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    should I go with and AMD thinkpad?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by iphetamine, Oct 30, 2018.

  1. iphetamine

    iphetamine Notebook Evangelist

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    After 2 P52s returns and no decent priced x260/x270, should I look into the A285? I never had anything AMD, so 0 experience. I customized one and it's like $1300 cad before tax. 1080p TOUCH (why?) and max 8gb onboard ram (I want 16gb).
     
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    Eason Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think they are not worth $1300 CAD. The performance and power efficiency is quite poor, and so really you are paying much more than a x250 ThinkPad for the slightly better build quality of the x280 chassis.
     
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    What about an E485? some good user experiences online expect for the battery. $850 CAD before tax. Ryzen processor instead of the Ryzen Pro
     
    iphetamine, Nov 3, 2018
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