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    G530 - best budget 14/15" notebook?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by squirrelza, Jul 10, 2009.

  1. squirrelza

    squirrelza Notebook Guru

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    Hello,

    Looking for a relatively cheap 14 or 15" notebook and spotted the G530. Would this be considered to be a good deal or should I look elsewhere? Secondly, are there any specials or coupons available?
     
    squirrelza, Jul 10, 2009
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  2. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    It's a good, well-built budget laptop, but whether it is a "good deal" depends on the price and hardware specifications at that price.
     
    MidnightSun, Jul 10, 2009
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  3. cn_habs

    cn_habs Notebook Deity

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    Get the R series instead which is a Thinkpad.
     
    cn_habs, Jul 10, 2009
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  4. Faruk

    Faruk Notebook Evangelist

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    If you're going for Lenovo.. I would go for the Thinkpads. Otherwise if you want the best budget 14/15" notebook I would look at the Dell Studio laptops instead. The 14" Studio 14z is looking pretty good... The Studio series tends to be better built than the mainstream Inspirons. They're affordable, well-built laptops and you can even get them with discrete graphics.

    Would I recommend the Dell Studio line over the Thinkpad T-series? No way.. but certainly over Lenovo's other budget offerings.
     
    Faruk, Jul 11, 2009
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  5. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    That was exactly what I was going to say. Check out the Thinkpad R series both new and in Lenovo's Outlet. Some really good prices for them...
     
    The Fire Snake, Jul 11, 2009
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    1kbyte, Jul 12, 2009
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  7. davidkneiber

    davidkneiber Notebook Consultant

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    well the new inspiron 15 is $379
    what ever suits your needs...
    with a G series expect the quality build to be super crappy...
    nothing like a thinkpad...
    it should not even bear the IBM/LENOVO name
     
    davidkneiber, Jul 13, 2009
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