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Lenovo ThinkPad X390 13'' FHD Laptop (i5-8265U 8GB 256GB Win10Pro) $629

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Lenovo has Lenovo ThinkPad X390 13" FHD Laptop (i5-8265U 8GB 256GB Win10Pro - Model: 20Q0002CUS) for $629 wth code "THINK10". Shipping is free. Better than the BF deal

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/lapt...20Q0002CUS


ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 (14") laptop
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x/X1-Carbon-Gen-7/p/20R1S04100​ [lenovo.com]


ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 (15") Laptop
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GaiaGeek
12-14-2019 at 11:10 AM.
12-14-2019 at 11:10 AM.
They also have the X395 (AMD Ryzen 5 processor) for $620 [lenovo.com], including these options you'd normally have to pay extra for if you did a customized laptop:
- 512GB PCIe SSD
- 300 nit 1920 x 1080 IPS display
- backlit keyboard
- fingerprint reader
- Win 10 Professional

I'd be all about that laptop if they offered it with 16GB RAM for the regular cost of upgrading, but unfortunately that's not the case (it's close to $1100 with the otherwise same config, $925 if you opt for 256GB SSD, no fingerprint reader, and Win 10 Home, and ships in 3 to 4 weeks). If you don't need 16GB RAM though, this is a great deal, and IMO better than the Intel version (with Intel's ongoing processor security issues).

In either case, don't forget 10% cash back through a popular cash back website.
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Logan_71
12-14-2019 at 01:19 PM.
12-14-2019 at 01:19 PM.
Quote from GaiaGeek :
They also have the X395 (AMD Ryzen 5 processor) for $620 [lenovo.com], including these options you'd normally have to pay extra for if you did a customized laptop:
- 512GB PCIe SSD
- 300 nit 1920 x 1080 IPS display
- backlit keyboard
- fingerprint reader
- Win 10 Professional

I'd be all about that laptop if they offered it with 16GB RAM for the regular cost of upgrading, but unfortunately that's not the case (it's close to $1100 with the otherwise same config, $925 if you opt for 256GB SSD, no fingerprint reader, and Win 10 Home, and ships in 3 to 4 weeks). If you don't need 16GB RAM though, this is a great deal, and IMO better than the Intel version (with Intel's ongoing processor security issues).

In either case, don't forget 10% cash back through a popular cash back website.

Be careful with any of the lower end Lenovos - The one above is 300 nits brightness, which is barely tolerable but if you step "up" one level (above $700) the included screen is only 250 nits. I shopped many display models, cranking up the screen brightness and the only bearable ones were the higher end Yoga & Thinkpad models.
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12-14-2019 at 04:01 PM.
12-14-2019 at 04:01 PM.
Quote from Logan_71 :
Be careful with any of the lower end Lenovos - The one above is 300 nits brightness, which is barely tolerable but if you step "up" one level (above $700) the included screen is only 250 nits. I shopped many display models, cranking up the screen brightness and the only bearable ones were the higher end Yoga & Thinkpad models.
In very bright office/ near window, you might need 300-500.

For indoor, night time, if you dim the light, you really only need around 60nits.

This is ideal for IPS, because ips have terrible contrast ratio, and are missing dark colors.
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Ride_The_Sky
12-14-2019 at 04:37 PM.
12-14-2019 at 04:37 PM.
Quote from Logan_71 :
Be careful with any of the lower end Lenovos - The one above is 300 nits brightness, which is barely tolerable but if you step "up" one level (above $700) the included screen is only 250 nits. I shopped many display models, cranking up the screen brightness and the only bearable ones were the higher end Yoga & Thinkpad models.
X3xx series is not lower end.
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UtopiaMe
12-14-2019 at 05:22 PM.
12-14-2019 at 05:22 PM.
Does this have rear battery, aka hotswap battery?
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SleepyBum
12-14-2019 at 09:55 PM.
12-14-2019 at 09:55 PM.
Quote from UtopiaMe :
Does this have rear battery, aka hotswap battery?
No. Lenovo went Full R*t**d and soldered pretty much every component in, the memory, the battery, the WiFi card. The only thing that's user replaceable is the NVME SSD.

