ThinkPad X280

The Lenovo ThinkPad X280 - i5-8350U · UHD Graphics 620 · 12.5”, HD (1366 x 768), TN · 256GB SSD · 8GB RAM · Windows 10 Pro | LaptopMedia.com will run any mainstream distribution. I would consider the distribution you currently use (since you will become your brother's help desk), but if you think th

The PSREF says otherwise when it comes to CPU options (reason we often suggest i5-8250U or better): https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_X280/ThinkPad_X280_Spec.pdf

For that price (even w/o storage), this will be a decent (or more than decent) deal in most countries' market. (Adds): If you want thinkpad with upgradable RAM, T14 is probably to go. T14 is a standard (high quality) 14 inch thinkpad line, and its gen2 (2021) was the last gen of the traditional desi

Hmm. To the extent possible I tend to recommend quad-core, 16gb of ram and an SSD as a baseline these days. There are actually X280s with 16GB of ram for under $200, as an example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/366251601380 My Dell comparable was gonna be https://www.ebay.com/itm/236634809523 (1x sodimm

Yes, i was also working on HP and Dell as well as Thinkpad. Tbh all are okey for work. If one likes the work the hardware is secondary. But i can see the differences too. My 17 years old Lenovo G550 is waaaay nicer build than my 13 years old Dell which got sticky plastic syndrom, even if it is faste

To be honest, +1 on going for X280 or newer. I wouldn't personally try to daily 7th gen or older (as in X270) at this point. Unfortunately Lenovo gave up on 12-inch machines at that time. That's roughly when Dell's newest 12-inch Latitudes (5290, 7290) were also shipped as well, with that form facto

it all started here 8 months ago when I wanted a 2nd light laptop for email/office/browsing with long battery life (overkill and unpractical to use the P16 for that) : https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1kvt3yi/p16_vs_x280_why_is_the_p16_so_inefficient/ I have tested: X280, X390, X13 Gen 1 AMD, X13

Generally speaking Intel 8th generation (Thinkpad T480, E480, L480, and similar 15-inch models, as well as X280 if you were interested in smaller) is the modern baseline. It's coincidentally the Windows 11 system requirements, but I'd say quad/16gb/256gb SSD are the minimum viable computer today and

X290/280 are gonna be nearly identical, if they both exist. They're both intel 8th gen systems and they're both 12/12.5-inch systems. They might even literally share a motherboard. X290 will use second-wave 8th gen CPUs, the ones with "5" at the end, otherwise they should perform identically. X390 w

If you’re looking at that size I’d probably also consider X280, maybe X13 G1/2? (most of these should give you the same if not better performance margin, X13 does have the guarantee of high colour displays for Gen2 and some Gen1 configurations)