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I bought my T470s in 2018, and it’s still running smoothly in 2025. It’s not a top-of-the-line laptop, but it’s proven to be very reliable, great for browsing, document work, and everyday tasks. Show details
Recent purchase from Reebelo – Laptop was quite good conditions and looks not. Delivery was super quick. Show details
This tablet was great at the start but after a few software updates it just freezes randomly. Sometimes I have to force shutdown. Seems to be a… Read more
standard issue looking at forums and Lenovo's lack of response to the issue with no hint of a fix. Great for streaming, watching videos, email and office suit. Anything more and I would spend more to get higher specs. You do get what you pay for and this is a decent tablet for the price, just a shame with the freezing.
Laptop choice made easy – Always helpful to discuss IT with a young, enthusiastic but understanding young person. Thank you Griffin, for your respectful advice and support. I’m very happy with my purchase with 16GB RAM & 512GB storage. Certainly way faster than my old DELL. Show details
Try to avoid this model – Got 2 and both of them got home issues with the screen, loose cable or something that screen goes funny time to time or grey. The graphic card also does not support some new models of monitors. Show details
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Best Tablet ever! – Amazing! It is so easy to use and the size is just perfect. Perfect for anything. From using it for just work, to gaming, music and so much more it really does accommodate everything. Show details
CRAP CRAP – Brought a laptop for remote learning after 3 zoom meetings lost all sound. Lenovo replaced the laptop within one week as they could not fix … Read more
through the internet. Replacement laptop also did the same thing so this time we asked for a refund. Getting your money back is a joke after phone calls and emails and we are still waiting it has been over one month. The laptop was returned so they have the machine and our money we have nothing. Still waiting refund promised on the 3rd November 2020. The biggest problem is the company is off shore. We thought Lenovo was a good brand but not at all. Went back to the company we can trust.
Slow and the screen haptics regularly fail – This device worked okay for about a year and then the screen would often not respond to touch o the top half of the device. It has always been slow… Read more
though and struggles with anything beyond simple web browsing.
I will not be buying any more Lenovo products. I bought an Apple IPad and it has been working perfectly for a year now.
Known Powerboard issue but no recall – At work we have faced issues with this model and the E560 within one year after purchase. once the battery is out of charge or you put your laptop on… Read more
standby for a while the laptop will die or decides not to start anymore. We tried all and every fix suggested until we told by Lenovo that this is a common issue with Lenovo laptops as the powerboard needs replacements. I was initially quoted nearly $220 to git it fixed by when I contacted them from my company email, they wanted to charge $1760. I could buy a new laptop with this price so never again
Haven't had this for long. The laptop is very capable although I'm probably no where near pushing it. Biggest complaint is spending so much on it… Read more
then having to buy a bluetooth dongle because the BT drivers conflict with higher end headphones. Lenovo are 'happy I solved my own problem' but not motivated to improve the quality of their product.
Perfect gift – The keyboard works great and hasn't gotten damaged even though my friend travels with it. Great product and i will be getting more for my other friends. Overall, great company. Show details
Big screen Android tablet that excels in many ways but has battery issues maybe? – Purchased 09/2024 from Lenovo for about $550 to replace a smaller Samsung "A" series that was running out of storage space. My configuration has a… Read more
12.7inch 3k screen with 8gb ram and 256gb internal storage. Wifi only. shame there is no LTE/5g option, but as I will be using it mainly round the house or in hotels, no great sacrifice.
I have added a 512gb micro SD card for more storage ($65), and a 3rd party protective folio case with keyboard for about another $70. The onscreen keyboard is actually great so I may not have needed the keyboard, but the screen always needs protecting as it is the most vulnerable component, so I guess it was necessary. If Lenovo make one I haven't found it but would have bought it for preference over a 3rd party one. AMENDED 1104: Finally found the official Lenovo P12 keyboard via Amazon for $172. big price for a tablet keyboard, and it took 2 weeks to arrive from Europe. fantastic quality and gets power from the 3 pongo pins on the bottom of the tablet. One killer problem....some the keys are in the wrong place... for example it is not QWERTY, but QWERTZ, and the Y is on the bottom row. It also has mystery keys, and some weird Northern European keys, and some keys just don't work. I am very sad as the construction quality and ergonomics are brilliant. I sent it back and will stick with the small Bluetooth keyboard I already have.
