I Almost Lost Faith in Thinkpads.

[@lno_onel3071]

i WILL be using my i7 t480 untill the heat death of the universe

[@Segudy-gt7dm]

did you upgrade it? bought a refurbished one yesterday

[@ivan.kulagin]

So until August 12 2036?

[@bljet4388]

I bought mine for 200 euros and pretty much everything needs to be replaced including the slightly damaged screen but we'll get there

[@Segudy-gt7dm]

@@bljet4388 got 1 for 300 fully refurbished i7 8th gen with 8gb RAM. Battery is Rip. But the Upgrade will be crazy with 64gb and Display replacement

[@lno_onel3071]

@@Segudy-gt7dm yeah I upgraded mine, got 16gb of ddr4 to make it 2x16 in total, new thermal paste, new t490 low powered display, new 61++ battery

[@danielfernandezaguirre]

This is a more realistic framework for those of us outside the US, thank you Lenovo for keeping replaceable components

[@jkhuv87t5]

Bringing back*

[@TheMr82k]

​@@jkhuv87t5 indeed. if there wasn't a backlash from the community they wouldn't have gone back to removable memory and storage

[@robsquared2]

Her: why are you so good? Him: I only use the trackpoint.

[@JaneSmith-co5ev]

LMAO

[@jameskirk3]

I should call her.... Second thought, she's crazy. Nah.

[@escapetherace1943]

LOLLMAO

[@tqpro]

Nice review. If only the Framework had a Thinkpad keeb.

[@Forrest_O.]

And (personal preference) the matte black rubber finish.

[@KingKrouch]

Honestly I wish Framework partnered with Cherry to have a mechanical laptop keyboard. I currently have an Alienware laptop and the Cherry keyboard genuinely feels great to type on, easily the best laptop keyboard I've used. I've tried out other gaming laptop keyboards and even MacBook keyboards at Best Buy and Walmart, and I feel like those are too mushy for my liking.

[@ctrl_x1770]

You can just ask them to add it at some point...

[@tqpro]

@@ctrl_x1770 that would be nice. Maybe a future Framework model could have a more Thinkpad oriented keyboard. I'd totally be onboard with that.

[@AIC_onyt]

"i hate to sound like a linux user but physical buttons do reign supreme above all else" xD

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Physical buttons for the Win 🏆 I will NEVER buy a Tesla...

[@AIC_onyt]

@@edwardfletcher7790 based.

[@Proferk]

Off topic but physical buttons are THE reason I still use a handheld calculator daily for math than my phone's calculator app.

[@AIC_onyt]

@@Proferk same. calcs go hard

[@SpectraFGC]

the mac forshadowing is very funny

[@EinsNameLezz]

Hell yeah

[@vedantsingh6624]

Nice to have you back ! Hope you're doing well.

[@thegeekykitten4689]

Let's hope the EU market gets this one in a few years xD

[@icetea9593]

how did bro comment 9 hours ago

[@aChairLeg]

become a member and find out

[@thegeekykitten4689]

​@@aChairLegmembers r kool

[@lno_onel3071]

I wish modern laptops had powerbridge, I got 96wh (more like 70 tho lmao, old batteries) of capacity in my "ultrabook" and it lasts me 2+ school days

[@JessicaFEREM]

So it's a cross between a modern aluminum, well-built laptop cross with a thinkpad DNA and it's repairable. Honestly seems p good.

[@amadii8768]

aChair dropping a new vid knowing damn-well everyone in the discord-server are gonna find out solely through the Server's true owner reminding us to drink water (love your cinematography btw)

[@diet_lemonade]

You are lucky to have the silver-aluminum model...Unfortunately the black model is made out of plastic and feel really bad whenever you have to lift the laptop. Every single time I hear squeaky plastic and the whole thing feels like a chromebook. T480 is miles ahead in terms of build quality. T14 gen 5 in my eyes in not an upgrade, but rather lenovo's attempt to sell us a cheaper laptop only because of 2 RAM slots? Also, despite countless complaints on their forum and on reddit, they still soldered ports onto the motherboard and then bragged about repairability, lol.

[@jkhuv87t5]

If I'm not wrong, only the cover on the grey T14 Gen 5 was aluminum, and everything else is plastic. Don't quote me on that though.

[@shApYT]

I know at least 3 people still using the t480s I made them buy and they still love it.

[@Valxire]

I absolutely love your content, its a shame about your subscribers. It's almost a ritual to me at this point. Your editing style to relaxing voice, its cozy and a vibe. Keep up the amazing work man!

[@aChairLeg]

Shame about my subscribers? Did something happen to them? Anyways I appreciate it, glad you enjoy!

[@albertiglesias5309]

The gray/silver is nice, but I'll stick to my fingerprinty X1 Carbon. thanks for the vid:)

[@limitless1692]

Modern Thinkpads are getting worse and worse. They are not unique anymore :(

[@anonytuser711]

I just put an m.2 and 8GB stick of RAM in my T440s and it's like a brand new laptop with Mabox Linux. Keep up the good work.

