ASUS VivoBook TP470EA Flip is €75 cheaper today, 30% below the other.
Over the 10 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the ASUS VivoBook TP470EA Flip was the cheaper one on 10 of 10 days, by €72 to €72, a gap wide enough to decide on by itself.
Linux support and the screen both differ between them.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- ASUS VivoBook TP470EA Flip€169 now
- Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6€241 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- ASUS VivoBook TP470EA FlipOnline Used Laptops
- €169
- Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6Online Used Laptops
- €241
Every week, as a table
| Week | ASUS VivoBook TP470EA Flip | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2026 | €181 | |
| 14 September 2026 | €169 | |
| 21 September 2026 | €169 | |
| 28 September 2026 | €169 | €241 |
| 5 October 2026 | €169 | €241 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | ASUS VivoBook TP470EA Flip | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop. “Arch Rolling”linux-hardware.org, checked 22 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “Some features may not be supported on the system with Linux preload, including but not limited to Intel® RST RAID, MIPI computer vision camera, WWAN, Human Presence Detection, etc.”psref.lenovo.com, checked 1 October 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded. “While the PCIe SSD and Wi-Fi card can be swapped out, the LPDDR4X RAM comes soldered onto the motherboard.”notebookcheck.net, checked 22 September 2026. | The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded. “One memory soldered to systemboard, one DDR4 SO-DIMM slot, dual-channel capable”psref.lenovo.com, checked 1 October 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “We see uneven backlight bleeding particularly at the lower edges. The highest brightness recorded was just 208 cd/m2 with a poor distribution of 78% and a low measured contrast ratio of 932:1.”notebookcheck.net, checked 22 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen well. “Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Gen 6 (14″)’s IPS panel has a Full HD resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and a good contrast ratio.”laptopmedia.com, checked 1 October 2026. |
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