Recent content by CaptainCuddles

Back to report on this laptop. First, the ordering process: The ordering process was grueling. Lenovo has some serious work to do to get with the times for ordering. Despite their website allowing me to purchase the laptop, and, giving me an estimate of 5-7 business days, the first order...

I snagged a Lenovo Z510. I feel like we got a decent deal. I'll letcha know how it goes if interested. She really didn't like the aesthetics of the Thinkpad line. Thanks for the suggestions. :)

The G510 comes in a variant with an i5 4200M and 6GB of RAM. That has my interest right now. :)

Thanks for the info so far guys! I found the "notes" I took while we were out today. While I take a closer look at your suggestions, I thought I'd post these to see if anyone had any thoughts: 1) Costco has an HP 15-N293CL on sale right now for $650. Touchscreen, i5 4200U, 12GB RAM (wow)...

She was with me all day. She is lost. She did, however, point out a few things that helped. 1) As mentioned, she said she must have a NUMPAD. 2) She said no to Macs. Wouldn't even go in the Apple store. 3) She doesn't want a "funky color" 4) And she didn't like the weird texturized finish on...

Greetings folks! I'd like to get a new laptop for my wife, but I am not really up-to-speed on the current offerings, brands, reliability, and so forth. I've always done desktop builds for myself, usually toward the higher-end. But the pre-built laptop world is a whole different ballgame! I...