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Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Gen 6 i5-8250U, 14", 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVME, (Last Year's Model) $1,814.45 Shipped @ Lenovo NZ

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Lenovo X1 is one of the best laptops. I'm using the gen 5 now, best I've owned, only annoyance is the trackpoint drift which sometimes happens/self corrects but get used to it. Best in class keyboard.

Very rare to get real discounts on X1's, as they always are on "sale" from around $2400 upward.

However, this is the previous x1 model , gen 6. A gen 7 model with similar specs (with win pro and 512nvme ssd) would probably go for around $2500-$2600.

This one is preconfigured with the following specs…

Processor
8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U (4C / 8T, 1.6 / 3.4GHz, 6MB)

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64

Display Type
14" FHD (1920x1080) IPS 300nits Anti-glare

Memory
8GB Soldered LPDDR3-2133

Hard Drive
512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Opal2

Warranty
1 Year Depot

AC Adapter
65W USB-C

Graphics
Integrated Intel UHD Graphics

Battery
Integrated 57Wh

Camera
720p with ThinkShutter

Fingerprint Reader
Touch Style, Match-on-Chip

Keyboard
Backlit, English

Wireless
Intel 8265 11ac, 2x2 + BT4.1

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  • Ytdeals on 19/03/2020 - 11:24
    +1

    I like thinkpads myself. But I have moved over to macOS environment for mobile devices. I find that trackpad experience is much smoother in macOS. Apple has just released new Macbook Air with 10th gen intel CPU with the older keyboard style. The lowest spec has 256gb of storage and rest are similarly specced to this X1 and slightly cheaper. I would consider the new MBA for this price range (unless of course you despise the Apple lineup)

    • jedmeister on 19/03/2020 - 13:55

      I own a couple of MacBook's too. The MacBooks are beautiful machines and macOS looks and feels much nicer than windows.

      But, I find Windows to be more productive in general for my specific purposes.

  • Senior Mouse on 19/03/2020 - 12:33
    +2

    Soldered RAM…
    Wouldn't expect that from Lenovo when they're aiming for the high end consumer/business market; now you cannot replace the most common internal component to fail!

    • Zyo on 19/03/2020 - 18:41

      You can't upgrade most of Thinkpad internals they have digital watermarks that's tied to the bios.

      I once tried to upgrade a WiFi card (from 11n intel to 11ac Intel) and was surprised to find the system refused to boot even though the hardware is 100% compatible.

    • lNomNoml on 19/03/2020 - 19:22
      -1

      They trying to be more like Apple, but they copy all the wrong things.

    • Ytdeals on 20/03/2020 - 13:26

      To be fair, I think vast majority would not upgrade parts. I consider myself an enthusiast and I like upgrading parts on my PC and have replaced memory and hard drives on my laptops before (because extra ram and SSD breathed a new life into an old rig at that time). But these days, most come with an SSD and there isn't much you can do to enhance a cheaper models. More expensive models would do what you would want it to for the duration of its life. Given that thinner and lighter models are "in". Shaving every mm here and there forces this type of behaviour. Having said all these, the fact that customizing models from 8 to 16gb or 256 to 512gb cost more than the actual parts themselves do anger me greatly…

  • NovaAlpha on 20/03/2020 - 17:02

    Thinkpads suck. I had a T480S from my last job, was fully spec'd and costed like 2.3k or something. Had a lot of issues with the battery and the fan not working properly, crap thermals too.

    Bought an Asus UX430UN recently, much better specs than what is in this deal and actually has a dedicated GPU (MX 150). Undervolted it and it runs cool and super smooth. Runs really well. Only $800.

      • NovaAlpha on 20/03/2020 - 22:47

        Yeah, don't trust the reviews. I always take reviews with a grain of salt. Always check the forums and check the user complaints. My T480S was purchased new last year and it's not that much different to the X1 in the link you posted. My mate actually has the X1 and has had a few issues related to the camera and battery not working. The thermals on them is just bad and I've even had to resort to using a thinkpad fan controller that some random guy wrote, as it does a much better job than Lenovo's version. I've also literally had to update the BIOS to 3 different versions, just so I could fix a weird nightlight display issue.

        I'm a Microsoft engineer and I know my IT stuff and this is one of the most frustrating laptop I've ever used in my life. In fact, my company bought a bunch of these Lenovo laptops for everyone and I know I'm not the only one with issues.

        Also, review is one thing, but price is another.

        • jedmeister on 22/03/2020 - 10:13

          Pick me any laptop and I can find a mass of forum postings complaining that it is the worst laptop ever built and saying they'll never buy from that company again.

          However, my current X1 is the best laptop I've ever owned. Macbook is next. I'd like to try a dell xps sometime too.

          • NovaAlpha on 22/03/2020 - 11:38

            @jedmeister: Well, let's just agree to disagree. I'd very much prefer to complain about a laptop that I've spent only $800 with much better specs, than a laptop that is overpriced at nearly 2k.

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