Best used ThinkPad to buy in 2020?

Spoiler: not T440p

Sources in order of appearance:

CES 2018: Intel showcases Kaby Lake R laptops by PCWorld

Intel Core i7 7500U & GeForce GTX 940MX Cinebench R15 test by TR 37

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, T480 and T480s: Which to Buy? by MobileTechReview

$999 Lenovo ThinkPad T490 and the thinner T490S by Charbax

Lenovo ThinkPad T480 Unboxing Quick Teardown by IT FIX

Benchmarks, tech specs, weight, battery life

eGPU w grach - czy warto? Testy w Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Wiedźmin 3, GTA V

A FrankenPad Story: T25 with Quad-Core CPU and UHD LCD Panel

Music:
Abloom - Blue Light

[IncomingNumbers]

You say best used ThinkPad to buy in 2020, I hear best used ThinkPad to buy in 2024

[jussapitka]

The T480 is a couple hundred more expensive than a fully upgraded T440p, while my budget IS a couple hundred dollars.

[TRUEiMPROrecords]

You rock! Thanks again, saved me a shitload of googling that would have probably left me more confused. Concise good info well presented (Y)

[ldld]

I bought my second used T430 recently. Installed a Patriot SSD, 16B of DDR3 1600MHz RAM, the "traditional" keyboard from my old T510, and a 7260HMW wifi card after ditching Lenovo's dastardly whitelist with 1vyrain and video support from Scott Banks. Sweet machine! May try to upgrade the screen next.

[pavelexpertov]

Got thinkpad T480 and I love it. First time having a thinkpad laptop. Thanks for video!

[reggiestickleback]

I recently bought a T430
Enormously impressed

[ishicoatlnaemarestrangelou]

thanks for the review, I'm planning for my next laptop, this sounds great for all my activities and work

[Benjamin-kofg]

My X201 is working very well for me, with 8gb of RAM, 9 cell battery and a SSD. Love the classic keyboard! I would only upgrade to a X220 or X230 with the keyboard mod, but the X201 is more than good enough for me.

[RedRoserade]

I've been using my T480 at work for over a year, and apart from random SSD failures (which led to it being replaced under warranty), it's an excellent machine, for running Linux too (been running RHEL 7.7). My model has the i5-8250u and 16 GB of RAM.

[FraYoshi]

As a coreboot user and T440p owner,
the "no audio output when using an headphone" is probably fixed, because for me it works and in the documentation is no longer flagged as known issue ^^
I'm happy with my T440p.. but i agree, the T480 is a better choice for this year.. Great review!!

[dotQuadcore]

Looking forward to this. T470s user and I never been so much happier using Thinkpad in my life

[retroedgetech]

Great summary. I wasn't aware that the T480 could be upgraded to 64GB of memory. I don't need that much, but I do think a lot about upgrade-ability. The battery life is the thing that makes newer ThinkPad laptops appealing to a lot of people. I like the classic ThinkPads and still use them, but not having to plug in as often to charge is a reason to go with something newer and more energy efficient.

I enjoy your channel. Thanks for what you do!

[miagy]

Thank you for the advice, right now i have a x230, i was eyeballing p53 for a bold jump, but considering what you just said i think i'm going to have a second look at t480.

[Office]

Thank you! I had made some research at your early point of 15 w quad core 4ghz processor, that's s huge tech performance jump

[ubercorey]

Dude, lately every time I need something and do a search on youtube, it turns out you have the answer. Thank. You!

[carlosalfredo]

You are amazing brooo! I’m a gonna buy a t440p, cause I don’t have enought money. It will be my first thinkpad. I’m so excited. Keep uploding videos. Excelent job!

[hubert]

x230 here! Stunning machine, I replaced my Acer with 8th gen cpu for this beauty. Will never buy anything other than Thinkpads.

[barrysauce]

My Dad used to use a t480 for his job and he wants one now. I just did the t440p with everything and I think it is great. The newer carbon x1 I guess there is a known issue with the usb c or thunderbolt docking stations issues. Good video's.

[cindypendulot]

Thank you so much for your video ! it's so informative

[KaKasherr]

I've just bought a T430 and it's great