A look at the ThinkPad T480

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• MM

  @mmv1503 · 6 years ago

  I love how "last thinkpad" ranges from T43 to t480

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• JO

  @jocazjoejo · 3 years ago

  Certified Lenovo Tech here, the one that rarely made it to my bench for repairs was the t420. It was a solid performer with sometimes a thermal paste issue, but not much more than that.

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• SO

  @sophiaonyoutube · 4 years ago (edited)

  I just bought a T480 in 2022 with the i5-8350u, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD. Honestly, I couldn&apos;t complain about anything. Laptop has been good, hasn&apos;t experienced any lags with it. And upgrading some parts of it feels satisfying. Anyone who ever uses a Thinkpad should learn how to service and upgrade it themselves, because it&apos;s super easy (and satisfying).<br><br>It&apos;s like a mini desktop because of how upgradeable it is.<br><br>Things on the T480 that you can upgrade on your own:<br>- Screen (to WQHD, full HD 400 nits etc)<br>- The stock trackpad to a glass trackpad<br>- Keyboard to a backlit one if yours isn&apos;t<br>- 72Wh battery which is hot swappable with the current 24 Wh<br>- The plastic lid to magnesium lid<br>- Buy up to 64GBs of RAM<br>- Dual SSD using the LTE slot (useful when dual booting multiple OS)<br><br>Those are the upgrades I know, but who knows if there are other ways to upgrade it.

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• CH

  @Chaswick_felipe · 2 years ago

  Just bought a T480 in March of 2024 and it was the first ThinkPad in a while since I had traded my T400. I felt at home again when I first booted it up, there&apos;s something about a ThinkPad that sets it aside from other windows laptops. The build quality, upgradability and of course the track point nub which I prefer over the track pad. My father daily drove a T430 for years for work and that was where the obsession began.

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• NI

  @NiGhtPiSH · 6 years ago

  The problem is that most electronics these days are made less and less serviceable and upgradable and in case of failure they just end up in landfills, since repairing them is nearly impossible. It&apos;s a great way to create e-waste, but this mentality has spread in most manufactured goods - from small appliances to cars. <br>But the T480 will be on my radar if my X230 ever gives up.

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• W1

  @w1ck3dz0d1ac · 6 years ago

  I loved the ThiccPad. It reminds me the happier golden age of the internet.

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• WO

  @wombat1238marsupial · 6 years ago

  There&apos;s an old saying &quot;if it ain&apos;t broke don&apos;t fix it&quot;. Listen Lenovo

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• TH

  @TheMasonkerr · 5 years ago

  id be happier with a thicker laptop as long as the keyboard/repairability/ports are good

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• DI

  @DiegoTorresNavarro · 6 years ago

  At my work I&apos;ve owned, T420, T440, T470, and T490s (now) . My favorite T420 the real tough laptop. I work at a mining cooper, 4500 masl, 20C below zero in winter.

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• HA

  @hahaiseewhatyouredoing9086 · 6 years ago

  &quot;For the first time we have laptop, tablets and smartphone all uses the same charger.&quot;<br><b>*shows an iPhone*</b>

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• KO

  @koolioperson5534 · 6 years ago

  Censored to prevent a comment war over how much thermal paste I should use, hahahaha, I remember when LGR did the same thing hahahah

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• CZ

  @Czechmate88 · 1 year ago

  I just purchased a T480 for what I think is a steal with an i7, fully functional, and upgraded ram and storage. I can’t wait to start tearing it apart

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