Lenovo Thinkpad 420 or Lenovo Edge?

Southmom
Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:44:19 +0000

I posted this in the Engineering forum, but thought that some parents might have experience/opinions on which laptop to purchase also.

My son, who will be a freshman engineering major in the fall, needs a new laptop and we are currently debating between the Lenovo 420 or the Lenovo Edge. Does anyone have an opinion on which one is better to buy? The Edge is several hundred dollars cheaper, has an HDMI port (but has flimsier hinges and a flimsier build from what I’m told). The new 420 and 520 (coming out this week) will have HDMI ports (important to my son), are clunkier, but are supposed to be great quality. He is not a gamer, but will watch “TV”, listen to music, and do school-related stuff on his laptop. I’ve seen the other thread on expensive laptops versus cheap laptops, but didn’t want to hijack it with my question. Thanks!