Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2: 13.3" FHD+ IPS Touch, Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, 16GB LPDDR5, Radeon 780M, 512GB SSD, Win 11 Pro $760

SlickRailway7321

Jul 3, 2025 1:13 PM

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Probably fine at 16, but I really hate that they went to soldered RAM in so many models.

It's also tough to determine when it's soldered but includes an open slot. That's less frequent now and this says "dual channel", so safe assumption it's not.

Edit: #TIL - https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad...t/m39psg8/

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Probably fine at 16, but I really hate that they went to soldered RAM in so many models. It's also tough to determine when it's soldered but includes an open slot. That's less frequent now and this says "dual channel", so safe assumption it's not.Edit: #TIL - https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad...t/m39psg8/

Lenovo has already mentioned that it's dual-channel and soldered, which means no open slots. Also, this is fairly common with thin and light laptops, esp. 13-inchers.

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Anonymo

Jul 3, 2025 3:15 PM

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AnonymoJul 3, 2025 3:15 PM

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This is the anti-ThinkPad.
Soldered RAM, no Trackpad, minimal ports, glued-shut design.
Every purchase like this signals to Lenovo that gutting ThinkPad DNA is fine, as long as they slap a logo on it and call it "Pro."
Support it if you want more ThinkPads without ThinkPad features.

Last edited by Anonymo July 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM.

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Quote from Anonymo

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This is the anti-ThinkPad.
Soldered RAM, no TrackPoint, minimal ports, glued-shut design.
Every purchase like this signals to Lenovo that gutting ThinkPad DNA is fine—as long as they slap a logo on it and call it "Pro."
Support it if you want more ThinkPads without ThinkPad features.

From pics, there appears to be a trackpoint but they really need to make 32GB ram an option

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Jul 3, 2025 6:04 PM

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Quote from Dare2Dream

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From pics, there appears to be a trackpoint but they really need to make 32GB ram an option

Yes, it still has a TrackPoint but no physical buttons, that's what I meant.

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Quote from SlickRailway7321

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Probably fine at 16, but I really hate that they went to soldered RAM in so many models.

It's also tough to determine when it's soldered but includes an open slot. That's less frequent now and this says "dual channel", so safe assumption it's not.

Edit: #TIL - https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad...t/m39psg8/

Lpddr is just better for gaming on IGPU and battery lofe

Hat-Trick

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Quote from SlickRailway7321

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Probably fine at 16, but I really hate that they went to soldered RAM in so many models. It's also tough to determine when it's soldered but includes an open slot. That's less frequent now and this says "dual channel", so safe assumption it's not.Edit: #TIL - https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad...t/m39psg8/

It's not tough to determine if RAM is soldered or if there is a SO-DIMM slot. There is one rule -- if it says "LPDDR" in the spec, then it's soldered and there is NO SLOT. If it says DDR5, some may be soldered (or not) and there may be a SODIMM slot (or not).

Most non-gaming laptops these days use high-speed LPDDR5X RAM. Low power and fast.

jbwhite99

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Quote from Anonymo

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This is the anti-ThinkPad.
Soldered RAM, no Trackpad, minimal ports, glued-shut design.
Every purchase like this signals to Lenovo that gutting ThinkPad DNA is fine, as long as they slap a logo on it and call it "Pro."
Support it if you want more ThinkPads without ThinkPad features.

This is meant to be like XPS or MacBook. Memory is all soldered - actually newer ThinkPad designs (this is 3 years old now) are much more repairable. Replaceable batteries, easy to remove keyboards, etc.

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Len..._L14_Gen_5
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Len..._T14_Gen_5

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Quote from SlickRailway7321

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Probably fine at 16, but I really hate that they went to soldered RAM in so many models.

It's also tough to determine when it's soldered but includes an open slot. That's less frequent now and this says "dual channel", so safe assumption it's not.

Edit: #TIL - https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad...t/m39psg8/

They claim it is to improve performance but we all know its planned obsolescence.
I recently came across a laptop from the mid 2000s. The RAM, HDD & Wi-Fi card all could accessed in seconds via panels. The battery was clipped on the back.

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doema

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stack this with Amex offer $75 back on $750+ spend

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Hat-Trick

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Same laptop but with 13.3" WQXGA+ (2880 x 1800), OLED, Anti-Reflective, Anti-Smudge, Touch, 100%DCI-P3, 400 nits, Low Blue Light display can be had for $755 at Lenvo.com:

https://www.lenovo.com/us/vipmemb...21jvs09l00
Or for $770 here:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...21jvs09l00

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Hat-Trick

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Quote from jbwhite99

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This is meant to be like XPS or MacBook. Memory is all soldered - actually newer ThinkPad designs (this is 3 years old now) are much more repairable. Replaceable batteries, easy to remove keyboards, etc.https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Len..._L14_Gen_5 https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Len..._T14_Gen_5

According to AMD, the 7840U was introduced 05/2023, so more like 2 years old now.

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kenshin9

Jul 7, 2025 4:40 PM

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Quote from doema

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stack this with Amex offer $75 back on $750+ spend

Another CB site is also offering 15% back for Lenovo. This seems pretty enticing...

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Caedis

Jul 7, 2025 10:00 PM

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Quote from Anonymo

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This is the anti-ThinkPad. Soldered RAM, no Trackpad, minimal ports, glued-shut design. Every purchase like this signals to Lenovo that gutting ThinkPad DNA is fine, as long as they slap a logo on it and call it "Pro." Support it if you want more ThinkPads without ThinkPad features.

Even my ThinkPad Chromebook (C13 Yoga) has USB-C ×2 (incl. charging port), Full HDMI, USB-A, and microSD slots...

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Quote from kenshin9

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Another CB site is also offering 15% back for Lenovo. This seems pretty enticing...

The CB site I use is 10% plus my AMEX has a 20% off Lenovo (up to $105 max credit) benefit now. On the OLED model, that makes it a little less than $600 for the OLED 3K version.

Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2: 13.3" FHD+ IPS Touch, Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, 16GB LPDDR5, Radeon 780M, 512GB SSD, Win 11 Pro $760

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