For the price, it looks like an excellent machine. My number one concern is that it have a great keyboard and no flex at all - is the Thinkpad Edge series known for continuing this trend from the regular Thinkpads? I can't seem to find any reviews of it however. I've been burned before by notebooks that haven't been reviewed yet and basing it on the previous year's model (E430) so I want to know if there is anything anyone knows about it before I even think about pulling the trigger.
Newegg.com - ThinkPad Edge E431 (627758U) Notebook Intel Core i3 3120M(2.50GHz) 14" 4GB Memory DDR3 1600 320GB HDD 7200rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics 4000
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I heard E430/E530 had fan noise issue:
E530 - pulsing/whiny fan @ no/low load - Lenovo Community (look at the last couple pages)
Don't know if E431/E531 are affected or not, but you might want to wait for review first.
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I waited in anticipation for 3 weeks and received my new ThinkPad Edge E431 with i5 processor in the mail today. After 4 hours of use, I would say this is the 2nd worst laptop I have ever encountered. The funny thing is, my ThinkPad T410i is the best laptop I have ever encountered. Strange how two ThinkPad models can be polar opposites. This machine is poorly built, has a Mock-Apple clicker which is utterly useless, and the graphics are so poor that enjoying a favorite show is no longer possible. I will say, however, that the keyboard is solid...typing seems smoother than my old ThinkPad actually. I also like the charger and charger port (plugs in on side rather than rear which lowers the risk of port breaking...happened twice on old ThinkPad). Overall though, when I compare this unit to my previous laptops which were a Dell XPS, a ThinkPad T410i, a tiny Asus, and a MacBook pro, I would say this is probably the worst of them all. The only laptop I've used which is of poorer quality was a 5-year-old Dell that my school allowed me to rent as their PC version (I later tried the Apple...see above). I paid over $700 for my Thinkpad Edge because of the upgraded processor (plus Windows Pro upgrade) and, I have to say, this seems like quite a rip-off. My old ThinkPad was about the same price and is of far superior quality even with the i3 processor. My old ThinkPad is 2 years old and would smoke this machine in any competition other than speed. Is that not ridiculous? What I find most humorous (in fact I had a pretty good laugh after I opened the box) is that Lenovo markets this unit towards "small businesses" yet they copied Mac and included a clicker that has only one button (you cannot do a secondary click without extra effort). Ok honestly....what conservative businessperson in his right mind would desire such a thing? It's as if Lenovo thinks "small business" is synonymous with "low-productivity". Most people purchasing Lenovo products are conservative Windows users who want products that are everything opposite of Apple. Yet Lenovo chooses to create a ThinkPad which copies Apple's features? I am at a loss for words....... I bought the unit for graduate school and some online investing. It's a joke...don't waste your time. Will be returning this load of garbage ASAP.SIZE]
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I bought the E431 (62774HB) and sold it after a week. Operation was smooth, fan was quiet enough and the body is comfortably cool. However, a major drawback was a display with very narrow viewing angle (both vertical and horizontal) that makes you feel uncomfortable. I also feel that the display is a bit grainy. In that machine, the panel was made by Hyundai. I also find the chassis is not accurately engineered. There is significant gap between the battery and the top plate. Also, there is a little gap between the bezel and the panel resulted in leakage of light in the lower right hand side.
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Gandalf_The_Grey Notebook Evangelist
2 reviews:
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E431 Review | Laptop Reviews
Review Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E431 Notebook - NotebookCheck.net Reviews
I would like to see a review of it's bigger brother the E531 with the optional FHD screen.
Anyone know anything about the E431?
Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Grim Tuesday, Jul 3, 2013.