Latitude 7490

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Latitude 7490

94 positive 2 neutral 17 negative

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$670.26

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Are the ThinkPads really that good or is it all about their soul?

If you haven't yet, please read this: The Myth of the ThinkPad – Innovintage The True Soul of ThinkPad is that they are an economic process that happens with all business-oriented computing equipment, and many business-oriented tools in general. Companies buy these things thousands at a time, use th

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

January 16, 2026 3:12 AM

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A blog post about Thinkpad Economics

Looks great! I've been thinking a lot about this kind of thig as I've been answering questions people ask about which thinkpad to buy and what the differences are between them and I think you touch on a really important misunderstanding. ThinkPads (and the other ExcelBox desktop and laptop models fr

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

January 9, 2026 3:38 AM

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t480 vs t14

T14 is newer and I'd go that direction if you can afford it. The T480 is on the inner edge of 9 years old and T490 is barely any better at the inner edge of 8 years old. (Although as mentioned they're arguably probably fine for office usage and light video work. my primary personal computer is a Lat

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

January 8, 2026 10:50 PM

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am i the only one who hate the new roblox private server update i can no longer play MRT because the private servers are paid and there's no way I can afford it im broke😭✌️ (I can only play on private servers bcz im a mobile player otherwise I crash)

get a PC dude. you can find some pretty good ones for under 300 dollars on TEMU. thats how i got my dell latitude 7490 laptop. costed me 209 dollars and has lasted me nonstop

Objective_Spring_682 in r/MidnightRacingTokyo

April 25, 2026 4:22 PM

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Should I join the church of Thinkpad.

What kind of specs and/or overall vibes/priorities are you looking at? Not all ThinkPads are fully internally flexible. Some T14S machines and many X-series machines have soldered RAM, which isn't necessarily bad if you're aware and plan up front. I usually recommend Intel 8th gen for the quad-cores

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

January 15, 2026 1:59 AM

5

end of support l470 for game dev and it

Get a newer computer. If budget is your top concern, consider Dell Latitudes. They generally cost as little as ~half what any given ThinkPad model does on eBay, for something more or less comparable. (e.g. ThinkPad T480 can run $150-200 and Latitude 7490 tends to run at more like $100. (This can var

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

January 27, 2026 1:06 AM

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In your sincere opinion, which is the best Thinkpad?

The reason there's so many ThinkPad models is because there are so many different needs. Here in the US, ThinkPads cost more than all the other business laptops despite being basically the same build/tech/specs-wise, because they're the subject of influencer content and so on a budget your money gen

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

March 25, 2026 4:15 PM

5

On my hands and knees, begging somebody to just tell me which ThinkPad model to buy.

My current main personal computer is a Dell Latitude 7490. It's been the best computer I've ever had. At ~6-7ish years old it still gets ~3-4ish hours of battery life, it can run off a DC barrel jack or USB-C power, and it meets the requirements for Windows 11. There's hundreds of them on eBay with

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

December 2, 2025 1:01 AM

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**Actualización** Compré una PC Baratonga en Ebay. ¿Será Ganga? (si lo fue)

Seeeee yo hice la misma hace como medio año, gane una subasta por una Dell latitude 7490 por 80 dolares y es un maquinon (especialmente con linux) no va pa jugar pero para laburar y programar es 10/10. Use el resto de la franquicia en mejorarla (le compre una skin para cubrirle unos detalles exterio

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EinarTheGolden in r/uruguay

October 11, 2025 7:16 PM

5

Looking for laptop recommendations! I like Thinkpads, new to compsci

If you're open to refurbished machines and are looking for what looks like fairly normal usage, maybe consider something like the Dell Latitude 5440? It's a 14-inch mainstream business laptop from 2023 with Intel 13th gen. You can get them on US eBay for $250-350 or so. They have 2x SODIMM slots, WL

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Cory5413 in r/laptops

January 14, 2026 6:14 PM

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