ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 AMD Ryzen 7 5850U/16GB/256GB $1,036

superspud9 wrote: ↑ yeah i got charged it looks like.. it said it would ship in 5-7 days initially, but now it is showing it will only come in december.. both ryzen 5 and ryzen 7 orders are slated for december now it seems

cipher wrote: ↑ Mine says Jan 2022...😥

Seijuro wrote: ↑ The deal link contains OP's click id for rakuten.
I suggest you remove it before placing your order.

link should be:
https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/perkopolis ... 2WSP144SA2

Seijuro wrote: ↑ The deal link contains OP's click id for rakuten a click id.
I suggest you remove it before placing your order.

link should be:
https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/perkopolis ... 2WSP144SA2

Hahahapxl wrote: ↑ I was given this (a P14 16GB RAM ThinkPad) as WFH laptop at start of lockdowns. Hated it tbh, not a fan of Lenovo's design, material, build quality, average trackpad, silly red dot. Made an excuse and swapped for XPS.

Hahahapxl wrote: ↑ I was given this (a P14 16GB RAM ThinkPad) as WFH laptop at start of lockdowns. Hated it tbh, not a fan of Lenovo's design, material, build quality, average trackpad, silly red dot. Made an excuse and swapped for XPS.

cipher wrote: ↑ Build quality? Seriously? There's a reason so many businesses standardize on Lenovo. My work pretty slow at upgrading our laptops. We all have Lenovos and we are typically are upgraded once every 8 years. Due to the pandemic, my current Lenovo work laptop is 10 years old. Many years ago I got in on the Lenovo W520 laptop deal posted here on RFD. I've been using it since then until last month. Now my engineering brother in-law has it and is using it to write python apps.

M1K3Z0R wrote: ↑ Agreed 100%. Build quality is the last thing I'd knock against the P/T/X/W class, way above average in all regards except the screen and touchpad (both which can be DIY upgraded). Speaking of upgrades, Thinkpads are still quite upgradeable compared to most other laptops out there, they tend to share plenty of common parts across models and generations, there 's wealth of knowledge online of How to do what, and there have even been some custom made solutions to overcoming technical challenges (i.e - the LVDS to eDP converter made to allow the T430 to use 1080p IPS panels from later generations!).

Support is another big one, lenovo keeps rolling out BIOS and driver updates for older machines far longer than other OEMs. They also keep an archive of all the old drivers dating back to the 90's, and offer phenomenal linux support!. May not matter to the average joe that upgrades frequently, but for anyone keeping their computer long term (like most businesses) combined with the thinkpad's reliability/longevity you won't be running into planned obsolescence anytime soon.

I got a P14s gen 1 and I was thinking of dumping my basement beater T430 in favour of one of the newer Dell machines from the deals posted here. Well, I got to try one of the Dells in person and while the specs may be excellent value, the laptop feels like a cheap child's toy. The keyboards on the overwhelming majority of consumer laptops really suck in comparison to a Thinkpad keyboard. The T430 stays!

superspud9 wrote: ↑ The very first time I configured this laptop a couple weeks ago, I saw the 4k option. Since then, I have not seen the 4k option show up anymore

bman77 wrote: ↑ Thanks! Yeah I read that it should be available but I don't see it either. Guess I'll hold out

bman77 wrote: ↑ Is there an option to go with a 4k screen and this processor? I'm having trouble finding a P14 with 4k. Thanks!