[nvarsj]

Indeed, I got a top spec x220 for about 450. It was about a year old and still under extended warranty, and practically brand new when I got it. Buying a new Lenovo is worse than buying a new car in terms of depreciation.

[sspiff]

The depreciation is mostly because of the vast volumes of company leases ending.

Despite the fairly high reliability of thwir thinkpads, you can easily get good deals on second hand models.