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Apr 27, 2021 1:28 PM

Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Laptop: Ryzen 7 4800U, 13.3" FHD+ IPS, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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Lenovo.com has Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Gen 2 Laptop (20WC000AUS) on sale for $857.40 when you apply eCoupon code THINKMAYDEAL in cart. To earn 8% in Slickdeals Cashback, before purchase, follow the cashback instructions below. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 7 4800U Processor 1.8GHz 8-Core Processor
  • 13.3" WUXGA 1920x1200 IPS 300-nit Display
  • 16GB LPDDR4X 4267MHz Memory
  • 512GB PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 802.11AX (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.1
  • Backlit Keyboard + Fingerprint Reader
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (w/ DisplayPort & Power Delivery)
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
  • 4-Cell 56Wh Internal Battery

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $571.60 lower (40% savings) compared to the list price.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 1-year Depot or Carry-in Warranty.
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Lenovo.com has Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Gen 2 Laptop (20WC000AUS) on sale for $857.40 when you apply eCoupon code THINKMAYDEAL in cart. To earn 8% in Slickdeals Cashback, before purchase, follow the cashback instructions below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Note: You may need to replace the eCoupon Lenovo applies by default and apply THINKMAYDEAL code instead.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 7 4800U Processor 1.8GHz 8-Core Processor
  • 13.3" WUXGA 1920x1200 IPS 300-nit Display
  • 16GB LPDDR4X 4267MHz Memory
  • 512GB PCIe Solid State Drive
  • 802.11AX (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.1
  • Backlit Keyboard + Fingerprint Reader
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (w/ DisplayPort & Power Delivery)
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
  • 4-Cell 56Wh Internal Battery

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $571.60 lower (40% savings) compared to the list price.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 1-year Depot or Carry-in Warranty.
  • About this store:

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zhamilton05
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Wow, this is a lot of power in <3 lbs. and <$1,000.
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Suryasis
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It's just better overall. Intel 11th gen highest end cpu i7-1185G7 has some single core performance advantage, around 10 to 12% whenbusing same power but in multi-threaded and demanding workloads, it can be over 70% faster.
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Intel still has the advantage in single-core instructions per clock. But Intel has been stuck on 14nm forever (Intel 14nm is about 37.5 million transistors per mm^2). AMD is using TSMC's 7nm process (about 115 million transistors per mm^2 in its latest version). That gives the AMD processor a huge advantage in power consumption and density (how many cores you can pack together without overheating).

Intel's latest gen is manufactured at 10nm (Intel 10nm is about 100 million transistors per mm^2). That's a lot more competitive with TSMC 7nm, but Intel is having problems producing it in quantity, especially for their higher-end (higher power and heat) processors. Their latest high-end processors are still being manufactured at 14nm. Which is just nuts when Apple and probably Nvidia are being manufactured on TSMC 5nm (about 175 million transistors per mm^2 - nearly 5x the density of Intel 14nm).

AMD could've manufactured at 5nm if they were willing to pay more, but it looks like they're content to stay on 7nm for now. I suspect that decision had more to do with keeping Intel around as a competitor so that AMD doesn't have to face anti-trust investigations. That's how far behind Intel is.

But at multicore performance, the AMD 4700U (8 core/8 thread) and 4800U (8 core/16 thread) processors just wipe the floor with Intel's 10nm CPUs (best are 4 core/8 thread). I would only seriously consider the Intel 10nm processors (ice lake and tiger lake) for lower-end laptops competing with the AMD 4500U (6 core/6 thread), maybe the 4600U (6 core/12 thread). For higher performance, it's AMD on TSMC 7nm vs Intel on Intel 14nm, which is no contest. Intel only makes sense there if you don't care about power consumption at all. That might make sense on a desktop, but it automatically eliminates them from consideration if you're buying a performance laptop.

