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    best business class lenovo laptop 3 lbs or under?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by hollyh, Mar 26, 2018.

  1. hollyh

    hollyh Notebook Geek

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    Hi all, I'm in a huge rush and I need to buy a laptop for my boss

    traditionally we've bought x1 carbons...

    is this still the best business/lightweight model Lenovo carries?

    huge thank you in advance
     
    hollyh, Mar 26, 2018
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    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    T430 with 7-row keyboard EC mod

    or I'd take a look at the new T480 (not the S version, that's retarded), but you need to order with a vpro cpu to get the better heatsink
     
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    Best depends on your goal, which you didn't say much about, but I would say yes given the fact you can equip it a low voltage quad core and the improved LCD unless the budget is a concern.
     
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    whomst bought a thinkpad with anything below fhd screen nowadays shall be executed in public
     
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    hollyh Notebook Geek

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    yes, sorry budget is absolutely no concern!!

    looking for 1tb SDD and 16 or 24 (????) GB RAM, at least 14inch screen
     
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    wait i'm having a brain fart, what's the difference between the t480 and the t480s? my boss travels all the time so the the t480s seems like a good deal? but she says the x1 carbon has terrible battery life...........so maybe the t480?
     
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    one is a thin meme (t480s) and the other is a pretty good ultrabook (t480)
     
    Mobius 1, Mar 26, 2018
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    For the boss sure, but most ThinkPads are bought by bean counters, then handed out to the minions. The bean counters don't care about your viewing experience, just cost.
     
    ZaZ, Mar 27, 2018
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