Lenovo® Laptop Computer with 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i3 Processor $360 ship OFFICE DEPOT live 3/3

Lenovo® Laptop Computer with 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i3 Processor
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DescriptionItem #983-842
• 15.6" screen
• 4GB memory
• 500GB hard drive
• Microsoft Windows 8
• HDMI Port
• Model G580

www.officedepot.com

I got a scratch and dent G570 from the Lenovo outlet a few months ago. It's pretty nice. Looks like the main difference with this one is the generation of processor. The "brown" color is more like rosewood or cherry wood. It has an aluminum palm rest, which I did not see advertised.

Note that the OP states that it begins on 3/3...today is 3/1

in the ad or just online?

pricematch?

Fry's has the i5-3230M version of this for $448

http://www.frys.com/product/7532956

Is it worth the $90 to get the i5?

omg...

a freaking pentium 4 can do email and surf the web, but something as simple as a FB game shows just how much the cpu matters...

if this laptop is good for emailing, surfing web, and watching movies, then why not just get a chromebook starting at $199?

wwon717 said:   if this laptop is good for emailing, surfing web, and watching movies, then why not just get a chromebook starting at $199?
It's not only good for those things, and Dasterdly may have been understating this laptop's capabilities.

The CPU and graphics specs are on par with the Surface Pro, and that can play a fair amount of games (although granted not at the highest settings). It's a decent mid-range laptop.

The Chromebooks have a lot of limitations. They have very little local storage, expecting everything to be stored in the cloud. This has 500GB of storage. Chromebooks don't have an optical drive, this does. Chromebooks have smaller screen sizes of 11-12", this has a 15.6" screen. Chromebooks run Chrome OS, which has a limited selection of apps. This will run most any Windows app.

i got this laptop 2 weeks back with Staples 75$ off coupon. which came out 285+tax

In for one earlier today to replace my Dell Vostro 1000. Thanks OP.

out the door for $302, oh yea

that's less than I paid for a BF laptop 4-5 years ago

marsilies said:   lordoffire said:   out the door for $302, oh yea
How did you get it for that price? Did you pricematch with Staples or something?

yuppers

$75 competitor coupon

keyboard report: it's a little noisy, but almost no flex, and the keys have enough "push" to them that it's decently comfortable

bitterle said:   Recommend as starter computer for 9 year old?? He is uses my Mac and an old Dell laptop now, need to upgrade lap top and he could use his own. Mostly use it for mine craft and surfing the web. Any thoughts?

inb4 you get a ton of red

9 year old doesn't need their own computer, and SHOULDN'T have one

/endofstory

Bought one on Sunday. No problems except for windows 8, which after 3 hours of trying to learn it I wiped the hard drive and installed Windows 7. Why they would inshetall an OS designed for use on a tablet on a regular laptop is beyond me. Ive been using Microsoft products since early version of DOS, and can easily say this is the hardest of any of their products to learn.

what is good extra RAM for this machine? Thanks.

I can't figure out exactly how much ram this box will handle. All the written information for the G580 says 8Gb is the max. But when you run the Lenovo Solutions Center software is says you can go to 16GB. Also- Cruicial web applet says 16Gb as well. I called tech support last night - not sure what country I got- but they were very confused and basically hung up on me when they could find an answer.

usernamemax20charact said:   aoverify said:   Bought one on Sunday. No problems except for windows 8, which after 3 hours of trying to learn it I wiped the hard drive and installed Windows 7. Why they would inshetall an OS designed for use on a tablet on a regular laptop is beyond me. Ive been using Microsoft products since early version of DOS, and can easily say this is the hardest of any of their products to learn.

Did you run into any problems with Win 7 install such as with finding compatible drivers for everything?

they're on the website

snafu said:   I can't figure out exactly how much ram this box will handle. All the written information for the G580 says 8Gb is the max. But when you run the Lenovo Solutions Center software is says you can go to 16GB. Also- Cruicial web applet says 16Gb as well. I called tech support last night - not sure what country I got- but they were very confused and basically hung up on me when they could find an answer.

my guess would still be 8....not that someone would likely ever need 16 anyway

even on desktop builds, 8 is usually plenty

megachacker said:   

Comes with 4GB so double it with another 4GB.

Any suggestions on which particular piece of RAM? Or maybe a slickdeal for the right RAM? Thanks.

adorable said:   1. Windows 8 is what MS sells, so the world must follow. You can always install 3rd party, free classic menus in win8 and get basically win7 back.
Other features include Skydrive integration for file backup, touchpad works fine as a virtual touchscreen, etc.

2. http://outlet.lenovo.com/
IF it's not a rush, check frequently. Picked up a new Z580 i5 new $599 for $400 in Dec =D on their 60% sale.

3. i5 is ok vs. i3 as a minor bump up, but it shouldn't be the factor that'll prevent you from buying at this price range. It's a minor improvement - 15% or so in most benchmarks, but nothing worth $$ over.
i7 quad-core, 8 threads is DEFINITELY the bump up you'll want to think about vs. the $$ you spend on a laptop.... IF you're playing games, doing 3D rendering, video encoding, etc. These CPU HEAVY happy, even GPU Quicksync encodes, will go 2x faster on the i7 alone vs. i3/i5. Definitely worth saving up for if you need a heavy-hitter.

DON'T forget - YOU CAN UPGRADE the CPU later at any time to an i7!
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3000-and-Essential/G580-Intel-Celeron-B830-what-cpu-upgrades-can-be-done/m-p/969447/highlight/true#M40641

4. Check the technical manual for max ram upgrades.. and forums.Lenovo.com for other users that have done the same if it's not in the book. But keep in mind your chipset limitations. Can't get around that.
16GB works fine!
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3000-and-Essential/G580-Intel-Celeron-B830-what-cpu-upgrades-can-be-done/m-p/969447/highlight/true#M40641

Just downloaded windows classic shell. Problem solved!

Caveat emptor!!!

If you have not heard about the G series hinge problems, read up first!!! I am living the nightmare and wouldn't wish it on anyone!

Mine is a G570. If they fixed it in the G580, great, but the way they've treated G570 members...... https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3000-and-Essential/Problem-w... .......is shameful at best, if not fraudulent!