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Reddit mentions of Lenovo ThinkPad E560 20EV002JUS 15.6-Inch Full HD Notebook (Intel i7-6500U Processor, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, AMD Radeon R7 M370 2GB GPU, IPS, Windows 7 Pro) Black
Sentiment score: 6
Reddit mentions: 9
We found 9 Reddit mentions of Lenovo ThinkPad E560 20EV002JUS 15.6-Inch Full HD Notebook (Intel i7-6500U Processor, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, AMD Radeon R7 M370 2GB GPU, IPS, Windows 7 Pro) Black. Here are the top ones.
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- CPU: Intel i7-6500U (2C, 2.5 / 3.1GHz, 4MB, 1600MHz)
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 M370, 2GB memory
- Memory: 8GB X 1, Max support 16GB; Hard Drive: 500GB 7200 rpm and DVD RW
- Display: 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS
- Intel 8260 ac + Bluetooth ; Fingerprint Reader; 6-cell (48wh); Windows 10 Down Grade right to Windows 7 Pro 64
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 3.5 Inches |
| Length | 19.4 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 15-15.99 inches |
| Weight | 7.5 Pounds |
| Width | 13 Inches |
I would recommend this Lenovo ThinkPad E560 because ThinkPads are known for their great battery life, amazing build quality and very good keyboards and because it comes with Intel i7-6500U CPU which is more than enough for your usage, enough ram for smooth multi tasking (8GB), 500 GB HDD(I would change that with your SSD, but make sure it will fit, or buy a SSD and install it because it will give you faster booting and and overall performance, and it has 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS just like you wanted, and it is way under your budget.
What about this?
The TrackPoint is a Lenovo ThinkPad Thing. You could actually go in that direction if you wanted to. If you did that, you'd be pretty limited in terms of GPU's though.
Something like this Lenovo ThinkPad E560 would cover that, but it has a relatively weak GPU, and Fallout performance would surely suffer. It sounds like you have a real budget, so you have a lot more freedom to move around if the TrackPoint isn't a requirement.
As previously mentioned, this Dell XPS 15 9550 would do everything you're looking to do with style and ease. They even omit the 10-key, which gives you your "centered trackpad".
There are also refurb options that still keep a manufacturer warranty like this XPS 15 which can knock $500 off the price, allowing you to get the top of the line XPS 15, without the ~$2k price tag.
Lenovo makes good productivity-performance laptops with good portability, performance, and battery life. I think this would suit your needs.
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-E560-20EV002JUS-15-6-inch/dp/B0178JBPK4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_4&smid=A1U8F3PBP3EB0I
I was actually look at this one.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0178JBPK4/
A lenovo is definitely what you should get. they have one of the best business grade laptops on the market and the come with a great built as well as awesome specs.
this Lenovo ThinkPad E560 would be a great option for you. it has a nice Intel Core i7 cpu, 8gb ram, a decent AMD Radeon R7 M370 Graphics and a great battery life.
I am considering this Lenovo unit:
https://www.amazon.ca/Core-6500U-2-5-GHz-pre-installed/dp/B0178JBPK4/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481825577&sr=1-1
I'd go with:
Lenovo ThinkPad E560 20EV002JUS 15.6-Inch Full HD Notebook (Intel i7-6500U Processor, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, AMD Radeon R7 M370 2GB GPU, IPS, Windows 7 Pro) Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0178JBPK4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_KzwHzbR6KQWYF
Why?
-Good Build Quality
-Top notch CPU for your needs (i7-6500U)
-R7 M370 2GB GPU as a bonus. Should work well with engineering programs.
-IPS Screen
You should be looking in the direction of lenovo thinkpad laptops reason being they are light, has a good battery life nice keyboard display and good for college purposes such as Microsoft office, progamming and web designing. Here are my recommendations:Lenovo Thinkpad T540p and the Lenovo ThinkPad E560