I absolutely love Lenovo's line of Thinkpads, the appearance and sleek ruggedness caught my eye.
I'm deciding between two models both are Lenovo E450's 14'
8GB RAM / 500 GB HDD
This option I like because of the price, and all it offers. The two cons to me are the screen resolution and the processor. But perhaps on a 14' 1366x768 is just fine. Also, how well does an i5-5200 hold up?:
http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V57VRX6/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2TC87EJKQMY9O
4GB RAM / 500 GB HDD
This option offers a 1080p display and an i7. But it's also considerably more, and it includes a graphics card, which is nice, but I think battery life is a little more important to me:
http/www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-14-inch-i7-5500U-Business-Computer/dp/B00SCLU09A/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1A0P04T90SETAQNZR2WG&dpSrc=sims&dpST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_
For the laptop that I end up getting, I plan on doing mostly school work, lots of multi tab internet browsing, light gaming (CS:GO, Dota 2), Photoshop. I really want it to be speedy. I know down the line, perhaps in a couple of months, I'll be upgrading to a SSD, so right now, HD size doesn't really matter.
I'm deciding between two models both are Lenovo E450's 14'
8GB RAM / 500 GB HDD
This option I like because of the price, and all it offers. The two cons to me are the screen resolution and the processor. But perhaps on a 14' 1366x768 is just fine. Also, how well does an i5-5200 hold up?:
http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V57VRX6/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2TC87EJKQMY9O
4GB RAM / 500 GB HDD
This option offers a 1080p display and an i7. But it's also considerably more, and it includes a graphics card, which is nice, but I think battery life is a little more important to me:
http/www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-14-inch-i7-5500U-Business-Computer/dp/B00SCLU09A/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1A0P04T90SETAQNZR2WG&dpSrc=sims&dpST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_
For the laptop that I end up getting, I plan on doing mostly school work, lots of multi tab internet browsing, light gaming (CS:GO, Dota 2), Photoshop. I really want it to be speedy. I know down the line, perhaps in a couple of months, I'll be upgrading to a SSD, so right now, HD size doesn't really matter.