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ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 / 15.6" FHD / Gen11 Intel i5-1135G7 / 512GB SSD / 16GB RAM / Backlit / 1-Year Onsite Warranty / $955 @ Lenovo

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Another nice deal from Lenovo. Apply eCoupon TA-INTEL-E15 at checkout for the discount. Note that these units are pre-built and will ship within 2 business days from Sydney. Bonus is the free 1-year onsite warranty for peace of mind. Call Lenovo's telesales number on 1300 557 073 (until 5pm daily) with any questions. Ends 11:59pm AEDT 14/02/21, unless sold out or withdrawn prior. Please stay safe, and enjoy :)

  • 11th Gen Intel i5-1135G7 CPU
  • 15.6" FHD WVA (1920 x 1080)
  • 512GB SSD M.2 PCIe
  • 16GB DDR4 SODIMM 3200MHz
  • 365mm x 240mm x 18.9mm (1.7kg)
  • 1 year on-site warranty

Get 3.5% cashback at Cashrewards on ThinkPad E Series. Ensure last click before purchase is from this link.

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  • superforever on 11/02/2021 - 20:12
    +3

    How is the screen?

    • ln28909 on 11/02/2021 - 20:16
      +6

      bad as usual

    • Last Seen on 11/02/2021 - 21:38
      +3

      Good if you don't use it much. Mine's normally connected to 2x monitors via USB C dock.

  • mazuko on 11/02/2021 - 20:23
    +4

    come here for the screen comments…

    • EzySatisfaction on 12/02/2021 - 04:59

      I bought the same laptop from Lenovo delivered to me at end of December, with the same specs + a 300 nit touch screen and MX450 graphic card. I also added office 2019 CD key. Fantastic laptop! The only problem for me is that it doesn’t run sketch up 8(a really old 2010 version) properly, maybe the graphics card is too good for it…….. looking to buy and try a new laptop, if anyone want to buy my laptop, please PM me, I have receipt and box still. :)

      • scottb721 on 23/02/2021 - 09:02

        Did you end up finding a good laptop for Sketch-up?

  • paloverde88 on 11/02/2021 - 20:25

    100 nits

    • Tehcookiemonsta on 11/02/2021 - 20:36
      +3

      250 Nits…

      • superforever on 11/02/2021 - 20:41

        250 not bad like HP Probook

        • mrtee on 11/02/2021 - 20:43
          +1

          Two bads don't make a good.

          • superforever on 11/02/2021 - 22:29

            @mrtee: Still better than 100, just startup a HP Probook G8 today according to spec it is 250nits, it is actually quite OK of course not as good as a desktop 2k IPS screen.

  • gamerkonks on 11/02/2021 - 20:27

    Battery life?

    • stephendt on 12/02/2021 - 09:24
      +7

      Yes it has one

  • Yorkshire-Man on 11/02/2021 - 20:30

    Which dock does this work with?

    • Clear on 11/02/2021 - 20:42
      +1

      Uses USB-C so it should be with any dock that's USB-C.

      • Last Seen on 11/02/2021 - 21:37

        Both Lenovo docks work well. Gen 2 USB C or Hybrid.

  • gelilloabad on 11/02/2021 - 20:45

    It is a 250 nits display, not enough.

    I recently bought two Lenovo laptops last month (back to school offers were pretty decent).

    • One is a 15.6 inch 500 nits HDR screen, pretty amazing.
    • The other is a 14 inch 300 nits screen, just enough I think, I would not go for less brightness.
    • Tehcookiemonsta on 11/02/2021 - 20:56
      +1

      Prices of these Laptops?

    • [Deactivated] on 11/02/2021 - 22:41
      +2

      200 nits is the standard minimum for an indoor monitor

      I have a 400 nit laptop which I often hook up to 2x 200 nit screens for work. You do notice the difference, but I really don't see it as an issue. The laptop screen is amazing, combined with the touch screen you almost forget it's even an electronic device at times, but the screens aren't really an issue at all. I hook up to the screens and have no real issues though - it's not at all problematic… Doesn't have as much wow factor to it, ie a 200 nit screen is not at all impressive, but there's no real issues.

