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It's an unfortunate consequence of the ridiculous markups on hardware add-ons, but if you're willing to apply a little elbow grease and look at resellers, it's
by joatmon-snoo 10y ago
It's an unfortunate consequence of the ridiculous markups on hardware add-ons, but if you're willing to apply a little elbow grease and look at resellers, it's not too hard to get what you're looking for for 1000$.
New:
* 818$: cheapest T460 on the website
* +270$ for i3-6100u => i7-6600u
* +390$ for 500GB HDD => 512GB SSD upgrade
* +470$ for 4GB RAM => 32GB RAM
Here's your 1000$ build:
* 700$ for a T460 with an i5 on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?LH_Sold=1&_udlo=700&_dmd=1&_ipg=200&LH_Complete=1&_sop=15&_nkw=t460%20i5)
* 170$ for a 500GB 850 EVO (https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E500B-AM/dp/B00OBRE5UE)
* 108$ to 170$ for Crucial's 16GB RAM kits (depending on specific specs)
If you're willing to part with another 200$-300$:
* <800$ for a T460 with an i7 on eBay (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?LH_Sold=1&_udlo=700&_dmd=1&_ipg=200&LH_Complete=1&_sop=15&_nkw=t460%20i7)
* 340$ for Crucial's 32GB RAM kit (http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/thinkpad-t460/CT8304418)
- gravypod 10y agoIf you're a more on-the-go person who needs a small laptop that needs to do it all, and do it all day then you might consider also checking out the x220T laptop. They have a model with an i7, sometimes they have 3G sim readers, and has a touchscreen + touchpen (you can disable one, or both of these in software). These are great for taking notes, more then enough power to survive a day of real programming.
- joatmon-snoo 10y agoI've actually got an x220 with the original 6-cell and a slice battery, which puts me at 6 hours unplugged. It's not very impressive tbh, but it's been worth what I paid for it.