ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U/300 Nits/14” FHD /512GB SSD/16GB RAM/ $1220 Shipped

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  deme on 23/04/2023 - 18:12

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  Should I wait for Black Friday sale

  No one knows.

  Is it the cheapest on staticice.com.au ?

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  Look Up on 23/04/2023 - 18:30

  More details required - what are you planning to do with it?

  Office apps plus light gaming? Travelling around or mainly WFH?

  Purely on specs, CPU and memory are good

  Screen is below average for a non-touch Lenovo at this price point

  "45%CG" = "45% NTSC colour gamut" meaning the screen won't be suited for anything requiring accurate colours

  As a comparison, this is a blockbuster deal for a non-gaming laptop

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  Barginer on 23/04/2023 - 18:36

  Deme-Yes. Cheapest right now when I check staticice. Also checked google.

  Chatgpt-Good point. For Uni. Need to carry between home and Uni. Hence need it to be reasonably light. Also, light gaming. Looking at keeping it for the next 4 years until I finished Uni.

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    Look Up on 23/04/2023 - 19:07

    This would have been perfect for you

    Light, good screen and decent CPU/GPU power

    The slowest GTX 1650 dGPU is still easily 50%+ faster than the 660M iGPU

    If you don't need the laptop immediately, there should be more sub $1K GTX 1650 deals coming

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  Barginer on 23/04/2023 - 19:26

  Thanks Chat. Will keep an eye out on Acer. Not sure about the built quality vs T14. Also, hope to get one with good battery life so don’t have to carry charger around. Thanks for your advice so far.

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    scotty on 24/04/2023 - 13:24

    ThinkPad T14 would be miles ahead of Acer Swift X in terms of build quality. For $1220 with those spec for a T14 I think it's a good deal. However where do you see the deals with the above spec? The $1220 T14 Gen 3 on Lenovo's website looks a bit weird with specs such as "Up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO" and "Up to 32GB LPDDR5". I suspect it's a website error.

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      Barginer on 24/04/2023 - 14:21

      Thanks Scotty. Very good pick up. I had a chat with Lenovo. Below the confirmed details from the chat.

      This model comes with AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 6650U
      16GB Soldered
      512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe® 4.0x4 NVMe® Opal 2.0
      Graphics
      Integrated AMD Radeon™ 660M Graphics
      Display
      14" WUXGA (1920x1200) IPS 300nits Anti-glare, 45% NTSC

      Weight
      Starting at 1.36kg / 2.99lbs

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        Barginer on 24/04/2023 - 14:31

        Sorry now they are telling me Starting at 1.498 kg (3.30 lbs).

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      bes44 on 22/05/2023 - 09:36

      do you know what the difference between the T14s and T14 is? I've tried looking at the specs in the compare feature on Lenovo, but cant see much difference other than $600

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        scotty on 22/05/2023 - 09:40

        T14s — lighter, thinner, but you do sacrifice on things like ethernet port. Edit: Also I think the AMD version of T14s as USB4.

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          bes44 on 30/05/2023 - 09:25

          @scotty: thanks mate :)

          Do you think it worth the extra $300 for the intel core processor?
          https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadt/thinkpad-t14-gen-3-(14-inch-intel)/21ah002sau?cid=au:seo:cdh54e
          https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadt/thinkpad-t14-gen-3-(14-inch-amd)/21cf003kau

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            scotty on 30/05/2023 - 09:32

            @bes44: i5-1240P is slightly faster, has Intel AX211 for WiFi and has Thunderbolt 4. However I probably wouldn't pay $300 extra for them.

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            Barginer on 30/05/2023 - 22:28

            @bes44: AMD is more energy efficient compared to Intel. Something to consider if you need longer battery life

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  Barginer on 08/05/2023 - 17:08

  I ended up getting Thinkbook 14 with MX550. I paid $1271 (including $4 rewards) via Lenovo Education Store after negotiating with a Lenovo Rep.
  Currently selling $1299 at the Education Store.

  RRP $2,519

  Following is the system specs:

  Processor : 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1255U Processor (E-cores up to 3.50 GHz P-cores up to 4.70 GHz)
  Operating System : Windows 10 Pro 64 preinstalled through downgrade rights in Windows 11 Pro 64
  Graphic Card : NVIDIA® GeForce® MX550 2GB GDDR6
  Memory : 16 GB DDR4-3200MHz - (8 GB Soldered + 8 GB SODIMM)
  Storage : 512 GB SSD, M.2 2242, PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe, TLC
  Display : 14.0" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 300 nits, 60Hz, LED Backlight
  Camera : 1080P FHD with Dual array digital Microphone and ThinkShutter
  Battery : 3 Cell Li-Polymer 45Wh
  AC Adapter : 65W
  Fingerprint Reader : Fingerprint Reader
  Pointing Device : ClickPad
  Keyboard : Backlit, Iron Grey - English (US)
  WLAN : Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above
  Warranty : 1 Year Onsite
  Color : Mineral Grey

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    bes44 on 22/05/2023 - 09:37

    Is it hard to purchase in the education store without being in that industry?

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      Barginer on 22/05/2023 - 15:41

      You need to be a student and have an .edu account.

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    Barginer on 30/05/2023 - 22:33

    Received the above Thinkbook over the weekend. Impressed with prompt delivery (around 5 days post shipping) by DHL. Overall happy with purchased. Some backlight bleeding like most IPS panels. Otherwise, good performance for what I need. My next upgrade will be Crucial 32GB RAM and 60W battery (yes, Thinkbook can accomodate larger capacity battery).