The last X-series ThinkPad with a removable rear battery is the X270/A275 with the Power Bridge system.

Sent from my iPhone ThinkPad X230
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12-14-2019 at 10:17 PM.
12-14-2019 at 10:17 PM.
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don't forget 10% cash back through a popular cash back website.
It's okay to say urlhasbeenblocked
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PraiseTheBear
12-14-2019 at 11:15 PM.
12-14-2019 at 11:15 PM.
Quote from SleepyBum :
No. Lenovo went Full R*t**d and soldered pretty much every component in, the memory, the battery, the WiFi card. The only thing that's user replaceable is the NVME SSD.

The last X-series ThinkPad with a removable rear battery is the X270/A275 with the Power Bridge system.

Sent from my iPhone ThinkPad X230

In pursuit of thinness, they ditched a lot of user replaceable parts in favor of soldered ones... Which also benefits them in a way that if a part breaks, it's hard for the user to get it fixed. Sadly it's not just Lenovo, it's the same for all brands.
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RickyRockBottom
12-15-2019 at 12:25 AM.
12-15-2019 at 12:25 AM.
Quote from SleepyBum :
No. Lenovo went Full R*t**d and soldered pretty much every component in, the memory, the battery, the WiFi card. The only thing that's user replaceable is the NVME SSD.

The last X-series ThinkPad with a removable rear battery is the X270/A275 with the Power Bridge system.

Sent from my iPhone ThinkPad X230
I hate when they go full R*T**D on a good machine !

God that made me laugh!

Thanks for that!
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12-15-2019 at 12:36 AM.
12-15-2019 at 12:36 AM.
Quote from SleepyBum :
No. Lenovo went Full R*t**d and soldered pretty much every component in, the memory, the battery, the WiFi card. The only thing that's user replaceable is the NVME SSD.

The last X-series ThinkPad with a removable rear battery is the X270/A275 with the Power Bridge system.

Sent from my iPhone ThinkPad X230
I don't know about the X390, but the X395's Wi-Fi card appears to be user-replaceable, not soldered, in this pic [com.sg] (left of the SSD). Possibly another reason to go with the X395 over the X390.

I haven't heard of any Thinkpad having a soldered battery. Perhaps you mean adhesive, which is a lot different from it being soldered in. Sure you can't swap them out like old Thinkpads, but replacing them after a few years is just a matter of unscrewing some screws and prying the battery out.
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Ride_The_Sky
12-15-2019 at 04:26 PM.
12-15-2019 at 04:26 PM.
Quote from GaiaGeek :
I don't know about the X390, but the X395's Wi-Fi card appears to be user-replaceable, not soldered, in this pic [com.sg] (left of the SSD). Possibly another reason to go with the X395 over the X390.

I haven't heard of any Thinkpad having a soldered battery. Perhaps you mean adhesive, which is a lot different from it being soldered in. Sure you can't swap them out like old Thinkpads, but replacing them after a few years is just a matter of unscrewing some screws and prying the battery out.
I have t450s, it has both internal and hot swappable battery. You can swap batteries even if you are not plugged in. To think that a computer company that came with this now making it worse for users makes nonsense. Lenovo is just messing with thinkpads left and right.
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12-15-2019 at 05:44 PM.
12-15-2019 at 05:44 PM.
Shame I missed out on the X1 Extreme Gen2 deals. I'd really like a 14-15" touchscreen with a 9th gen i5-i9 and discrete Quadro GPU for $1.2k or so. At least one I could PM at BestBuy as a TopSeller model.
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dpid
12-16-2019 at 11:07 AM.
12-16-2019 at 11:07 AM.
just confirming, but this x390 doesn't have a backlit keyboard, right?
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02nz
12-16-2019 at 11:29 AM.
12-16-2019 at 11:29 AM.
Quote from dpid :
just confirming, but this x390 doesn't have a backlit keyboard, right?
Correct, not backlit.
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