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Looking to Buy Thinkpad
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Looking to Buy Thinkpad
I have ~$400 budget for a laptop for my daughter. I want to buy my daughter a thinkpad T-series based on my prior experiences. What model would get me in my budget? I want to get an SSD and would like it to run Windows 10. I have an extra copy of Windows 10 laying around in the case I need to load one up. Thanks.
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Re: Looking to Buy Thinkpad
first, welcome to the forum..
next, new or used..?
i don't think there are many new thinkpads for $400 more or less..
BUT there are a bunch of $400 used thinkpads.. for me i would find a good used X1 carbon.. and i would avoid the gen 2 with the crappy keyboard..
otherwise roam our marketplace and see whats there if used is OK for you..
next, new or used..?
i don't think there are many new thinkpads for $400 more or less..
BUT there are a bunch of $400 used thinkpads.. for me i would find a good used X1 carbon.. and i would avoid the gen 2 with the crappy keyboard..
otherwise roam our marketplace and see whats there if used is OK for you..
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Re: Looking to Buy Thinkpad
You could start with a good condition T520 or W520 and improve upon that with upgrades. These are still smoking machines when configured for performance. It will also keep you within your budget.
A31p P-IV 2Ghz, 2MB, 2653-R6U
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
T500 T9600 2055-BE9
T510 i5 4384-DV7
T510 i7 4349-A64
T520 i7QM 4242-4UU Highly Modified
T16 i7 1260P 21BV000SUS
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Re: Looking to Buy Thinkpad
used/refurbished.BillMorrow wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:50 pmfirst, welcome to the forum..
next, new or used..?
i don't think there are many new thinkpads for $400 more or less..
BUT there are a bunch of $400 used thinkpads.. for me i would find a good used X1 carbon.. and i would avoid the gen 2 with the crappy keyboard..
otherwise roam our marketplace and see whats there if used is OK for you..
i was also looking at the T4xx series....
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Re: Looking to Buy Thinkpad
I bought and upgraded my T440p for about $300 (needs more parts but it's usable now) I have the one with Nvidea GT 730m graphics but if you don't get the one with Nvidea CPU it can be bought with a low end i5 for around $150 but it may need a battery, a hard drive/ SSD and maybe ram... my T430 wasn't very much cheaper IMO so unless you really want the design of the older models i'd say the T440p is the best bang for your money in semi-parts condition... I even have an intel only graphics board for the T440p i'll give it away just pay for shipping
My Collection:
A30 Pentium 3 512MB ram 60GB HDD Win 98SE
HP 8460p 2nd gen i7 8GB ram 500GB HDD Radeon 6470m Win 7
T440p 4th gen i7 12GB ram GT 730m 1TB SSD Win 10
X1 Extreme Gen 2 16GB ram 1650 M-Q 1TB SSD Win 10
x260 6th gen i-series
Mum's T440s 4th gen i5 8GB ram 300GB SSD Win 10
A30 Pentium 3 512MB ram 60GB HDD Win 98SE
HP 8460p 2nd gen i7 8GB ram 500GB HDD Radeon 6470m Win 7
T440p 4th gen i7 12GB ram GT 730m 1TB SSD Win 10
X1 Extreme Gen 2 16GB ram 1650 M-Q 1TB SSD Win 10
x260 6th gen i-series
Mum's T440s 4th gen i5 8GB ram 300GB SSD Win 10
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