2017 Lenovo ThinkPad X270 with i5-6300U (12.5-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) (QWERTY English) (Renewed)

This is the 2nd Lenovo I have owned. I bought a different make in between and it was never as good. Lenovo make a very robust, reliable laptop. It is powerful for what I need, very compact and portable and looks good. Brilliant price too. For a refurbished item it is in top quality condition and looks brand new. With a fast delivery it is perfect for my needs.

Clean refurbished unit as described. New enough i5 processor to run everyday tasks easily and great battery life to boot. Screen is workable, keyboard the usual IBM joy to use, though not super slim its compact and lightweight. USB-C port works well. Drops a star as they supplied the wrong mains lead with the power supply, but the seller was quick to respond to my email and support seems very good. The only real downside is that any NEW laptop is going to seem cheep and plasticky by comparison :)

I was looking forward to getting this having used Lenovo laptop keyboards before. Not disappointed, it's super smart and good to use. These are clearly all different and you take pot luck. The first one they sent me wouldn't boot without a password, so it went straight back, one quick call to the seller sorted that. That one came with a backlit keyboard, no fingerprint reader, and a standard battery. Beautiful device and i was sad to return it. The replacement 24hrs later has no backlit keyboard but it does have the fingerprint thing and it has the large capacity battery. Powered up in about 2 seconds straight into windows 10 no problem. The casing and screen appears undamaged and clean, like new (almost). It has a core i5-7300, 1366 x 768 display, and the SSD and RAM are as advertised. I'm going to be using this to write essays and other documents and it's perfect to type on, smart, compact. Excellent value as well.

This was a bad refurbishment the ssd was at end of life, the bios was administrator locked (the best way to remove the administrator lock is to have to the password the other ways are to intrusive.)I did email for the password but got absolutely nowhere. Anyways as I use to refurbish these things myself and couldn’t be bothered with sending it back and didn’t care about any warranty as the refurb was rubbish the replacement would probably be too. I parted with more money and got a ssd and system board and it now runs very well. They did send me an internal battery as this was missing but that’s about it. I don’t recommend this refurbishment at all.

Laptop arrived quickly and in very nice condition. You have to look hard to tell its been used, just a slight scratch on the back and a tiny bit of shininess on some of the keys when the light catch's them. Very clean. I have one of these already for work, so I know they are nice, small but robust machines. Start up was no bother, all loaded up easily..windows 10 was quick to set up. I've downloaded some video from my go pro, all works fine and because its got a decent processor and a good amount of memory, no struggle at all to edit go pro footage. Really pleased with my purchase, great spec clean laptop for the price and it came with a 12 month guarantee. I had a previous thinkpad for 8 years for work, so I feel confident this one will last at least another 5!

The laptop, although obviously used was in good overall condition and very clean. For its age it is quick to boot and handles programs without difficulty. It is fitted with both an internal and external battery. The external one was fine with a good capacity. Unfortunately the internal one was dead. No great problem apart from constant error messages to remind me. A short message to the supplier resulted in a replacement being sent out and received in a just a couple of days. Excellent service!! Battery replaced and up and running with a now impressive battery life using both packs. Would definitely use again.

On the whole I'm not totally upset with this purchase given the price, but it falls quite a long way short of what is advertised in a number of important ways. The Good: - It showed up quickly - It works! The webcam, speakers, microphone, keyboard, touchpad, touchpoint, screen, all of it. Great! - No bloatware, just a nice clean install of Windows 10 Professional - Two batteries included (but we'll get on to the bad of that) - Genuine Lenovo charger included - Keyboard appears new and works perfectly, really nice to type on (I'm writing this review on it) The Bad: - The case wasn't clipped together properly near the right hand hinge when it was reassembled by the seller, and has a nasty gouge where they tried to force it. Some of the small clips in the area are also broken as a result - The SSD included isn't original equipment, it's a no-name brand cheapo item so don't trust it not to die with no notice - The screen isn't the 1920x1080 IPS one as listed in the product description, it's the much cheaper and worse 1366x768 TN panel - The laptop doesn't include the 4G modem that the Q&A implies it might, it just has the SIM card tray and not the internal expansion card - The charger included is broken at the laptop connector, but still works (just ugly) - The touchpoint is a bit scabby but they're cheap and very easy to replace so - The internal battery inside the laptop had failed and was bulging (which is really bad news for Lithium batteries and a potential fire hazard) - fortunately I noticed this when sorting out the bad clip job the seller did on the case. This has since been recycled and a replacement Lenovo battery ordered so it doesn't burn my house down - Cosmetically the laptop appears in "ok" shape when looked at casually, but look slightly closer and you notice that both the touchpad and lid of the laptop are covered in a vinyl "skin" sticker which just covers up the wear marks (and numerous deep scratches in the case of the lid). This isn't a refurbishment, it's a cheap and nasty bodge job to make the laptop look less tired than it really is. On the whole it's functional, and with one notable exception (the dangerous battery) the issues won't affect it's functionality for the majority of purchasers - but don't buy this thinking that "Amazon Renewed" means you're getting a nearly new laptop for a bargain price. What you're getting is a heavily used ex-corporate laptop which has had a tough life, cheaply and quickly tarted up to make it saleable (by someone who clearly isn't paying much attention to what they're doing). Buyer beware!

Bought for someone, it ok