Hi Jackie,
Yes true, PC Specialist prices are unbeatable! My two previous desktops
from them would have probably cost me an extra £300/£400 from anyone else.
One of the factors that the laptop I got is more expensive than the one
you have is the i7-8750H processor (I always go over the top with specs
when it comes to computers). I may try to configure a similar laptop to
mine on PC Specialist and see how much it would cost just for reference,
though I know from now that it would be noticeably cheaper.
Thanks, Jackie, and I am sure you will enjoy your new laptop from PC
Specialist; they do produce very good machines.
Best
Amro
On 14/02/2019 08:43 am, Jackie Brown wrote:
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configuration of my choice and no bloatware for £970. I was quoted a Lenovo
from a local company I generally deal with and it was going to be £500 more.
But very pleased you have what you want Amro, I'm chuffed with mine too. I
completely agree with you all on Dell though, I would never, ever, purchase one
of their machines again for love nor money!
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: FYI, ThinkPad X1 Extreme laptop review
Hi,
The ThinkPad X1 Extreme base configuration starts at around £1450.
However, in the X1 line there is the X1 Carbon too, and you have the ThinkPad
flagship laptops, the T series, which are just as good and for lower prices.
The X1 Extreme machine I got cost around £2000, but I upgraded few components
the processer (i7-8750H), RAM 16GB, 1TB storage, a better web camera (which in
reflection I could have done without) plus a couple of extras and some
additional warranty services.
If anyone decides to buy Lenovo, after they choose what they want, I would
strongly recommend that they give the Lenovo customer support team a call and
it is very likely they will get a discount on the online price. They shaved off
around £160 from the laptop’s online price. And when I phoned again to buy the
docking station I had in mind, I saved about £40.
One thing I would say though, the Lenovo website is a little awkward to
navigate even for a sighted person. So, if you have the chance, get sighted
help to make your life that little bit easier.
I would say whichever make you decide to go for, do not try your luck with
Dell. Based on my experience and others I heard from you are quite likely to
run into unsolvable problems with Jaws on their machines. And after I have had
my hands on both ThinkPad and Dell, I honestly do not see why anyone who has
the choice would go for a Dell, Jaws user or otherwise.
Lastly, I think I forgot to say in my review that the X1 Extreme is a 15.6-inch
screen laptop.
All the best
Amro
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Amro Bilal
Sent: 13 February 2019 20:30
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] FYI, ThinkPad X1 Extreme laptop review
Hello all,
Some people were interested to hear of my experience with the ThinkPad
X1 Extreme laptop which I bought recently so here are few words.
I will start with the audio, as some of you may remember that I had to return a
Dell XPS 15.6-inch XPS laptop I had bought because Jaws sounded distorted and
was very irresponsive on that machine.
On the ThinkPad Jaws sounds just fine with no issues. I noticed a couple of
times that the volume loudness has fluctuated ever slightly but this could be
my ears playing tricks on me. The built-in speakers are more than adequate but
they won’t beat your external desktop speakers obviously.
The machine is very responsive with Jaws and it behaves as you would expect it
to, so no issues there either.
The web camera is in the normal place near the top end of the screen, as
opposed to where Dell places it near the hinge, so whoever is video chatting to
you won’t be greeted with a vista of your inside nose! And ah, unlike Dell, it
supports Windows Hello so I have the option to use either face or fingerprint
to sign-in to my computer.
Now the keyboard. I have to say I am impressed! The keys are large, well-spaced
and very comfortable to type for a laptop of this size. The keys have a very
nice clicking feeling to them and the F keys are even clustered in fours just
like with desktop keyboards. Warranted, this laptop’s keyboard is not as comfy
as my £80 Cherry keyboard but, to my delight, it is a close match. That how
good it is.
This machine is classified as business laptop so it came with a clean
installation of Windows and no bloatware. It only has a couple of pre-installed
utilities one of which is Lenovo Vantage, a utility to update drivers and
software etc. I have used it, and with the help of the virtual cursor, it works
fine with Jaws.
I am mainly using this machine on AC power, but in the couple of times I used
it on battery I was pleasantly surprised in how long it lasted.
The machine is very light weight, in a small form and well-built as one would
expect from ThinkPad. It fits easily in my hand luggage for when travelling. I
have not compared it side by side with the Dell 15.6-inch XPS laptop, which
claims to be the world’s thinnest laptop, but from having it in my hands I
honestly cannot tell the difference. In any case, if it is a couple of
millimetres thicker or wider, who cares when you have a superior machine.
I am writing this quick review after my bad experience with the Dell 15.6-inch
XPS laptop so I cannot help but to compare the two, and I can say that the
ThinkPad X1 blow the Dell machine out of the water in all aspects.
I have used this laptop for only ten days so I hope my initial findings remain
as they are now, but from other people I know and their experience with Lenovo
ThinkPad laptops, they are not likely to change in regards to the quality of
this machine.
Hope this is of interest to some.
Amro
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