What do you think about my new laptop lenovo b50-70

[Pawelk198604]

I must said that i was to forced to buy it because my 6 years old desktop pc i just broken, and my laptop 5 years old ASUS is failing too, but i need laptop for my university, i just bust almost all my savings to buy it :-(

And i'm not rich. I was trying to save money to buy new desktop for gaming, study, and work. But the new laptop which i use now is cool too, i paid for it 2200 PLN (Polish Zlotych) with is 589 $

PS. Does i can plug my desktop hdds to my new laptop so i can transfer my files and ksp saves

[Nibb31]

Looks like a nice machine. I have a soft spot for Lenovo, and it's the brand that NASA uses to fly on the ISS

For your hard drives, you can get a cheap SATA=>USB cable for the transfer, or you can buy an external USB enclosure so that you can recycle your old drive for backups and stuff. But if your old computer still works, you can just copy the files over the network.

[micha]

PS. Does i can plug my desktop hdds to my new laptop so i can transfer my files and ksp saves

Get a cheap transfer cable if you just want to copy the data. Or you can turn them into external drives with an enclosure if you want to keep using them; only worthwhile if they are large though.

Either option should only be a few quid off eBay..

[cpast]

Looks like a nice machine. I have a soft spot for Lenovo, and it's the brand that NASA uses to fly on the ISS

For your hard drives, you can get a cheap SATA=>USB cable for the transfer, or you can buy an external USB enclosure so that you can recycle your old drive for backups and stuff. But if your old computer still works, you can just copy the files over the network.

While I like Lenovo (that's what I use for my own laptop), in my experience their non-ThinkPads leave something to be desired in terms of build quality. They seem to be getting better with their other lines, but there is a difference between the two.

[Vanamonde]

I think that it is not a question of science. Moved.

[rtxoff]

I really suggest that you throw a look on this baby: http://www.amazon.de/Lenovo-Notebook-i7-4710HQ-GeForce-Betriebssystem/dp/B00KH6PAT8

Yes it's 999,-€ but i think it's worth the extra cost if you can afford it. You actually would have a laptop with this.

[Janos1986]

I don't really trust Lenovo.

I'm an IT guy, and in one of the companies I worked for (Year 2013/2014) they had the ThinkPad series as their main laptop. Here's what I found after a year of Lenovo usage.

1) The Lenovo Update Center is stupid, it can't find the drivers you need and if It does, it fails to install them.

Much better doing everything manually obviously, but usually most of Lenovo utility software is a pain to uninstall.

2) If you use the integrated power manager, Airplane mode sets in automatically when it detects a low voltage power source, cutting down the overall performance drastically to save battery life.

Too bad it doesn't go back on normal state automatically AND it doesn't tell you if it's on without going in the hotkey menu.

3) Most of the docking stations I worked with had USB power issues. It doesn't matter if you connect the power supply to the docking station, if you try to connect too much peripherals you're gonna have a bad time.

4) Frequent screen backlighting issues.

5) MORE frequent WiFi issues, especially with the Lenovo Helix transformable pad which disconnected and reconnected at random intervals, which DOESN'T have an ethernet port and if you want that, you have to buy an USB/Ethernet adapter, which is sold separately.

No. Just... no.

Edited January 30, 2015 by Janos1986

[micha]

1) The Lenovo Update Center is stupid, it can't find the drivers you need and if It does, it fails to install them.

Much better doing everything manually obviously, but usually most of Lenovo utility software is a pain to uninstall.

2) If you use the integrated power manager, Airplane mode sets in automatically when it detects a low voltage power source, cutting down the overall performance drastically to save battery life.

Although this is true for pretty much every <insert manufacture here> custom tools. Basically, complete format, then install Windows (or Linux) from scratch using clean media, and only add those bespoke drivers that are absolutely necessary for the hardware to function. Everything else is a royal PITA.

As far as the other issues go, it would be interesting to see how they compare to other brands. Any large rollout will inevitably see issues; the interesting thing is whether the percentage of issues is significantly higher than other brands.

PS. I don't have personal experience with Lenovo, so not defending them; just curious.