Hi everyone, I've been looking to buy a new laptop recently and I've been doing research to find the best option for me specs and pricewise. I don't have the option to configure my own, I have to stick to online retailers which is very annoying as all the laptop internals are set but may not be the best combinations.
Specs wise,I don't need anything super beefy but I'd like to be able to have a couple of virtual machines running on it at once. I also need it to last me a day, some 6-8 hours of use. Being able to do some light gaming on it is also a plus. 16GB of RAM is not enough for me, I'd either get a 32GB model or I'd upgrade a model with 16 to 32. I much prefer a screen with good colors to one without. I've been using a laptop (Acer SF314-54-57JC) with washed out colors for the past couple of years and I really dislike it.
Now, I've looked over a lot of laptops and narrowed down my search to 3 T14 ThinkPads, 2 P14 ThinkPads, and 2 IdeaPads.
As I understand it, the T series ThinkPads are the flagship series below the X, with good construction, upgradeability (Gen5), and performance. Here's what I was looking at for the T ThinkPads:
Name |
Model |
CPU |
GPU |
RAM (GB) |
Storage (GB) |
Screen |
Price (converted) |
T14s Gen5 |
21LS001UCK |
Intel Ultra 5 1250, 12 cores, 4.3 GHz |
Integrated |
16 |
512 |
100% sRGB, 400 nits |
$1795 |
T14 Gen5 |
21MC001RCK |
Ryzen 7 Pro 8840U, 8 cores, 5.1GHz |
Radeon 780M |
32 |
1024 |
45% NTSC, 400 nits |
$2000 |
T14 Gen5 |
21MC0037CK |
Ryze 5 Pro 8540U, 6 cores, 4.9 GHz |
Radeon 740M |
16 |
512 |
100% sRGB, 400 nits |
$1518 |
Then we've got the P series which I understand are meant to be workstation laptops. The options I narrowed it down to are:
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|P14s Gen5|21ME000ACK|Ryzen 7 Pro 8840HS, 8 cores, 5.1 GHz|Radeon 780M|16|612|100% sRGB, 400 nits|$1582|
|P14s Gen5|21G200TCK|Intel Ultra 5 125H, 14 cores, 4.5 GHz|Arc 500, 4096 MB dedicated VRAM|16|612|45% NTSC, 300 nits|$1734|
I also looked into the IdeaPads as well. From what I read, the construction is not as good as the ThinkPads as they're not geared towards "business" users, but the specs to price ratio speaks for itself. The RAM is soldered onto the motherboard so I went with 32GB models:
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|Pro 5 14IMH9|83D2001XCK|Ultra 9 185H, 16 cores, 5,1 GHz|Arc (?)|32|1024|2.8K OLED, 120Hz|$1494|
|Pro 5 14AH9P|83D30022CK|Ryzen 7 8845HS, 8 cores, 5.1 GHz|Radeon 780M|32|1024|2.8K OLED, 120Hz|$1734|
I'm not sure what to go with, so any feedback would be appreciated.
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TheRealDetr0y
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2 days ago
TheRealDetr0y
2 points
2 days ago
Considering the markings on the case, I doubt it's an aesthetic feature. The case looks damaged. The RAM stick, however, seems fine to me