ThinkPad T430

Lenovo

ThinkPad T430

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What's your take on modern thinkpads? Do you think they hold up to the ThinkPad name?

No! Absolutely not! I've been using ThinkPads since the 90's. I had some hand-me-down used IBM ThinkPads growing up, and have bought quite a few new ones over the years myself. I've also bought them as dedicated work laptops. ThinkPads were always the geek engineers laptop. They always had every IO

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zrad603 in r/thinkpad

December 8, 2025 3:42 AM

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Explain it Peter

I've had 3 thinkpads die, all the "cheap" E models, They're all plastic construction so the feel way cheaper than they are, far too fle6when carry them around to inspire any confidence. Back in the days of the T430 they were like tanks but these days, just cos it has the ThinkPad logo doesn't mean a

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JK07 in r/explainitpeter

November 29, 2025 9:31 AM

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Let's reach a consensus: The X9 is a good laptop, but should not be marketed as a ThinkPad. We are rallying to defend the ThinkPad tradition.

Putting in X1 Carbon into perspective does make things more sensible. I'm so surprised (and surprised that I should be this surprised!) to realize how close the X1 Carbon and the X9 are specced. Yeah, I guess then my accusation of users wanting premium laptops being shoved to the X9 line shows how l

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ThiccPadBoy in r/thinkpad

December 9, 2025 5:36 AM

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ThinkPads are no longer as appealing as they used to be

I haven’t actually seen the T14 Gen 6 yet, but I have a lot of ThinkPads including the T430 and T480, and their keyboards are no match for the one on my T14 Gen 5 even if the key travel is less.

frac6969 in r/thinkpad

August 2, 2025 2:17 PM

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