      Basically, the 400 nits is a cool thrill for a pricey laptop… But I really don't miss it much, even after an 8 hour day on 200 nit screens.

      tl;dr:
      This is a $900 laptop lol 250 nits is very much enough for a generic no thrills laptop… It's not like this is some 13" 2-in-1 you'll use outside…

      • garage sale on 12/02/2021 - 00:08

        the brightness probably also impacts battery life and a selling point of laptops is run time …so bigger battery or less nits for same run time.

        • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2021 - 14:36

          Most state "up-to" these days, which we all know that's with lowest brightness settings lol

  • sdm01 on 11/02/2021 - 20:46
    +23

    Stop whinging about the screen. It's such a non issue for the average user if you're in a normal office/home environment. I bought 10 of these E15's last year (albeit 10th gen i5 not 11) for our office staff needing to WFH when covid struck and as the office IT guy I can vouch they have been great to work with. Performance to price ratio is very good, plus with Shopback you can get 6% back. Lenovo support have been great for issues with other devices. 8 months in and it's been smooth sailing.

    • Clear on 11/02/2021 - 20:53

      Thinkpad A, E & L Series
      2.50%

      It's not 6% at Shopback and don't forget that very very important line in italics at the bottom of the post ;)

      • sdm01 on 11/02/2021 - 21:09

        Apologies, when I ordered it it Shopback must've been doing a promo. Didn't check this time around.

    • [Deactivated] on 11/02/2021 - 21:02

      I've been a sysadmin for large departments. I wouldn't use a 250 nit screen myself, and wouldn't recommend it for "average users", nor anyone else.

      • lgacb08 on 11/02/2021 - 21:12
        +10

        yeah, because the sysadmin spend most of his time on 4k 144hz on FPS game.

        • Clear on 11/02/2021 - 21:14

          More like crafting iiiiiiitttttttttttt memes on users, brands and competitors. Or maybe that's just me?

        • [Deactivated] on 11/02/2021 - 21:20
          -2

          I've only ever used what everyone else uses.

          From notebookcheck review (AMD version):
          "However, the screen brightness is very low. 250 cd/m² is often not enough in very bright rooms."

          [[https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-E15-Gen-2-Review-Office-laptop-with-an-AMD-chip-and-new-design.506035.0.html]]

      • sdm01 on 11/02/2021 - 21:17
        +1

        I daily drive this laptop. Between the solid tactile keyboard & trackpad, good I/O (yes 2-3 usb a ports, plus type c for dock) and consistent performance I think it's a good deal for the price. Sure the screen isn't that 'bright' but its perfectly fine staring at spreadsheets and visual studio all day.

    • jjsu on 11/02/2021 - 21:38
      +1

      Not so fussed about the screen - but what are some other possible cons?

      • sdm01 on 11/02/2021 - 22:34
        +2

        Webcam isnt great. Can definitely tell the diff between this (720p) and something like on a Surface device (1080p). It's fine though for zoom and teams internally I guess. Won't wanna be doing any super important/critical business conferencing with it.

        It's thin but definitely not ultra light.

        Battery is okay - nothing amazing. If you push it hard you might get 4-5 hours.

        Plus it's a fingerprint magnet. But only noticable if you're really looking.

        GPU lacks so don't expect to be doing any gaming.

        • jjsu on 11/02/2021 - 22:45
          +1

          I can definitely deal with those cons - cheers for the reply and the post!

        • clandestino on 12/02/2021 - 00:13

          Any pros that you might care to list??! lol

          Just kidding.

          …or am I. A laptop with a 4 or 5 hour battery life, average screen, not light to carry, almost $1,000.

          Clearly there are some benefits to this brand (durabiltiy, longevity) that are mentioned frequently. It would be good if the vendors could expand a little on these benefits…. they might get more sales that way (i.e. from me? haha).

