Lenovo Back to School Deals: Up to 45 percent off ThinkPad Laptops

Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops are well known for offering solid performance in a well built and durable package. With a new school year just around the corner, Lenovo is offering up to 45 percent off its ThinkPad notebooks as part of the company’s back to school special. There are many systems available during this sales event, but below we have listed five systems that standout above the rest due to their excellent performance and price.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 Intel Core i7-8650U vPro 14-Inch Laptop w/ 16GB LPDDR3 and 512GB SSD ($1,786.95)

Leading the charge is Lenovo’s 6th Gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon that weighs in at less than 2.5lb. This system is not just light, but it also offers plenty of performance and a 14-inch 2560×1440 IPS display. With promo code THINKBIG, you can get this system currently marked down from $3,249.00 to just $1,786.95 from Lenovo.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Intel Core i5-8400H vPro 15-Inch Laptop w/ Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SATA-III SSD ($1,462.45)

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Extreme offers more performance than 6th Gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon mentioned above. It’s CPU has a higher TDP, which enables it to keep its clock speed elevated for longer periods of time. This system also has a built-in GPU that’s powerful enough to run modern games with medium graphics settings. Typically priced at $2,659.00, you can get this system now for just $1,462.45 from Lenovo with promo code THINKBIG.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 Intel Core i5-8265U 14-Inch Laptop w/ 8GB LPDDR3 and 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD ($1,253.40)

This lightweight system weighs in at just 2.4lbs and it comes equipped with a 1080p 14-inch display. In addition to the solid build quality this system also features a fingerprint sensor. Right now you can get it marked down from $2,089.00 to $1,253.40 from Lenovo with promo code THINKBIG.

Lenovo ThinkPad T580 Intel Core i5-8250U 15.6-Inch Laptop w/ 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB SSD ($1,071.95)

With a 1080p IPS display and a quad-core Hyper-Threaded processor, this system offers solid performance for everyday tasks. Using the THINKBIG promo code at checkout drops the price of this system from $1,949.00 down to $1,071.95.

Lenovo ThinkPad T480 Intel Core i5-7200U 14-Inch Laptop w/ 8GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SSD ($699.99)

Lenovo’s ThinkPad T480 is a bit dated with a Kaby Lake Core i5-7200U dual-core processor, but it features a large 512GB SSD and the display can lay flat down making the system perfectly flat. With promo code THINKDB13 this system drops from $1,349.00 to just $699.99 from Lenovo.

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