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Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 Intel (16") - "(2560*1600), Intel i7-11850H Processor, RTX3070, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD $1,614.15 $1614.15

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Perks at Work / Tickets at Work via Lenovo, as well as Visa Cardholders, is still offering the Black Friday price on some Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 Intel (16") models, specifically this one on sale for $1614.15 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.

This is the cheapest combo of the 11850H, WQXGA, and a medium TDP GTX3070 that I have seen, and Thinkpad build quality is tough to beat.

Deal Instructions:
Click here to go the Lenovo site :
When prompted for a passcode, enter TICKETSatWK
or
Click here to go to the Visa cardholders site : https://usa.visa.com/en_us/visa-o...ovo/145603

Go to the Thinkpad P1 Gen 4, organize by "Shipping Date", look for $1614.15 model with follow specs:
Processor
11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Processor with vPro™ (2.50 GHz, up to 4.80 GHz with Turbo Boost, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 24 MB Cache)

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64

Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 with Max-Q 8GB

Memory
16 GB DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8 GB)

Storage
512 GB PCIe SSD Gen 4

Display
16.0" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS, anti-glare, 400 nits

AC Adapter
230W

Warranty
1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Battery
Up to 10 hours (MM18) with Rapid Charge

Brand
ThinkPad

Weight
Starting at 1.8kg / 3.99lbs


Only bummer is that I'm not sure if cashback outside of slickdeals will work, or mileage portals.

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Forrester14
11-30-2021 at 05:19 PM.
11-30-2021 at 05:19 PM.
Why would Slickdeals and not the other CB sites work?
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FrankCCC
11-30-2021 at 05:27 PM.
11-30-2021 at 05:27 PM.
I bet it'll be too hot for this configuration. I got x1 extreme gen 4 i7 4k 3060 and it is super hot on the hinge area for browsing in chrome.
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raacerx
11-30-2021 at 05:46 PM.
11-30-2021 at 05:46 PM.
Quote from Forrester14 :
Why would Slickdeals and not the other CB sites work?
I couldn't get any cashback sites to track to the "vipmembers" section of the website. YMMV. Whenever I followed a shopping portal link, it wouldn't see my cart. They also have small print stating this.

I am mainly talking about things like the United Airlines shopping portal, etc.

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I bet it'll be too hot for this configuration. I got x1 extreme gen 4 i7 4k 3060 and it is super hot on the hinge area for browsing in chrome.
My understanding is the 3070 model has the whole vaporchamber thing and can run full 60w CPU without issue.
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11-30-2021 at 08:33 PM.
11-30-2021 at 08:33 PM.
Quote from raacerx :
I couldn't get any cashback sites to track to the "vipmembers" section of the website. YMMV. Whenever I followed a shopping portal link, it wouldn't see my cart. They also have small print stating this.

I am mainly talking about things like the United Airlines shopping portal, etc.



My understanding is the 3070 model has the whole vaporchamber thing and can run full 60w CPU without issue.

For all the model with 3060 and above, they'll be equipped with vapor chamber. So 3070 for sure will be even hotter though.
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starcaptor
12-02-2021 at 08:17 AM.
12-02-2021 at 08:17 AM.
tl;dr - beware of machines where the power brick is over 1/3 the weight of the machine itself laugh out loud

(the 230w brick is 1.87 lbs, the machine is 3.99 lbs)

A wonderful machine as long as you know the limits of cooling an 8-core CPU and high-end GPU in such a small chassis...even with the new enhanced vapor-chamber cooling.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Cus...365.0.html

60w vs 40w is nothing to sneeze at for the CPU (even enabling the stuffing of a RTX 3070/3080 in this chassis is incredible), but just know that this machine will not be able to maintain boost speeds for more than a few seconds. And dont even consider crypto mining unless its a secondary motivation.

However, everything else about the machine is awesome; very well built with no flex, gorgeous 16:10 screen (most thinkpads in the past had the worst screens you could find), best support outside of Apple stores, and unlike the carbons, this is up-gradable. Just temper your expectations if you expect it to perform the same as a Legion 5 Pro ust because it has the same CPU and GPU.
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12-02-2021 at 09:02 AM.
12-02-2021 at 09:02 AM.
Quote from starcaptor :
tl;dr - beware of machines where the power brick is over 1/3 the weight of the machine itself laugh out loud

(the 230w brick is 1.87 lbs, the machine is 3.99 lbs)

A wonderful machine as long as you know the limits of cooling an 8-core CPU and high-end GPU in such a small chassis...even with the new enhanced vapor-chamber cooling.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Cus...365.0.html

60w vs 40w is nothing to sneeze at for the CPU (even enabling the stuffing of a RTX 3070/3080 in this chassis is incredible), but just know that this machine will not be able to maintain boost speeds for more than a few seconds. And dont even consider crypto mining unless its a secondary motivation.