It comes with a screen pen which baffles me and may take some time to learn or master. Never had one of them before. And it is preloaded with Android 14 as its operating system, which is similar to 13.which I already know. Also comes with a powerful charger to speed up recharging. All USB C plugs of course.
So why did I buy or need a 12.7inch screen? Diminishing eyesight.
First impressions:
Absolutely gorgeous high resolution screen that knocks my socks off. Heavy! That's the downside of a larger form factor and screen. Sturdy metal case that is well screwed together.
Fast OS and generous 8gb of. ram. Implementation of Android not quite as slick as Samsung does, but pretty good. Not. much bloatware to delete. Just a few annoying kids games. No obvious way to port all my programs and data from my old Samsung to the new Lenovo wirelessly or wired, so has to be done bit by bit manually. Not a big problem, always good to start afresh, and get rid of programs and data I rarely used. But I could be wrong, maybe I just couldn't figure out how to clone the old programs and data to the new machine. Samsung makes it very easy. Lenovo could learn from Samsung.
Terrible documentation and manual. More like a chewing gum wrapper in size. and it is called a Quick Start Guide, which is accurate, though it's not much help. I pity anyone new to Android trying to get their head around it.
Performance is impressive. I have had 7 tabs open simultaneously with no slow downs, freezes or juddering. Video playback is especially impressive, and video quality is brilliant. Download speeds and wifi buffering is also great. No complaints despite the relatively unknown processor, and 8gb ram.
Several of the more obscure irrelevant programs included with the machine have crashed, but no great loss ro me. They are just buggy, and peripheral to me anyway. Microsoft 365, including Outlook and OneDrive, go like the clappers with no issues. Email implementation is swift and elegant for both my accounts. Specialist marine programs I use also run perfectly. There is so little to gripe about I am truly thankful. I have downloaded about 40 programs from the Android store and all run without a problem and with each other.
AMENDED 102024: Battery life is now a big question mark. YouTube reviews of the P12 estimate battery life between 5 and 10 hours. I am getting 4 and a half hours. That is a huge range. I suspect endurance may be heavily influenced by screen brightness settings and use of Bluetooth and wifi. But there must be something draining the battery even when it is asleep, as I have not been watching videos or multi-tasking to any extent. Less than 5 hours is a poor result and indicates Lenovo need to upgrade their software or firmware.. It is the only major disappointment with this tablet but means I cannot give it more than 3 stars. ( Changed to 4 stars as I love everything good about this so much.) But I cannot recommend it as a purchase. Time will tell whether an update fixes this problem.
Only other gripe is warranty. Warranty: some confusion here, mine arrived with only 6 months warranty left but in mint new condition and all the wrapping and boxing you would expect? Something is wrong here somewhere. The tablet Settings tell me the warranty period started in April, but I purchased in September and it arrived in as new packaging and condition. Go figure. AMENDED 112024: When I registered the purchase with Lenovo online, I got the option to amend the warranty start date, which I did, and they approved the next day. Now have a full 12 month warranty.
Conclusion:
The Lenovo P12, after 4 weeks of use, is a joy to own and use . It has so much going for it, but the poor battery life was a shock. It is an absolute winner and a letdown at the same time at a fraction of the price , (maybe one third) ,of technically comparable machines, but I hesitate to recommend it if you use your tablet mostly away from a power socket.
