Question about Thinkpad Edge's durability

I'm interested in Thinkpad Edge because of the lower price than other Thinkpad lines.

But I'm worried if Lenovo Thinkpad Edge doesn't has same durability as the other Thinkpad lines. Anybody here had used Thinkpad Edge for more than 3 years and seldom get repairs?

 

A friend of mine has a E525 and the vent of the notebook seems sometimes to be defect, sometimes it stops working randomly and sometimes it works normal.

I would not recommend the Edge line. Instead, I would recommend you the L-Series if you want a lower price. The L-Series is way better and more classical than the Edge Series, and my L520 worked more than 1.5 years without any problem.

 

Thanks for your information. I don't know about L series before now since the products is hard to find in my country. I just saw a video of someone performed torture test on thinkpad L412. It's quite impressive. Now I got interest in L series

How about Thinkpad Edge? Can it survive water spill and accident drop too?

In lenovo site, there is mention about Spill-resistant AccuType keyboard. Does it mean the keyboard can resist water spill?

 

I don't think anyone here has a crystal ball nor can they quantify the nearly limitless possible ways that a notebook can be damaged. I would say the Edge or L is a bit better than the you typical based consumer notebook. They're not as well built other ThinkPads, but they cost less. You'll have to decide what's more important - money or quality. Whether you have an accident probably comes down to dumb luck more than anything else. Sometimes the notebook survives an accident and other times it does not. Buy what you like and make the best of it. That's all you can do.

Lenovo keyboards are spill resistant, not spill proof, with drain holes in the keyboard that should allow small of liquid to pass through, but even a small amount of liquid if it hits the right spot can do damage. It's difficult for manufacturers to build a notebook impervious to drops and liquid spills at a low cost. Sometimes life just happens.

 

The Edge Series lacks the drain holes, which are standrad on L Series.

As far as I know, the Edge Series is also not designed by the Lenovo engineers in Japan as L Series is. Instead, it is designed by a third party OMD. Edge also has some consumer things in it, such as shiny-glossy plastic between the keys, or non-ThinkPad hinges (does not open full 180°).

Sorry, but I think you have never compared a L and an Edge side-by-side. The L is clearly better build.

 

According to Lenovo's web site, the Edge series keyboards are spill resistant. Did I say the anything about the build quality of the Edge compared to the L?

 

Thats right. But they still lack the drainage system. Just look on the pictures of the bottom of different Edge machines (for example on Notebookcheck.com):
Review Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E335 Notebook - Notebookcheck.net Reviews
Review Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E535 Notebook - Notebookcheck.net Reviews
Review Lenovo ThinkPad Edge S430 Notebook - Notebookcheck.net Reviews
No holes on the bottom at all. The keyboards are spill resistant, which means that water wont destroy your Edge if you spill some small amounts of water on it, but the water isn´t transported out of the system through the drainage holes.

You have said: " I would say the Edge or L is a bit better than the you typical based consumer notebook. They're not as well built other ThinkPads, but they cost less. " which means they are build very similar. It would be right if you would've said " I would say the Edge is a bit better than the you typical based consumer notebook. They're not as well built other ThinkPads, but they cost less. L is better build than Edge and nearer to the other ThinkPads, but still not as good."

 

Hi ibmthink,

I just found a video about thinkpad edge's water spill demonstration:
Lenovo Think Pad Edge 13" test - YouTube

 

Yes, but the water isn´t lead out of the system like on T/W/X/L/SL Series. See: Lenovo ThinkPad SL 510 at PCStore.bg - YouTube

 

Did you mean in thinkpad edge, the water does not came out from bottom but from the side instead?

Does thinkpad's touchpad has water spill resistant too? The lenovo site only said spill resistant keyboard. I imagine if I accidentally spill glass water in front of the laptop, the chance of the touchpad got spilled is quite high too, I think.

 

That's not what it says. I said both are better than a typical consumer notebook. I made no comparison between. Are you giving me an English lesson? Even if I did, who cares?

 

Zaz, tsk tsk tsk... You should have said L is SUPPOSEDLY better built than Edge !

 

I had a E420 for two year before I gave it to a relative. Yes, it is much better than most of the consumer notebooks that I have used.