I'm looking to replace my tower PC with a mobile option (only strictly for work, no gaming or video editing).

And I've found an online shop that sells ThinkPads: they are selling this FHD (no HDR) i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage used laptop (X1 Gen 6) for 400 usd and I'm wondering if you guys would recommend it.

They offer a 3-month warranty.

They also have a 310usd i5-8350U, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage option, in case this sounds like a better deal (also used and no HDR); and a 345usd i5-8350U, 16GB RAM, 512GB one.

I've looked far and wide and it seems like all shops here sell these at the same price.

This is all in Vietnam and here I cannot use Amazon/eBay etc.

  • viking@infosec.pub
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    4 months ago

    The Carbon X1 is great. Whether it's a good deal depends really on the price difference to a new one locally.

    The i5 with 16GB + 512GB storage sounds alright as well. The other one not really, the price difference is too small. For 35 USD you can't double RAM and storage.

    • SurpriZe@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      No new ThinkPads out here unfortunately.

      There's another option: 14 inch T14 i7-10610U, 16GB RAM, 256GB storage for 400usd (also used, directly from the US). Would that be better than the Carbon?

      • viking@infosec.pub
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        4 months ago

        Also not bad, but really the low storage puts me a bit off. I guess really depends how storage intensive your office work is. Windows itself would probably take up 70-90 GB already.

      • Sami@lemmy.zip
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        4 months ago

        I think this one is a better option if you're concerned about performance but either this or the i5 16GB are both good. The T14 will just weigh a bit more and be a little thicker but it's not much a difference unless you're carrying it around all the time.