Dodgy laptop - avoid – Purchased this laptop as a new laptop to replace a Dell. Boy was I wrong to swap. Never have I had so many issues with a laptop. Wireless card has… Read more
refused to connect to my modem. The mouse track pad broke within 12 months. I also ended up replacing the keyboard (!!) after two years. What a complete and utter sea anchor. Clearly the standards of your Chinese factories is woeful. This computer sits gathering dust now. It has cost too much to repair/replace. Waste of $1200.
WORST LAPTOP AND COMPANY – I purchased this Lenovo laptop for my child's schooling on January 21, 2024. Within a short period, we encountered two major issues: unresponsive… Read more
screen and battery problems. This experience has been incredibly frustrating, especially considering the device's intended use for education.
Furthermore, the customer service provided by Lenovo and their authorized service centers has been disappointing. The lack of responsiveness and resolution has added to the overall negative experience.
Based on my experience, I cannot recommend Lenovo laptops. The combination of hardware failures and subpar customer service has left me feeling let down.
Didn't last 5 months Warranty worthless – Five months after purchasing my new Lenovo Ideapad the screen cracked when opening it up. This was not caused by dropping, knocking etc. I returned… Read more
the item to Officeworks where it was purchased believing that it was a warranty claim. Officeworks also confirmed that apart from the cracked screen they could see no evidence of damage. However, Lenovo refused to accept the claim and charged me approximately 60% of the new value to have it fixed. New $797, Repair $495. Reluctantly I agreed to have it fixed and had to pay for the repair upfront. At the time I was told the repair could take up to 4 weeks. Three months later it was only when I emailed Lenovo that it was my intention to take the matter to the Civil Adminstrative Tribunal for full compensation that amazingly 3 days later Officerworks called to say the laptop had been repaired and was ready for pick up. I will never purchase another Lenovo. Their product is second rate and their customer service doesn't exist.
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Terrible laptop and warranty service – I've been using computers for decades and never had one that randomly reboots without warning. The hardware is faulty but Lenovo refuses to send a… Read more
technician to diagnose it although it's still under premium onsite warranty. It wants me to re-image and re-install all my software and do more troubleshooting (after 2.5 weeks of it). And of course it's not compensating me for the additional 15-20+ hours it'll take. I would not recommend anyone buy a Lenovo computer due to its poor hardware quality control and awful warranty service.
Don't touch with a barge pole – If you want to buy a decent reliable laptop, steer absolutely clear of Lenovo, it's absolutely crap. Over the years I have bought and used many… Read more
including Toshiba, Dell, Asus, Acer (all with variable success and durability but I would rank the worst of these miles ahead of Lenovo rubbish. The battery went cactus before 2 years were up and even though it's 100% charged it will have a fit and pretend it's on 0% charge until it feels better by that time you have wasted valuable time and lost unsaved work. Finally the most damning thing for Lenovo, if you google this problem it seems to be a fairly widespread problem but there isn't one bit of help for poor aggrieved buyers. For me if I live to 100 I will not touch this rubbish.
The M11 is very difficult to navigate. There is no way to access micro SD cards even though they can be put in the tablet. I tried a new card and two… Read more
older cards that both worked in two other tablets, one windows and one android, with no trouble. The lenovo didn't even have a means to locate the card.
ThinkPlus X4, real bone conduction Bluetooth 5.x headphones – ThinkPlus X4, real bone conduction Bluetooth 5.x headphones. Lenovo is the go to brand for relatively inexpensive quality "Real Bone Conduction"… Read more
headphones.
I have purchased many fake bone conduction headphones and had to return them using eBay money back guarantee. The common deception that the fake bone conduction products made was to use information and images taken from the Lenovo product information.
There are 2 easy checks to make when a seller offers bone conduction headphones.
1. The sound pods do not have sound holes because there isn't a diaphragm to push sound. Small vibrations are transmitted through skin and bone to the inner ear.
2. If you put your finger tips in your ear canal to block sound, you will notice the bone conduction sound is enhanced, because the sound bypasses the ear canal. If the sound becomes softer then it is a fake headphone.
