ThinkPad X1 Extreme

Yes. It was time to update my ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 OLED. I think it was $7k AUD around 2020 so I had that amount budgeted over time to replace about now. I want another OLED, 2-4TB SSD, 64-128GB memory and great video card. Priced up multiple ThinkPad models to around ~$12k-$16k AUD. Fuuuuuuuck

I mean I have cheaper laptops from 20yrs ago that still work. For $600 I would not buy a X1 Extreme Gen 2 (which is basically the same as my P1 Gen 2). You can go to BestBuy or whatever and buy a $600 brand new Lenovo laptop that isn't a Thinkpad that will spank the hell out of the X1E Gen 2. It won

The Intel Xe graphics in the 13th gen CPUs can, at low resolution, play shadow of the tomb raider at what should be decently usably: Intel Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 80EUs GPU - Benchmarks and Specs - Notebookcheck Tech has some details. That's what's in the 5540. The 5550 has one generation newer

Sounds like somebody's been watching influencer content. Business and workstation computers rarely have gamer graphics. Some workstations share chassis with related consumer models, e.g. Dell Precision and this model of XPS: Dell XPS 15 7590 (i7-9750H, 32GB RAM, 500GB SSD, 15.6", Windows 11 Pro, GTX

I have been a thinkpad user since my first laptop. I’ve been through T series, E series, X series, X1C and X1E. The quality assurance is far from what it used to be, and even with Lenovo’s heavy discounts it’s increasingly hard to justify the price. I don’t think I can recommend thinkpads anymore an