Buying the Perfect Lenovo Laptop
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Lenovo has a huge portfolio of laptops and offers the right model for every need and budget. In addition, Lenovo has established several model series over the years, each of which is aimed at different types of use. While some devices are primarily designed for the longest possible battery life with low power consumption, there are also more powerful models. Lenovo has also successfully established itself on the 2-in-1 convertible market with its Yoga model series. An overview of the most important model series can be found here.
Lenovo ThinkPad
In 2005, Lenovo took over IBM's computer division and with it the ThinkPad series. The laptops have been known for over a decade for their high quality, reliability and their pointing sticks, which are embedded in the centre of the keyboard like a small joystick and allow the mouse pointer to be controlled. The 13.3 to 16 inch ThinkPads are real workhorses. Most mid-range ThinkPads are equipped with relatively energy-saving processors with four to ten cores. In the higher-priced Ultrabook segment, these are then replaced by more power-hungry chips with up to 24 cores. The graphics output is handled either by the integrated graphics chips from the respective chip manufacturer or, in models for professional end users, by dedicated graphics cards from NVIDIA. Designed as a business laptop, the operating system is usually the professional version of Windows.
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Lenovo ThinkBook
With its latest laptop line, the ThinkBook series, Lenovo wants to appeal to digital natives in particular. Because they not only expect power from their laptop, but also more style. With a contemporary design on the outside and well-balanced hardware on the inside, there is enough power for everyday tasks, but also enough energy for a life without a power socket. The aluminium casing houses processors with at least four, but on average more like eight cores. There is also an NVMe SSD, several connection options and real Harman sound. A fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button, a special security chip, a slot for a physical lock and the webcam cover round off the detailed security package for people who are often on the move.
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Lenovo IdeaPad
Lenovo's IdeaPad series is particularly versatile. With a price range between under 400 and just over 1,000 pounds, there is a suitable offer from the IdeaPad model series for every budget. Unsurprisingly, given the large price fluctuations, the hardware equipment and design of the individual IdeaPad laptops are also very different. With display sizes between 14 and 17 inches, the IdeaPads are available in most common sizes. While digital nomads and other buyers who attach great importance to mobility tend to opt for the smaller models with compact dimensions, everyone else is better served with a large display and usually more power. The hardware is usually provided by Intel on the processor side, but there are also IdeaPad devices with AMD processors. These powerful computing units have an average of eight cores on IdeaPads. Occasionally, a dedicated graphics card from NVIDIA is also used here. The higher-end laptop models in the IdeaPad range are of interest to occasional gamers and multimedia fans. The budget entry-level models cut a particularly strong figure in the office and web usage.
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Lenovo Yoga
With the Yoga model series, Lenovo has established its own convertible brand, which regularly wins editorial awards from the major specialist sites. However, you can now also find convertibles in the other model series, where "Yoga" is included in the name. Although you will also find innovative detachables here, the focus of the Yoga series is more on high-quality, high-performance devices with a long battery life and low weight for travelling.
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Lenovo Legion
With the Lenovo Legion series, the manufacturer has established its own gaming brand. True to the company's motto, the choice is once again almost endless thanks to the many different configurations. The shortlist remains between 14.5 and 16 inches in terms of display size, with up to 64 GB of RAM. They also rely on dedicated graphics cards from NVIDIA from the modern RTX series. Depending on your requirements and budget, you can find the right device for between £1,500 and a good £5,500.
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The Hardware of Lenovo Laptops
Over the years, Intel has also established itself as the main supplier for processors at Lenovo, even though Lenovo also offers laptops with AMD processors to a greater extent than other manufacturers. The performance spectrum ranges from very slow but economical to powerful laptops that have no problems with resource-intensive tasks and are suitable for gaming or video editing, for example.
When it comes to graphics, the integrated processor graphics sometimes take over, but many Lenovo laptops use dedicated graphics cards from both AMD and NVIDIA in addition or instead. However, performance can vary greatly. While inexpensive dedicated graphics cards are particularly interesting for casual gamers, Netflix streamers and for working with rendering software, for example, more demanding games also require more powerful graphics hardware. You should therefore pay particular attention to the graphics solution before buying. Lenovo now also offers numerous laptops with a 4K display.
Lenovo also has numerous special laptops on offer that are designed to cover even more usage scenarios. Shockproof and waterproof devices should appeal to outdoor enthusiasts in particular, while 2-in-1 convertibles and fanless machines are particularly suitable for use in libraries. Lenovo always relies on Microsoft Windows as the software basis, although the operating system can be omitted on some models in favor of an even lower price.
The Story of Lenovo
With over 77,000 employees, Lenovo is one of the most important manufacturers in the PC, laptop and tablet market worldwide. Founded in 1984 by young scientists, Lenovo initially began selling computers from other brand manufacturers such as IBM and HP. Since the end of the 1980s, Lenovo has also been launching its own products on the market.
For a long time mainly limited to China, Lenovo only became known to a larger, Western audience when it acquired IBM's computer division in 2004. As a result, all ThinkPad laptops no longer bore the IBM logo, but the Lenovo logo. In spring 2011, Lenovo merged with NEC, but the new joint venture company is majority-owned by Lenovo, so that the NEC brand is hardly recognisable these days. In 2011, Lenovo also became the majority shareholder in the former German computer supplier Medion for around 629 million euros. This has hardly affected the popularity of the Medion brand; its products continue to sell very well in this country.
Lenovo is already the largest PC manufacturer in China. However, Lenovo has also recently been able to consolidate its leading position in PC sales worldwide (which already includes laptops) with a market share of around 25 per cent ahead of HP.
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