The X4 is available in standard black.
This headphone does not have any open hole for sound, which also means it is the real thing. (as shown in the close up photo)
The sound is transmitted to your INNER EAR by vibrations that travel through skin and bone. You can feel some vibration when you touch the sound pods.
There isn't much sound leakage because it has to use your outer ear as a speaker to let someone nearby hear sound.
The headphones grip your head using the built in titanium sprung steel band. It is comfortable and firm enough to stay on during exercise.
I prefer having my ears open and without plugs. I think it is a great product, good price and quality, it works.
An excellent value-for-money deal on a great-looking Windows laptop with an OLED touch screen. It's not the latest version and is vendor-refurbished but comes with a one-year warranty and has exceeded my expectations.
Gen 6 vs Gen 11 (revised 6 July 2024 AEST) – (Please note, the model under review is the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon gen-11 which has Intel's i7-1355U processor, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD and a… Read more
1920×1200 non-touch screen).
Both GEN 6 and GEN 11 are beautiful all-black machines that have outstanding military-grade build-quality and are ultra-light (weighing in at 1.12 kg) and — at 14" — ultra-portable. (Please note: as at June 2024, X1 Carbon is now — and has been for a few months — gen 12).
The ports in GEN 6 and GEN 11 are similar: 2 x Thunderbolt 4 ports; an HDMI port; a headphone/microphone jack and 2 x USB type A ports for connecting to a mouse, printer or flash drive. To have six ports from an ultra-thin laptop is quite a remarkable feat.
Under the hood is Intel's i7-1355U processor. It more than does the job for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, web surfing and for many other tasks expected of an office and general-purpose machine. Compared to GEN 6's i5 processor, the i7, in terms of loading software to the screen, can be up to twice as fast. But that is to be expected considering they are five generations apart. (Speed matters and sometimes the wish is to have gone for the i7-1365U engine, which is 7-to-9 per cent faster than i7-1355U, but that's by the bye now). It's wonderful to see how almost instantly i7-1355U (with its embedded cache) opens LibreOffice Writer and Microsoft Expression Web 4. Though opening an 85-page Final Draft (screenplay) file varies between a lengthy 10 and 12 seconds, nonetheless it is better than GEN 6's i5, which varies between 12 and 18 seconds. Complex FileMaker (database) files open in about 4 seconds, while the i5 opens them in roughly 6-to-8 seconds. However, it's more in other respects that i7-1355U (with its embedded GPU) shows how considerably faster it is over GEN 6's i5 in, for example, redrawing YouTube thumbnails and in loading YouTube videos. Overall, GEN 11's i7-1355U is considerably faster than GEN 6's i5: resulting in responses to clicks being snappier.
The aspect ratio 16:9 in GEN 6 has wonderfully changed to 16:10 in GEN 11. Given both are 14" diagonally, the 16:10 makes for an overall larger screen area. Because 16:10 increases the height of the workspace by about a precious centimetre, this aspect ratio may be appreciated by writers. 16:9 YouTube videos show up nice on 16:10 with only a centimetre-wide black strip above and below the video. It's puzzling why approximately two decades ago, a sudden switch was made from the 3:2 screen aspect ratio to 16:9 for what appears to be the primary reason of accommodating internet-sourced 16:9 videos that were at the time showing the first signs of rendering reasonably well on computer screens. Welcoming are trends showing laptop manufacturers returning to 3:2 or introducing the in-between 16:10.
The reduction in bezel is aesthetically pleasing. The bottom bezel is almost 50% less than GEN 6's. The top bezel has been reduced by about 20-to-30 per cent. The side bezels are about the same as their counterparts in GEN 6.
Screen clarity and brightness in GEN 11 (400 nits) is significantly improved over GEN 6 (300 nits). The difference is truly noticeable — and appreciated.
