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You do realize ALL of these Ultrabooks using Ryzen AI 300 and Intel Ultra Series 2 or newer are now SoC's, so the RAM is a part of the chip. This allows it to achieve higher than the 5600Mhz SO-DIMMs max out at, so they're typically around 8300Mhz or so. Also, did you SEE RAM pricing?! It will NOT get better in 2026, so if you're remotely on the fence or due an upgrade because of Windows 10 expiring, this is a fantastic deal and most should go for it if it's non gaming needs.
Here, here. Several negative comments in here fail to understand what this laptop should be used for. Typical day-to-day tasks, with a little bit of heavier lifting possible. (Photo / video editing, gaming)
An ultrabook cannot be a gaming or productivity powerhouse. It's just not possible with today's tech. There are thermal limits to cramming in an RTX 5060 or more into such a thin chassis. Even the best thin gaming laptops are typically thermal-limited mobile GPUs, with lower peak power limits than their chunkier cousins. The best you can get with a thin-and-light is going to be an AI Max 395, but good luck getting one for under $1500. Those perform somewhere in the range of a RTX 5050 or 4060, you're paying a premium for the thin-and-light body.
I see some complaints about the 60hz screen, but we're talking about a laptop that can currently be had for $474 in Open-Box excellent, shipped, anywhere. I've also seen many Best Buys near me with Good and Fair condition open-box.
This is overall a good deal if you really want OLED for ~$500. The rest of the specs are perfectly adequate for a little bit of everything. Just don't expect it to be a powerhouse with that 6-core CPU. (3x Zen 5, 3x Zen 5c CPU) It's perfectly adequate for most basic tasks. The 840m is not an impressive iGPU, and seems to have similar raw power to a Steam Deck. Games that are more CPU-intensive will run better here with the newer Zen 5 cores, but GPU-heavy titles will probably end up running similar to a Steam Deck or the new ROG Xbox Ally. (Not the Z2E X model!) If you use some aggressive upscaling, most games will be playable. Just don't be shocked when it runs UE5 games like crap, because that engine runs like crap on everything.
My one warning here is that this series of Lenovo laptops has recently come under criticism for weak hinges. I'd recommend treating this laptop gingerly, never putting it in a bag without adequate protection. I see people trash laptops constantly with those stupid laptop sleeves. Those almost never have adequate corner padding.
Not correct. Intel Lunar Lake is how you described it, but not AMD Krackan Point or Strix Point. Lenovo ThinkPad P14s has 2 SoDIMM slots with this same CPU.
Industry norm (for this type of laptop). We are talking about a $500 touch screen 2-in-1 not a $2000 mobile workstation. Sorry I didn't make a 3 page statement excluding every possible exception.
But feel free to find a comparable machine at a comparable price point with unsoldered RAM.
Fun fact, anytime shows up with an "Um, Actually" it is never helpful and even less often relevant...
Im not who you were responding to but Lenovo has a long history of really poor hinge durability. If you start type "Has Lenovo..." in google it autofills with "fixed the hinge issue?". Many forums over a decade online discussing it. Basically what would happen is normal use would cause the plastic housing around the hinges to break. I would hope they fixed it by now and I do believe you when you say you haven't seen issues. But it's ingrained in a lot of our minds including mine. I've had other build quality issues with Lenovo as well that I haven't on others.
LOL....google autofill is being cited as a source.
*No point trying to debate such a shallow thought process, clearly they are looking for anything that supports the gut feeling they had before their holy quest seeking any and all forms of confirmation bias the internet could offer....
You do realize ALL of these Ultrabooks using Ryzen AI 300 and Intel Ultra Series 2 or newer are now SoC's, so the RAM is a part of the chip. This allows it to achieve higher than the 5600Mhz SO-DIMMs max out at, so they're typically around 8300Mhz or so. Also, did you SEE RAM pricing?! It will NOT get better in 2026, so if you're remotely on the fence or due an upgrade because of Windows 10 expiring, this is a fantastic deal and most should go for it if it's non gaming needs.
Win10 expired, but you can extend security updates until October 2026.
I buy tons of lenovos for my company, including this exact model, and have not had a single issue related to build quality or physical defects. I'd love to see your source for what you're claiming.
I had a Thinkpad Carbon and a personal Thinkbook 2-in-1.
The worst thing Lenovo has are their docks. Biggest POS.