And keep in mind that AMD's new Zen 3 processors are now showing up for mobile... At this point with Intel 7nm (rumored to be around 200 million transistors/mm^2) still 2 years away at best, I think their only chance is to swallow their pride and have TSMC (or maybe Samsung) manufacture some of their processors for them.
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Apr 27, 2021 2:32 PM
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MattW6366Apr 27, 2021 2:32 PM
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Any thoughts on durability? Coworker is coming from an older asus that has had hinge issues multiple times now.
Apr 27, 2021 2:38 PM
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cloudiettApr 27, 2021 2:38 PM
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Any thoughts on durability? Coworker is coming from an older asus that has had hinge issues multiple times now.
I have the intel version of thinkbook 13 gen 2.The build quality is great except the battery only last like 5-6 hours. I check the battery has 56w capacity so I don't know why the battery is so shortz
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Apr 27, 2021 2:49 PM
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dbphillipsApr 27, 2021 2:49 PM
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Thank god it doesn't have a touchscreen, else I'd have to break my never Lenovo stance.
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Apr 27, 2021 2:50 PM
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zhamilton05Apr 27, 2021 2:50 PM
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Wow, this is a lot of power in <3 lbs. and <$1,000.
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Apr 27, 2021 2:50 PM
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cooldealbroApr 27, 2021 2:50 PM
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Anyone know if Lenovo is planning a 14" or 14.5" Thinkbook in 16:10? This looks like a great buy, I have a little life left in my PC and my ideal would be to find this build next year in a 14" with the 5800U.
Apr 27, 2021 2:58 PM
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MatthewS9976Apr 27, 2021 2:58 PM
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Seems like a great deal. Trying to decide if the screen downgrade is worth the performance upgrade vs my 8th gen xps
Apr 27, 2021 3:20 PM
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UniqueBook6773Apr 27, 2021 3:20 PM
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How does this compare with this Lenovo? https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/lapt...20V9004EUS

How about with this one? https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp...-2j130av-1

I don't care about touchscreen. I know I want ssd, good processor, 16gb ram. Uses: photoshop, general computing.

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Apr 27, 2021 3:28 PM
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RangzoApr 27, 2021 3:28 PM
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Is this working fine with Adobe programs? I heard that AMD is not working fine with Adobes.
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Apr 27, 2021 3:30 PM
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uknowsanaApr 27, 2021 3:30 PM
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This has been the price for EPP since forever
Nice to see it becoming available for everyone
I thought it was 3:2 aspect ratio. Perhaps intel variant is
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Apr 27, 2021 3:35 PM
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coppecApr 27, 2021 3:35 PM
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Wish it was 15" and 1440p non touch screen
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Quote from cooldealbro View quoted comment :
Anyone know if Lenovo is planning a 14" or 14.5" Thinkbook in 16:10? This looks like a great buy, I have a little life left in my PC and my ideal would be to find this build next year in a 14" with the 5800U.
No, they Gen 3 will be 1920x1080 only with a 300 nits 100% sRGB option. Lenovo Singapore is already selling them.
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This has been the price for EPP since forever
Nice to see it becoming available for everyone
I thought it was 3:2 aspect ratio. Perhaps intel variant is
No, Intel variant is also 16:10.
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Is this working fine with Adobe programs? I heard that AMD is not working fine with Adobes.
Working perfectly fine since Premier Pro 14.2. The current version 15 has matured the support even more. Although, not Intel Quicksync level but since these are having more powerful cpu than Intel's quad core design in U series, the performance is almost even.
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Any thoughts on durability? Coworker is coming from an older asus that has had hinge issues multiple times now.
It's a very solidly build device with full metal construction and almost no flex in Keyboard, palmrest and display lid. Also, it has a dual heat pipe and dual fan design, like the XPS 13 lineup and the cooling is impressive for such a small laptop. In Lenovo Vantage software, if you select Extreme Performance mode, it can run 4800u for a constant 25W for very long time and beating some of the Intel's 10th Gen H series 45W-50W CPUs in cpu heavy workloads. Performance can be within 10 to 15% of i7-10875H in long running programs like Video encoding.
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oneformeApr 27, 2021 4:28 PM
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There was a better price at $640ish with EPP at some point. Not sure if we'll see that price again.

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