New laptop

[bigmac]

i won an auction on ebay sunday--a lenovo 13.3" laptop. cant get on with these touchsreen tablet thingies.

trying it out now

scary

[Dedworth]

I bought a Tosh not long ago & made a point of not getting a touch screen one - it's a laptop with a perfectly good keyboard not a tablet. I don't see the point of encouraging mucky prints all over the screen.

[malchard888]

I have a Lenovo think pad and a few weeks back it packed up and diagnosed as a motherboard failure which was somewhat disapponting being just over 2 years old and out of warranty.
I thought it worth writing a letter to them expressing my displeasure etc and to my amazement they agreed to the return of the laptop, repaired it F.O.C. and it works perfectly again.
I doubt that not too many manufacturers would be that sympathetic so full marks to Lenovo and I hope u get many years enjoyment from yours.

[les_taxi]

Laptop over tablet every time although desktop over laptop for me.

[bigmac]

I have a Lenovo think pad and a few weeks back it packed up and diagnosed as a motherboard failure which was somewhat disapponting being just over 2 years old and out of warranty.
I thought it worth writing a letter to them expressing my displeasure etc and to my amazement they agreed to the return of the laptop, repaired it F.O.C. and it works perfectly again.
I doubt that not too many manufacturers would be that sympathetic so full marks to Lenovo and I hope u get many years enjoyment from yours.

WOW--very reassuring---thanx for that--rep given x

[Dedworth]

I have a Lenovo think pad and a few weeks back it packed up and diagnosed as a motherboard failure which was somewhat disapponting being just over 2 years old and out of warranty.
I thought it worth writing a letter to them expressing my displeasure etc and to my amazement they agreed to the return of the laptop, repaired it F.O.C. and it works perfectly again.
I doubt that not too many manufacturers would be that sympathetic so full marks to Lenovo and I hope u get many years enjoyment from yours.

Stinkpads are excellent I bought two recon ones in 2011 from a recommendation on here circa £90 each. Wife immediately gave one to her then 12 year old nephew back home, he's had untold use out of it, still going strong but it's made him too much of a computer expert as he's making noises about wanting something more powerful Lenovo also own Medion Computers

[malchard888]

Arent Medion sometimes retailed by Aldi ?

[Slip]

I used to have a job shipping computer parts to different places for a short while. We also made laptops for most of the big name brands. The only difference in the laptops was the price the big brands sold them for!

[Dedworth]

Arent Medion sometimes retailed by Aldi ?

Correct - they're German and used to assemble their machines there - I bought one of their desktops in 2005 from that now defunct German retail outfit Tchibo, good solid machine I gave it away when I upgraded but still used the monitor until it gave up 2 weeks ago.

http://www.medion.com/en/investor/stock_corporation/

[gWaPito]

A lot of excellent info. ..im in the market for a good reliable cheap laptop. Looks like Lenova will be the tool of choice
Reps all round

[Michael Parnham]

i won an auction on ebay sunday--a lenovo 13.3" laptop. cant get on with these touchsreen tablet thingies.

trying it out now

scary

Lenovo, top brand Bigmac!

[Dedworth]

A lot of excellent info. ..im in the market for a good reliable cheap laptop. Looks like Lenova will be the tool of choice
Reps all round

Gwap - get yourself a cheap Microsoft Approved Refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad and chuck it around

[gWaPito]

I'll get on amazon when I get back home from work.

It'll be chucked into the suitcase when it arrives, Ded

[gWaPito]

Gwap - get yourself a cheap Microsoft Approved Refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad and chuck it around

That's awesome Ded

I must get out more, I never heard of this make until this thread

[London_Manila]

I purchased an Apple Macbook pro 15 inch laptop with retina display £1600 over xmas
I have used it twice since unpacking it and i cant really get on with it (yes mas bobo)
It needs a new home and it is in totally mint condition
PM me if anyone is interested in buying it.....................
I am not expecting the full price either

[malchard888]

That's awesome Ded

I must get out more, I never heard of this make until this thread

I believe the name has grown out of the old IBM brand.

[Michael Parnham]

I believe the name has grown out of the old IBM brand.

I learned the history of Lenovo from QVC always watch their Electronics programs!

[Dedworth]

How a Thinkpad handles a glass of water poured over the keyboard



My £95 bomb proof Thinkpad is a T61

[cheekee]

Just had a look at the Lenovo web site.

Never heard of them before. Some good machines there.

My fiancée says they do mobile phones in the phils too.

[Dedworth]

Just had a look at the Lenovo web site.

Never heard of them before. Some good machines there.

My fiancée says they do mobile phones in the phils too.

Lenovo was founded in Beijing in 1984 as Legend and was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1988. Lenovo acquired IBM's personal computer business in 2005 and agreed to acquire its Intel-based server business in 2014. Lenovo entered the smartphone market in 2012 and as of 2014 is the largest vendor of smartphones in Mainland China. In January 2014, Lenovo agreed to acquire the mobile phone handset maker Motorola Mobility from Google.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo