ThinkPad E580 15.6" FHD, i7-8550U, 8GB/256GB, RX550 $1095 Delivered from Lenovo

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This deal is back again $4 bucks less! I recycled the title & details from before (thanks Scotty).

• Intel Core i7-8550U
• Windows 10 Home
• 15.6" FHD IPS
• 8GB DDR4 RAM
• 256GB SSD
• AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB
• 2.1kg

Review:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-E580-i7-8550U-…

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  inexpensive tastes on 11/04/2018 - 11:56

  Edited to removed extended warranty. Seems like it costs more this time around, $356 compared to $170 previously.

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  scotty on 11/04/2018 - 11:59

  +4

  I was about to post this one and saw it's already posted. Comparing to my previous deal:

  + $4 cheaper!
  + Customisable! You can add that backlit keyboard for $50 extra, or change other configurations.
  - But it's no longer "ready to ship". It's now "Ships within 2-3 weeks".
  - Extended warranty is more expensive

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    sky blu on 11/04/2018 - 12:34

    What's your take on the below comment re "notebookcheck review they recommend the i5 because the i7 throttles so much and ends up same or slower"?

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      [Deactivated] on 11/04/2018 - 14:01

      +4

      When I looked into i5 vs i7 debate years ago, the performance difference was 6% and the cost difference was 30%. Only get it if you have money to burn otherwise get better warranty or screen or build quality, etc.

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        sky blu on 11/04/2018 - 14:13

        Damn. I paid like $110 extra for the i7 for my T580 ordered just a week ago.

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      xrailgun on 11/04/2018 - 14:15

      +2

      That's pretty much been the status quo for the last decade, but most consumers still think i7s are a huge step up from i5s, and are willing to pay for the "bragging rights", so manufacturers catered to them and now i5s are a relatively rare sight in laptops. Also often upgrading the screen forces you to "upgrade" the cpu to i7

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        sky blu on 11/04/2018 - 14:19

        8th gen i5 has 6MB cache, where as i7 has 8MB - is the difference significant to the real-world performance?

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        xrailgun on 11/04/2018 - 14:21

        +1

        @sky blu: Only in very specific CPU-intensive tasks. (not games)

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        sky blu on 11/04/2018 - 14:34

        @xrailgun: Thanks. As said above I've already ordered the i7 for ~$110 more, can't go back now :)

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  inexpensive tastes on 11/04/2018 - 12:19

  +1

  Looking at the notebookcheck review they recommend the i5 because the i7 throttles so much and ends up same or slower anyway. Worth considering to save another $55.

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    Make it so on 11/04/2018 - 12:37

    +1

    Not surprising - the difference in performance between i5 and i7 is really small compared to previous generations. I got an 8th gen i5 in my laptop, and it's great. I would never have considered an i5 for a previous generation.

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  lostn on 11/04/2018 - 16:46

  How good is RX550 compared to 1050Ti or 1060?

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    sky blu on 11/04/2018 - 17:16

    1060
    1050Ti
    …..
    ….
    …
    ..
    RX550
    .

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      lostn on 11/04/2018 - 20:50

      -1

      So in other words, trash tier, or equivalent to HD620?

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        sky blu on 11/04/2018 - 23:43

        It's a discrete graphics card, so it does offer some more graphics processing power than an integrated one.

        I'm no expert, but I'd say the RX550's performance can be closely compared to a GTX 1030.

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        lostn on 12/04/2018 - 13:45

        +1

        @sky blu: That counts as trash tier.