Is lenovo a good pc brand?

[Kevso]

So on black Friday I got a gateway computer, but I'm going to return it because it has connection problems and it has Intel graphics(no shaders). I was wondering if Lenovo is a good pc brand and if I should consider buying one?

Also please do recommend computers. My budget is 800$
I'll use it for pc gaming, homework, and internet stuff(YouTube and forums mostly) if you're wondering.

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[AfterShock]

are you willing to build your own, or prebuilt?

[Rav£ncroft]

Yes very good. I have the Lenovo Thinkpad. Got it a few months ago and it's done great for both blockland and work stuff.

[Kevso]

are you willing to build your own, or prebuilt?

I'm not looking forward to building anything. I have no clue how and will probably forget up.

[Georges]

You should build it yourself. People always say, "oh, I'll break something", or "I don't know anything about computers." It's not hard, I'd say its like putting somewhat fragile Legos together. If you are totally against building it yourself, then all just say that I've haven't heard anything bad about lenevo, although I can't speak from personal experience.

[suburb]

You should build it yourself. People always say, "oh, I'll break something", or "I don't know anything about computers." It's not hard, I'd say its like putting somewhat fragile Legos together. If you are totally against building it yourself, then all just say that I've haven't heard anything bad about lenevo, although I can't speak from personal experience.

Lenovo is an excellent brand of computers.  Depends what line you get from them but since it's in store I have no idea.

[Kevso]

You should build it yourself. People always say, "oh, I'll break something", or "I don't know anything about computers." It's not hard, I'd say its like putting somewhat fragile Legos together. If you are totally against building it yourself, then all just say that I've haven't heard anything bad about lenevo, although I can't speak from personal experience.

How long does it take to build one?

[Georges]

I built mine in 2 hours, and you'll get quite a bit better performance for the price. Just make sure that you figure the cost of an OS into your budget.

[Kevso]

I built mine in 2 hours, and you'll get quite a bit better performance for the price. Just make sure that you figure the cost of an OS into your budget.

Is Windows 8 worth it? I've only used 7 in the past.

[AfterShock]

I'm not looking forward to building anything. I have no clue how and will probably forget up.

Alright, then yeah, Lenovo is a fantastic brand.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227506

This thing is on sale right now for 799.

I threw the parts into pcpartpicker, and it'd cost $819 to build, but I used what I thought would to be fair and inexpensive parts.
It's pretty decent, but there's no room for expansion slots if you'd ever want to do that, but you'd be fine without that.

So this build is cheaper to buy now than build, sort of.

[Georges]

I can't say if it's better than 7 (I'll be honest, I've never used windows 7), but I think a lot of people unnessesarily hate windows 8. IMO, it looks nice, it IS faster, and it's really not hard to navigate once you learn how to, which I did very quickly. It is also newer, meaning it will be supported longer than 7 (most likely), although considering how often a lot of people get new computers, that may not be problem.  

Alright, then yeah, Lenovo is a fantastic brand.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227506

This thing is on sale right now for 799.

I threw the parts into pcpartpicker, and it'd cost $819 to build, but I used what I thought would to be fair and inexpensive parts.
It's pretty decent, but there's no room for expansion slots if you'd ever want to do that, but you'd be fine without that.

So this build is cheaper to buy now than build, sort of.

or you could do that.

[Kevso]

Alright, then yeah, Lenovo is a fantastic brand.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227506

This thing is on sale right now for 799.

I threw the parts into pcpartpicker, and it'd cost $819 to build, but I used what I thought would to be fair and inexpensive parts.
It's pretty decent, but there's no room for expansion slots if you'd ever want to do that, but you'd be fine without that.

So this build is cheaper to buy now than build, sort of.

I'm drewling. This will probably be it if not a Lenovo. I guess I could try windows 8.

[Jerome]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229495
i hate just how loving ugly these are though
they always use windows and leds to present the stufftiest motherboard they could find and eugh

man up and build one, there's a thousand guides out there on how and you'll get better performance but if not just go for the one i or aftershock put up

[Georges]

If you're going to buy a prebuilt, you basically have to go with windows 8 now, there are probably a few that still use windows 7, but most, if not all, companies have stopped making computers with 7. That is, assuming you want a computer with current hardware'n stuff.

Edit: also, building it yourself is a cool learning experience, I know way more about how a computer works now than before I started looking into building my own (not implying I know a ton about how computers work).

[Kevso]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229495
i hate just how loving ugly these are though
they always use windows and leds to present the stufftiest motherboard they could find and eugh

man up and build one, there's a thousand guides out there on how and you'll get better performance but if not just go for the one i or aftershock put up

This one is so ugly, but so good.