Super rare, ThinkPad X230s i7/8GB/1080p w/ Upgrades! - Reduced Again
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:21 am
I have a immaculately restored X230s (rare thinkpad that was only sold in mainland China) with upgrades that I need to part with 
The X230s looks like an X240 but with both batteries internal and so it is slimmer, and unlike the X240 the X230s is made entirely with Carbon Fiber as opposed to the X240 with it's glass fiber and plastic palm rest.
When I bought it originally just a couple months back: the case was badly cracked (pics below), the LCD was a crappy 1366x768 TN, the HDD was 1TB 5400RPM + 24GBSSD as cache drive, the WiFi card was a crappy Broadcom 802.11B/G/N, and the first generation of the 5in1 clickpad.
Now: I bought a new bottom case for it, the LCD has been upgraded to 1080p IPS, the HDD to 120GB SSD + 24GB SSD (as two drives to Windows), and the WiFi card to the Intel 6235AGN (sadly, the white list would not allow me to put a Intel 7260AC card), and it has a second generation 5in1 clickpad.
Specs:
- Intel Core i7-3537u 2GHz (3.1GHz Turbo Boost)
- 8GB DDR3-L
- Intel HD 4000 Graphics
- 1920*1080 (1080p) IPS LCD panel
- 120GB SATA3 SSD + 24GB NGFF SSD
- Front Facing Camera
- Brand new bottom cover + palm rest
- Fingerprint reader (that unlike the very similar looking X240 CAN wake the computer from off/sleep)
- Intel 6235AGN Card
- 2 USB 3.0 ports, Ethernet, MiniDP, VGA, SD Card reader
- Windows 8.1 Standard
- AC Adapter
- Weight: 2.77lbs (not counting the included AC adapter)
http://imgur.com/a/uNYsO
I paid 450+25 shipping for the laptop (in broken condition & pre upgrades), 100 exact for the case replacements, 113 for the LCD, 50 for the SSD, 37 for the WiFi card. The total therefore is $775
Yes, this sadly does have the same slightly ghosting LCD used in some X240/Yoga models (00HM111) - it's really not too bad but noticeable at times.
You could replace the LCD with 00HM745 but I can't find readily available pieces at a decent price.
As a result, I'm lowering the price by 125 dollars (cost of the LCD) to $650
Further reduced now to $600
Further reduced now to $575
The X230s looks like an X240 but with both batteries internal and so it is slimmer, and unlike the X240 the X230s is made entirely with Carbon Fiber as opposed to the X240 with it's glass fiber and plastic palm rest.
When I bought it originally just a couple months back: the case was badly cracked (pics below), the LCD was a crappy 1366x768 TN, the HDD was 1TB 5400RPM + 24GBSSD as cache drive, the WiFi card was a crappy Broadcom 802.11B/G/N, and the first generation of the 5in1 clickpad.
Now: I bought a new bottom case for it, the LCD has been upgraded to 1080p IPS, the HDD to 120GB SSD + 24GB SSD (as two drives to Windows), and the WiFi card to the Intel 6235AGN (sadly, the white list would not allow me to put a Intel 7260AC card), and it has a second generation 5in1 clickpad.
Specs:
- Intel Core i7-3537u 2GHz (3.1GHz Turbo Boost)
- 8GB DDR3-L
- Intel HD 4000 Graphics
- 1920*1080 (1080p) IPS LCD panel
- 120GB SATA3 SSD + 24GB NGFF SSD
- Front Facing Camera
- Brand new bottom cover + palm rest
- Fingerprint reader (that unlike the very similar looking X240 CAN wake the computer from off/sleep)
- Intel 6235AGN Card
- 2 USB 3.0 ports, Ethernet, MiniDP, VGA, SD Card reader
- Windows 8.1 Standard
- AC Adapter
- Weight: 2.77lbs (not counting the included AC adapter)
http://imgur.com/a/uNYsO
I paid 450+25 shipping for the laptop (in broken condition & pre upgrades), 100 exact for the case replacements, 113 for the LCD, 50 for the SSD, 37 for the WiFi card. The total therefore is $775
Yes, this sadly does have the same slightly ghosting LCD used in some X240/Yoga models (00HM111) - it's really not too bad but noticeable at times.
You could replace the LCD with 00HM745 but I can't find readily available pieces at a decent price.
As a result, I'm lowering the price by 125 dollars (cost of the LCD) to $650
Further reduced now to $600
Further reduced now to $575