Question Is this a good laptop for personal use?

[temp265342]

First of all, I apologize if this is in the wrong forum.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-7-2-in-1-16-2k-touchscreen-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-8840hs-with-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-artic-grey/6571363.p?skuId=6571363

I'm looking for a new laptop for my mom. I bought her Dell laptop that she has now 10 years ago and it's starting to show its age. It came with Windows 8.1, I installed Windows 10 on it about two years ago and it just keeps getting slower, not that it was fast to begin with. I have no experience with Lenovo computers, we've only ever had Dell and Intel processors. But Intel has left a bad taste in my mouth over the years, every laptop I've had from Dell that had Intel has been slow, I don't know if it's because I've always bought the traditional HDD, my mom's laptop is an i5. She just wants something that boots up quickly, she likes the touchscreen, she mainly just browses the web and plays solitaire. How reliable are Lenovo laptops, would I have to worry about the hinges?

 

[Bot]

The Lenovo Yoga 7 is a good choice for personal use. It has a fast AMD Ryzen 7 processor and a large 1TB SSD, which should significantly improve boot times and overall speed compared to an old HDD. Lenovo laptops are generally reliable, and the 2-in-1 design has been well-reviewed for its durability, including the hinges. The touchscreen and 2-in-1 design might also be beneficial for your mom's usage.

 

[Moonhorse]

Well lenovo is good brand, ive had few lenovo laptops and cant complain, also i have heard good things from my friends.

+ This laptop is on sale ( good thing)
+ good amd processor ( even more expensive laptops use this same processor)
+ touchscreen
+ 16gb of DDR5 memory
+ decent ssd

it got all your mother needs, doubt that you find any better laptop with that price

 

[BSONE]

First of all, I apologize if this is in the wrong forum.

Yes you are correct. This is the wrong forum.
We are friendly people here though, and can give you good security advice once you buy your new notebook.

 

[SHvFl]

Specs are fine for your mom and she should be happy. If the price is like I see ($650) then it is not a bad deal.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

The device seems perfect. I would not get a laptop with a touchscreen though. I've had issues with Touchscreen stop working without any fix. I returned two laptops HP 360 and Lenovo Yoga6

 

[pxxb1]

First of all, I apologize if this is in the wrong forum.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-7-2-in-1-16-2k-touchscreen-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-8840hs-with-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-artic-grey/6571363.p?skuId=6571363

I'm looking for a new laptop for my mom. I bought her Dell laptop that she has now 10 years ago and it's starting to show its age. It came with Windows 8.1, I installed Windows 10 on it about two years ago and it just keeps getting slower, not that it was fast to begin with. I have no experience with Lenovo computers, we've only ever had Dell and Intel processors. But Intel has left a bad taste in my mouth over the years, every laptop I've had from Dell that had Intel has been slow, I don't know if it's because I've always bought the traditional HDD, my mom's laptop is an i5. She just wants something that boots up quickly, she likes the touchscreen, she .mainly just browses the web and plays solitaire. How reliable are Lenovo laptops, would I have to worry about the hinges?

It is an excellent laptop for the described usage, and then some.

Lenovo do make quality products that performs more then adequate, you have nothing to worry about. And with those specs for that price, hurry up buy it.

 

[Marko :)]

I have Lenovo Legion and am very satisfied with the device. It's my first Lenovo laptop and so far, I think my future laptop will also be Lenovo. I had too much issues with HP one and their printer so I'm staying away from them for a while.

The device seems perfect. I would not get a laptop with a touchscreen though. I've had issues with Touchscreen stop working without any fix. I returned two laptops HP 360 and Lenovo Yoga6

I'm yet to see a reason why buy a laptop with touchscreen. I just see the downsides for now; the most biggest one, getting the screen dirty from all the touching.

 

[temp265342]

Thank you all for your input! I know the end lifecycle for Windows 10 is coming up next year and I honestly didn't realize they were going to release Windows 12, I just stumbled across that. I just hate buying a new computer and then having to turn around and upgrade the OS again, for most of y'all I'm sure that's easy but to me it's really annoying.

 

[oldschool]

Lenovo's have a good quality/price ratio. It's all I've used the last 15 years. My usage is similar to OP's mom, except for the touch screen.

 

[pxxb1]

Thank you all for your input! I know the end lifecycle for Windows 10 is coming up next year and I honestly didn't realize they were going to release Windows 12, I just stumbled across that. I just hate buying a new computer and then having to turn around and upgrade the OS again, for most of y'all I'm sure that's easy but to me it's really annoying.

W12? There is no official plans for that, and a "End of Support" for W11 neither. But so far life cycles has been 5 years for an Os, and usually some extra support a couple of years more. So, since W11 came 2022 you can be sure that it will stay around at least to 2029-2030.

Regarding upgrades, they will be smother and easier in the future than before, more or less like an update, so there is no need to worry about that. As long as external backups of the Os is done everything is alright, if something of any sort should happen.

Backups is basic common-sense practice for any computer owner anyway.