I remember looking at PC catalog for a new laptop for my uncle a year or two ago. I saw few Lenovo desktops and laptops. I thought they were just a small PC manufacturer that no one really knows about. Funny how things change so quickly overtime.
[citation][nom]amk-aka-phantom[/nom]WTF?... didn't this article appear on Tom's ALREADY recently?![/citation]
No. I think it was hp in the other one...
[citation][nom]amk-aka-phantom[/nom]WTF?... didn't this article appear on Tom's ALREADY recently?![/citation]
They were announced 3 weeks ago as the world's 3rd largest. Now they're the 2nd largest. Unless that article was a typo.
I'm not surprised, the build quality of Lenovo products is very good. I know a few friends who purchased notebooks recently (one for $800 AUD, the other for $850 USD) and they are both very pleased with it. The former used to use a netbook while the later used to use an Asus G73.
That says quite a lot to me, so props to you Lenovo. Just don't let your market position go to your head and start cutting back on quality.
[citation][nom]AbdullahG[/nom]I remember looking at PC catalog for a new laptop for my uncle a year or two ago. I saw few Lenovo desktops and laptops. I thought they were just a small PC manufacturer that no one really knows about. Funny how things change so quickly overtime.[/citation]
Dont know if you realize they used to be the PC division of IBM which is a name everyone knows about
[citation][nom]frost_fenix[/nom]Dont know if you realize they used to be the PC division of IBM which is a name everyone knows about[/citation]
Actually Lenovo bought the PC division of IBM.
[citation][nom]frost_fenix[/nom]Dont know if you realize they used to be the PC division of IBM which is a name everyone knows about[/citation]
Used to? How long ago was it until they weren't?
[citation][nom]frost_fenix[/nom]Dont know if you realize they used to be the PC division of IBM which is a name everyone knows about[/citation]
And IBM sold it to China
They were announced 3 weeks ago as the world's 3rd largest. Now they're the 2nd largest. Unless that article was a typo.
I'm not surprised, the build quality of Lenovo products is very good. I know a few friends who purchased notebooks recently (one for $800 AUD, the other for $850 USD) and they are both very pleased with it. The former used to use a netbook while the later used to use an Asus G73.
That says quite a lot to me, so props to you Lenovo. Just don't let your market position go to your head and start cutting back on quality.
ThinkPad line is indeed very good built quality and perfect for typing... specs rock, too. X201 has a netbook form-factor yet packs an i5, good battery life, lots of RAM and keyboard is just great. Prices can be too high at times, but I see actual build quality you're paying for, it's worth it.
IdeaPad line, however, is a bunch of underpowered ugly POSs with poor driver support. I never got Wi-Fi to work on my mom's S10-2 under pre-installed XP, so I wiped it and installed Win7 - all good. Why not do it from the start? S10-3 had Starter on it, at least...
[citation][nom]reggieray[/nom]Yes, buy all means buy Chinese made and owned Lenovo.[/citation]
YEAH, we much prefer the Acers, Asus, Apple, Samsung & Sony machines that are built in American factories by hard working Americans!
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