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Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars with 74 reviews

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74%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are pleased with the price and speed of the ThinkPad L450. They appreciate that it is a great laptop for the price and that it has a very fast storage drive. However, some customers have concerns about the battery life and keyboard, with some reporting that the battery life is very short and that the keys don't always work. Additionally, a few customers have reported that their laptops did not work for them.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty good

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Pretty good little laptop if you're looking for something on the cheaper side, then again I stuck linux on it so no clue about performance with windows. All the ports are very useful and keyboard is nice, responsive, and clicky but not too loud, just the way I like it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Heavy

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Happy with Purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased a Refurbished one for my wife. Got a great deal on this one. Works great and the battery lasts long. It is in the heavier side and looks a bit bulky so not for people looking for a sleek design and less weight

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Keyboard

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    loud and low quality keyboard on a great laptop.

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    decent speed, quick start up. it does everything i need it too, but the keyboard is LOUD and the keys are impossible to clean. i got enough dust that my keys stopped working and made the mistake of popping a B key to fix it. now i have no B key, Im used to keyboard keys popping on and off but every key has a 3 part system with easily lost and broken pieces. good going lenovo. i wouldn't recommend buying this cuz of the keyboard tbh.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Two Thumbs UP!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the past five years I've had a Google Chromebook. So glad to get rid of that laptop for good and up grade to a Levono laptop. My Thinkpad L450 cost only $300.00 and operates as well as my old Toshiba satellite which cost $600.00 brand new at the PX on Hunter Army Airfield from 2011 thru 2015. Actually nice to actually have a real pc laptop again. Not a tech guy so details about PCs escape me. Just nice to be able to download a file or an app with out a message stating the file or app is not supported. After I received the L450 I noticed the Z and Y keys were switched. No problems and wish I had bought a Thinkpad earlier.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Lenovo Quality, Great as Usual

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very pleasantly surprised with this laptop. I've been going through a few, refurbished laptops for the last decade, and I can feel the differences in build quality for sure. Although this is much thinner than some of the other brand, older laptops, it does feel sturdier, and my previous lenovo felt and was quite sturdy too. Lenovo laptops are the best in performance for me usually, but with some annoying bit here or there. For me, it's the mouse here. It's so weirdly sensitive, both in area touch and reception. Sometimes it doesn't react how it did just one click and second ago. I think they at least could have visually designated on it the areas better, but maybe they didn't because it isn't so accurate. Otherwise, the memory is wonderful. I have an older version of Photoshop, but I can easily run PS, browser games and multiple browsers at a time, and play FFXI all at once. FFXIV runs quite well too, and looks good. I like having access to newer software and their requirements, but the smoothness on performance that some older software needed for versions of Windows 7 or 10, but my older laptops couldn't manage. (Due to RAM, or otherwise.)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fast

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Bulky but runs well

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My only complaint is that it is a lot bulkier and heavier than I expected. I'm sure if I had looked into it more I would have know that, but for a backup home PC incase we have to do homeschool it works. It's fast enough to run Plex well, which is my only current need.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fast, Price, Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very good specification

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very fast, good storage drive, nice price considering the specifications.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Keyboard

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Sturdy casing, runs smoothly, feels comfortable.

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great. Only issue so far is a couple keyboard keys have popped off during use as I first started using it, but they snap back on easily. Clean physically, looks like new. The casing appears to be wrapped with a vinyl film, I'm not sure if this is factory or part of the cosmetic referb job, but it's been applied very clean and precise. Runs great. No dead pixels in the screen. I feel it was a good buy for my needs.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Decent work PC for the price.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Decent work PC, no problems with browsing or running programs yet. Battery life is average. You can do a few things on all laptops to tune the battery life a little bit more but for the price point its to be expected right where its at. Can't really go wrong if you need a PC to do some work on and won't be unplugged/on battery all day long @ this price point

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Heavy

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works OK

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a lot older of a model than I thought it would be. Heavy and bulky, but it seems to be working fine. No issues with the operating system or programs.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fast

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    works great

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    using as a work computer . Very fast. Just wish the screen display was a little brighter

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works well for astrophotography.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I picked this up for controlling my astrophotography setup as well as processing the photos. Works great for that purpose but could use a bit more RAM.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not bad for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far it seems to be working well, mostly gets used for doing online schoolwork, only issue is the battery life

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good deal

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s every thing I need at a good price. Great simple computer

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great item. Will recommend to others. Easy to use…….

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Audio issue, Battery life

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Unhappy with purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Disappointed. Battery won’t charge, error message says “not authentic Lenovo battery”. Every time I move the screen portion, computer shuts of and I have to restart it. Had to reset the audio after using headphones.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fast, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    N

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fast good cheap price run quickly but is not can use for 11

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Ibm thinkpad

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall we are happy. However there is a dead pixel with discoloration around it which is a little annoying.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Affordable and nice working unit. Is worth it. Initially my expectations were below.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great little computer for the $

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    worked just as advertised! did have an issue with getting it to stay connected to the WIFI at my moms house, so I took it home, plugged up direct to my modem, updated the computer with all the good ole windows downloads. When I took it back to my moms it now stays connected. REally good value for the $$$ for sure.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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