Laptop Help!!!!

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123Eish

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Hi Guys


So my laptop, got fried during a storm about a week ago!

My insurance is replacing it and these are the options that they have given me. I am leaning towards the first one.

I am a computer science student. So what suits me more? my old laptop wasn't fancy, it was an hp i3.


LENOVO Z5070 59421362 IdeaPad - NON-Touch, Black/Painting/Metal - Intel Core I7-4510U (2 x 4GB) (Low Voltage)8GB DDR3L upto 16GB, 15.6 FHD (1920 x 1080)
8GB SSHD + 1TB HHD 9.5mm, Dolby Advanced Audio, ODD Rambo, NVIDIA Ge Force 840M 4GB Graphics, Non-Backlit Keyboard, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 5 Hour battery life
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Single Language, 1 Year Carry-In Warranty

Dell E540, i5-4210M (3m Cache 2.6Ghz), 4 GB + 1 Slot Free ,500GB / 7200rpm, 15.6"W HD AntiGlare, DVD+-RW DL, Midnight Black,Intel HD 4000 Integrted Graphics ThinkPad BGN 1x1
BT4.0, 3G BUILT IN, 4-in-1 reader (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC), FPR, Windows 8.1 Pro 64, 1 Year Carry In Warranty

Toshiba Satellite P50-B0480 i7-4700HQ;8GB;1TB;15.6'' Win 8

Toshiba Satellite L50-B1357 BLACK i5-4210U;8GB;1TB;ODD;15.6'';AMD XT-S3 2GB;Win 8.1SL - Black

Acer TMP256-MG-51SF i5-4210U 15.6'' 4GB 500GB W7/8.1P NVIDIA® GeForce® 840M 2 GB VRAM

Lenovo E540c 20C600HHZA:i7-4702MQ;8GB;1TB;Win8.1 Pro;1 YR CRI


Which one would you guys recommend and why? I don't play games, I use it for school stuff and coding in Java. I would like to watch a movie every now and then and maybe use it for work after University.

I need to let them know tomorrow.


Thanks a lot guys.
 
They are all good.

But I would take the Lenovo because I play games.
 
Tremayne said:
Thnks, Which Lenovo?
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The first one, and I agree. It's the only one with an i7 processor, dedicated graphics, 8GB Ram AND SSD. It's seriously overkill for a bit of Java programming, but hey ... your NetBeans will really fly! :D
 
I'd take the LENOVO Z5070 59421362 IdeaPad or the Dell E540
 
If the Dell had NBD on site warranty I would have gone for that. But in this case the first Lenovo seems to be the obvious choice.
 
The Z5070 is the most impressive out of that list. It wins on the display resolution alone. If you'd like an alternative for comparison, there is the ASUS FX550JK. It has a better GPU (GTX 850M) and a much better 1080p IPS display. I'm not sure what prices you're being quoted or if you have to pay excess, but that's an alternative should the Lenovo be out of stock.
 
Thanks guys the excess is separate R1200 but that includes laptop, TV, router, and cordless phone. I decided on the Lenovo. Thanks for all the help. They actually didn't give me any prices just replaced the items with either newer versions of the items or something similar. The laptop is the only items where I was given a choice.

Thanks a lot again.
 
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