The keyboard in GEN 11 initially caused trepidation among the X1 Carbon community fearing rumours of a reduction in key travel from 1.5 mm to 1.35 mm. (Key travel is the distance a key needs to be pressed before a character appears on the screen — the longer the travel the better). Previous ThinkPad X1 Carbon keyboards have been widely considered to be the best in the world on a 14" laptop. The good news is that though key travel has been reportedly reduced on some of the other machines in the ThinkPad range, such is not the case with the X1 Carbon gen-11, which still stands at 1.5 mm (it appears Lenovo wisely avoided off-siding afficionados). One thing for sure though, the GEN 6 keyboard feels better: the edges of its keys are more rounded and it appears perhaps that its keys have greater surface curvature (though this has not been measured). However, random un-timed testing shows that speed-typing on either generation is roughly equal.
Sound quality from GEN 11's four speakers is superior to GEN 6's two speakers.
Thankfully, the iconic red nib near the middle of the keyboard is still with us. Though it doesn't have the immediate dynamism that the trackpad has, it still does what needs doing (some afficionados actually switch-off the trackpad as sometimes it is accidentally touched, causing the cursor to be misplaced). But more importantly the trackpoint (ie, the red nib) has enormous symbolism and historical value dating back when IBM owned the ThinkPad product line. Without the trackpoint, a ThinkPad is just another laptop and Lenovo risks dissipating the affection afficionados have for their all-black machine with the little red nib at its heart. By the bye, the trackpoint has become a metaphor for quality. (One of the little miracles is how the red nib never gets in the way of typing — on a minor scale, that in itself is an engineering marvel). Perhaps Lenovo may consider changing the nib colour as a marker for each new generation of its X1 Carbon series: for example, next year's gen-13 may have a yellow nib and the 2026 gen-14 may have a blue nib and so on. That way, each generation is easily identified.
Generally speaking, Lenovo has to be careful making changes to its premium business and general-purpose machine. Specifically, and at the symbolic level, it would be disastrous should Lenovo ever consider ridding the iconic trackpoint. The uproar from afficionados would be deafening.
The camera still has a physical (and necessary) privacy shutter (which by the bye was first introduced in GEN 6).
IN CONCLUSION. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon gen-11 is a beautiful all-black machine. Though the GEN 6 works fine to this day (5 July 2024), very few who have bought and used GEN 11 would ever want to go back to GEN 6's 16:9 screen aspect ratio for writing tasks, productivity work or creating apps (with, eg, FileMaker). Nor would one necessarily go back to GEN 6 for viewing YouTube videos as they're just fine on 16:10. GEN 11's screen is brighter, sound quality is clearer and all six ports are still there, plus the iconic red trackpoint. Key travel thankfully remains at a comfortable 1.5 mm. The i7 processor in GEN 11 makes everything snappier than GEN 6's i5. If you're still with GEN 6 — and can afford to — the feeling is that you won't regret going to GEN 11, though admittedly GEN 6 is still a remarkable laptop, which is a credit to the build-quality of the X1 Carbon line of products.
POSTSCRIPT. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon for a few months now (up to and as at July 2024) is in its 12th generation. This latest version shows some notable improvements. However, the trackpad has been made considerably larger and some of the ports have been reallocated. It bears repeating: careful consideration needs to be given before making changes to the X1 Carbon. Changing 16:9 to 16:10 (in gen-11) — wonderful and much needed. Enlarging the trackpad (in gen-12) — questionable.
WISHLIST FOR GEN 13. One, to increase the screen diagonal from 14" to 14.5" (perhaps even to 15"). The 16:10 aspect ratio makes the increase possible while still maintaining closeness to the compactness and portability of the 14"). Two, reduce the size of the trackpad back to that of GEN 11's, thus reducing accidental palm-contact with the trackpad when typing or when using the trackpoint. And three, just for fun and also as a generational marker, change the colour of the trackpoint from red to, say, yellow.
