If you have an edu email you can obtain a competitive price on the Lenovo IdeaPad range. Compared to some recently posted deals, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700u processors are a lot faster in multi-threaded workloads vs competing products. This deal also has 12GB RAM vs 8GB RAM of other deals posted recently. The screen is also brighter at 300 nits vs 220 nits of other deals.
Specifications:
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700U (8C / 16T, 1.8 / 4.3GHz, 4MB L2 / 8MB L3)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64
Display Type
14.0" FHD (1920x1080) WVA 300nits Anti-glare, 45% NTSC
Memory
4GB Soldered DDR4-3200 + 8GB SO-DIMM DDR4-3200
Hard Drive
512GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe NVMe
Warranty
1 Year Depot
AC Adapter
65W Round Tip Wall-mount
Graphics
Integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Second Hard Drive
N/A
Battery
Integrated 38Wh
Camera
720p with Privacy Shutter
Fingerprint Reader
Touch Style
Keyboard
Backlit, English
Wireless
11ac, 2x2
Integrated Mobile Broadband
No Wireless WAN
Note:
15" version is $823.65
https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/education/laptops/ideapad/ideap…
17" version is $849 and has better screen (1080p 300nits 72% NTSC/ 99% sRGB) and AX Wifi
but lacking backlit keyboard and fingerprint reader
https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/education/laptops/ideapad/ideap…
Shipping time for the 14" and 15" is 2 business days
Contact sales to determine the shipping time for the 17"
Please refer to Passmark for a performance comparison of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+7+5700U&i…
