm piece of plastic that holds a ribbon which runs from the removable SATA interface plugs to the motherboard, and as such have had to place a support call to Lenovo after owning the laptop for less than a day. They're sending a courier to collect it on Monday and I have NFI how much it will cost to get fixed yet :(

This was posted 7 years 6 months 5 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

New Model ThinkPad E470 Gen7 i7-7500U, 8GB RAM, 2GB Nvidia, FHD $949 Shipped @ Lenovo

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