          • sdm01 on 12/02/2021 - 10:27

            @clandestino: Haha it does indeed sound like ive discounted this laptop bigtime with those all of those cons.

            For my primary use case productivity ie excel, ton of chrome tabs, coding and sys admin stuff this device shines - mostly because of its performance. It all really depends on what your requirements as a user are.

            Im plugged in almost all of the day, so 4-5 hours is plentiful for me when i need to duck out, plus i only take it home a few days a week (the laptop mainly sits on my desk nowhere near windows or bright natural light, connected to to a dock) My use of laptops probably varies to the average ozb joe. If you travel or are on the go and need something quite portable and with 10+ hours battery usable outside in the sun (admittedly the E15 doesn't do those things amazingly) definitely look elsewhere.

            For $920 (inclusive of the 3.5% cashrewards and shipping included) for this level of performance, storage and 16gb ram (steer clear from 8gb) plus its other pro's (killer keyboard, build quality) its a good value device for me.

            Hope you find what youre looking for and at a bargain price!

    • gakko on 11/02/2021 - 21:46

      What kind of a freak does actual work on their laptop screen anyway.

      • sdm01 on 11/02/2021 - 22:25
        +1

        Bingo! Maybe 1% of the week it's undocked and taken outside or into a meeting. Other 99% usb c dual monitor that shit.

    • paloverde88 on 11/02/2021 - 22:11
      +1

      that's right peeps, stop whinging just rip off the screen and then HDMI all the way problem solved!
      no one buys laptop because of the screen it's all about te chip, the ram and the SSD who cares if it was a blurry screen?

      • [Deactivated] on 11/02/2021 - 23:19
        -1

        ;)

      • boxall on 12/02/2021 - 07:18

        Maybe get a NUC for much less than? Recently got an i5/64GB/1TB nvme for just over $850.

    • Safoan on 12/02/2021 - 00:46
      +2

      I got a Lenovo L380 from last deal with 250nits screen. Its fine to work on in a dark room but I struggled to use it indoor in a well lit room when it was sunny outside. Had to change my seat in the library to a shaded space to work. IMO Its not a big deal if you are happy to put up with this flaw as most of the time I don't use full brightness anyway. But for my next laptop I would go for something a it brighter for convenienceof having it if I need. .

    • virtual81 on 12/02/2021 - 09:32
      +1

      Average user here.
      I too once though it was good enough… until it wasn't.

      If you happen to have the conditions to suit the screen, or engineer the conditions to suit the screen then it's ok, but in the real word it's not.

      Using near a window with indirect outside ambient light on an overcast day i experienced what people were complain about for the first time.
      It's really isn't good enough, and would be such an easy fix.

      Still love my E series, but let there be no mistake, this is an issue.

    • Viper8 on 12/02/2021 - 17:17

      But its not just about brightness, what about colour?

      Last I checked, typical office workers don't look at high quality images and videos on social media, nor stream videos for hours most nights. When doing this, having not just decent brightness, but IMO more importantly decent colour gamut is a must. 45% NTSC is literally 1/3 of the way to pure grey scale (black and white) from your typical budget monitor or TV (the baseline everyone has been used to for well over a decade) with 72% NTSC / 100% sRGB.

      As for brightness, if you have a window behind you and you don't want to sit in the dark with a light running all day whilst you work, then RIP your eyeballs straining to see anything on a dimly lit screen. I have my 300 nit work laptop screen set to 95% brightness, to match my work monitors set to 50% (default), which is neither dim nor bright with the blinds halfway down next to me.

      • sdm01 on 12/02/2021 - 22:05

        No one in their right mind would buy this laptop for extensive media consumption or professional video/photo editing. That's like buying a 4wd and expecting it to give you a thrill around corners. It's just not built for that purpose.

        Sure you can still flog your big 4wd around a bend here and there and it will get the job done, but it's no rwd sports car. Using this laptop daily, the colour is perfectly fine even when viewing photos and videos. Wouldn't even know it's subpar unless a professional whose tuned in editing media explained why.

