This weekend's Lenovo ThinkPad clearance sale takes up to $1,639 off its best business laptops. Here's your chance to score a solid deal on some of our top-rated notebooks.
As part of the sale, you can get the excellent Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 for $1,258 via coupon"CLEARANCE8". That's a whopping $1,021 off and the lowest price we've ever seen for this premium laptop.
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The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 is one of the best laptops of 2020.
This particular model on sale packs a 14-inch (1920 x 1080) display, a 1.6-GHz Core i5-10201U quad-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD.
In our Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 review, we loved its slim, lightweight design and bright, vibrant 1080p display. We gave it the Editor's Choice award for its fast performance and class-leading keyboard.
The new Carbon X1 Gen 8 looks identical to the Carbon X1 Gen 7. It maintains the same sleek shape and stealthy finish as its predecessor. Just about the only difference is that there's an "X1" stamp under the iconic ThinkPad logo. Reinforced with carbon fiber, the laptop's military-grade durability withstands high altitudes, subzero temperatures, drops and spills.
Security-wise, the Carbon X1 Gen 8 features a dTPM 2.0 chip to ensure sensitive data is encrypted before being transmitted. It also has a ThinkShutter webcam cover, an integrated fingerprint sensor, and an IR camera for Windows Hello login.
At 12.7 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches, the 2.4-pound ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 is about the same size as the ExpertBook B9450 0.6 inches, 2.2 pounds) and the Elite Dragonfly (11.9 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches, 2.5 pounds). It's significantly lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Pro (12 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches, 3.1 pounds).
For an ultraportable laptop, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 has a generous assortment of ports. It's equipped with two Thunderbolt 3 ports, two USB 3.1 ports, and an HDMI 1.4 input. There's also a lock slot and headphone/mic jack combo on board.
Now $1,021 off, the 8th Gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon notebook is an incredible value.
If you're on a smaller budget, you can get the Lenovo ThinkPad T495s for just $799 ($1639 off) via coupon, "CLEARANCE8". It packs a 14-inch 1080p display, a 2.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 3700U CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD.
Lenovo's laptop clearance sale ends July 19.
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