Y700 even cheaper than https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/894107 If it runs out you could buy for the same store at a slightly higher price (US $378.89)
Side not keep an eye out for a US $100 off $500 voucher. It should be on the AliExpress front page if you are quick enough. Expires in 24 hours
The 2024/2025 version has a more powerful CPU, the same display overclocked with a higher refresh rate and faster storage at the cost of losing the microSD card. It's more of a revision than a major upgrade.
"It's more of a revision than a major upgrade."
You just described every single tech item released in the last few years.
Introducing the all new iPhone…. now 3% faster, 2% lighter and 100% more expensive!
Could try watching
https://youtu.be/SjVft2NJOdU
https://youtu.be/h5W5MKrji6Q
And Geekerwan did a review albeit in chinese
https://b23.tv/CA9DIp6
And this might be undermining this deal but I speculate there could be an OLED model coming out, based on the legion go 2 which will use a 8.8" 1600p panel. And will probably use the snapdragon 8 elite which is a substantial upgrade over the gen 3. Though it will definitely be more expensive.
Thanks everybody, might bite the bullet on the ~450 2023 model, doesn't sound like the upgrades are necessary for my use case
I posted a deal for $410 just now
No micro sd card kills it for me
Has anyone ever successfully used AliExpress pricing to get a better price from a Lenovo rep?
What are people's thoughts on getting this vs 2023 model?