So for about the same budget ($800+), would you take a new ideapad or a refurb/used thinkpad P series?
For office work, standard office apps.
ideapad with 8gb ram, 256ssd, 1yr warranty
thinkpad with 16gb ram, 500 HDD (will upgrade to ssd), discrete graphics
how do the CPUs stand? geekbench says i3 11gen stronger, but other websites say otherwise.
Slightly inclined towards refurb thinkpad if quality can outlast new ideapad.
For office work, standard office apps.
ideapad with 8gb ram, 256ssd, 1yr warranty
thinkpad with 16gb ram, 500 HDD (will upgrade to ssd), discrete graphics
how do the CPUs stand? geekbench says i3 11gen stronger, but other websites say otherwise.
Slightly inclined towards refurb thinkpad if quality can outlast new ideapad.