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Re-imported or refurb ThinkPad?

mapegl
By mapegl
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So I am using a Thinpad Edge 330 atm and it is slowly dying. All kinds of stuff going wrong including the battery being wasted and for some reason it costs double than what an x series replacement battery costs. 

 

Long story short: I am looking at ThinkPads that are refurbished or re-imported from a German retailer. x240s and x250s anywhere from 450 to 599 with 8 gb ram and an i3 or i5....i really don't care too much.

Is it a bad decision to get something that is basically unused, but old tech? 

I could get the cheap x240 and buy a new battery for just over 500 bucks... sounds kinds good right?

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I would personally get a cheap x240 and just do your upgrades. Or get a T430, spec it out and have the ability to use a XX20 series keyboard.

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1 hour ago, Icuw1pc said:

I would personally get a cheap x240 and just do your upgrades. Or get a T430, spec it out and have the ability to use a XX20 series keyboard.

T models are kinda expensive here, but the x240 would be an i5, 8gb ram and a 240gb ssd.  Unfortunately it is a 1366x768 TN panel, but at 12.5" that is not too bad. Do you know if it is hard to replace the primary battery....just in case? I mean I want to replace the secondary battery with one of those bulky ones anyways, but just in case the internal one is just crap. There is a warranty on the laptop, but it does not apply the batteries. 

PC: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @4.2HGhz 1.25V || Noctua NH-U12S SE2 || 16GB (2×8GB) Aegis 3000Mhz CL16 @3200Mhz || 
|| Sapphire Pulse RX 6700 10G || MSI B450i Gaming PLUS MAX Wifi  || Kingston NV1 2TB m.2 ||  Corsair SF600 || Intertech IM 1 |||
Peripherals: Sennheiser PC  360 G4ME || AOC CQ27G2U || Viewsonic PX701HD || Keychron V1 || Logitech G303 Shroud Edition||| Laptop: XPS 13 2in1 7390 || Steam Deck 256 GB (64GB Version) ||| Cameras: Fujifilm XH-1 || Fujifilm X100T

 

 

Elite 110 build log (update:05/15/2018)

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