HP ProBook vs Lenovo Edge or L series?

[Renenet]

Hi,

So here I am, at 4 am, trying to pick a laptop computer. It's been a long time since I've done this and I'm completely out of the loop on the latest gadgetry, so I'm hoping for a little help from the tech savvy among you. Basically it needs to be/have:

• Under $1000
• Sturdy and likely to last a long time
• Able to cope with FNQ's high humidity
• At least an i5 processor
• At least 4GB RAM
• 64-bit Windows
• Good battery life

I intend to use it as an everyday computer as well as for uni.

Because the build quality is important to me, I have narrowed it down to these offerings from HP and Lenovo:

HP models:
ProBook 4330s
ProBook 4530s

Lenovo:
ThinkPad Edge E420
Edge E520
ThinkPad L420 or L520

So, in your opinion: Which brand is better? Which model? If you've needed assistance, what's been your experience with customer service? Any other comments? Your feedback would be most welcome.

Thanks,
Renenet

 

[Kurto]

• Under $1000
• Sturdy and likely to last a long time
• Able to cope with FNQ's high humidity

Good luck with trying to get a laptop under $1000 that will do the above!


HP isn't bad, but take the IBM (lenovo) for longevity. It will hold it's value better too.

 

[KaotikJezta]

If you don't want it to crash in the heat I would be getting an AMD not an Intel. In my experience Intel does not handle heat well and you will get a much better laptop at a cheaper price with AMD.

 

[Khagan]

If you don't want it to crash in the heat I would be getting an AMD not an Intel. In my experience Intel does not handle heat well and you will get a much better laptop at a cheaper price with AMD.

Intel > AMD. Seriously.

 

[Renenet]

Thanks for the responses.

Good luck with trying to get a laptop under $1000 that will do the above!

If only I had a few more dollars... alas, I'm very shortly going to be an unemployed part-time student.

HP isn't bad, but take the IBM (lenovo) for longevity. It will hold it's value better too.

Everything seems to be pointing towards Lenovo. This is a little bit scary for me because I had a really bad experience with a ThinkPad some 10 years ago, back when they were IBM.

I don't know much about AMD. I seem to remember that Intel had heat problems many years ago, but is that really still the case?