Dealmaster: Take $340 off Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabook

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Dealmaster: Take $340 off Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabook
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Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, the Dealmaster is back with another round of deals to share. Today’s list is headlined by a discount on the current-gen model of Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon notebook, which is down to $1,063 at Lenovo with the code “THINKPRESDAY.” And yes, the coupon has to be in ALL CAPS for it to work.

Lenovo’s on-site prices tend to fluctuate wildly, but the X1 Carbon typically goes for around $1,400, making this good for a roughly $340 discount. As of this writing, Lenovo is telling users to apply the code “THINKPRESIDENT,” but the code above actually cuts the price by another $75 or so. Why? No clue, but the Dealmaster isn’t complaining.

As for the X1 Carbon itself, it’s great. You can check out our review for a full rundown, but in short, we said it ticked all the necessary boxes for a high-end Ultrabook. It’s not a convertible, and there’s no 4K option, but it performs well, gets good battery life, and has the necessary Thunderbolt 3 ports without ditching legacy ports like USB-A or HDMI. It’s sufficiently thin (0.63 inches), light (2.49 pounds), and well-made, and its keyboard, as is typical of a ThinkPad, is excellent. Its big downside is that it’s relatively expensive, but that’s obviously negated here.

This config includes an Intel Core i5-8250U Kaby Lake processor, a 14-inch 1080p display, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. It’s worth noting that Lenovo has announced a 7th-gen X1 Carbon, which will arrive in June and bring updated Whiskey Lake chips, a new weaved finish, a 4K config, and updated speakers (one of the weaker parts of the current model). But it will start at $1,700, and since Whiskey Lake isn’t a massive leap from Kaby Lake, we think the current model is still a good buy at this price for those hunting for a premium notebook that can still get work done.

If you don’t need a new laptop, though, we have a ton of other deals on Roku TVs, iPads, mesh routers, PC monitors, Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K, high-profile video games, and much more. You can check the whole rundown below.

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Featured deals

Laptop and desktop PC deals

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th gen) Laptop – Intel Core i5-8250U, 14″ 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $1,063.30 at Lenovo (use code: THINKPRESDAY – list price $1,519).
  • Apple MacBook Air – 1.6GHz Intel Core i5-8210Y, 13.3″ 2560×1600, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $1,199.99 at Amazon (list price $1,399).
  • Dell Vostro 15 5000 Laptop – Intel Core i7-8565U, 15.6″ 1080p, 256GB M.2 SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX130 for $707 at Dell (use code: DBPREZ749LT – list price $1,295.71).
  • Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Laptop – Intel Core i5-8250U, 15.6″ 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $579.99 at Dell (list price $749.99).
  • Dell Inspiron 14 7000 Laptop – Intel Core i7-8550U, 14″ 1080p, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce MX150, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD for $699.99 at Dell (use code: SAVEPRESDAYINS14 – list price $959.99).
  • Alienware m15 Gaming Laptop – Intel Core i7-8750H 6-core, 15.6″ 1080p, 8GB GTX 1070 Max-Q, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB (+8GB) SSHD for $1,649.99 at Dell (list price $2,049.99).
  • Dell XPS 15 9570 Laptop – Intel Core i7-8750H 6-core 15.6″ 1080p, 512GB M.2 SSD, 16GB RAM, GTX 1050 Ti for $1,399.99 at Dell (list price $1,709.99).

More Laptop Deals here.

Desktop PC deals

  • Dell Optiplex 3060 Micro Desktop – Intel Core i5-8500T 6-core, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $659 at Dell (list price $1,208.57).
  • Dell Vostro 3670 Desktop – Intel Core i7-8700 6-core, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD for $629 at Dell (list price $1,141.43).
  • HP Pavilion 590 Desktop (Refurb) – Intel Core i5-8400 6-core, 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 550, 1TB HDD for $479.99 at PCMag Shop (list price $899.99).
  • 24″ ViewSonic XG2402 Gaming Monitor – 1080p, TN, 144Hz, 1ms, FreeSync for $215.99 at Amazon (list price $239.99).
  • 27″ Dell UltraSharp U2718Q Monitor – 3840×2160, IPS, 5ms, 60Hz for $359.99 at Amazon (list price $449.99).
  • 27″ LG 27UK600-W Monitor – 3840×2160, IPS, 5ms, FreeSync for $349.99 at Google Express (list price $449.99).
  • 29″ LG 29WK600-W Monitor – 2560×1080, IPS, 75Hz, FreeSync for $199.95 at Amazon (list price $249.99).

More Desktop PC Deals here.

Video game deals

More Gaming Deals here.

TV deals

More TV Deals here.

Apple deals

Electronics deals

More Electronics & Tech Deals here.

Home improvement, kitchen gadgets, and miscellaneous deals

For more great deals, go to TechBargains.

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