I would like to get another notebook. Need a workhorse with battery life and have actually committed to Lenovo with its ThinkPad series. Application: Office, daily use for everything possible as well as regular photo editing with Photoshop / Photolab / Lightroom / DxO Optics and Co.
Currently I own an HP ProBook as well as a Lenovo Y50-70 (to be replaced) and a Lenovo YogaBook.
Conditions:
14 inch, 16GB RAM, matte display from FHD, min. 8-10h battery life.
Now I'm faced with the decision ThinkPad E or L? What exactly is the difference? I find no concrete points or comparisons.
In addition, the smaller E series offers Ryzen CPUs. How are they?
Example:
Lenovo ThinkPad L490
14 "FHD IPS
Intel i5-8265U
16GB RAM
512GB SSD
Windows 10 Pro
… Costs about 1000 euro
Lenovo ThinkPad E495
14 "Full HD IPS
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
16GB RAM
512GB SSD
Windows 10 Pro
… Costs around 800 euro
What is the reason for the price difference? The i5 loses in benchmarks against the Ryzen 7 Pro - even against the Ryzen 5 3500u, especially in multi-core applications. There's sometimes even the i7 wobble. Are there any reasons to resort to the L model?
L is like T only with cheaper materials. Was formerly the R-series.
E is the entry-level class. Even cheaper materials than the L-series and also has no docking port.
If you use the part only stationary enough the E. Will you rumgurken more with it, then take the L.
There's nothing to add!
So you spend 200 euro more for better materials and a docking port and end up with significantly less power?
According to multicore tests, the i5 8265U is already 25% behind the Ryzen 5 3500U, the difference to the Ryzen 7 3500U is probably even higher.
Do not understand the extreme price difference here. Or does the TDP with higher permissible load at AMD have a massive impact on the battery? I find nothing about it.
Nuja… The i5 already has more power than the R7. That's not how it is.
The docking port also costs money. Likewise the materials used.
To put it bluntly: What use is the higher performance if the device falls apart after two years? The two are designed for different usage scenarios. If you are clear about how you want to use the device, the decision should be easy.
A more stable design and higher-quality materials beat much more on the price than a better CPU. Probably one Lenovo will not cost 5 euro more than the other in shopping, maybe the Ryzen is even cheaper.
At the new Surface Laptop at least the Ryzen apparently sucks the battery a good deal faster than the Intel counterpart.
