Lenovo Notebooks

LaTech · Posted: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:41:56 Post Subject: Lenovo Notebooks

It looks like IBM is outsourcing their laptop production to Lenovo. Does anyone have any experience with any Lenovo product? Read any reviews?

I ask because I'm supposed to send out bids soon to purchase 30 new laptops and I need to know if it's worth my time sending a bid request to them as well.

Thanks!

LaTech

**Modulok** · Posted: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:03:29 Post Subject:

I was looking into IBM/Lenovo Laptops a few months back. From what I understand IBM Thinkpad was changed/bought by Lenovo. I think the Thinkpads are still like they were with IBM and the laptops that say Lenovo are modeled toward the home users.

If I had my say over laptops for businesses I would choose IBM Thinkpads over Dell anyday. Consumer Reports them one of the top three overall. IBM, Sony, Toshiba had the best hardware/customer support/etc. Dell had horrible customer support as you would expect if you ever had the privledge of calling them.

Must post some pictures and let us know how Thinkpads are if you decide to get them! Grin

BeerCheeze · Posted: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:37:16 Post Subject:

IBM Sold their notebook/PC business to Lenovo. A Chineese company. Just like they sold their HDD busienss to Hatachi.

I belive IBM is still helping in the engineering, or doing it all. Don't know the full details of that.

Honestly... I'd go Dell (and I don't like Dell) over Lenovo. I'd even go HP over Lenovo (and I don't like them either... Used to like Compaq, and HP... but not the new HP Super Borg).

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

We had IBM/Lenovo in the past, and I love them, never had issues with them (even had some where the @)#*$&@ user dropped them and cracked the shell). Continue to work just fine.

Now we've switched to Dells, and have all kinds of issues with them. Sometimes they just don't boot up, have to pull battery out to reset it, and many keyboards ahve gone bad.

Don't even get me started on the Dell desktops we WERE using in the last round of hardware replacements.

Needless to say, we've gone from IBM to Dell. Now I heard we've switched to HP laptops (due to start rolling those out this month).

BTW, We have probably 10-15K laptop users in the company.

**Modulok** · Posted: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:00:58 Post Subject:

renovation · Posted: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:04:32 Post Subject:

i never buy a new hp laptop in life again there crap !
old IBM were great . dont know about the new ones do .

own Gateway laptop and love it .

BeerCheeze · Posted: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:59:56 Post Subject:

knight0334 · Posted: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:09:29 Post Subject:

Cheezy, has anyone ever told you that you remind them of Dale off of "King of the Hill" -FOX?

mrweasel · Posted: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:27:43 Post Subject:

BeerCheeze · Posted: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:07:43 Post Subject: