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[Refurb] [Club Catch and UNiDAYS] ThinkPad X240 i5 4300U/8GB/128GB SSD/ WIN7 Pro Delivered $269 @ Catch

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[Refurb] [Club Catch and UNiDAYS] ThinkPad X240 i5 4300U/8GB/128GB SSD/ WIN7 Pro Delivered $269 @ Catch
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Pricebeat on 11/08/2018 - 09:17 catch.com.au (1155 clicks)
Last edited 11/08/2018 - 12:27 by 1 other user

Total cost $299 without UNiDAYS membership plus variable shipping

To get the best price: Club catch required. Free Shipping over $45
Extra 10% off using Unidays + Combine with 15% off gift cards

Comes down to $229 after 2x $100 and 1x $50 discounted goft cards from aupost

Features:

Lenove Laptops
Model: Lenovo Thinkpad X240 Laptop REFURB | 20AMS2FV00
Colour: Black
Processor: i5-4300U (1.9GHz/3MB)
Display: 12.5" HD IPS (1366 x 768)
Graphics: Intel HD4400
Storage: 128GB SSD
Memory: 8GB RAM
Wireless:
Intel® Centrino® 7260 2 x 2 BGN + BT 4.0
Intel® Centrino® 7260 2 x 2 AC+ BT 4.0
BlueTooth
Ports:
Mini DisplayPort with audio
VGA
3.5 mm Combo Jack Headphone / MIC
2x USB 3.0 (Always-on USB 3.0)
4-in-1 SD card reader (SD / SDHC / SDXC / MMC slot)
Smart card reader
Operating system: Windows 7 Professional 64
Camera:
Face-tracking technology
Low light sensitive
Battery:
3-Cell Internal
3-Cell External

Computing 12.5inch Computer Laptop Lenovo

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  • asa79 on 11/08/2018 - 09:40

    What is the discounted normal price

    • Pricebeat on 11/08/2018 - 09:43
      +1

      Static ice says this with 4GB RAM

      • RainbowHands on 11/08/2018 - 10:09
        +1

        could OP explain how to get this deal at $269??

        from what I can gather I need to pay 19.50 for club catch for 3 month sub to get [$308.95 (inc delivery)] discounted to $299 (free delivery)

        then i need to be a student with a uni email for verification and also wait until the 20th for those gift cards to go on discount to get it at 229 (that part makes sense)

        Jimmy can you split the deal to university students price and standard discount price available to everyone else?

        ps. i did not report your post i am looking for more information cos deal confuses me. from what i see general people can get this deal for $308.95 (inc delivery) not 269

        • Pricebeat on 11/08/2018 - 10:32
          +1

          Then “general people” don’t need to follow my post they can just click on link and checkout from there. My deal is intended for people who already have above mentioned memberships
          Again they can still use 15% off gift cards plus the 3 months membership can be used to buy other stuff too. So would you add 3 months’ membership cost price in final price of everything you would buy over the three months? Finally, if “General people” are really interested they don’t need to buy 3 months’ membership, they can just pay shipping which is cheaper.

        • RainbowHands on 11/08/2018 - 10:47
          +3

          no point getting upset - the deal should be aimed firstly at general audience. then also mentioned if student, if this, if that, if whatever you can get it at an even more discounted price. thats usually how all the deals are posted here. you do it backwards it's going to confuse a lot of people and they'll just move on and ignore your deal.

          don't get all defensive on me, this is constructive criticism.

          honestly - your deal just annoyed the heck out of me cos firstly im not a student, second not a member of club catch and third I also have to wait 9 days to then walk into my post office to get some discounted cards. you get where im coming from

        • Pricebeat on 11/08/2018 - 10:53
          +2

          @RainbowHands: Just stating the obvious. Why would you get annoyed by a deal for no reason? It’s like me getting upset at amex credit card deals because I don’t have enough salary to apply for one. Hopefully you get me where I am coming from. This is ozbargain where cheapest price is a deal and I post the cheapest I can make it. If people don’t have means to get to cheapest price then they are welcome to pay full price. There is no confusion in this post, everything is stated in the description. So far I don’t care if people look at my post or not. I am sure there are heaps of ungrateful pricks who take advantage of deals without appreciating. But again it doesn’t matter to me. I enjoy posting and I do it just for that

        • RainbowHands on 11/08/2018 - 10:58
          +1

          you should post deal @ $229 then and put in title uni days, club catch, wait 9 days plus walk in post office

          clickbait and see how many people you frustrate… :)

        • Pricebeat on 11/08/2018 - 11:18
          +2

          @RainbowHands: Unless you can fly into an auspost or buy 15% discounted catch gift cards online, I think walking in there is the best option or pay the full price. I love frustrating anyway.

        • Major Mess on 11/08/2018 - 16:44
          +1

          You forgot the bit about the blood of a ginger stray and toe of newt.

  • pennypacker on 11/08/2018 - 09:40
    -5

    i5-4300…that is ancient.

    • mskeggs on 11/08/2018 - 09:45
      +3

      Quite ok performance though, for office/web etc.

      • ESEMCE on 11/08/2018 - 09:58
        -4

        Or per my user experience, bashing your head against a brick wall is a more productive and enjoyable option.

    • Ben1985 on 12/08/2018 - 17:17

      Sure, Haswell processors are almost 5 years old, yet it matters very little. Due to the absence of competitive processors from AMD, Intel made only marginal improvements in performance per processor generation from Sandy Bridge through to Kaby Lake. Comparing the I5-4300U (Haswell) to the I5-7300U (Kaby Lake), the performance difference is within the range of 25-35%, which can mainly be attributed to the I5-7300U's increased (by 600-700MHz) frequencies.

      What are you expecting for less than $300? These are rugged laptops that are intended to be convenient to travel with, so compromises have to be made on certain components (i.e. display, processor, etc.) to increase battery life and decrease total weight. For general productivity tasks, the specifications are more than sufficient.

  • ESEMCE on 11/08/2018 - 09:56
    -5

    Probably the worst computer I have ever had the displeasure to live with.
    I begged our IT department to give me back my 2010 model HP after "upgrading" to this POS!

    Performance was non existent, it would take me 10 minutes to log in to a functional desktop from boot.
    Even after bootup, however, performance was frustratingly slow.
    Admittedly this machine has an SSD versus my work machine 5400rpm HDD, but added to the appalling performance is the dismal screen and terrible clicky trackpad.

    • RainbowHands on 11/08/2018 - 10:01
      +2

      your work laptop likely to have had disk encryption on it.

    • dealhunt on 11/08/2018 - 10:03

      this machine has an SSD versus my work machine 5400rpm HDD

      That is a huge difference.

      appalling performance is the dismal screen and terrible clicky trackpad

      12.5" laptops (they are not laptops anyway) are crap so I don't understand why your IT department didn't opt for a 15" laptop.

    • RainbowHands on 11/08/2018 - 10:21
      +5

      this drastically slows the performance of your work laptop if you were unaware and is a standard IT security protocol. personal laptops would not have this so in a standard home environment this laptop would perform quite well

      • ESEMCE on 13/08/2018 - 07:39

        Yet none of these issues exhibited on my older gen 2 Core i5 HP machine also with a 5400rpm HDD.
        Now maybe Disk Encryption was turned on for the Lenovo and not for the HP. I honestly have no idea.
        Interestingly though Lenovo have been dumped after that single round of leases.

    • magic8ballgag on 11/08/2018 - 17:20

      Performance was non existent, it would take me 10 minutes to log in to a functional desktop from boot.

      This has nothing to do with the device's components, and more likely a result of a poorly optimized operating system.

      but added to the appalling performance is the dismal screen and terrible clicky trackpad.

      The X series ThinkPads are aimed towards road warriors, and weren't really designed for users that want a nice looking screen.

  • JerryB on 11/08/2018 - 10:38
    +2

    "Don't pay $549"

    Don't worry. I won't.

    It says it runs Windows 7 Pro but the pictures show Windows 8?

    I guess this might be an option if you want a PC that still has Windows Media Center.

    • bc33 on 11/08/2018 - 11:42

      MS have particular licence for refurbished machine when the company doing the refurbish. As i remember, they are win 7 Pro… (I am a laptop technician before..)

  • lgacb08 on 11/08/2018 - 11:19

    Does this come with standard laptop hdd? Might worth upgrade to existing 256gb hdd from my old laptop

    • Pricebeat on 11/08/2018 - 11:20
      +1

      Comes with 128GB SSD

  • [Deactivated] on 11/08/2018 - 11:37

    I would say not worth it. for a bit extra, more recent CPU family laptop can be bought, refurbished, from, say, renewd.

  • firstwei on 11/08/2018 - 11:43
    +1

    It's $299.

    • Pricebeat on 11/08/2018 - 11:44
      +1

      Did you read description and title?

      • firstwei on 11/08/2018 - 11:50

        10% discount only for student

        • Pricebeat on 11/08/2018 - 11:51
          +1

          Are you serious about buying? If yes then I can send the code otherwise it doesn’t apply to you.

        • firstwei on 11/08/2018 - 11:55

          @Jimmy007:

          yes, please send me a code.

        • Sweet Corn on 11/08/2018 - 12:16

          @Jimmy007:hey mate, can you please PM me the code. Thanks

        • richieisnow on 11/08/2018 - 18:41

          I'd love it if you could pm me a code, I'll like to buy one. Thanks heaps

        • RainbowHands on 12/08/2018 - 16:42

          @Jimmy007: could i also have a code

  • I know nothing on 11/08/2018 - 11:47

    What is Catch return policy compared to say Graysonline? Anyone with experience

  • db2k on 11/08/2018 - 20:01

    How does voucher stacking work? I want to buy a TV from catch and use my UniDays code…

    Anyone tried to add a voucher?

    OP can you share experiences please? Thank you.

    Do AusPost accept AMEX - I don't think so right??

  • Ben1985 on 12/08/2018 - 14:31

    Thanks for posting, OP.

    I'm always a bit hesitant to purchase refurbished laptops, as the history of the hardware is unknown (unfortunately, after watching Louis Rossmann's repair videos, it's safe to assume that the depraved previous owner has busted their nuts all over the circuit boards whilst watching anime), and it's unclear exactly what has been repaired and what the current condition is.

    Anyway, at $269 (I didn't have the patience to wait for the discounted gift cards from AusPost) with 6 months manufacturer's warranty, it's a good deal. I'm just hoping it'll play nice (i.e. hibernation/suspend will function correctly) with Ubuntu 18.04.

  • Ben1985 on 16/08/2018 - 08:30
    +3

    To update my previous post, I received my Lenovo X240 yesterday. The parcel's packaging could have been more secure, as the contents were packed quite loosely in bubble wrap, but no damage was observed. Overall, everything is in fantastic condition and is definitely a bargain. It could have been an even better bargain if I waited and purchased it for $229 (as opposed to $269) using the AusPost promotion and through CashRewards to be eligible for cashback. Since the product page on the Catch website was a bit vague, I'll provide further details relating to my Lenovo X240 (obviously, it's possible you may receive one with varying cosmetic condition and/or specifications).

    So, the cosmetic condition is fantastic (dare I say "mint"). In fact, the only thing I could fault was that there was a smeared residue on the enclosure and display, as whoever did the cleaning pass used a dirty cloth. This was easily resolved with a micro-fibre cloth and window cleaner.

    On initial boot, the Windows 7 OOBE (Out Of Box Experience) commences. It took longer than expected, as it installs Lenovo's proprietary software, as well as third-party software such as Norton Internet Security. Obviously, once you've confirmed all of the hardware is functioning as intended, it's best to perform a clean install of Windows to eliminate all of the bloatware (which, in the case of Norton Internet Security, significantly increases the utilisation of hardware resources). I opted to upgrade Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro (even though I'm not the biggest advocate of Windows 10) via the media creation tool, which activated successfully with the allocated digital license.

    The shipped BIOS version was 2.26, where as the latest BIOS version is 2.43. Updating is recommended to mitigate the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities associated with Intel's processors (including the Core I5-4300U). Technically, the BIOS is UEFI, and associated features (such as secure boot) are supported. The BIOS itself is nicely organised and the configuration options are well documented.

    The battery configuration is quite convenient. There is a 3-cell internal battery and a 3-cell external (removable) battery. Essentially, this means you can easily swap the discharged external battery without having to hibernate or shutdown through the operating system. The charged capacity (according to Windows through the use of "powercfg -energy" in the command prompt) was 90% for the internal battery and 85% for the external battery. So, certainly not new batteries, but still plenty of life left in them.

    The SSD is a SanDisk SD7SB3Q-128G-1001 (marketed as the SanDisk X300s), which is rated at 510MB/s sequential read and 300MB/s sequential write for the 128GB model. It is also a self-encrypting drive (SED) with eDrive support (the motherboard also features a TPM 1.2), which is very uncommon for consumer SSDs and is, in my opinion, a massive benefit of the Lenovo X240. The SSD firmware was the latest available through SanDisk's SSD Dashboard software, and the calculated remaining life was 100%, even though the SSD appears to have been powered on for over a year (which would be typical of a demonstration model that is constantly powered on but has minimal data written). Of some concern is a reallocated sector count of 100. However, I'm unsure how SanDisk normalises the SMART attributes for their SSDs, so as long as this number doesn't change, it's likely OK. For additional storage (apart from the 2.5" SSD), there are two M.2 expansion slots. Typically, these are used for the card reader and the WWAN adapter, but if you don't require either of these, you can install M.2 form factor SSDs.

    For networking the ethernet adapter is an Intel I218-LM, which supports 1Gb data rate, and the wireless adapter is a dual-band Intel N7260, which supports 300Mb data rate. I'm slightly disappointed with the wireless adapter, as the product page on the Catch website also listed the Intel AC7260. So, I guess it's luck of the draw and expect that some of you may receive it. Ultimately, it's not a big deal for my intended purposes. As mentioned above, there is support for a WWAN adapter, but it's not included (at least, it wasn't for me). I believe the factory installed WWAN adapter is the Sierra EM7355.

    The memory is a single module of Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0, which has a capacity of 8GB, is rated at a frequency of 1600MHz CL11, but operates in single channel mode as per the "ultrabook" specifications. The bad news is that the motherboard only features a single memory slot and the chipset doesn't support 16GB memory modules, so this configuration is the effective limit. Regardless, it works fine and successfully completed four passes of MemTest86.

    The display is 12.5" with a resolution of 1366x768. It does appear to be an IPS panel based on the horizontal viewing angles. However, the vertical viewing angles aren't fantastic, which initially had me concerned that it may have been a TN panel. Unfortunately, I can't confirm this with a part or serial number without complete disassembly. There doesn't appear to be any dead pixels.

    The keyboard is quite good by laptop standards (however, after becoming accustomed to a mechanical keyboard with blue Cherry MX switches, everything else feels inferior in comparison). There is backlighting (which can be toggled on and off) for the individual keys, which is convenient for low light conditions. The layout itself is a bit odd, as the function key is located in the bottom left hand corner (where the control key is typically located), and the control key has been shifted one place to the right. Due to this, I find myself hitting the function key instead of the control key quite frequently. Lenovo did foresee this being an issue and provides a configuration option within the BIOS (so that the function key becomes the control key, and vice versa).

    Finally, even through the product page on the Catch website states that it comes with six months of warranty through Lenovo, performing a warranty check based on the serial number returns an expired status, and the invoice doesn't mention it specifically. Due to this, I've archived the URL to account for the possibility of a warranty claim.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20180815215340/https://www.catch…

    For ultra portable laptops at this price point, the only real alternative is the Dell Inspiron 11, which I've owned twice on prior occasions. In my opinion, it wasn't powerful enough to be productive with, the build quality wasn't rugged, the peripherals (especially the trackpad) were of poor quality, and it was difficult to upgrade the memory (to 8GB) and SSD without prying at (and potentially) damaging the plastic frame. Additionally, it also lacks business focused security features (such as a TPM 1.2 and SED SSD). Now, whether any of these drawbacks are deal breakers is for you to determine.

    That's about it. Hopefully, I've covered everything of significance. If you have any questions, please let me know.

    (Note: since writing the above post, it appears that the Lenovo X240 is now sold out on the Catch website. I'll leave this post here for reference in case Catch receive another batch.)

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