ThinkPad T430s 350 Euros worth it?

[Juggernautilus]

Hi. In a month I will start studies at a university and I definitely will need a laptop. Some models I've looked through cost around 550 euros (i5, 1080p, discreet gpu) which is borderline expensive for me.

 

I looked at some second hand options and found this guy selling his Lenovo ThinkPad T430s for 350 Euros. He also states that it's the final price. The laptop is 4 years old but it was high end at the time and cost around 1700 Euros. Still looks pretty decent and has some premium functions like i7 CPU (ivy bridge though), SSD, build quality and nice keyboard it has. The only disadvantages I see is that it has only 180 GB SSD with no HDD storage and no discreet GPU but I can live with it as long as it can run Rocket League and League of Legends maybe.

 

Would you buy this laptop as a student or should I look for other, newer options? Is the price appropriate?

 

Thanks!!

[SImoHayha]

8 minutes ago, Juggernautilus said:

Hi. In a month I will start studies at a university and I definitely will need a laptop. Some models I've looked through cost around 550 euros (i5, 1080p, discreet gpu) which is borderline expensive for me.

 

I looked at some second hand options and found this guy selling his Lenovo ThinkPad T430s for 350 Euros. He also states that it's the final price. The laptop is 4 years old but it was high end at the time and cost around 1700 Euros. Still looks pretty decent and has some premium functions like i7 CPU (ivy bridge though), SSD, build quality and nice keyboard it has. The only disadvantages I see is that it has only 180 GB SSD with no HDD storage and no discreet GPU but I can live with it as long as it can run Rocket League and League of Legends maybe.

 

Would you buy this laptop as a student or should I look for other, newer options? Is the price appropriate?

 

Thanks!!

If its just a school laptop then Lenovo Thinkpads gotcha covered.

 

I just purchased one off of newegg for a good deal of 189$ It was the T420. But they last a long time, due to their extensive battery. And Just being really a work laptop.

[Juggernautilus]

6 minutes ago, Ramamataz said:

If its just a school laptop then Lenovo Thinkpads gotcha covered.

 

I just purchased one off of newegg for a good deal of 189$ It was the T420. But they last a long time, due to their extensive battery. And Just being really a work laptop.

Do you think 350 Euros is a justified price for a 4 year old laptop? Take into consideration that everything is more expensive here in Europe.

[SImoHayha]

2 minutes ago, Juggernautilus said:

Do you think 350 Euros is a justified price for a 4 year old laptop? Take into consideration that everything is more expensive here in Europe.

propbably not. Try finding like a 2013 or 2014 laptop, around that price

[don_svetlio]

14 minutes ago, Juggernautilus said:

Do you think 350 Euros is a justified price for a 4 year old laptop? Take into consideration that everything is more expensive here in Europe.

Hell yes. T series are the highest end business laptop available. When it came out, that thing was worth 4 times that amount or more. It's a good deal.

[don_svetlio]

Though Rocket League or LoL won't really run on intel HD 4000

It's a good work/school machine - poor gaming laptop

[Juggernautilus]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

 

I have a 5 year old entry level Asus laptop with HD 3000 at home that is barely running but it still can run League of Legends and Rocket League on minimum settings. That's all I need basically.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Juggernautilus said:

I have a 5 year old entry level Asus laptop with HD 3000 at home that is barely running but it still can run League of Legends and Rocket League on minimum settings. That's all I need basically.

Hmm, I guess the difference between Sandy and Ivy is big since I've tried running them on HD 3000 and that failed miserably.

[Juggernautilus]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Hmm, I guess the difference between Sandy and Ivy is big since I've tried running them on HD 3000 and that failed miserably.

Well, gaming isn't #1 priority for me anyways so I wouldn't worry too much about not being able to run games.

 

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Juggernautilus said:

Well, gaming isn't #1 priority for me anyways so I wouldn't worry too much about not being able to run games.

 

Then take it. One thing I know, Ivy CPUs are the most efficient CPUs Intel have ever made. The power draw is extremely low and the heat output is negligible. It will be cool and quiet.

[Juggernautilus]

18 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Then take it. One thing I know, Ivy CPUs are the most efficient CPUs Intel have ever made. The power draw is extremely low and the heat output is negligible. It will be cool and quiet.

That's great. To add to gaming topic, I found this video on of someone playing Skyrim on the exact same model so I can't see why it shouldn't be capable or running Rocket League. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtT9fEp7x8s

 

I think I've decided to buy this while it's still available. If anyone has anything else to add, please comment!

[don_svetlio]

27 minutes ago, Juggernautilus said:

That's great. To add to gaming topic, I found this video on of someone playing Skyrim on the exact same model so I can't see why it shouldn't be capable or running Rocket League. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtT9fEp7x8s

 

I think I've decided to buy this while it's still available. If anyone has anything else to add, please comment!

I'd like to add that ThinkPads are awesome

[Dackzy]

Just you wait until you try the keyboard, it is amazing and a T430s could go up to $2k when it was new, maybe even more