I wanted above all the best quality / price / technology and we must recognize that in the jungle of offers portable ordis it seems difficult to recognize them.
First point the choice of manufacturer: Lenovo bought back 10 years here are some IBM patents and technologies to rapidly become one of the first manufacturers (Lenovo has computerized the Beijing Olympics).
Choosing the second point proc: AMD and Intel if our finances permit, opt for the second (AMD proc heat more readily to shorter lifespan, Intel technology is proven)
What to choose between Atom, Celeron, Celeron N, Pentium and i3 series / 5/7?
It is important to consult the intel site to compare the characteristics of each series. Nevertheless it remains a question of means.
If like me you want to invest as little as possible should be carefully choose its configuration:
_ The version I bought embeds a 64-bit Pentium Quad Core processor rather old but the excellent reputation (I made a turn to video editing and special effects: First-hungry pro AE plugin resources .) Intel recycles "old" processors by including a GPU and the latest games instructions. What makes compared to a proc later, it has the same architecture, except that the power of the GPU is smaller, which concerns only the NextGen gamers ... In this case four cores allow to turn professional multimedia applications without history: Photoshop, Premiere, AE etc ...
Especially now that the GPU uses the available RAM to about 1.7 GB.
_ The proposed version embeds 8GB of Ram which is amply sufficient to fulfill the above functions.
_ 1 TB disk given to 5400 rev / min but the USB 3 exchanges increase to 85 MB / s read / write with a small base key, which is a more than respectable score.
_ A cozy keyboard, DVD burner, HDMI, HD display, excellent ... in short everything you could possibly want for a traditional use and more.
Finally, the materials are of excellent quality, the workmanship is impeccable ... only negative matter of the pad keys as the top coating seems to grease easily, but no more than a smartphone screen: a cloth for optics solves the problem without history.
It remains to see if its life equal that of the laptop that Lenovo G50-30 replaces a 3000 N100 with a Dual Core 2 and 3GB of Ram ... who has turned almost 10 years before needing replacement.
The big downside is obviously Microsoft 8 is an OS made for touch and do not fit on machines other than tablets ... advantageously replace by 7 if it wants to remain at Microsoft, which n is not the best thing to do if you want to take full advantage of his computer.
Apart from a solution GNU (Linux as they say although this is a mistake because it is a full OS at the base) with Suse, Debian, Ubuntu or other, no salvation.
Personally I recommend Xubuntu, Ubuntu version with a different graphical user interface (XFCE). Both have a huge advantage to other OS reports: they are developed by the company Canonical, which sells services and a server version of the OS for businesses, allowing him to make freely available to individuals, associations and of Education, with a long-term support (LTS)
In short gamer refrain, for cons welcome photographers, videographers and other digital artists for 329 in destocking, can not be beat.
This computer is not for children or the elderly dropped by digital: it is a powerful machine that can meet many needs. Thank you Amazon for the quality of this product, its unbeatable price and delivery three days earlier than scheduled.