Originally Posted by
Mary2e
I looked at costco for a thinkpad and they have an idea pad for $899 that looks more than powerful enough for me
What is the difference? I never heard of an ideapad.
Thinkpad is Lenovo's line of business laptops. Ideapads are their line of consumer laptops. Thinkpads are probably a little better made/can stand up to being dropped more, and are more expensive. For home use I wouldn't worry about it.