[Lenovo Canada] *EPP/Perkopolis* Price Cut! $705 ThinkCentre M75q AMD Renoir 4650GE/16GB DDR4-3200/512GB NVME

willy0275 wrote: ↑ OP, it would be nicer to clueless folks like me if you put a Perkopolis passcode, like GoldPerk2020 found in the Lenovo C32q-20 31.5 Inch thread.

Goose12345 wrote: ↑
Obv you don't get a screen or keyboard on this ThinkCentre

bliz99 wrote: ↑ Actually, USB keyboard and mouse are included with this. It's nothing fancy of course, although I find Lenovo's basic office keyboard more tolerable than most.

Goose12345 wrote: ↑ saw this on the Perkopolis site, unfortunately not live yet or maybe never will on the public site so scope of stacking with other incentives is limited.

Perkopolis code: GoldPerk2020

For those looking for a productivity desktop setup, I can't think of a better option at this price point .. Renoir is code for AMD's APU lineup this year, basically the 4000U series Ryzen chips but with beefed up TDP. The "GE" versions of the chips denote 35w TDP, with lower base clocks compared to 65w TDP "G" variant. Having 6c/12t or 8c/16t in a tiny 1L chassis is a game changer for a WFH rig The integrated Vega graphics should be enough for 1080p gaming on older titles as long as you are realistic about settings and framerates, but not the purpose of this machine plus not sure how thermal is gonna perform in such a small case. Compared to mediocre Intel products in the price point, it's really quite decent esp you get 16GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and 512GB NVME to top! USB Mouse and Keyboard thrown in as well but not all that important as desktop buyers prob have their own already

Closest alternative this BF cycle is the Dell Inspiron15 5000 at $699 currently before coupons/rakuten . Obv you don't get a screen on this ThinkCentre, but you get a beefier CPU/iGPU package, 2x RAM, 2x Storage. Overall if you have a 10% coupon and stack with Rakuten, the Dell is prob a better value on whole but if you don't and have access to Lenovo EPP, this deal is nice.

AMD Renoir:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/15921/am ... t-buy-them
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/a ... iew,1.html

I bought the Ryzen 5 4650GE version for $796, comes out to $900 after tax. The Raktuen plug-in shows the 12% CB was live, by normal wisdom EPP portal wouldn't get Rakuten but we will see If this works, then value is through the roof!

Three worthwhile configs on sale on the Perkopolis Portal (attached)... the $796 one is the sweetspot

burrows wrote: ↑ Does anyone know if I can add a 2nd or 3rd hard drive to this? Thanx

burrows wrote: ↑ Does anyone know if I can add a 2nd or 3rd hard drive to this? Thanx

trendless wrote: ↑Sorry for my ignorance, but, Perkopolis.. what're the requirements for purchasing this or other similar Lenovo deals?

Ahmednasha2y wrote: ↑ How to stack RAKUTEN on top of Perkopolis ?
Sorry, just new to the game.

MutableLambda wrote: ↑ Umm, I'm not sure. I built a comparable rig with
Asrock X300W ($280 after taxes)
AMD 4650G ($300 from AE, it's a non-GE version with better performance)
16GB RAM 3200 CL16 ($100 from Amazon)
And it has space for two 2.5 inch drives and 2 NVMe.
It's a little bit bigger and heavier of course (like 1kg the box + 500g charger), and ideally you'd need to replace CPU cooler with something decent, but otherwise if you don't mind a bit of tinkering might be a better option.

Hugh wrote: ↑ I'm interested. I'm logged in with EPP (don't have Perkopolis). Can't find the deal. Can anyone give me a suggestion?

Goose12345 wrote: ↑ get the chrome browser extension and it will show what % cashback is avaiable... when i bought it it says 12% was active, but typically you won't get rakuten using a EPP portal.. we will see

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... pgnncgappc