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Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2, 15.6" FHD 250 nits, Core i5-1135G7, 16 GB DDR4, 512GB SSD $777 Shipped @ Lenovo

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Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2, 15.6" FHD 250 nits, Core i5-1135G7, 16 GB DDR4, 512GB SSD $777 Shipped @ LenovoAffiliate
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Lenovo Black Friday sale on this laptop.

Processor : 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Processor (2.40 GHz up to 4.20 GHz)
Operating System : Windows 11 Home 64
Graphic Card : Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Memory : 16 GB DDR4-3200MHz (SODIMM)
Storage : 512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen3 TLC
Display : 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45% NTSC, 250 nits, 60Hz, LED Backlight,Narrow Bezel
Camera : 720P HD with Dual Array Integrated Digital Microphone and Privacy Shutter
Battery : 3 Cell Li-Polymer 45 Wh
AC Adapter / Power Supply : 65W
Fingerprint Reader : Fingerprint Reader
Keyboard : Backlit, Black with Number Pad - English (US)
WLAN : Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above
Weight : Starting at 1.7 kg

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  • scrimshaw on 12/11/2023 - 10:28
    +24

    I'd just buy the newer generation Thinkpad 16. for $847.00

    AMD Ryzen 5 7530U and 1920 x 1200 (16:10 aspect ratio), plus slightly bigger battery for not much more.

    Review from a reddit user https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/15wd9ay/thinkpad_…

    • 5kbjvb3o on 12/11/2023 - 10:42

      All good points, especially the CPU.

      Intel Core i5 1135G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

      The 16 is the other contender for me. I like the 15's Intel wi-fi adapter but the camera is worse also.

      • jpeg-jpg on 12/11/2023 - 16:44
        +1

        Not to mention 300 nit screen. While the sRGB values are still pretty bad, the 50 nit jump is enough for it to actually be usable in brightly lit areas.

    • Candour on 13/11/2023 - 08:57

      great advice which cuts to the value for money issue vs just price which may confuse this newbie. ty.

    • Candour on 13/11/2023 - 11:40

      now that's a review for a newbie! If only you were there 3 years ago when I wanted to buy and was steered to a dell refurb 7400 on ozB. crashed with HDD not found error. I didn't use it. In the 3rd year I had to chase them for months to persist with service requests. After a few interventions they replaced the SSD and motherboard and still.. HDD not found! They reinstalled windows a couple of times. Tried to get me to do it. 3 year on site basic warranty. Finally called MS and they reinstalled an ISO image. incorrectly. twice. 3rd time lucky though. They too asked me to do this myself. Luckily dell replaced my parts when the problem persisted. The 7400 cost me $1000 with the 3 year warranty I thought I would not need. It was gen 8 when new were about $1000+ so the warranty may not have been worth the effort. Now I have an gen 8 refurb again! but we are gen 12 or 13?
      acer was worse years ago. But even dell have difficulty fixing a possible lemon. and selling it refurb with the same sour taste. They did try and fob me off but I persisted for months as the problem recurred after many fixes.

  • Tyler Kwok on 12/11/2023 - 10:43
    +5

    price looks ok, but imo wouldn't recommend 11th gen intel cpu, better pay more for at least 12th gen to get better performance per watt.

    • OssieA on 12/11/2023 - 11:41
      -1

      Agreed quad-core is obsolete

  • whorishmouth on 12/11/2023 - 11:38
    +4

    250 nits no way. Min 300

  • Javin on 12/11/2023 - 11:40
    -4

    No touch screen is a deal breaker.

    • b2dz on 12/11/2023 - 14:08
      +4

      At this price in this form factor, hardly.

    • Jenbrook on 12/11/2023 - 16:05
      +6

      I hate greasy laptop screens.

    • rumblytangara on 12/11/2023 - 18:38

      Fragile glass touchscreen in a laptop? No thanks.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/11/2023 - 11:55
    -2

    ThinkPad with -> Windows 11 Home 64, 250 nits, non-touch, no WWAN <-WTF this Lenovo.
    Price does not look OK. It is expensive. Gees.
    These Lenovo crooks, for sure, had started to get lectures from Apple.

    • OnlineShopper123 on 12/11/2023 - 13:23
      +2

      80% of ThinkPads are always like that. Horrible screens with good specs. Wait till you see Apple charges $2600 for an 8gigs laptop

      • dukeGR4 on 12/11/2023 - 20:10

        in their defence they are better optimised + they're intended as FB machines.

  • zachwright95 on 12/11/2023 - 12:19
    +3

    250 nits isn't even worth advertising.

  • YRT on 12/11/2023 - 12:52
    +3

    Old workplace bought ~10 of these (exact model, config) last year. They gave me one also, I used it for 9 months before I left the company. I also have a X1 Yoga (i5-1135G7, 32GB) I use at home.