        Brightness is a fair point. Wouldn't sit anywhere near a window with natural light on this screen.

        • Viper8 on 13/02/2021 - 10:05

          OP said perfectly fine for home use. At home, people spend most of their time on digital devices consuming media.

          If you can't immediately spot a 45% NTSC screen then you must be partially colourblind. Again, its 1/3 of the way to black and white from your typical budget TV or monitor from 10 years ago.

          I'm not comparing it to professional grade colour gamut (say 100% NTSC / 130% sRGB), so your analogy is flawed. This is like cornering in a 4WD vs. a standard run of the mill hatchback or SUV (that's what 72% NTSC is).

  • OzCheapo on 11/02/2021 - 20:58

    This or the Redmi 16" notebook? Aside from the webcam and backlit keyboard

  • EnergicAU on 11/02/2021 - 20:58

    This or ryzen?

  • doggu on 11/02/2021 - 21:05

    $4 less than the .edu site price - nice.

  • dealman on 11/02/2021 - 21:23
    +1

    Hi mate any deal on an i7 please?

  • shabaka on 11/02/2021 - 21:28
    +5

    I am surprised the code isn't THINKARSE

    Lenovo is a bit more conservative I guess

    • shabaka on 11/02/2021 - 23:05
      +1

      at this stage I think it would be appropriate for Lenovo to rename this model ARSEBOOK and be done with it

      majority of its sales were from TA posts exclusively

      • asausas on 12/02/2021 - 06:55
        +3

        @shabaka : recognise your inference here !

        TA IS but surely trying to value-add to the OB community with generally-speaking exceptional deals, and with unquestionable transparency !

        BTW - Happy CNY to all of our fellow Chinese colleagues (be they from the mainland or the many and varied diaspora incl. CBA’s!

        新年快乐 / 新年快樂 (Xīnnián kuàilè)

        新年好 / 新年好 (Xīnnián hǎo)

        Best wishes to ALL for a happy, healthy & prosperous 2021 (& beyond). But most all - in the true OB way, lots of $, £, €, and ¥ savings … Stay COVID-safe !

  • artypig78 on 11/02/2021 - 22:28

    This thinkpad, or the dell inspiron deal ?https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/602943

    • utsc on 13/02/2021 - 22:33

      Unless you prefer the Ryzen this is a good price given it comes with 16 GB Ram and decent built quality.

  • seanbaussie on 11/02/2021 - 22:56
    -1

    Will this code work on the touchscreen model?

  • paloverde88 on 11/02/2021 - 23:25
    -4

    just get a chuwi with a ARM snapphoenix already ! 299 all in
    made by the people who brought you Jiayus

  • viper8548 on 12/02/2021 - 01:52

    i would wait for ryzen 5000

  • customundo on 12/02/2021 - 08:44
    +1

    Can't believe the negativity around the screen

    250nits screen is perfect, if you plan to work in a dark room with no light… Or under a bridge over a river where you don't get much sunlight.

    • dji1111111 on 12/02/2021 - 12:46

      Really? I find it horrible to work with my work laptop which has 250 nits screen. Currently using Yoga 7i 15 which is rated at 500 nits and the difference is night and day

  • psnatch on 12/02/2021 - 12:33
    +1

    Was just discussing with workmates how bad our ThinkPads are if you want to use them as laptops. Screen brightness aside:

    • the hinges are terrible; screen flops open and shut if you're in a moving vehicle
    • the trackpad is the worst I've used: mouse jumps all over the place, clicking random things (same for a colleague). Turned the sensitivity wayyy down to the point that it's unusable

    Thankfully, mine spends 90% of its life docked because it's infuriating to try and use for its intended purpose.

    • ethan961 on 13/02/2021 - 10:09

      Which models do you have, just for reference?

      • psnatch on 13/02/2021 - 10:38

        T580's in the small group I was having a whinge with :)

  • Rami24 on 13/02/2021 - 15:53

    1920x1080

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