Newegg - BuyRefurbishedStore - *refurb* laptop, Ryzen 7320U, 8GB, 256GB $219

[VirtualLarry]

https://www.newegg.com/lenovo-ideapad-1-15amn7-everyday-value/p/1TS-000E-18Z82?Item=9SIAKDXK290635&cm_sp=SP-_-2305499-_-Pers_HomeBottomSPA-_-4-_-9SIAKDXK290635-_--_--_-5

• 1 Year Warranty Direct from Lenovo
• AMD Ryzen 3 7320U (4C / 8T, 2.4 / 4.1GHz, 2MB L2 / 4MB L3)
• Integrated AMD Radeon 610M Graphics
• 256GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe
• 8GB Soldered LPDDR5-5500
• 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) TN 220nits Anti-glare

Possibility of new-old-stock/over-stock clearance?

If it includes 1year warranty from Lenovo? Usually refurb is 30/90 days.

Edit: Maybe seeing fire-sales on older existing Ryzen-based laptop stock, seeing as so many of the CPUs/APUs are 'NOFIX' for recent vulnerability.

 

[LFaWolf]

I bought the same laptop from Amazon a few months ago for $190. It is almost new, no sign of used. Perhaps a customer's return, or new old stock as you said. It is not bad, the screen is okay, given it is TN panel. The only gripe is the battery life lasts about 3-4 hours of continuous use (web browsing, youtube).

 

[VirtualLarry]

The only gripe is the battery life lasts about 3-4 hours of continuous use (web browsing, youtube).

only 4hr continuous usage web browsing? That IS disappointing, kinda.

Hard to get pissed off about a FHD modern Ryzen laptop with 8GB RAM for only $219 though.. wasn't so long ago that you would have gotten an Atom with a HD (720P) screen (and only 4GB of RAM) for that.

 

[igor_kavinski]

The only gripe is the battery life lasts about 3-4 hours of continuous use (web browsing, youtube).

Is that in power saving mode? Maybe it needs a BIOS update or some setting in BIOS to make it more frugal with power consumption?

By the way, if it's not too much to ask, can you benchmark it a bit?

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme

MaxxMem2

Rapydmark High