Think centre neo 30a gen4 – Absolute 'plug & play'... even easy for a computer dummy like me. Seems to operate very easily and comes with Windows 11 as standard. Wireless… Read more
keyboard and mouse included. I play war thunder as well which can slow up a computer sometimes. This All In One handles it well. Nothing negative to report as it all appears great to me.
Replacement for lost Lenovo ThinkPad Bluetooth Silent Mouse – The Lenovo ThinkPad Bluetooth Silent Mouse is my preferred travel mouse it is - bluetooth connected (no dongle required or to lose - compact but not too small/fiddly - 1xAA battery powered - easy to keep going
ThinkPlus X3 pro is real bone conduction – Lenovo is the go to brand for relatively inexpensive quality "Real Bone Conduction" headphones. I have purchased many fake bone conduction… Read more
headphones and had to return them using eBay money back guarantee. The common deception that the fake bone conduction products made was to use information and images taken from the Lenovo product information.
Lenovo released the OPEN EAR Bluetooth headphone which has model number X3. I have one that I will also review. Then Lenovo released a REAL BONE CONDUCTION headphone which had a model number "X3 pro" which I am reviewing this time. NOTE######### The fake sellers copied the internal electronics from the X3 which uses normal ear speakers, but styled the headphones to resemble the X3 pro. The fake sellers use written specifications and images of internal electronics from the X3 pro. That was the deception. eBay reviewed the evidence and gave a refund. #########
The X3 pro is available in standard black or white and there is some combinations with red inserts. We purchased the white X3 pro.
This headphone does not have any open hole for sound, which also means it is the real thing.
The sound is transmitted to your INNER EAR by vibrations that travel through skin and bone. You can feel some vibration when you touch the sound pods.
There isn't much sound leakage because it has to use your outer ear as a speaker to let someone nearby hear sound.
The headphones grip your head using the built in titanium sprung steel band. It is comfortable and firm enough to stay on during exercise.
I prefer having my ears open and without plugs. I think it is a great product, good price and quality, it works.
Perfect pc for the price – Cheap and great PC. Its fast, runs everything i need and the battey is good too. Show details
Excellent clarity & speed – This curved monitor has excellent clarity with a 240hz refresh rate. HDR offers better imagery. The only thing I do not like is the night light… Read more
setting as it is far from attractive. Speakers are reasonable for a monitor but make listening to music forgettable.
Worked for awhile then fell off my system and unable to connect again. App is not effective. System in shop needs to be constantly reset.
Useless waste of money – We were sold this laptop by JB HiFi in April 2020 for my daughter for school. We chose this model as it was the only laptop they had under $899 at… Read more
the time. The first one we got would even boot up, after 2 days of trouble shooting with Lenovo they approved a return, assuming it was just a lemon we got a replacement which has never operated properly. It takes well over 5 minutes just to boot up and is incapable of processing much more than a text document or spreadsheet. Loading any internet pages takes a long time. Today, less than 2 years since purchase it won't turn on at all past the power up screen. DO NOT BUY THIS COMPUTER.
It works – Good for school but runs a bit slow and battery doesn't last very long. Show details
Total rubbish - beware of a 'dead' screen issue! My screen died after 10 weeks of casual operation (purchased 1/25). After referring this to Lenovo,… Read more
they happily issued the Harvey Norman store with a credit note to replace the faulty item - good! But, I got the replacement 'Lenovo Tab Plus' tablet today 9/5/25 and it worked for about 2 minutes before the screen started flickering and lines formed across it. Then, the screen went blank and wouldn't come back on. There's a faint glow when the 'on' button is pressed but like before, the entire screen is blacked out. 2 out of 2 duds for me - not a good track record for this tablet which I used to love (for 10 weeks anyway) before the screen issues. Will I get a 3rd one - dunno, unless Lenovo offers it to me as a freebie for the inconvenience and frustration this has caused. me. (The photos below are from the 1st tablet)
No Clinic Direct Australia should be Lenovo Direct Australia.