However, everything else about the machine is awesome; very well built with no flex, gorgeous 16:10 screen (most thinkpads in the past had the worst screens you could find), best support outside of Apple stores, and unlike the carbons, this is up-gradable. Just temper your expectations if you expect it to perform the same as a Legion 5 Pro ust because it has the same CPU and GPU.
Totally. Can't have everything! I'm happy to sacrifice some sustained power for the better package of the Thinkpad over the Legion. I also don't mind weight being pushed to the PSU, it at least offers more flexibility and I often do not bring my PSU with me.

I currently have an MSI Creator with a 130w RTX3070 and an i9, and while performance is very good, it's a tank and sounds like an F16 spooling up for take off. If someone was using it next to me on a flight, I would complain. I also hate the build quality, although the battery is impressive, but it was $2600.

I don't expect Legion performance, but I wouldn't be using a slim WUXGA laptop for mining or gaming. I use it for Autodesk and Visio type applications, and general workhorse stuff.
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srrgg
12-03-2021 at 12:29 AM.
12-03-2021 at 12:29 AM.
This is close to the perfect laptop for me, but I really wish the 165 Hz screen from the Legion 5 Pro was an option. 60 Hz is hard to use once you get used to higher refresh rates.
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12-03-2021 at 05:51 AM.
12-03-2021 at 05:51 AM.
Quote from srrgg :
This is close to the perfect laptop for me, but I really wish the 165 Hz screen from the Legion 5 Pro was an option. 60 Hz is hard to use once you get used to higher refresh rates.

I'm in the same boat so I'm in for one. It just has everything I want. I want portability for work stuff, nice simple non offset keyboard (,no number pad), a nipple pointer. I'm fine with the screen refresh rate and if I do any gaming I'll hook up to external monitor with a expectation I won't be pushing unrealistic high frame rate and frequency. I do hope it can push 1440 at 90 Hz or maybe 120 Hz continuously without it throttling because of heat. Fingers crossed. I'm cautiously excited for this laptop and it's at the price I'm willing to pay.

I also hope doing simple tasks like web browsing and spreadsheet stuff, I can have it on my lap without much heat and that it's good at using the integrated graphics and only switching to discrete when needed without much manual intervention. Fingers Crossed my hopes are not unrealistic!
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DisguisedAsAnother
12-05-2021 at 08:56 AM.
12-05-2021 at 08:56 AM.
Thanks OP bought the lower GPU option. Don't really need a heater on my lap and value Linux comparability more.
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12-06-2021 at 05:46 PM.
12-06-2021 at 05:46 PM.
If you're sitting on the fence about this, some of these P1 gen 4 still have the 61% discount working. I ordered one of the custom config P1 gen 4's, upgraded display, integrated graphics, with the WWAN card and more RAM, $1352, $1445 with tax.

The same config on the X1 Extreme gen 4 comes up as $1950 at the 47% off coupon

Go ahead and try it, config an X1 Extreme at 47% and then config it as a P1 g4. My machine was a full $600. lower. I've been watching unboxing videos waiting for it. hit this deal, try a custom config.
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12-12-2021 at 12:51 PM.
12-12-2021 at 12:51 PM.
An update on this; got my laptop last week. Performance is great, and it's not nearly as loud as my MSI Creator Z19, but I've got 3 complaints that may be enough for me to return it and go another direction.

1. It's quite large; although build quality feels tough and good, it's quite thick and even has trouble sliding into my small laptop sleeve.

2. The comments about the separate PSU being extra large were not headed enough; it's insanely huge and weighs multiple pounds. Together with the laptop, it's a full 1.5 pounds heavier than my MSI Creator, which is already heavier than my MBPro.

3. I didn't expect the 60hz screen to bother me much considering my MBPro is 60hz, but I've found myself far more annoyed with it on the Lenovo. My desktop is 144hz, my Creator is 120hz.

I am considering grabbing the Legion Pro 5i at Costco and comparing the performance. Since the TDP of the RTX3050 in the Legion isnt far off from the TDP in the Lenovo with the RTX3070, I'm curious how much real world difference there will be.
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shahhere
12-14-2021 at 07:34 PM.
12-14-2021 at 07:34 PM.
Whats best way to resell this config? Facebook? ebay will be a killer in fees frankly.



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