if you want to buy now, can consider Thinkpad AMD X13 or T14s or T14

alright.. thanks ZM! will research more on these 3

if we're talking about specs.. is the ideapad flex 5 better than thinkpad t14s?

erm not really...moreover the build quality is way worse than T14s due to moderate amount of chassis flex and weak hinge mounting - not recommended

This post has been edited by ZM Fong: Nov 23 2020, 08:07 PM

Oh I see.. Was hoping to get the t14s with ryzen 7 but its only available in prebuilt. And the prebuilt version does not mention whether I get the 400 nits screen or the 250 nits, or if possible to upgrade to 1tb ssd which I want, that's why was a bit frustrated. Although I still think t14s is better than the 14 in terms of built quality.

you can try search the model part number in psref

ssd can be upgraded but you have to take out the original one

Hi All...

Any recommendation or short list for me to look on as my priority for a laptop would be;

1. portable (hence light).
2. ~14" (13+ acceptable too).
3. preferred 16GB RAMS (if price low, 8GG also acceptable).
4. good battery life (can sit anywhere in a cafe without the need to look for power plug).
5. budget hopefully not more than RM4K range (of course, if can get it lower the better, value for money that is).

Usage would only be for work purposes, lots of excel usage, online... errr, guess probably it. No games.
Any laptop I can shortlist for consideration ?
Thank you in advance...

need high sRGB display? or fine with any IPS display?

AFAIK, the prebuilt is 300nit.

This is why I hate this, I wanted T14s for battery life + screen size + same weight as X13. But their Screen sRGB is low NTSC 45%. The 400nit version are not sold here, I dont know why Lenovo are not offering it.

you can get 400 nits panel from P14s AMD (basically same with T14)

it is not even the same price range as T14s

Hi boss, will you be updating things that go on sale for on black friday/cyber monday?

next update of the list is on mid Dec, currently don't have time for it

Totally understandable, thanks for all your hard work!

if price doesn't differ much, of course higher sRGB would be better...
Afterall, it's an advantage...

Thank you for replying...

how long you can wait?

O... got difference ?

I'm awaiting for next year purchase as to be able to claim income tax for it...
Currently still on my old Dell...

so you can wait until next year? for how long?

Hello sifu ZM, referring to the above reply, how long would you estimate the wait?

I am considering the T14 as you have recommended it numerous times. I am in no rush to buy but is this a good time to buy the T14 AMD? Is the T14 AMD at its best pricing for year 2020? Moreover there's still the 12.12 sale

Thank you for any feedback.

I have no info on that but based on most models, expect 1-2 months delivery, or even longer

Some have fast ship but still need to wait 1-2 weeks for delivery. Also sometimes it says fast ship but actually not updated, hence long wait time like 1-2 months

T14 has lower price before. Take a look at X13, has high sRGB display