ThinkPad P52

Well that is a shame, because for me there was an opportunity to purchase a Dell Precision 3530 with a Core i7-8750H with a good BIOS (you need to hunt those that have an old BIOS that let you undervolt), 32GB RAM and a Quadro P600 4GB for just $200. $250 if we count buying an aftermarket 92Wh batte

I bought a used ThinkPad P52 for $700 for its workstation specs but you can get T models for much lower. I bought "Certified Refurbished" through Amazon, but Ebay has a similar program so you actually get a return policy if something doesn't work. If you get a model that you see many of them online,

Personally, I'd look for a good cheap ThinkPad on Facebook Marketplace. Companies are cycling them out all the time. Last year I bought a used ThinkPad P52 for $400 (8th gen i7, 8 cores 12 threads, an Nvidia graphics card, and 32 GB RAM, SSD and HDD included). Got through the ladder half of CST no p

Look instead for an L14 or L15 Gen 1 with an AMD processor, at the very least. It's a lot faster and more power efficient (although the battery in the L series is small). 8th gen Intel is just too old and inefficient even with the undervolt - and Ryzen 4000 series can be undervolted as well. Other p