Newegg via eBay has
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 Laptop (Grade A - Excellent Refurbished, 20W1S1XG00) on sale for $295.99
-> now $293.
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- Note: This item has a 1-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Specs:
- 14" 1920x1080 FHD IPS Touchscreen Display
- Intel i5-1145G7 2.60GHz 4-Core Processor
- 16GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Memory
- 256GB Solid State Drive
- 802.11ax WiFi | Bluetooth 5.1
- Windows 11 Pro
Top Comments
Community Reviews
This ThinkPad T14 stands out as a compact business laptop with strong upgrade potential and broad Linux support. Fedora works out of the box with the trackpad, fingerprint reader, and camera, and the 2280 SSD slot plus DDR4 memory layout make storage and RAM upgrades straightforward. The Intel model uses Thunderbolt 4 ports, and the machine has proven solid for school and even Proxmox use. The main knocks are that it is about five years old, has no backlit keyboard, and the touchpad can feel laggy until settings are adjusted. A practical pick if you want ThinkPad durability without paying for a newer model.
Common Questions (5)
The Intel T14 Gen 2 configuration is either 16GB soldered or 8GB soldered plus an 8GB SODIMM, both DDR4. That means some units have an open memory slot for expansion, while others are fixed at 16GB.
The touchpad can feel very laggy and sticky, especially for scrolling. Disabling double-finger tap to click in Windows Precision Touchpad settings reportedly fixes the issue.
No backlit keyboard is included on this unit. That matters if you type in low light, since you would need an external light source or a different configuration.
It uses a standard 2280 PCIe NVMe drive slot, likely PCIe Gen 3 and possibly Gen 4. That makes SSD replacement or upgrading straightforward with common M.2 2280 drives.
Fedora works out of the box with the trackpad, fingerprint reader, and camera. That makes it a practical Linux option if you want to avoid Windows 11 on this hardware.
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Keep in mind that this PC is 5 years old this year - T14 Gen 7 will be coming out this year.
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Not USB4 ports - Thunderbolt 4 ports. Memory is either 16 soldered, or 8 soldered + 8 SoDIMM. This is DDR4.
Not USB4 ports - Thunderbolt 4 ports. Memory is either 16 soldered, or 8 soldered + 8 SoDIMM. This is DDR4.
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