Battle Maybe my next ultrabook

[Daljeet]

Agree with @HarborFront
@Umbra sir, you're taking security lightly
For work, I must go with other manufacturers but not lenovo

 

[plat1098]

As an owner of two Lenovos, I voted "no." I read on Lenovo's site one time about a budget desktop having some kind of aluminum foil liner inside after malfunctioning after a couple of months, a turn-off. The Intel ME vulnerability affects my workstation and it seems it affects a number of these Yoga 520 models also so you'd have to patch it and then keep it in the back of your mind. So, yeah, I'd invest in something else.

Intel ME 11.x, SPS 4.0, and TXE 3.0 Cumulative Security Update

 

[Weebarra]

The very first boot can take quite some time, it's only once. I don't know about the pen, never used one but the finger print reader is a very nice option and you should hold out for it. I suppose it's stupid to ask a high security guy why he won't shop on line but why won't you shop on line? You of all people must have an incredibly secure setup?

If @Umbra, is anything like me then i prefer a bricks and mortar store, i like to see the quality (or lack of it) in real life, i want to touch it, feel it, try it and if needed, ask questions and then i make a decision. For me it's not about not shopping online because i do for certain things but for the most part i prefer a real shop. If he had bought this online then he would have been seriously disappointed

Problem wasn't the specs, but the loss of many features i expected.

I don't buy online because i hate returning the items if it doesn't meet my expectations, like in this case.

A man after my own heart sir (p.s. - no advice from me, just getting my tuppence worth in on shopping habits)

 

[Deleted member 178]

or i can go with this ASUS

Asus TP410UA (EC250T) Màn hình cảm ứng - Xoay gập 360, Vỏ kim loại (use Google Translate)

- 14" Full HD
- i3 kabylake-7100U, 2.4ghz
- 4Gb RAM 2133 MHz extendable to 8Gb
- 500Gb HDD
- fingerprint reader

 

[Windows_Security]

In August I bought a Lenovo 520 Yoga for my wife (she had an old Lenovo Thnkpad dual core Celeron P4600) with the Pentium 4415U Processor (2.30GHz 1866MHz 4MB Ram) and 128 GB SSD. It was fairly easy to put in the Hybrid 1TB drive of her old Lenovo. Chrome launches in just a second (we have 200 MB internet, so we still get 100-120 on wireless). The screen is sharp and full HD. Batterly life is less as promised, but still way better than old laptops.

I like Lenovo: (but Dutch always like cheap stuff ), I only have positive experiences with Lenovo laptops.

 

[vtqhtr413]

Good specs on this one too and good manufacturer rating.

Best & Worst Laptop Brands 2017

 

[Deleted member 178]

i found the upgraded version of the Lenovo Yoga 520.

Upgradable to 16 GB RAM

note the i5 8th generation

 

[LASER_oneXM]

....the latest genaration of intel CPUs with 4 cores (i7 8250U) seems to have much more performance than the old series.
....SSD slot is available and RAM can also be upgraded.

IMO: it looks nice!

 

[Deleted member 178]

Finally bought The Lenovo Yoga 520i with i5-8250U (8th generation), 4Gb extendable to 16Gb, 1Tb HDD, Full HD 14" touchscreen, fingerprint reader.

Spoiler: Picture on my desk

Laptop Lenovo Yoga 520 14IKBR i5 thế hệ 8 - Xoay gập 360 độ
(use Google Translate to read the specs)

 

[Danielx64]

Looks nice

 

[Deleted member 65228]

Finally bought The Lenovo Yoga 520i with i5-8250U (8th generation), 4Gb extendable to 16Gb, 1Tb HDD, Full HD 14" touchscreen, fingerprint reader.

is that your actual setup in-real-life (the image)? Looks nice mate

 

[Deleted member 178]

is that your actual setup in-real-life (the image)? Looks nice mate

yes

 

[Weebarra]

Nice, very nice. Of course i don't pay attention to the specs (i let others do that) but i love the colour and yes i am a bit shallow when it comes to that

 

[Deleted member 65228]

@Weebarra Liar!!! I bet you have a custom build which you build yourself hahah

 

[lowdetection]

Umbra, why not Alienware or Omen?

 

[Weebarra]

@Weebarra Liar!!! I bet you have a custom build which you build yourself hahah

Now come on my friend ..... you know me better than that

 

[Ink]

If you have no budget, get Surface Book 2 -https://aka.ms/surfacebook2

Other options; HP Elite and Dell.

 

[Windows_Security]

@Spawn No budget Surface Book 2 ?

I must be poor to value the surface book 2 as expensive

 

[Deleted member 178]

Umbra, why not Alienware or Omen?

not available in my city, and since i like to touch before buying, i went with the best solution , so i bought the 520i

 

[RoboMan]

I see you've already bought, but i wouldn't bet for a seventh generation of i3. Just no. Your new i5 8th generation is something to dream about, good job. Great laptop!