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Refurb: Lenovo ThinkPad T14: 14" FHD, Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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Newegg via eBay has Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 Laptop (Excellent - Refurbished) on sale for $274.99 - 20% with code FAVEFINDS20 at checkout = $219.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.
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- Note: This item has a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
- 14" 1920x1080 FHD Display
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 6-Core Processor
- 16GB Memory
- 256GB Solid State Drive
- Windows 11 Pro
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Newegg via eBay has Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 Laptop (Excellent - Refurbished) on sale for $274.99 - 20% with code FAVEFINDS20 at checkout = $219.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.
Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for sharing this deal.
- Note: This item has a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
- 14" 1920x1080 FHD Display
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 6-Core Processor
- 16GB Memory
- 256GB Solid State Drive
- Windows 11 Pro
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Written by SaltyOne | Staff- Offer valid for a limited time only /while supplies last.
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and Intel has Thunderbolt.
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This refurbished ThinkPad T14 is a compact Linux friendly business laptop with a Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U, 16GB of memory, and an upgradeable SSD. The chassis is light at roughly 3.22 to 3.41 pounds, and the memory and wireless card appear replaceable, which helps for future upgrades. The main tradeoffs are the non touch display and likely modest 250 nit panel, with battery life also called out as weaker than a comparable Intel model. A practical secondary machine if you value repairability and low cost over a brighter screen.
Linux users who want a ThinkPad T14 for a secondary machine because commenters say it's good for Linux and that the SSD looks upgradeable (with only one RAM stick likely soldered and the other replaceable).
Tinkerers who want to upgrade storage and possibly RAM because commenters say the SSD appears upgradeable and they expect there may be a spare RAM slot if 16GB isn't fully soldered, plus they plan to swap in their own NVMe drives.
People planning to run FreeBSD on a secondary laptop because one commenter said driver support and cost are their priorities and they expect the AMD model to fit those needs better than an Intel option.
Buyers who don't mind checking/confirming exact configuration details (battery, display, backlit keyboard) because commenters note ThinkPads have many options and that the specific unit details could make or break the decision.
Buyers who assume Thunderbolt is Intel-only because commenters push back that Ryzen systems can also have Thunderbolt (though less commonly), so you can't treat it as guaranteed or exclusive based on CPU alone.
Buyers who care about battery life a lot because one commenter said their AMD ThinkPad had poor battery life compared to an Intel P14s Gen 5 they later bought.
People who specifically want a touchscreen laptop because commenters point out the unit is non-touch and that this matters to some buyers once they realize it's missing.
Buyers who need a bright, high-tier display because commenters flag the screen as the main potential downside and suspect it will be the 250-nit "blah" option rather than the 400-nit low-power variant.
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Assuming the 16GB is all soldered, there should be a spare slot for me to drop in another 16GB SODIMM I already have, and I have a few new 1TB NVMe drives I can swap in. Even if this comes with the dreaded Realtek wifi, it doesn't appear to be soldered from what I can tell, and I have an Intel card I can replace it with.
The only potentially significant downside I see is the screen. There look to have been a few offerings for this, and we already know this is non-touch. So it could come with the 250 nit oir the 400 nit low power. I suspect it will be the 250 which is really a blah display.
I opened it up and all components appeared original as they had FRU tags on them.
Mine does have backlit keyboard.
Also appears to have a microSD card reader, though I haven't tested it yet.
Battery has 368 cycles on it and is showing a full charge of 42K mWh vs a capacity of 50.5 mWh, which is about 84%. Not bad considering my 1 year old P14s Gen 5 is at 90% currently. I'll recalibrate the meter at some point.
The display is definitely the weak point. It is the 250 nit 1920x1080 display (non-touch) which I knew going in. I had hoped I'd get lucky with the 400 nit low power display, but I did inquire before I purchased and was informed it was the 250. OK for the purpose I'm using this laptop for, which is as a backup/secondary to my primary. The difference between this display and the 2.5K display on my P14s Gen 5 is very noticeable - brightness and quality of the colors.
Mine had 2x8GB of ram which was a bit of a disappointment since one of the two in this machine is soldered. I hoped it was going to be 1x16GB soldered which would have left me with an empty slot to bring it to 32GB. I removed one of the 8GB SODIMMs and replaced it with a 16GB, bringing me to 24GB. Since 1x16GB soldered was an option on these units, someone may have gotten lucky with this configuration.
Hard drive is a 256GB PCIe 3. I swapped it out with a 1TB PCIe 4 that I had from another project.
Windows was installed and was clean, it started up with the setup page to choose region. I ended up re-installing Win 11 Pro and downloading Lenovo Commercial Vantage to pick up all the drivers (as well as a Windows Update). I felt more comfortable with a fresh install, plus I had to do it for the new drive anyway.
Strangely, the entire computer was recoated/repainted, which was a surprise to me. Not sure how I feel about this. It looked like new, or even better than new, when I took it out of the packaging, But I imagine the coating could get scuffed a bit easier and potentially peel over time. In fact, the chrome hinges on mine were painted (and already peeling), and the charging LED was even covered with paint. Some of the vents and speaker holes seemed to have some overspray in them, but I didn't really detect anything on the electronics inside.
Unless I find some glaring deficiency, it crashes in the next 30 days, or someone gives me a heads up of something to be concerned about, I will probably keep this to use as my secondary machine, as I believe it will work just fine.
Sorry about the crack, and they are making you a tough deal on that. Unfortunately the deal is expired, so you can't order another and just return the one you have. I'd probably opt to keep the warranty, though I have never used a third-party warranty like they do, so I don't know how helpful it will be anyway.
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I may have hit the jackpot with my unit. Came with 1080p touchscreen w/ 400nits, 16gb of soldered ram w/ open slot. Only sign of use was some fingerprints on the touchpad, it even had some of the protective film still on it.
I'm probably going to spend another $200 to max this thing out. Incredible deal makes the high RAM prices seem downright unaffordable! 🤣
I may have hit the jackpot with my unit. Came with 1080p touchscreen w/ 400nits, 16gb of soldered ram w/ open slot. Only sign of use was some fingerprints on the touchpad, it even had some of the protective film still on it.
I'm probably going to spend another $200 to max this thing out. Incredible deal makes the high RAM prices seem downright unaffordable! 🤣
Jealous of your experience for sure. I get how you confirm the touchscreen, but how did you confirm the 400 nits? Thanks.
"strings /sys/class/drm/card1-eDP-1/edid"
Then I just looked up the specs of the display. (B140HAK03.2) On a second look, I think my panel is actually 300nits. Might upgrade but for indoor use it's been fine. Definitely not iPad Pro territory.
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