Would need more qualifiers; do you want a big screen, minimum size+weight, etc?
I just got a "new" Thinkpad T530. It's a two year old model, but the last of the Thinkpads with physical mouse buttons, essential for using the Trackpoint. Got it for $550 with three year warranty after rebates; the specs are comparable to a current model. It takes up to 16GB RAM and supports up to three dedicated storage devices. In general Thinkpads run Linux very well. This was mainly for the larger screen, I saved enough I can wait for a travel computer in early 2015 based on Broadwell.
You can find them from various closeout locations. They aren't usually such a great deal (value of unremoved features aside) but the 2392APU I got for an effective $550 is a very good deal.
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Would need more qualifiers; do you want a big screen, minimum size+weight, etc?
I just got a "new" Thinkpad T530. It's a two year old model, but the last of the Thinkpads with physical mouse buttons, essential for using the Trackpoint. Got it for $550 with three year warranty after rebates; the specs are comparable to a current model. It takes up to 16GB RAM and supports up to three dedicated storage devices. In general Thinkpads run Linux very well. This was mainly for the larger screen, I saved enough I can wait for a travel computer in early 2015 based on Broadwell.
Where'd you get a "new" one? I'm in the market for a new laptop, but I'm highly disappointed with the changes made to the current Thinkpad line.
You can find them from various closeout locations. They aren't usually such a great deal (value of unremoved features aside) but the 2392APU I got for an effective $550 is a very good deal.
https://www.google.com/search?output=search&tbm=shop&q=t530&...