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Lenovo is selling several of the new T series Thinkpads with Ryzen chips. IHMO something like the T14s is pretty comparable to an XPS, but I don't know what you

Lenovo is selling several of the new T series Thinkpads with Ryzen chips. IHMO something like the T14s is pretty comparable to an XPS, but I don't know what your evaluation criteria are, and I have a personal preference for Thinkpads, so I'm biased.

qzw 6y ago
The T14s is great, but just needs a 16:10 screen. The new X1 Nano has that and is my ideal form factor, but it’s still Intel only.
cowmoo728 6y ago
The lenovo x13, which comes in intel or amd variants, is closer to the XPS13. I have the prior generation x395 running pop_os and it's fantastic.
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katsura 6y ago
Thanks for the suggestion, I'm looking at those, but it looks like they have 8 gigs of soldered RAM. I'd like my next laptop to be a bit more futureproof than that, especially with all the electron apps popping everywhere. My current laptop is 7 years old with 8 gigs of RAM, and sometimes it has to swap and starts choking up, when I try to open too many things at once.
- mfkp 6y ago
  You can upgrade it to 32gb, but it's soldered and non-upgradable unlike the regular T14.
eddieoz 6y ago
Thanks for the hint. I will take a look about it.
zaxcellent 6y ago
I just got my T14s that I customized with 32GB, Ryzen 4750u (8c/16t), and the 400nit display (sadly lost the display lottery, but I didn't notice until I checked the part#). However, it took 60+ days to ship as I ordered it Sep 1st. I suppose the shortage of the Ryzen chips mean long delays for Lenovo laptops which are customized as opposed to the preconfigured variants. All of the preconfigured ones had the 250nit screen and 8-16GB however.
- mfkp 6y ago
  I just received my similarly spec'd T14s AMD yesterday. I opted for the low power, high NIT screen as well. How do you check if you got a good screen?
  - zaxcellent 6y ago
    I first checked which panels were the good ones here: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-s-Panel-Lottery-continues-with-3-different-14-inch-LowPower-displays.426538.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-s-Panel-Lottery-continu..., which indicates Innolux is the panel to get. Then I went to https://support.lenovo.com/ie/en/partslookup https://support.lenovo.com/ie/en/partslookup and punched in my serial number, located near the bar code on the bottom of the laptop. From the "Parts" tab select the "Commodity Type" as "LCD PANELS" and you should see something like "FRUofAUO14.0FHDIPSAG" indicating I get the "AUO" manufactured LCD panel. If you are particular about getting the Innolux, you can use the substitutes button to figure out the lenovo replacement part number for the desired LCD Panel. For the Innolux on the T14s, it could be ordered here: https://lenovo.encompass.com/item/12401836/Lenovo/01YN156/ https://lenovo.encompass.com/item/12401836/Lenovo/01YN156/, but it seems to be currently out of stock.
    - mfkp 6y ago
      Thanks for the links. Looks like I also got the AUO display (FRUofAUO14.0FHDIPSAG). Edit: looks like you can get the Innolux on eBay for around $100 (shipped direct from China). Might have to consider that.
- 6y ago

qzw 6y ago

The T14s is great, but just needs a 16:10 screen. The new X1 Nano has that and is my ideal form factor, but it’s still Intel only.

cowmoo728 6y ago

The lenovo x13, which comes in intel or amd variants, is closer to the XPS13. I have the prior generation x395 running pop_os and it's fantastic.

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katsura 6y ago

Thanks for the suggestion, I'm looking at those, but it looks like they have 8 gigs of soldered RAM. I'd like my next laptop to be a bit more futureproof than that, especially with all the electron apps popping everywhere. My current laptop is 7 years old with 8 gigs of RAM, and sometimes it has to swap and starts choking up, when I try to open too many things at once.

mfkp 6y ago
You can upgrade it to 32gb, but it's soldered and non-upgradable unlike the regular T14.

eddieoz 6y ago

Thanks for the hint. I will take a look about it.

zaxcellent 6y ago

I just got my T14s that I customized with 32GB, Ryzen 4750u (8c/16t), and the 400nit display (sadly lost the display lottery, but I didn't notice until I checked the part#). However, it took 60+ days to ship as I ordered it Sep 1st. I suppose the shortage of the Ryzen chips mean long delays for Lenovo laptops which are customized as opposed to the preconfigured variants. All of the preconfigured ones had the 250nit screen and 8-16GB however.

mfkp 6y ago
I just received my similarly spec'd T14s AMD yesterday. I opted for the low power, high NIT screen as well. How do you check if you got a good screen?
- zaxcellent 6y ago
  I first checked which panels were the good ones here: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-s-Panel-Lottery-continues-with-3-different-14-inch-LowPower-displays.426538.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-s-Panel-Lottery-continu..., which indicates Innolux is the panel to get. Then I went to https://support.lenovo.com/ie/en/partslookup https://support.lenovo.com/ie/en/partslookup and punched in my serial number, located near the bar code on the bottom of the laptop. From the "Parts" tab select the "Commodity Type" as "LCD PANELS" and you should see something like "FRUofAUO14.0FHDIPSAG" indicating I get the "AUO" manufactured LCD panel. If you are particular about getting the Innolux, you can use the substitutes button to figure out the lenovo replacement part number for the desired LCD Panel. For the Innolux on the T14s, it could be ordered here: https://lenovo.encompass.com/item/12401836/Lenovo/01YN156/ https://lenovo.encompass.com/item/12401836/Lenovo/01YN156/, but it seems to be currently out of stock.
  - mfkp 6y ago
    Thanks for the links. Looks like I also got the AUO display (FRUofAUO14.0FHDIPSAG). Edit: looks like you can get the Innolux on eBay for around $100 (shipped direct from China). Might have to consider that.
6y ago