Please share your suggestions for buying a new 2 in 1 laptop
Jul 30, 2016, 8:56 pm
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The Thinkpad lines (T, X, P) they bought from IBM remains consistently among the best built and most durable machines you can buy.
The cheaper lines of Thinkpad (E/Edge, L) are generally pretty good, but definitely cost-reduced relative to the main Thinkpad lines.
Their own-branded (e.g. Ideapad, and Yoga) are really mixed; it ranges from very, very good to quite cheaply built. Really depends on the model, and just like any other make you need to do your research.
Jul 31, 2016, 7:26 am
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-y...&skuId=5206600
Aug 2, 2016, 10:29 pm
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Had a surface for 1 trip and returned it. The kickstand is great if you have a hard surface deep enough for it, but when trying to use keyboard with it on your lap its a total failure. I went with an HP Spectre X360 a long while back and am still loving it.
Aug 3, 2016, 10:49 pm
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While not relevant to the OP, if anyone else if looking for a 2-in-1, there are some extremely good deals on refurbs on the Dell outlet on 13" all-in-ones with a 35% coupon on both home and small business laptops.
The Inspiron 7368 and the Latitude 7350 are both under $500 after coupon; although both are a bit heavy, they're worth considering the former is a decent consumer 2-in-1 with a Yoga-style (360-degree flip) screen and the newer ultrabook processors, the latter is a dockable-style one with a real keyboard (like the Lenovo Helix) with a 2nd battery and a bunch of the ports in the keyboard. It's got a broadwell m5 CPU, not at all fast, but very good battery life when used in laptop mode.
Coupons are good through tomorrow evening central time.
Oops, misread: coupons good through morning tomorrow EST, although at least on the business side there is another round of 30% off replacing the 35%.
http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/28/c...51&lid=5763415
http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/22/c...03224100086690
The Inspiron 7368 and the Latitude 7350 are both under $500 after coupon; although both are a bit heavy, they're worth considering the former is a decent consumer 2-in-1 with a Yoga-style (360-degree flip) screen and the newer ultrabook processors, the latter is a dockable-style one with a real keyboard (like the Lenovo Helix) with a 2nd battery and a bunch of the ports in the keyboard. It's got a broadwell m5 CPU, not at all fast, but very good battery life when used in laptop mode.
Oops, misread: coupons good through morning tomorrow EST, although at least on the business side there is another round of 30% off replacing the 35%.
http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/28/c...51&lid=5763415
http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/22/c...03224100086690
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Sep 26, 2017, 2:11 pm
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Acer has a new model called the Switch Alpha 12. 12" Screen with a detachable keyboard. I've read the reviews and it's highly rated. You can get it with up to an i7 processor and 256GB SSD and it weighs just over 2 Lbs. It''s about half the cost of the Surface Pro.