Lenovo 15.6" ThinkPad E550 Series Notebook

For their top-of-the-line model in the E550-series, Lenovo not only integrated a speedy Core i7 CPU, but also a dedicated Radeon GPU. The resulting notebook costs almost 1000 Euro (~$1100). Is that too much money for an entry-level ThinkPad?

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  solid chassis, docking station connector, fast WLAN, responsive keyboard, good performance, low temperature and noise

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  dark display with low viewing angle stability, slow hard drive, comperatively high price, 12-month warranty

Great CPU and graphics performance for the money, an adequate display and solid build quality make the E550 surprisingly impressive.

Lenovo replaces a standard CPU with a ULV processor in yet another ThinkPad. Thus, the Edge E550 sacrifices some performance in favor of power consumption and emissions. The inexpensive office laptop nevertheless makes an overall solid impression.

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  Stiff casing build, Docking station port, Fast Wi-Fi, Crisp keyboard, Very low temperature and noise development, Barely another office laptop from the 500-Euro (~$530) range can offer a comparably high-quality keyboard.

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  Minor flaws in build, Dark, viewing angle dependent screen, Slower than the precursor, 12-month warranty only, The performance of the Core i3-5005U might be enough for routine office and multimedia applications, but the chip soon finds its limits in more demanding software.

sounds like this laptop would fulfill 95% of average users needs who aren't gaming or whatever. Definitely upgrade to an SSD, the 350gb samsung evo is a steal and screaming fast.

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  I wonder if you can do a fresh install of windows 7 pro buy reusing the key labeled on the bottom. upgrade to 16GB of ram and this is one fine computer

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  windows 7 pro clean, without having to agree with win 8 EULA rights is a maker or a deal breaker

Can I buy this from chile

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  Price

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