Lenovo ThinkPad T480

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad T480
Brand: lenovo
SKU: 632868ef99bae3fc36aaf511
Rating: 4.0 (36 reviews)

Based on 36 reviews

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Great performance with solid state drive

Ruggedness, keyboard, fingerprint scan, and dual batteries

Linux-ready and can be configured with Linux or installed with it

Light weight and beautiful design

Easy to repair with accessible parts

Not the best battery life

Motherboard can die after just over one year

Keyboard can be loose

Verdict

The Lenovo ThinkPad T480 is a popular choice for business laptops, with many users praising its solid state drive for its fast performance and its ability to be upgraded with additional memory. It is also praised for its ruggedness, keyboard, fingerprint scan, and dual batteries. It is also Linux-ready and can be configured with Linux or installed with it. It is also praised for its light weight and beautiful design. However, some users have reported that the keyboard is loose and that the motherboard died after just over one year.

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Battery life of atleast 7 hours while running applications would be great. Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I was first looking into Thinkpad T480 and other models as I have had thinkpad for the last six years. But a friend of mine suggested brands such as MSI and Gigabyte and now I am not quite sure what to look for.

Neutral

Artistic_Wolverine_8

3 years ago

reddit.com/r/SuggestALaptop

On my ThinkPad T480 with Intel UHD 620, I struggle to run many not-too-demanding games like Valorant and CS:GO at a smooth 60 fps without turning my graphics settings all the way down, and more demanding games like Fortnite (don't judge) straight up crash. I've looked through ThinkPad lineups, and some ThinkPads that I have found with dedicated graphics, like the X1 Extreme and the P1, have great performance but at the major cost of battery life, which is quite important to me.

Negative

narush1

4 years ago

reddit.com/r/thinkpad

Buy new System76 Lemur Pro Laptop OR put Linux onto old Chromebook? (Privacy is #1 concern)

If you want to go with more cutting-edge hardware, I think Linux-ready laptops such as the ones from System 76 and Librem are good options, but you have to be aware that they are quite expensive. An alternative good option is buying a new Lenovo or Dell machine and having it configured with Linux or installing it yourself. You might get the best bang for your buck if you go with a slightly old laptop though (e.g. a ThinkPad T480 instead of the latest T14).

Positive

bdiethelmv

4 years ago

reddit.com/r/linuxhardware

My Lenovo Thinkpad from nearly a decade ago hasn't been working too well for me lately, sometimes struggling with video calls and buffering videos. Also, it's graphics card isn't good enough to run a few games I'd like to play (Civ 6, Ori & the Blind Forest, Journey). Not sure if that's specifically something I'll have to look for or if all modern computers will be up to the task. I'm in the US, looking for something <1K.

Neutral

KonzorTheMighty

4 years ago

reddit.com/r/SuggestALaptop

Specs

Brand

Lenovo

Series

ThinkPad T480 Commercial Notebook PC

Screen Size

14 Inches

Color

Black

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