Lenovo

ThinkPad T480

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad T480
Brand: Lenovo
Price: 3900.00 CAD
Availability: InStock

#129 in Laptops #900 in Computing

63.9/100

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Are t480 really this good?

It was a insanely great machine when it first came out. It's still serviceable. But it is very old for 2026. The prices people sell them for online are competing with much newer ThinkPads that have better processors (the one part you can't swap on the T480. So unless you find one for around 100$, it

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Finnish-Wolf in r/thinkpad

May 19, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

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I believe the Thinkpad T14 Gen 7 is a worthy successor to the T480.

It is, but it's also horrendously expensive. In EU stores Lenovo charges 360€ for upgrading the RAM from 16GB to 32GB. You can get a whole 32GB LPCAMM2 module for that price. My T480 is slowly dying and I really wanted to get the T14 Gen7, but I'm not paying 1500€ for a 16GB system with the most bas

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thafluu in r/thinkpad

May 22, 2026 at 5:57 p.m.

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The T480 was the best thing I've ever bought in my life. (no joke)

Is there a ThinkPad sub where T480 worship from brand new accounts is outright banned?

mattjh in r/thinkpad

April 20, 2026 at 12:54 a.m.

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That laptop’s been through it 😭

T480 8GB 256GB SSD FHD - €500, last good ThinkPad, BEST OFFER!

Cry_Wolff in r/thinkpad

May 23, 2026 at 9:24 p.m.

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Thinkpad é tudo isso mesmo?

Eu uso o ThinkPad t14 gen 3, já tive o t480, t490, e14. Sim, é tudo isso e muito superior as porcarias vendidas de asus, dell, acer.

phillgamboa in r/linuxbrasil

April 25, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

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“The Last Great ThinkPad “

T14 G7 is the redesigned and far more repairable & upgradable one. I'd say it will become "the last good ThinkPad" in a couple years, when r/ThinkPads will finally afford one with their budget of $100 lol. Because let's be honest, price is why so many T480 owners circle jerk to it.

Cry_Wolff in r/thinkpad

August 4, 2026 at 1:58 a.m.

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Mds minha mãe quer me comprar isso deveria aceitar?

não, compra um ThinkPad t480 na Olx

SpecificProduct923 in r/computadores

May 23, 2026 at 12:49 a.m.

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What else can be uninstalled from a new Thinkpad?

don't forget improved battery life. I convinced oomf to switch to Linux on his gaming laptop; his battery lasts 4x longer now. later, I sold him one of my ThinkPads (a t480 with 72wh external battery), he's liking it so far (and running Linux on it, of course.)

Cultural-Practice-95 in r/thinkpad

March 25, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

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What sorcery is lenovo using to make the thinkpad this efficient?

If only they were always this competent. This must be a mistake on their part. I assume they fire their engineers if they accidentally make good products, which is how we no longer have the likes of the ThinkPad T480 or old Lenovo Legions that didn't randomly die.

misha1350 in r/laptops

March 24, 2026 at 8:23 p.m.

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thinkpads that are like t480

The idea that the t480 is the "last great ThinkPad" is bonkers The t490 was just as well built but thinner, the downside was only 1 sodimm slot and only the (much bigger) internal battery. They kept using pretty much the same parts between the t490, t14, and t14 Gen 2. If you really want both sodimm

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justme0406 in r/thinkpad

November 23, 2025 at 6:11 p.m.

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