Lenovo
ThinkPad T480
Based on 312 Reddit mentions
$379.99
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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 4:53 PM
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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
...JvPeek in r/thinkpad
December 22, 2025 10:42 AM
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Why are Lenovo ThinkPads so highly praised?
There was a really good post about this a couple weeks ago, that I fully recommend, I agree with every single word of it and my only single criticism is that the author didn't take a chance to add that what is true of ThinkPads is also true of every other corporate-aimed type of ocmputer. The Myth o
...Cory5413 in r/thinkpad
February 20, 2026 2:35 AM
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Is buying a used Thinkpad even worth it anymore?
If you just want a lightweight good battery laptop, the ThinkPad has never been the solution. Batteries have never been a ThinkPad strong point. Until around the T460 era, displays were a MARKED bad point - and even now, if you're looking for an outdoor usable display, ThinkPad panels are traditiona
...Effective-Evening651 in r/thinkpad
October 3, 2025 4:17 AM
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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
...justme0406 in r/thinkpad
November 23, 2025 6:11 PM
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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
...Cory5413 in r/thinkpad
January 9, 2026 3:38 AM
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mackbook for tryhackme and cyber in general
I mean everything that runs a Webbrowser, you get an old ThinkPad t480 for like hundred bux and Linux is free
rooftopweeb in r/tryhackme
December 4, 2025 12:52 PM
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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
...Cory5413 in r/thinkpad
January 8, 2026 10:50 PM
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Decommissioning a batch of ThinkPads. Which ones should I save from the "discard" pile?
Oh.Oh yes! The corps reward your loyalty with glamorous ThinkPads! 470p is a beast. A gem! And, a hidden one! Take a P51. Too! Slap a Xeon and some PT7950. Magic happens! You can get T480 for $100 (and that's a max for what it's worth), so you can get both W530 and P51. And do some cool projects! An
...Anekito in r/thinkpad
May 14, 2026 7:23 PM
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Please recommend a Budget Laptop
Ask someone from abroad for a used ThinkPad T480. Used ones are very affordable, typically around £160 in the UK. Upgradeable SSD and Ram.
Duwasiva in r/srilanka
December 22, 2025 10:56 AM
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