I recently got a Dell XPS13 from work which is often cited as the best laptop out there (it is nice) but I still prefer my Lenova X series lappy
keyboard and trackpad were better (for me) being the main reason
the lenova was 2 years old when I got it, I had it for 3 faultless years and was still very happy to keep it when I was forced to upgrade
agree 100% on the SSD - daft not to get a 256 one thee days
Re: 256gb ssds, are there any makes that are better than others?
Nope. There are only 3 basic manufacturers and all you get is variation on a theme. the important part is the connection type and the chip speed. At the prices you are looking at no difference. There is a difference if you plan on spending 10 times as much.
Donāt believe the twats on other sites who claim that different SSDās sound different.
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Another shout for a refurbed Lenovo - got a high spec Thinkpad W540 about a month ago - Ā£2500ās worth for Ā£700 - by a large margin the best PC of any kind Iāve had my paws on.
Agree with Rick about the annoying buttoneless trackpad though.
Some important lessons to be learned from this thread.
Probably.
Predictably, the thing I was going to buy has become a thing I am not going to buy.
I will buy a different, though remarkably similar thing instead.
Or a new coffee machine.
Edit: Unless I manage to find a laptop with nipples and/or a clitoris.
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See, as usual, itās all good 
Hang on, havenāt we all been consistent in saying that you should buy a Lenovo refurb? Not one of us has suggested a coffee machine. I think this thread has been remarkably on topic and useful. We should link to it in the forum ethos.
will that run Win10 and allow you to surf?
Donāt buy a coffee machine. Get a sub. to some decent beans each week and use a hand held drip or cafetiĆØre!
Useless if you want espresso.
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Whatās that got to do with laptops?
Haha, cheeky kunt.
Jesus, itās so hard to be facetious here - like pissing into an ocean of piss.
And yes, I dare say Iāll buy a Lenovo (with a nipple).
PS - what is this forum ethos of which you speak? Is it in the same place as the mystical book of forum rules?
The forum rules are, wait for it, āthere are no rules !ā.
That is rule 4
Unlikely, I bet you end up with a desktop and a rash.
Theyāll go out of fashion then and everyone will tell you what a terrible idea it was.
Iām already starting to hate mine.
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Lenovo are shit.
Thereās a guy on Etsy who knits laptops from hemp and alpaca. Heās like totally the future of computing.
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When it comes to nipples ānā clitoris you canāt beat the older models. They really respond well to your finger action.