    IMO the build quality is good for the E15, the keyboard and trackpad pleasure to use, the 250 nits screen nice enough to work on for extended period; so it's not that much of a downgrade from the X1 Yoga.

    However, at least 3 (out of ~10) stopped charging and required logic board replacement within 3 months. Lenovo service was prompt, though considering the high failure rate, I'm not sure I'd want to buy an E series myself.

    • DARK KHAOS on 13/11/2023 - 11:08

      I had 2 fail and require main board replacement.
      They were both outside of warranty but lenovo replaced anyway.

  • netjock on 12/11/2023 - 14:54

    Weight : Starting at 1.7 kg

    People are going to start having back problems if they have to travel with this.

    • Jenbrook on 12/11/2023 - 16:07

      What! Seriously how do people buy a 2kg bag of potatoes if they can’t handle a 1.7kg laptop?

      • clover on 12/11/2023 - 17:17

        Because no one carries the 2kg potato bag to work everyday.

    • CrispyChrispy on 12/11/2023 - 17:25

      Been carrying around a 1.85kg laptop for the past 6 years and don't have any back issues (yet) 😉

  • Jakeo on 12/11/2023 - 20:31

    Great for a 13 year old going to high school?

    • SueyJitSu on 12/11/2023 - 21:00

      Might be a bit too much for just starting high school. They are usually just doing word docs and presentations etc.
      I got my son a Lenovo ThinkPad L380 for like $300 and its been more than adequate for year 7 this year.

    • scrimshaw on 12/11/2023 - 21:18

      I would look for a more compact laptop. You don't want to be lugging a 15.6" laptop to school everyday, and it takes up a lot of room on the desk.

      13.3" is ideal, but generally no bigger than 14".

  • peuwayaqdq on 12/11/2023 - 22:29

    While I can't see a Build button to customise, I saw an upgrade to Wind 11 Pro comes with $110 extra in other models. What people usually do? Just settle with Home or is it worth $110 to upgrade to Pro? I mean, is there any other and cheaper way to get the Home and then upgrade to Pro later on?

    Is it true that Bitlocker is the only difference?

    • scrimshaw on 12/11/2023 - 23:21
      +1

      there is a table of differences on https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-home-vs-windows-11…

      The majority of home users don't need W11 Pro. If you use your laptop within a business or in education sector then you may need W11 Pro so that you can join Active Directory and have access to your company's network and shared resources

      Active Directory solutions are necessary for managing business devices, such as configuring access to certain resources, deploying apps, etc. That also includes Windows 11 features like Group Policy. Those are all professional tools, so they don't make sense for most Windows 11 Home users.

      Basically W11 Pro is mandatory if you want to join an AD Domain.

    • buffalo bill on 12/11/2023 - 23:36
      +1

      The ability to join a domain is the main feature that might cause you to "need" the W11 Pro upgrade in this laptop. If that is the case, that workplace or institution might be able to provide you a Retail Pro W10/11 key and with that you can upgrade the edition yourself easily in settings.

      BitLocker is nice to have, but since Windows 11, Home now has basic device encryption anyway. There are a few power user level tools that are not included in Home and a couple of hardware limitations on Home but these do not affect these laptops - or many other desktop systems.

      In short, W11 Pro not worth the extra Lenovo charge over Home - even if you end up needing Pro it's cheaper to upgrade later. I bought one of the E16's and didn't bother with the upgrade. Should be less than $50 IMO and it seems like a tax on Pro users at this price point.

      • hollykryten on 13/11/2023 - 09:56

        Bitlocker is also another feature that's in Win10/11 Pro that isn't in the Home edition. It encrypts the drive so that if any one steals the storage drive from the laptop that no one is able to steal the data contents because the drive is encrypted.

        • buffalo bill on 13/11/2023 - 10:43

          Windows 11 Home has fixed drive encryption by default, unlike W10. This negates the need for Bitlocker in many cases.

          This is why the TPM is a requirement of all W11 editions.

          • hollykryten on 13/11/2023 - 21:41

            @buffalo bill: Device encryption requires signing into a Microsoft account. Whereas Bitlocker does not. It's like a cut down version of Bitlocker but less secure. It only uses XTS-AES 128bit encryption, whereas Bitlocker uses the much newer and stronger XTS-AES 256bit encryption. In other words Bitlocker is better and more secure for business use. So no for sensitive business use, drive encryption does not negate Bitlocker. The drive encryption feature was only designed for home users. That feature is not appropriate for business. So Bitlocker is miles ahead better than drive encryption when it comes to a security standpoint.

            Also Bitlocker has also always required TPM.

    • peuwayaqdq on 13/11/2023 - 10:38

      Thank you for all useful responses.

  • Teamoryx on 13/11/2023 - 18:26

    Update as of 13/11 5pm, they are out of stock.

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