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Lenovo is offering
ThinkBook 15 Gen 3 (21A4007BUS) [lenovo.com]and
ThinkBook 14 Gen 3 (21A20089US) [lenovo.com] Laptop at $719.95 with coupon code
THINKBFRIDAYNOW.
Make sure to apply this coupon code manually to replace the default Coupon code.
SPEC (15 Gen 3):- Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
- 15.6" 1080p 300-nits Touchscreen anti-glare Display, 45% NTSC, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 1.8 GHz (8C/16T, 4.3GHz Boost, 12MB Cache)
- AMD Vega 8 Graphics @ 1750 MHz
- 16GB (8GB Soldered + 8GB SODIMM) 3200 MHz DDR4 (40GB Max)
- 512GB 2242 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD + Empty 2.5" Bay
- 2W x 2 Speakers, Dolby Audio
- 720p Webcam /w Privacy Shutter
- Backlit Keyboard
- Fingerprint Reader
- 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi + bluetooth 5.0 + Gigabit Ethernet
- PORTS:
- 1x SD Card reader
- 1x Ethernet (RJ-45)
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (1 Always On)
- 1x HDMI 1.4b
- 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
- 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4)
- 45 WHr Battery
- 3.75 lbs / 1.7 kg
SPEC (14 Gen 3):- Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
- 14" 1080p 300-nits Touchscreen anti-glare Display, 45% NTSC, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 1.8 GHz (8C/16T, 4.3GHz Boost, 12MB Cache)
- AMD Vega 8 Graphics @ 1750 MHz
- 16GB (8GB Soldered + 8GB SODIMM) 3200 MHz DDR4 (40GB Max)
- 512GB 2242 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD + Empty 2.5" Bay
- 2W x 2 Speakers, Dolby Audio
- 720p Webcam /w Privacy Shutter
- Backlit Keyboard
- Fingerprint Reader
- 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi + bluetooth 5.0 + Gigabit Ethernet
- PORTS:
- 1x SD Card reader
- 1x Ethernet (RJ-45)
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (1 Always On)
- 1x HDMI 1.4b
- 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
- 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4)
- 45 WHr Battery
- 3.09 lbs / 1.4 kg
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Activiated 10% CB along with 5% CB from paypal on top of Education discount of $36.
Final price after all the CB & $25 reward from Lenovo around: $606.67
Thanks all.
Edit: forgot to add Tax
Awesome, now debating if I should wait till black friday or pull the trigger. Most likely buy now and think later.
External Wacom-type things work very well.
If not, I suggest looking for a "dell inspiron chromebook 14 7486" - Why?? It has WACOM EMR Battery-less Stylus built-in. On ebay, people are giving them away imo. It has one of the best screens 100%+ sRGB, and VERY color accurate I've seen on any reasonably priced device. I have 5 of these to do what I need to do in the remote world. They are all 8th gen i3 processors. I bought them all on ebay for about $200 each for an all-aluminum build.
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Edit to add: But for +$60 I would totally consider the Thinkpad over this Thinkbook deal with similar specs due to the better battery life.
Aluminum casing feels nice. I like the keyboard as well, except for 1) the backlight isn't auto-on or off; 2) the ring around the power button is always lit during operation.
Biggest disappointments for me are the screen with the washed out colors, which I also have to use at max brightness in a well lit room, and the battery life which only provides ~5 hours (Windows' estimate) of normal use. Also noticed the CPU easily reach 80°C on the first day of use, and the M.2 SSD reach 63°. Don't know what to make of that.
Have yet to test the speakers and all the different ports so can't comment on those yet. Ultimately I'm still looking around for other options. I think that if the Yoga 6 shows up in the same config I'll buy that and return this, despite the fact that the Yoga is smaller, glossy, and not aluminum. At least it's got 100% sRGB and good battery life. At this price range you've got to make compromises, I suppose.
- no 4 month wait
- only a small increase in price
- Thinkpad > Thinkbook
- can have 1tb drive instead of 512gb
Dell Inspiron 15.6" 1080p Touchscreen Laptop
11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor, 16GB Memory, 1TB HDD.
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Activiated 10% CB along with 5% CB from paypal on top of Education discount of $36.
Final price after all the CB & $25 reward from Lenovo around: $606.67
Thanks all.
Edit: forgot to add Tax
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Aluminum casing feels nice. I like the keyboard as well, except for 1) the Fn key is not a toggle; 2) the backlight isn't auto-on or off; 3) the ring around the power button is always lit during operation.
Biggest disappointments for me are the screen with the washed out colors, which I also have to use at max brightness in a well lit room, and the battery life which only provides ~5 hours (Windows' estimate) of normal use. Also noticed the CPU easily reach 80°C on the first day of use, and the M.2 SSD reach 63°. Don't know what to make of that.
Have yet to test the speakers and all the different ports so can't comment on those yet. Ultimately I'm still looking around for other options. I think that if the Yoga 6 shows up in the same config I'll buy that and return this, despite the fact that the Yoga is smaller, glossy, and not aluminum. At least it's got 100% sRGB and good battery life. At this price range you've got to make compromises, I suppose.