ThinkPad T480

Lenovo

ThinkPad T480

230 positive 0 neutral 82 negative

Based on 312 Reddit mentions

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ThinkPad T470P Gone Wild

The T470P is the greatest of all time for me now, more than the X230, and even more than the T480, especially with this specific spec (i7-7820HQ, Nvidia 940MX, 2560x1440 panel). I've been wanting to build something like this for a long time. I've seen many people duct tape hard drives to their displ

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HTLL_OFFICIAL in r/thinkpad

February 26, 2026 3:59 PM

171

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 12:54 AM

60

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 4:33 PM

53

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 8:23 PM

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Chappie Inspired ThinkPad T470P

The T470P is the greatest of all time for me now, more than the X230, and even more than the T480, especially with this specific spec (i7-7820HQ, Nvidia 940MX, 2560x1440 panel). I've been wanting to build something like this for a long time. I've seen many people duct tape hard drives to their displ

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HTLL_OFFICIAL in r/Cyberpunk

February 26, 2026 4:02 PM

47

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 4:53 PM

24

Window 11 Pro performance issues with my T480. Time to switch to Linux.

If you really need Windows, I recommend Win10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021. Win11 LTSC 2024 also runs pretty well on my x270. But, Win10 LTSC runs great on all of my ThinkPads that range from a T420 to T480, s and non s. But, yeah, definitely install Linux as well.

RevolutionaryNose250 in r/thinkpad

February 22, 2026 7:11 PM

27

i summon all the mighty T480 programmers

Depends on your needs. I'd go for the one with the bigger battery and upgrade the SSD by myself. If you want to do AI stuff on the ThinkPad itself: don't. Just offload that to your desktop. Just SSH into it. For frontend development you don't need much. You need VScode, a browser and some CLI tools

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JvPeek in r/thinkpad

December 22, 2025 10:42 AM

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GNOME 50 removes the X11 backend ... are we finally at the end of the Xorg era?

People are saying Nvidia + Wayland is a solved problem, but I still regularly experience crashes and performance issues on my ThinkPad t480 with an mx150 discrete GPU when using Wayland. I know it's old hardware and I should upgrade, but can't afford to with the current market. I'll be moving away f

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Jaymuhz in r/linux

March 15, 2026 10:00 AM

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Need help choosing a ThinkPad (after a really bad Legion experience)

If this is your first ThinkPad, go newer. The T480 is great for tinkering, but the T14 Gen 2 is the better daily driver for most people, faster RAM too. What you do gain is a massive generational leap in performance over any 8-10th gen Intel chip and you’ll feel it in every single task. Just open so

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Shunl in r/thinkpad

May 5, 2026 4:55 AM

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