My work Thinkpad kept on (1) beeping that USB device was attached; and (2) one monitor (of dual setup) turning off and then back on ("flickering" , but slowly). One was plugged into the HDMI port, so it was not the HDMI > DP adapter. I have no issues with cheap aftermarket USB-C hubs for my Thinkbook. Granted, it could have been all the emails that I had open bogging down the memory and causing the "flickering".
Dells have horrible entry-level monitors. My work sent me 2 that were basically unusable due to the fuzzy resolution. I pulled out 2 15-year old Dell monitors (probably entry-level in 2010), and they worked great.
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Just placed order for this for $499 and will return the other one.
I wife wants something portable with nice screen and this is the perfect one with OLED/16GB ram.
Just placed order for this for $499 and will return the other one.
I wife wants something portable with nice screen and this is the perfect one with OLED/16GB ram.
$680 has better specs than $499 in terms of cores, threads and integrated graphics
Just placed order for this for $499 and will return the other one.
I wife wants something portable with nice screen and this is the perfect one with OLED/16GB ram.
for $150 more you get AI 7 350 2025- 16GB Memory - 1TB SSD
But I saved $180 for same OLED screen/rams/battery, but less SSD (512 is plenty) and 6 core/12 treads instead of 8 cores/16-thread. This is for my wife's general use and she never play games.
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LOL, thought not.
An ultrabook cannot be a gaming or productivity powerhouse. It's just not possible with today's tech. There are thermal limits to cramming in an RTX 5060 or more into such a thin chassis. Even the best thin gaming laptops are typically thermal-limited mobile GPUs, with lower peak power limits than their chunkier cousins. The best you can get with a thin-and-light is going to be an AI Max 395, but good luck getting one for under $1500. Those perform somewhere in the range of a RTX 5050 or 4060, you're paying a premium for the thin-and-light body.
I see some complaints about the 60hz screen, but we're talking about a laptop that can currently be had for $474 in Open-Box excellent, shipped, anywhere. I've also seen many Best Buys near me with Good and Fair condition open-box.
This is overall a good deal if you really want OLED for ~$500. The rest of the specs are perfectly adequate for a little bit of everything. Just don't expect it to be a powerhouse with that 6-core CPU. (3x Zen 5, 3x Zen 5c CPU) It's perfectly adequate for most basic tasks. The 840m is not an impressive iGPU, and seems to have similar raw power to a Steam Deck. Games that are more CPU-intensive will run better here with the newer Zen 5 cores, but GPU-heavy titles will probably end up running similar to a Steam Deck or the new ROG Xbox Ally. (Not the Z2E X model!) If you use some aggressive upscaling, most games will be playable. Just don't be shocked when it runs UE5 games like crap, because that engine runs like crap on everything.
My one warning here is that this series of Lenovo laptops has recently come under criticism for weak hinges. I'd recommend treating this laptop gingerly, never putting it in a bag without adequate protection. I see people trash laptops constantly with those stupid laptop sleeves. Those almost never have adequate corner padding.
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But feel free to find a comparable machine at a comparable price point with unsoldered RAM.
Fun fact, anytime shows up with an "Um, Actually" it is never helpful and even less often relevant...
*No point trying to debate such a shallow thought process, clearly they are looking for anything that supports the gut feeling they had before their holy quest seeking any and all forms of confirmation bias the internet could offer....
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The worst thing Lenovo has are their docks. Biggest POS.
My work Thinkpad kept on (1) beeping that USB device was attached; and (2) one monitor (of dual setup) turning off and then back on ("flickering" , but slowly). One was plugged into the HDMI port, so it was not the HDMI > DP adapter. I have no issues with cheap aftermarket USB-C hubs for my Thinkbook. Granted, it could have been all the emails that I had open bogging down the memory and causing the "flickering".
Dells have horrible entry-level monitors. My work sent me 2 that were basically unusable due to the fuzzy resolution. I pulled out 2 15-year old Dell monitors (probably entry-level in 2010), and they worked great.
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Just placed order for this for $499 and will return the other one.
I wife wants something portable with nice screen and this is the perfect one with OLED/16GB ram.
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/l...JJGSHC5C4H
Just placed order for this for $499 and will return the other one.
I wife wants something portable with nice screen and this is the perfect one with OLED/16GB ram.
https://www.bestbuy.com/product/l...JJGSHC5C4H
Just placed order for this for $499 and will return the other one.
I wife wants something portable with nice screen and this is the perfect one with OLED/16GB ram.
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