I Was Wrong About Thinkpads.

I was completely wrong with my prior Thinkpad recommendation of getting the Thinkpad T470... Because I FOUND THIS.

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[wubbalubbadubdub]

The t480 can actually run 64gb ram. At the time of release 32gb cards didn’t exist but it supports them! & backlit keyboards where a cost option, you lucked out getting one.

[boris---]

I love my T480 i5-8350 refurbished, looks like new for $150 👆🤓

[fookingsog]

Nicely Interesting note on the "Magic Eraser" for refurb!!! I also recommend the "303 Aerospace Protectant" by Gold Eagle Co. for surface restoration!!!

[sasanmottaghipour]

I had a T480 at my last workplace as a it technician, i loved it, wouldnt get the i7 the performance bump was too smal atop the i5 and ran way hotter.
new thermal paste, 4g, 32gb ram, 512gb ssd, lowpower screen, and the extended battery.

I could comfortably complete two days of work on a single full charge. and when i had weekends i would carry a second extended battery so i could go without being tethered to a powerplug. That thing was amazing.

I have a T14s at my current work, it's nice running a ryzen 4750 gets a bit hot. really miss the replacable battery and larger battery cant even get through a single day without needin to charge.
So usually i'll take the m1 macbook instead cuz it will keep charge a whole day.

PS. the machines released during 2018/19 had issues with the thunderbolt controller burning out. if you haven't upgraded the firmware yet, please do. Else it might die outa nowhere.
Running the lenovo system update software should fetch you the latest firmware. Otherwise you can find it by googling "t480 critical firmware update"

Cheers

Love the video!

[WarlordEnthusiast]

I got a T580 a while ago and I'm not going to change any time soon, it works perfectly for my use and the battery is a godsend.
Mine came with a german keyboard but it took literally 2 minutes to swap it to an English one that also happened to be backlit.
Also I still adore the keyboard, I didn't realize how bad my PCs keyboard was until I used the T580.

[madcat]

I got one two weeks ago, and I'm absolutely in love with it.

[Shimpriv]

Well i gotta say i'm impressed with the maintainability of my newly acquired t480. My company was handing 470s for free in a replacement/gift program, so i thought i'd snatch one for a friend who's into older tech. Sadly (for him) i was given a fairly new 480, without all the meme stuff like the dock station port, so i ended up keeping it. I decided to at least clean it, change thermal paste, etc. and i was really amazed with how easy it is to do. Guess i'm keeping it, lol.
The only issue i've ran into is the batteries availability. It seems they stopped making original ones all the way back in 2019, so the only available options are Chinese batteries made with no quality control. Might work fine, might feel cute and explode in my face...

[giannux]

I am currently looking for a laptop to replace my X230. Thank you for the video, the hunting of T480 has begun....

[SimonFranck]

I have a T460. Bought a used one in 2019. Using it now like a desktop. Amazing workhorse

[Zach-jobq]

Hello, I have also recently purchased and upgraded a secondhand T480. Something to know when upgrading is to be careful with the clips that holds the top and bottom of the chassis together. I could just be rough with repairing things, but there are now gaps between the bottom and sides where I had broke the clips off when opening the chassis. I believe that the only way to replace the clips is to purchase a whole new top cover and then transfer all of the components onto it, since that is what broke. The laptop still works perfectly fine though.

[Olliedawwg]

I use one for work & also supply them to staff at my job, great laptops. Super easy to repair/upgrade

[iBendThings]

I just bought a T480 and received it today. What timing!😃

[listerinekiller]

used market is relative to where you live obviously, but around this same price point p52 and p52s are also going around ebay, which I'd also recommend strongly alongside the t480s t470s. similar servicability and good design. great video btw :^)

[alteredview]

I have had this laptop since January. One suggestion that I could say that wasn't mentioned in the video is to undervolt the CPU. I don't think I lost performance doing so, since the i7 ran cooler therefore boosting to higher clocks. This has been a reliable machine to work on when I don't feel like using my PC or when I work away from home.

[gaffa]

Great laptop so far for me - unfortunately one thing that really needs to be brought up is the Thunderbolt firmware issue that can be easily overlooked. It’s a mixed bag - sometimes people can have a breeze with installation while others can have huge difficulty with it.

[ousi]

I bought my wife a T14 and she's very happy about that :)
The X1 Nano while light it still feel very sturdy. No flex and doesn't feel delicate. Unlike a Macbook...

[megatronskneecap]

People call ThinkPad users business men or nerds but i'm just a regular guy who abuses his laptop and needs reliability no matter what.

[xlpha]

Watching this on my own T480 which i bought in Feb 2018.
Only yesterday i got the notification that internal battery is dead after 6 years of heavy use. External battery still rocking 3hours of battery life.

[chfxexcellnce]

I have the A485, which is the AMD variant of this, and I love it. My only issue is the M.2 NVME adapter only runs the drive at SATA 3 speeds

[nitemanify]

Been using and loving a T470 for a few years now. Great machine. Tempted to pick up a T480 since they're very affordable now and go through all the upgrades so I can have the last upgradable and truly serviceable thinkpad with an amazing keyboard.