[ampdepolymerase]

It is a pity that a similarly specced ThinkPad would be at least a thousand dollars more expensive.

[iakov]

A similarly specced ThinkPad or Latitude is built to last, has user-replaceable components and will not fall apart in 2 years after a warranty expires.

From my experience you get what you pay for with those professional machines.

[notatoad]

my thinkpad X1 with soldered-in RAM and dead non-replaceable battery disagrees.

i only paid $100 for it on ebay, so i can't really complain, but it doesn't seem much different to the average consumer laptop to me.

[noir_lord]

Not all thinkpads are created equal.

If you want more serviceability then T series (and P if you have the budget) are much better.

Though even on the T’s they started soldering they dimms which is annoying.

[hajile]

Which X1 has a non-replaceable battery?

I've had a couple different models and batteries in both were easy to replace.

In contrast, there's NO way to replace the keyboard without basically buying a whole new system which is incredibly stupid.

[notatoad]

i am apparently mistaken, and the battery is replaceable. so thanks for that. just ordered a new one.

[greggyb]

And a similarly specced Thinkpad will be perfectly usable if purchased in 2-3 years as they cycle out of enterprise fleets, and for a better price than the notebook in the article. Not a satisfying option for everyone, but a great one in my book.

[ford_o]

Where can you buy such thinkpad?

[greggyb]

This site[0] is going a little out of date but has good info for several-generations old Thinkpads right now. As a sibling mentioned, Ebay is your friend. The other nice part about Thinkpads is that they are quite user serviceable and you can usually buy any part you need for reasonable prices.

[0] https://www.bobble.tech/free-stuff/used-thinkpad-buyers-guid...

[pianoben]

There's a subreddit for that: https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpadsforsale/

[godtoldmetodoit]

ebay has tons of that stuff.

[wazoox]

My IdeaPad 540 has two M.2 slots and replaceable RAM (I replaced the 8GB it came with with a 32GB stick). The battery seems very easy to replace, too (only one additional screw IIRC).

[mizzack]

Hmm, Lenovo routinely has deep discounts on Thinkpads. Either public coupons, EPP, etc.

I just bought a CTO T14 w/4750u, 16GB+0, 400nit screen for ~$830 + tax, less than the price of the Slim 7.

[fomine3]

I got ThinkPad E495 (Ryzen 5 3500U, 128GB SSD/ 8GB RAM, IPS FHD) on about $360 with huge $110 cashback (in Japan), that's steal. The great thing is that it has 2xSODIMM, 1xSATA, 1xM.2 slots so I added cheap 512GB SSD and 16+8GB RAM rather than expensive BTO option.

[hcurtiss]

I hate that they make you work so hard for these prices.