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JonathanHu

[EU] Dell inspiron 15 7000 gaming vs Lenovo legion Y520

I really like the specs on the €1039 version of the Dell with 16 gb of DDR4 and a 1TB hdd + 256 GB ssd combo. However, I really don't like the TN panel it has with horrible viewing angles and collor accuracy. This is aparently solved in the IPS 4k version of €1269 with a 500 gig ssd.

An alternative to that would then be the €1199 Lenovo Legion Y520 with similar specs, but with a sufficient 1080p IPS and a 1TB hdd + 128ssd combo. So it'd be cheaper then the dell and as a bonus it would have a thinner chasis and a bigger port selection.

Also of mention is that both laptops run an i7 7700HQ and a 4GB gtx 1050ti. This with the 16 gigs of ram is generally what I'm looking for, should somebody want to propose a different suggestion. It'd be nice to keep it under €1200 though.

Posted Mar 3, 2017, 7:13 PM UTC

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Galmsortie17Moderator•

This one comes down to mostly preference. The Y520 is unreviewed, so is definitely more of an initial risk, but you solve the display issue with the 4K Dell so it's really mostly preference.

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MeakerSESager Representative | [email protected]•

Your local equivalent of this:

http://www.sagernotebook.com/Notebook-NP6852.html

Would be worth a look.

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Nexus9k1•

With Lenovo being headquartered in China and their history of preinstalling malware on their products, I personally wouldn't touch their products with a ten-foot pole.

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JonathanHuOP•

I do clean installs of my systems to get rid of any kind of bloatware. Haven't had any problems with lenovo in the past. My current dell laptop has been serving me for a good 5 years now, but I wouldn't mind swapping over to Lenovo.

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Nexus9k1•

If it doesn't bother you, then I suppose it's a decent laptop otherwise. Maybe read some reviews to find out the pros and cons of both laptops before choosing.

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JonathanHuOP•

I'm not too keen on the 4k panel as I assume it'll drastically decrease battery life. The lenovo has only been out for a week here and there are barely any reviews sadly. I really like the price/performance from the €1049 dell, but according to reviewers the screen is really bad.

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ClownsAreATen•

Thing is, last time they got caught with spyware on their systems, it was in the BIOS, so just wiping the HDD didn't work.

Just something to keep in mind.

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Ann1311•

The Alienware 13r is way more better in terms of both screen & graphics, it comes with a VR ready GTX 1060 & no one would refuse an OLED display, you get a thunderbolt 3 port & the most interesting thing is you get all this under 1200 USD ! Only con is that it's a 13 inch rig, but I'd personally neglect it for its awesome OLED display. The y520 ain't a bad option if you are looking for med-high 1080p gaming. Good luck.

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JonathanHuOP•

Problem is that they ask €2100 for those here in europe. And if I get one with a 1050ti its still over €1700 which is way above my budget. I also plan on using the laptop for some light CAD application, and then a 13 inch gets really annoying. At home I connect to a larger 24ich screen, but that's not always the case...

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