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The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon line of laptops are slim and light, measuring about 0.7 inches thick and weighing 2.9 pounds.
Prices normally start at well over $1,000 but right now Lenovo is offering an entry-level model with a Core i5 chip, a 14 inch full HD display, and 128GB of storage for just $725. It’s also configurable, so if you want to spend more you can get a higher-res display, more memory, storage, or a faster processor.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Notebooks and 2-in-1s
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14″ ultrabook w/Core i5 Broadwell for $725 – Lenovo
- Acer Aspire Switch 2-in-1 Windows tablet w/Core i3 Haswell for $449 – Microsoft Store
- Refurb Asus X200MA 11.6″ touchscreen notebook for $180 – ShopDivvy (via eBay)
- Refurb Asus EeeBook X205TA 11.6″ notebook for $160 – VooduBlu (via eBay)
Mini computers
- Intel Compute Stick w/Windows 8.1 pre-order for $140 – Adorama
- Gigabyte BRIX barebone mini PC w/Intel Haswell, Iris Pro graphics for $388 after rebate – Newegg (coupon: (coupon: EMCARNK94)
Other
- Roku Streaming Stick for $30 – TigerDirect (coupon:Â DQC155965)
- Mpow Swifth Bluetooth 4.0 wireless earbuds (green)for $22 – Amazon (coupon:Â PDB68PMR)
- Western Digital 4TB USB 3.0 external desktop hard drive for $119 – Amazon
- Ultra wireless optical mouse for free (plus $0.25 shipping) after rebate – TigerDirect
- Name your price for 10+ Android games – Humble Bundle
You can find more bargains in our daily deals section.
Also, why so many laptops with memory soldered to the MB? Not being able to upgrade RAM on a business machine is a real waste- especially when they charge a $100 to go from 4GB to 8GB.
Love my X1. I know there are complaints about the adaptive function row, but outside of occasionally hitting it by accident, I have no issues with it. I think if you are a heavy F key user you might get a bit annoyed having to flip through the display, but for a regular business user this thing is great.
Looks like this deal is for the new 3rd gen version (Broadwell + separate function row) – not bad.
Yeah, this newer version (2015) went back to a more traditional keyboard layout. They got rid of the funky backspace/delete split keys and gave back caps lock key. They also have dedicated click buttons again for the touchpoint. Click “see more” to see both keyboards.
2014
https://core0.staticworld.net/images/article/2014/04/lenovocarbonx1_2-100258973-orig.jpg
2015
https://thewirecutter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/13ces_lenovo.jpg
For me, the 2015 model seems like the better choice.