Posting some laptop ideas that I found in my travels. Maybe it can help others but it would be great to get advice on which one to choose or if there are better deals out there I've missed. Use will be office related work (no gaming… too old for those shenanigans).
Here are Lenovo education pricing deals I picked out but thinking the E15 Gen 3 stands out here?
| ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 Intel | ThinkPad E15 Gen 3 AMD | ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 Intel | ThinkBook 15 Gen 2 Intel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edu Price | $976 | $994 | $897 | $1,002 |
| Processor | 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 (4C / 8T, 2.4 / 4.2GHz, 8MB) | AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700U (8C / 16T, 1.8 / 4.3GHz, 4MB L2 / 8MB L3) | 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 (4C / 8T, 2.4 / 4.2GHz, 8MB) | 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 (4C / 8T, 2.4 / 4.2GHz, 8MB) |
| Display | 15.6" IPS | 15.6" IPS | 15.6" WVA | 15.6" IPS |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| HD | 256 GB SSD | 512 GB SSD | 512 GB SSD | 256 GB SSD |
| WiFi | Wireless 6 | Realtek 8822CE (2x2) | Wireless 6 | 802.11AX |
| Ports | 1 x USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On) | 1 x USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
| 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On) | 1 x USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On) | 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On) | |
| 1 x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4™ 40Gbps (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort™ 1.4) | 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort™ 1.2) | 1 x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4™ 40Gbps (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort™ 1.4) | 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort™ 1.4) | |
| 1 x HDMI 1.4b | 1 x HDMI 1.4b | 1 x HDMI 1.4b | 1 x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4™ 40Gbps (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4) | |
| 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) | 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) | 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) | 1 x HDMI 1.4b | |
| 1 x headphone / mic | 1 x headphone / mic | 1 x headphone / mic | 1 x 4-in-1 card reader | |
| 1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) | ||||
| 1 x headphone / mic |
Here are some others I found.
HP 15.6" i5-1155G7/8GB/256GB SSD
$798 @ HN
Acer Aspire Vero 15.6" i5-1135G7/8GB/256GB SSD
$798 @ HN
Acer Aspire 5 A515-46-R3UB 15.6" AMD Ryzen 3 3350U/4GB/128GB SSD
$599 @ Amazon US
(just throwing this one in out of interest although lower spec. Would take $150 to up the SSD to 256GB and RAM to 8GB)
Feel free to add to the poll.
Cheers
OB
Define "office work"??