P72 just came out fairly recently. Pre-orders for businesses started as early as June 2018, to consumers late Aug 2018. Unless you changed jobs recently also
As of now P72 still not available in the SG market.
Only P1 and X1 Xtreme
With the options I selected for P72 it would cost 1.3 million yen or $15,000 SGD. Been using the same laptop for 9 years so contemplating whether to change
yea i know right? $15k for a ***** workstation
Hyper V virtualisation with server as Guest OS, inter alia other things. The high specs now are not really for this generation, but i only change my comp once every decade, unless it dies prematurely... lol... so better to future proof.
But might want to wait until 2020... my current W510 can still tank
I stand corrected, it is not be the P72.P72 just came out fairly recently. Pre-orders for businesses started as early as June 2018, to consumers late Aug 2018. Unless you changed jobs recently also
As of now P72 still not available in the SG market.
Only P1 and X1 Xtreme
With the options I selected for P72 it would cost 1.3 million yen or $15,000 SGD. Been using the same laptop for 9 years so contemplating whether to change
My W510 will probably remain my primary driver for now. It's fast enough for me with 16 GB of RAM and 2TB SSHD. As long as it runs Windows 10, I am unlikely to change.
But 2020 when Intel stops BIOS completely we will see where Windows 10 goes.
yea i know right? $15k for a ***** workstation
Hyper V virtualisation with server as Guest OS, inter alia other things. The high specs now are not really for this generation, but i only change my comp once every decade, unless it dies prematurely... lol... so better to future proof.
But might want to wait until 2020... my current W510 can still tank
Lenovo isn't sealing their business laptops anytime yet, so they will remain upgradable through their lifetime. I would never spend more than 1.5k on a consumer laptop because they really are not upgradable for a 10 year outlook.
Worse come to worst, I can always get a one generation behind laptop like the P71 and just mod it up from there.
Lenovo's ultra business models have always given them that flexibility. Until they stop doing that I am just going to keep supporting them
CPU can still change. Just damn messy.
For the older P series model YES the graphics chip can change... but very high risk of fracture. Not worth the risk. cos if you don't detach it from the socket correctly both your motherboard and gpu will bite the dust.
it is available nowI see the Lenovo Japan and U.S. Sites are stocking on these models already.
Some very powerful stuff.
So what is taking so long for it to come to SG ah????
Yeah same here I still using my x230 thinkpad for the same reason. But laptops at most can upgrade storage and add more RAM only. CPU and GPU cant change not like desktop or servers. Unless the p72 got something special I don't think I will even consider a laptop futureproof
Some laptops uses socketed CPUs and MXM GPUs. A example in point would be the Elitebook 2570P which has a socketed GPU.
However there are certain restrictions to what type of CPUs and GPUs are supported by a particular laptop further complicated by the fact that there are mobile sockets and conventional cpu sockets. (Too deep topic before coffee)
Those mxm GPU laptops are few and far between. I also remembered some laptops that have use standard desktop socket cpus. Unless those become the norm, laptops will remain mostly un upgradeable
Yeah, few and far between. - Hence it's often just good /safer to say it's all soldered on board.
Not many OEM(s) are forthcoming with their designs. So unless there's a dismantle / ifixit guide, then we wouldn't know about these hidden Easter eggs.
One exception would be Aftershock's techs .. they are really knowledgeable of the inner components in their systems and willing to share more on this.
Some specifications sheets for high end models of lower SKUs uses the same motherboard of higher SKUs but doesn't tell you on the existence of spare m.2 / mSata slots for upgradeability
The P71 is ***** hot. In non-ac use the CPU average is 85 deg (esp if they use the top tier Xeon processors). Not comfortable to use. In A/C environments they hit 80 on average.
My W510 will probably remain my primary driver for now. It's fast enough for me with 16 GB of RAM and 2TB SSHD. As long as it runs Windows 10, I am unlikely to change.
But 2020 when Intel stops BIOS completely we will see where Windows 10 goes.