Best Value 'Ultraportable' ThinkPads in 2020

After the "Best Value ThinkPads in 2020" video I released back in February, many were curious what my thoughts were on some of the newer, thinner ThinkPads. I already did an entire video about the T480, but I felt now would be a good time to fill in the gap between the T440p and the T480, with what I think are the best value ThinkPads in the "ultraportable" range. Don't fret if your favorite model isn't featured here - if you're happy with your laptop then that's the best value of all!

Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
2:51 - T440
5:28 - T440s
6:47 - T450
7:39 - T450s
8:22 - T460
9:25 - T460s
11:36 - Honorable Mentions
13:15 - Performance, battery life, and build quality
16:28 - Conclusion

[ComputersHowtos]

Agree with all you said in the video. And also need to say, that spending 300 USD for a new cheap laptop is such a waste of money. I always recommend buying a second hand T series Thinkpad to my friends and they never have regret it. Great video there!

[dhd]

Being a ThinkPad user both when I worked and now for casual computing, I appreciate knowing more about them. You did a great job of giving me more of an understanding. Thank You.

[ssruizhang]

holy crap, this is by far the most informative video I've come across on youtube in a while

[klwtherd]

Freakin A Sebi! Awesome super detailed video as always. We've missed your content.

[ddogg]

My refurbished T450s was such a great purchase. Excellent review of this family of laptops

[rodkubo]

I appreciated your review on this video and the T480 and T480s units as I purchased a T460s to side step the problems that you had predicted on the T470s and T480s usb-c charging ports and the thunderbolt 3 port challenges. More and more reviewers are finding these problems as well on these and newer units. Thank you.

[JohnWilson-hbqc]

Another top notch video from one of my favorite channels. Keep up the good work!

[DarrenRockwell]

Dude, Ive been trying to figure out the difference between all of the T models for a while... thank you so much for making this video!

[endaman]

Picked up T460 with 16gb of ram, i5, and 128 gb nvme drive for $120 as a dedicated work laptop. These laptops are a great deal at these prices and I would say better than new $200-$300 laptops from the likes of HP and Dell.

[nochnoy]

You've made a quality video. As long as real work is being done on laptops, Thinkpads will always be relevant.

[pjoter]

You just saved my ass, I was in the market for a ultraportable thonk. Thanks!

[wombatmarsupial]

Great video, it beggars belief why they brought in a buttonless trackpad only to replace it in the next upgrade. Only use ThinkPads and have quite a collection. Your channel has given me great value in it's approach to keeping these machines going on into the future.😊

[kristozondagh]

Watching this on a Yoga 370 which I bought second hand at a steal. It's the best machine I've ever owned. The screen's colour accuracy is gorgeous.

[razakazmi]

In depth knowledge of the best Thinkpads is highly appreciated. Most of Thinkpad users will concur that the older T series are still desirable mainly of its classic keypad, upgrade options and durability aspect at a very reasonable cost.

[newkie]

In my country I got the E460 at about $200 when other laptops about the same specs where around the $350 - $400 mark, used of course. Since then almost all the functioning laptops got a huge price surge and to find a good deal is almost impossible even for the sandy bridge ones.

I'm really happy with my Thinkpad even if I can't access the bios, since I'm using it as a desktop replacement the unplugged battery will last for a long time and when everything goes back to normal I will get some T series as a long term project.

Love your videos Sebi!

[mp_hmo]

thank you for this, i love this channel, i always wanted a thinkpad and i finally received mine this past october, its an x240, its super cute

[nitrax]

Got a T460s recently with the 1440p display option, it's amazing to use and plenty fast (had to adjust display scaling to 125% as 100% is too small to read!). Was surprised at just how lightweight it is too! Shame they removed the PowerBridge feature, and the fact it uses two internal batteries is very odd.

[kiuderx]

Always great reviews and welcome back (perhaps shorter bite sized snippet reviews/tips?). I was starting to think that you had a run in with a certain virus going around ;). Love the unassuming outdoor props that go well with unassuming ThinkPads.

[mdsalahuddin]

Inspired by your videos, I have purchased a W541 i7 4701mq ($187), X250 i5 5300 ($136) and L380 i5 8250 ($193), two ultra docks ($12) from ebay. All are in pristine condition featuring SSDs and 16GB RAM each and very good battery life. With less than $550, my mobile and workstation setup is flying. Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the good work!

[BornAgainFarmGirl]

I ordered a T470s today to use for my primary podcasting machine, needed those ports !