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Add 4.9/5 star reviews and this might be exactly what you are looking for.
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I should of mentioned she has an external monitor she uses almost all the time, or could use. she also had a Logitech web cam so I'm not to worried about the laptop camera...
even though she is using it all day for work, she really is the definition of light computer user, nothing overly crazy, not running 100 programs at once, etc. so it sounds like it might work for her needs. I mostly wanted to make sure it wasn't a total piece of junk.
thanks again for all the replies and I would love any more thoughts. if I'm wash going for a really great gaming laptop etc that might almost be easier, it's when I'm trying to stay in a bargain zone and get something good without either paying to much for specs she doesn't need, or to little and getting something that's terrible.
I should of mentioned she has an external monitor she uses almost all the time, or could use. she also had a Logitech web cam so I'm not to worried about the laptop camera...
even though she is using it all day for work, she really is the definition of light computer user, nothing overly crazy, not running 100 programs at once, etc. so it sounds like it might work for her needs. I mostly wanted to make sure it wasn't a total piece of junk.
thanks again for all the replies and I would love any more thoughts. if I'm wash going for a really great gaming laptop etc that might almost be easier, it's when I'm trying to stay in a bargain zone and get something good without either paying to much for specs she doesn't need, or to little and getting something that's terrible.
Keep looking.
I wouldn't settle for these specs, but I'm not the target market for this laptop (I have a dozen ThinkPads here at my house, including some with "crummy" TN panels). I will not disclose my job (posting on my behalf, not my company's) but if you knew, you'd understand.
Heck, this is almost worth it for 16GB of DDR4 memory :-D One thing to note is that with a 15.6" screen, there is a keypad, so typing on it will move the touchpad to the left. I'm not a fan of that on my workstation ThinkPads - so just a heads up that it will take getting used to.
For the record, Twisted Nematic, or In Plane Switching.
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I wouldn't settle for these specs, but I'm not the target market for this laptop (I have a dozen ThinkPads here at my house, including some with "crummy" TN panels). I will not disclose my job (posting on my behalf, not my company's) but if you knew, you'd understand.
Heck, this is almost worth it for 16GB of DDR4 memory :-D One thing to note is that with a 15.6" screen, there is a keypad, so typing on it will move the touchpad to the left. I'm not a fan of that on my workstation ThinkPads - so just a heads up that it will take getting used to.
For the record, Twisted Nematic, or In Plane Switching.
I wouldn't settle for these specs, but I'm not the target market for this laptop (I have a dozen ThinkPads here at my house, including some with "crummy" TN panels). I will not disclose my job (posting on my behalf, not my company's) but if you knew, you'd understand.
Heck, this is almost worth it for 16GB of DDR4 memory :-D One thing to note is that with a 15.6" screen, there is a keypad, so typing on it will move the touchpad to the left. I'm not a fan of that on my workstation ThinkPads - so just a heads up that it will take getting used to.
For the record, Twisted Nematic, or In Plane Switching.
So yes, they exist.
And before you start with the predictable "but the CPU" or "but 8GB vs 16GB" deflection – none of that changes the fact that TN is a dealbreaker in 2025. A laptop rocking a TN panel has no business being pushed as a "front page deal" unless it's bargain-bin pricing, like $100.
Why defend this junk? I know why I'm calling it out – public service. I don't want people wasting money because they got duped into thinking "TN is fine." But some folks here act like it's a religion to defend garbage specs, and looking at the upvotes makes me wonder – is this actual support, or just bots boosting a bad "deal" so SD can cash in?
Whichever laptop she gets will be hooked up to a 27" monitor 95% of the time - if that is the case doesn't (at least in her case) the TN vs IPS screen not matter? at least as much.
So yes, they exist.
And before you start with the predictable "but the CPU" or "but 8GB vs 16GB" deflection – none of that changes the fact that TN is a dealbreaker in 2025. A laptop rocking a TN panel has no business being pushed as a "front page deal" unless it's bargain-bin pricing, like $100.
Why defend this junk? I know why I'm calling it out – public service. I don't want people wasting money because they got duped into thinking "TN is fine." But some folks here act like it's a religion to defend garbage specs, and looking at the upvotes makes me wonder – is this actual support, or just bots boosting a bad "deal" so SD can cash in?
Stuck at 8GB of ram is a deal breaker and will substantially impact performance and cause frustration. TN screen might bug some might not bug others, not a deal breaker for some.
It's not your money, it's not your laptop and it's not your use case. It is great to let people know an IPS panel is better than a TN panel but leave it at that. For $300 this will be fine for a lot of people, and they will have some room for future expansion unlike what you recomended.
Whichever laptop she gets will be hooked up to a 27" monitor 95% of the time - if that is the case doesn't (at least in her case) the TN vs IPS screen not matter? at least as much.
Best Advice:
-Set your budget - expectations for a $300 computer will be a lot different than a $600 computer.
-Is budget the most important thing or performance and future proofing?
-Set your priorities based on use. Photo editing will need a big hard drive, office files and zoom meetings will need a small hard drive. Multiple windowns open and Zoom meetings will need more RAM (16GB or more).
-Do you need a small portable 13"-14" laptop or will a 17" laptop be better as it will sit on a desk all the time?
Answer some of these questions and it will help you pick.
As far as what you have said I do think this will work for your wife. It has 16GB of RAM to run a lot of office programs and google tabs. The TN screen does not matter as she will use an external monitor. The smaller 256GB hard drive does not matter as she is using it for meetings and some office files. If budget is the most important this will be a good buy. If you can spend $500-$600 on a laptop I would get a modern Razeen 5 or Intel i5 processor and a 512GB hard drive. Will she notice the difference, probably not but in a few years, it will make a difference as programs get more demanding.
This is a good example of a good upgrade but twice the price.
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/l...JJGSHC5C4F
I would not spend any more than $500-$650 for her use case unless she would use the screen more or needs something ultra-portable.
Good luck.
Stuck at 8GB of ram is a deal breaker and will substantially impact performance and cause frustration. TN screen might bug some might not bug others, not a deal breaker for some.
It's not your money, it's not your laptop and it's not your use case. It is great to let people know an IPS panel is better than a TN panel but leave it at that. For $300 this will be fine for a lot of people, and they will have some room for future expansion unlike what you recomended.
"i7 or i5" - which i7? there are i3 that are better than some i7, it's just marketing, each CPU needs to be compared online. And so on, very little knowledge in the area, and you're talking to someone who made career working as enterprise architect in managing Windows devices for big corporation.
"i7 or i5" - which i7? there are i3 that are better than some i7, it's just marketing, each CPU needs to be compared online. And so on, very little knowledge in the area, and you're talking to someone who made career working as enterprise architect in managing Windows devices for big corporation.
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And if you're only ever going to use an external monitor, then why even buy a laptop in the first place? At that point a desktop or mini PC makes way more sense. Just don't fool yourself with those random no-name mini PCs on Amazon – unless you're comfortable wiping and reinstalling the OS
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