Future Shop: Refurb Lenovo 15.6" Laptop w/Core i5, 640GB HD, 6GB RAM, Win 7, $469.99 (Online Only)

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If you're in the market for an affordable but capable 15.6" laptop and don't mind buying refurbished, Future Shop has a decent deal on a notebook you might want to take a look at. Right now, they have a refurbished Lenovo 15.6" notebook with Intel Core i5, 640GB HD, 6GB RAM and Windows 7 for $469.99. Although not as hot as the previous price of $430, it's still a decent price for a pretty good performer.

With a second generation i5 processor, sizeable hard drive and good amount of memory, this laptop should be able to handle most basic tasks with ease. Throw in the capacity for photo and video editing as well and you have a laptop that performs well given the price. HDMI out, 4 USB 2.0 ports and a fingerprint reader are also nice to have. Its average battery life (up to 4 hours) and build (5.3 lbs) aren't deterring factors but it might be for those fixated on something a little more portable.

The deal is available online only but Future Shop does offer free shipping over $25.

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iHateShaw via the Hot Deals Forum

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- polorico
- Not available to Qc
- mark_in_2k
- Not available to Qc
  That means a good keyboard layout!! (No offense to the QC'ers!)
- rockney
- I have been shopping for an inexpensive 15.6" laptop and I am really between buying a i5-2410 based notebook or a AMD A6-3400 based notebook.
  
  The CPU's are very similar in performance. (The AMD is ranked #224 overall and the intel ranked #227) http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
  
  Where the difference is in the video card performance. (The AMD based Radeon 6620 is ranked #279 overall and the intel based i5-2410 HD is ranked #346th) http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
  
  For a Lenova with this specification this is a good deal.. I think im going to hold out for a AMD <$400 deal to come along just for the 27% increase in graphics performance.
- rabbitz
- I have been shopping for an inexpensive 15.6" laptop and I am really between buying a i5-2410 based notebook or a AMD A6-3400 based notebook.
  
  The CPU's are very similar in performance. (The AMD is ranked #224 overall and the intel ranked #227) http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
  
  Where the difference is in the video card performance. (The AMD based Radeon 6620 is ranked #279 overall and the intel based i5-2410 HD is ranked #346th) http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
  
  For a Lenova with this specification this is a good deal.. I think im going to hold out for a AMD <$400 deal to come along just for the 27% increase in graphics performance.
  There is no way the a6 is anywhere close to the i5 in terms of cpu power... i dont know why that benchmark shows it as such. Now, I'm not an expert or anything but every single thing I have read about i5 vs a6 is that, cpu-wise, the i5 is superior without a doubt. Now, of course the articles/posts I read might be biased but even the most hardcore supporters of amd's llano processors have reached this conclusion. Now, I'm not saying that the i5 is absolutely better than the a6 since you will also need to consider price/gpu/own preferences etc.. but I was just hoping that you wouldn't get the wrong idea that the i5 is similar to the a6 cpu-wise.
  
  Try this link, found it in another thread I was reading (shows i5-2410m vs a8-3500): http://techreport.com/articles.x/21099/10
  
  Also, try this processor benchmark list (put a checkmark next to the processors you want to compare, then click on the 'restrict' button to hide the others):
  http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-...st.2436.0.html
  
  Try comparing a6-3400m, a8-3500m, i3-2310m and i5-2410m
  
  edit: this might shed some light on the passmark rankings: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3164919AAQIzKi
- look30
- My 4 yo HP lappy died this morning.... thanks OP makes a great kitchen laptop
- look30
- That means a good keyboard layout!! (No offense to the QC'ers!)
  Lol... that comment made me buy the Laptop
- speeeeee
- Lol... that comment made me buy the Laptop
  +1 ... the bilingual keboards are HORRIBLE...
  
  Looks like a good deal.. if i didnt buy the 299 deal a couple weeks back id grab this
- jasonchan
- Thanks OP! Got a PM from BB!
- look30
- Thanks OP! Got a PM from BB!
  BB better than FS ? AFAIK they will not PM-10% which is $4 in this case
- nselvar
- Thanks OP! Got a PM from BB!
  how do you go about PMing online? Never done it before
- scrappygolucky
- Hey folks,
  
  anybody know if this has a glossy or a matte screen?
  
  Thanks very much!
- look30
- Hey folks,
  
  anybody know if this has a glossy or a matte screen?
  
  Thanks very much!
  Looks glossy to me :
  
  http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewe...D4, 00.asp?p=n
- andyyuen
- It does not have matte screen. Thanks op.
  
  I bought it from bestbuy two days ago and got price adjustment
- rockney
- After reviewing the post from rabbitz and further researching I ordered one ground shipping to the Belleville, ON area as it was not available for pickup and i could not find an option to have it shipped to a store..
- maxgohan
- in!
- barto
- This must be the same one that was on sale for $470 or so a few weeks ago... at that time, FS had the same one for $700 or something wild, so with the PM that brought the price down to $436-ish. I did that - called FS first, was told it would be OK for a PM & to order it from the FS web site and then phone back in. Overall that was a fairly easy process (some time on hold), but others were denied the PM so YMMV.
  
  And I'm enjoying the laptop - quite like the keyboard especially. Some reports in the other thread about a grid-like appearance on the display, but I either don't have that on mine or just don't notice it!
  
  Bart
- Matryx
- so the warranty on this thing is still one year even though it's a refurb?
- andyyuen
- so the warranty on this thing is still one year even though it's a refurb?
  On the web page I said so. I will keep a copy of the web page on PDF in case FS/BB has it wrong. Then I can hold them accountable
- dacrusher
- Can anyone verify the warranty being one year? If that's so, I'd be interested.
- dacrusher
- Oh wait, this is an ideapad right? V570? Scratch that then. I love the thinkpads, but the ideapads aren't much better than acer.
- iHateShaw
- Yes the warranty is 1 year. Lenovo has 1 year warranty on all refurb laptops. This was seen in other Lenovo refurb laptops also that are sold at FS/BB.
- DavidY
- Yes the warranty is 1 year. Lenovo has 1 year warranty on all refurb laptops. This was seen in other Lenovo refurb laptops also that are sold at FS/BB.
  One year warranty on brand new Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E420 that was ordered from Lenovo direct.
  
  Dave
- Matryx
- hmm that's weird. The FS website says this has only 2 cores. I thought i5 had 4 cores?
- sitpot
- hmm that's weird. The FS website says this has only 2 cores. I thought i5 had 4 cores?
  Nope, most of the i5s are dual core and only a few high-end ones have 4. The # of cores doesn't make a great difference in performance for the average person's needs, though. Only super-intensive things like scientific modeling would be helped along greatly with more than 2 cores. Since for the same price there are 2-core processors with higher GHz or 4-cores with lower GHz, it ends up pretty equal.
  
  I don't think the laptop here is a deal, it's refurbished and the graphics are junk.
- crimsona
- hmm that's weird. The FS website says this has only 2 cores. I thought i5 had 4 cores?
  Only on desktops is that true
  
  http://ark.intel.com/products/52224