Lenovo 320-15 - 15.6" HD - AMD A12-9720P - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Gray

After the screen on my HP laptop died I bought the exact same laptop. I was that happy with it. After a few years that screen died and then the keyboard died. No more HP laptops for me. Would love to have a Thinkpad, but that's to much $$$ for the likes of me.This Lenovo Ideapad meets my needs perfectly. I'm use to Windows 7 so there's been a little bit of a learning curve when it comes to doing things and finding stuff, but that was to be expected. I'm not a gamer and I wouldn't recommend it for a high end MMORPG but obviously that's not what I bought it for. I browse, shop, email, occasionally stream a movie, create documents and spread sheets. I also run the PLEX media server on this guy and have no issues using the PLEX app on my Fire Stick TV to pull movies stored on my laptop to watch on my TV. More than enough machine for me.The only issue I've had is printing. Sometimes it's unable to send printouts to the printer. Everything is setup correctly and the printer receives tests fine, but out of the blue it suddenly can't print from anything. I can still send a printer test fine. Network is fine. Default printer has current drivers and is fine. Trouble shooter can find no issues. I fix the issue by shutting down, powering off and rebooting. I suspect this is a Windows 10 issue so I didn't remove a star. Never had the issue with Windows 7.I installed the free for everyone LibreOffice rather than trialing the expensive Microsoft Office. I've used it for years and it more than meets my needs. There's not much bloatware. Some low end games and Microsoft stuff - mail, messaging, maps and such - that I don't use and uninstalled. I've been a Firefox fan for years, but I'm trying to give Microsoft Edge a chance. Final decision here will probably be based on available add-ons.I notice a lot of reviews complaining about updates taking so long. Truthfully, mine didn't seem to take that long. Besides, how is that the laptops fault? Windows needs to be immediately updated for any PC you buy and then continue to get updates periodically after that. That first update is always a big one. I live out in a rural area and on a good day my network download speed is a whopping 6MB. That is not a typo. I have no problem getting updates done or streaming movies. That said, if I'm doing some kind of big download then other things I'm doing do tend to slow down, but remember - 6MB bandwidth plus three of us in my home are using the internet at the same time. I also make sure nothing updates automatically. That includes all applications and Windows 10. Nothing more irritating than trying to do something and then some automatic update starts in the background and slows everything down or even makes your laptop seem to lock up. I just manually check for and start updates when I find it convenient to do so. I can but don't schedule auto updates to happen in the wee hours. Neither do I allow anything to send usage statistics or any other information up to its creators. Waste of bandwidth and computer resources. Something else I've noticed. Don't think I'm crazy. I don't know what it's doing, but if I leave my browser open to Amazon then my laptop - any laptop I've had - seems to run slower over time. I tended to leave it for days on end until I figured out what was going on. I resolved this by just not leaving my browser open on Amazon or at all for that matter.Sometimes products have defects. It happens. When I bought my brand new Jeep ten years ago the electronic sway bar disconnects didn't work. How did I feel spending over thirty grand (all the bells and whistles) and it didn't work right? It took three frustrating trips to the dealer to get it fixed. On my third trip I made them replace the whole system. Fixed. I still drive that Jeep today. I like this laptop. It works great for me. I can easily recommend it for the casual user. I'll resolve that minor printing issue. Just know the specifications, know what you're buying here, know what you plan on using it for, have realistic expectations and you'll be happy.

I'd been looking for a half way decent laptop for under $500 that I could use in my hotel room while I travel for work. I ordered a Western Digital 512GB SSD from Newegg the same day I ordered this laptop and upgaded the main hard drive with this and did a clean install of Windows 10 then downloaded and installed the drivers for this unit from the Lenovo website. I'd read reviews mentioning the factory install of Windows wasn't the greatest and had issues so I chose to upgrade main drive and start fresh right off the bat. Since I had no need for an optical drive, I bought a hard drive caddy for the optical bay so the factory 1TB hard drive is now a storage drive. My next upgrade will be to add more RAM but as it is now this is a great laptop so far.After traveling with this laptop for a little over a month it has been a great machine. It's not very heavy and it doesn't take up too much space in my backpack. The build quality seems pretty good and the keyboard is decent. I use it for web browsing, listening to music, and the occasional gaming. So far it runs SWTOR on medium-high. the Bioshock series on high, and Left4Dead2 on high without an issue. I haven't had the chance to try much past that but for what I do play it works perfect, especially when combined with a Logitech M510 wireless mouse.Pros:Good performance, especially after SSD upgradeEasy to upgrade - the bottom of the laptop is a single piece so once that's off everything is accessibleLightweight for its size - It's no Macbook Air but compared to my old Asus UL50 this thing is much lighter and makes it great for travelSpeakers - They won't blow you away but I've heard worseTouchpad - Responsive and solid. The single piece design that manufacturers are going to is hit and miss. Some are terrible, others are great. This one seems to be pretty good so far. It's not so sensitive that the cursor jumps while typing too which is great.Bluetooth - I use my Bluetooth headphones or speaker in my hotel room so the fewer cords on the desk the betterCons:Screen - My biggest gripe is the screen and its limited viewing angle but that seems to be the norm with these units.Internal battery - Not a deal breaker for me but as the unit ages and the battery starts to go, it is built-in so the laptop would have to be disassembled to replace it.Speaker location - I've got mixed feelings about this. They're on the bottom-front of the laptop which keeps the clutter down on the palmrest area, but if the unit is used on the users lap they become muffled. They sound better when the laptop is on a hard surface such as a table or desk which is nice when I'm not using my Bluetooth headphones or speaker on it.