My issues with this Lenovo flex14 core i5 has been:
Some keys stick, that's not a good sign one day out of the box drives me mad
The rest has been software: it disabled the finger print no reason I could see and I was almost perminatly locked out since the outlook account password I wrote down luckily and found it but had no plans to use it ever again thought it was just part of them trying to get you to switch.
Has mcAfee and other bloatware I'm going to have to remove. I used only windows defender for the last two years along with being mindful on my internet habits and had no problems. Hopefully someone will tell me if this is acceptable or if I was just an extreamly luckly idiot.
This computer is OK but I want a lap top that I really like since I literally use it 10 hours a day.
YouTube videos now come up in 4k(2046?) resolution, does this mean this screen is 4k? I looked at the settings but couldn't find anything that said 4k. 4k is something I definitely want to have as clearer/higher resolution screens greatly help with my eye sight. I used a cheap dell the otherday and the resolution was so low I got a head ache after 10 mintues.
One thing I'm a total sucker for buying is things that are thin. I love my iPhone 6 because its so thin. If I had a lap top where each half was just a little thinker that would be ideal. I also hate wasted bezel space around the screen. This one has about 3/8th which is good.
The other thing is I like white computers or real aluminum cases like the iphone6.
Battery life isn't a huge issue as I usually plug it in or I am around an out let.
. I also didn't realize how much faster the i5 was over my last core i3. I don't do games but the SDR uses a lot processor when you turn the bandwidth up. Well I do have Kerbal on my last machine but the text is impossible to read and there is no way to make it or the screen bigger. Haven't tried the SDR on this one yet as I know setting up the com ports is difficult(for me).
This computer was bought because I needed a computer that afternoon, there was an ACER for the same price but 150$ off with the same specs that I saw but not in stock. ACER is still a crap brand correct? I used to always buy ASUS but 3 years ago the one in my price range was shit for some reason or had this awful gold mesh on it. I think I will go to best buy next as staples doesn't have much in stock anyways but was on the way home that day.
Do the battery meters lie on purpose or have to learn your habits? This one said 7 hours so I ran one youtube tab and tested it on performance mode. It was more like 3 hours with it dropping over an hour every 30 minutes. The fan came on only once so this was really a light load with one program running.
In summery:
Has to be:
PC
Thin (white or aluminum case preferred)
Lit keyboard
Touch screen
4k/high resolution (Or what ever spec this one is still trying to figure out if this is 4k)
SSD because for this price range why would I want a HDD that uses more battery or breaks if I drop it which will happen at least once every 10 months.
I HAVE TO TOUCH IT/ TRY IT BEFORE I BUY IT. I have seen some online that I liked, got to the store and found that I just didn't like/hated the keys or the size or other things, so I will buy at a store and keep or return an order online.
Prefer:
-i5 since it seems to make a big difference I didn't realize I was missing out on
-Longer battery life but will make a sacrifice for it being thin since it literally sit on my lap all day
-Less bloatware but I can take the stuff off if I have to. I never buy software at the store or package deals as I just run older copies of software
I appreciate all the suggestions this has given me a really good starting off point!!!!