[@PandaMoniumHUN]

Funny that you make a video on this, I feel like this laptop is cursed. The laptop CPUs that came out since this was released are so much better... Both HX 370 and Core Ultra Series 2. However, for both of those new chips RAM will not be replacable (in fact, on core Ultra Series 2 the memory is part of the chip), so T14 G6 will not be repairable again.

[@z1sania]

I have the 3rd gen Thinkpad yoga X1, paid USD 3000+ in 2018, use it everyday and still feels like new. Was the only good option with 2 Thunderbolts back then to be paired with an eGPU

[@flipkibblez]

That camera bump gives me Dell XPS M1210 vibes

[@aChairLeg]

I think it's neat

[@BandanazX]

My T14 G1 (AMD) burns battery even when off (and in 'linux' sleep mode). I leave it off for a week and it's down to half. Lenovo's BIOS is clearly doing something when it should be off. Fully updated BIOS. Even leaving it overnight and you are down from 100 to 90%. Lenovo refuses to acknowledge the problem and always blames nonsensical reasons such as "drivers".

[@Muhfis-ff7jh]

Same thing happen to my V14 G2, if I'm not mistaken it was also the bios, because after I turned off quick boot and sleep mode from Lenovo Vantage it still drain battery despite being inactive

[@robkam643400]

I was just thinking the same thing. Why is this a problem? Very frustrating.

[@karakunai_dev]

This is a long known issue from back then when it was released. I am not sure if there's any resolution for it. I was following the discussion on the freedesktops Gitlab instance and have never continue reading for 2 years now. I have since been avoiding any AMD powered laptops to run Linux and be concerned with the lack of development from the manufacturer since they don't QA everything down properly.

[@jameskirk3]

Thats the NSA checking in on all the Thinkpad owners 😂 Not gonna act like some linux user and say we need physical disconnect from battery.... but.... yeah it would be nice to turn off radios and battery with actual tactile switches you can see.

[@karakunai_dev]

@@jameskirk3 Jokes aside, the problem mainly lies with their BIOS programmers whom are still quite new and had to deal with spaghetti implementation of the power states. Lenovo US had someone experienced sent to Lenovo China because they weren't able to reproduce the battery leak at first. He himself attempted to fix it but since the BIOS is a borrowed mess they always reuse from precious gen of which is not a good indication of R&D and QA. Ironically, this issue does not seem to affect other brands or even their Ideapad lines and it have since been difficult for this one person to convince his upper managements to do something about it.

[@adinnugroho6544]

This model using Core Ultra 7 155U, and running Windows 10? I don't know did you just replaced the OS or what 😅. Well I did have Ideapad run Both Win11 and Win10 for difference use 😅

[@eddieoconnor4466]

Still rocking my T-420 with an i7...I upgraded it to 1 2TB - 2.5" SSD, and 16GB of RAM...its running Fedora Linux and its kept up with my demands in regards to learning Python and Full Stack Web Development. I am in the market for upgrading it eventually....you say the T680 is good...I might have to check them out. Thanks for the info bro...

[@EinsNameLezz]

That is cool, I had a T420 too with the same specs, but moved to a W520. More RAM and cooling ftw lol

[@SaulFisherman]

I bought a p51. It isnt a new model. But i upgraded it with 64gb ram and 2tb storage. Boy is now a beast and i think its better than latest intel macbook pro. I will change to 4tb ssd later.

[@Afarid2]

i have lot of 2010s old thinkpad (all buy second handed) and they still rocking strong i have X220 (which used by my little brother rightnow) X260 and T440 (Dual Battery 24+72 wh for traveling mode) E430 (max upgrade dual gpu with quadcore CPU, 16 gb ram) for some editing with use handbrake n capcut my P50 for my main workstation (it can do almost everything smothly for rendering and video editing with Quadro m2000m and i7 6820QM) well, we miss that sturdy looking thinkpad in this generation become more slim in newer generation

[@oOignignoktOo1]

T480 is the last model of Lenovo I would personally buy. I'm tired of this dumb trend of soldered ram and storage that's anti-repair and promotion of e-waste.

[@rae-catto]

This model has upgradeable ram and storage. and a 2nd 42mm ssd slot. other than the soldered wifi this is as close to a modern T480 as it gets

[@Technerd207]

Please test a Thinkpad P1 gen 2 or 3 with an OLED screen. With a t2000 (1650 equivalent) it may be the best 450$ used laptop. Though you need to force the CPU at a lower than 45W power target to double the battery life from 4 to 8 hours.

[@enderpirate9887]

What are you planning on doing when Win10 goes eol? I saw your Linux vid forever ago and you do have fair points but would you consider trying again in october 2025?

[@aChairLeg]

Most likely, I'll just suck it up and go to win11. There would be a higher chance of me going to MacOS rather than Linux if I really can't stand windows 11

[@nicolasrulli]

Love the vids and I'm a new fan. But can you share info on future vids regarding external monitors? EG how many and what frequency? Thanks!

[@atoo7yt490]

i just got a t14g2, thankfully has all of the "legacy" things i care about with the kb, touchpad buttons and ports while being noticably fancier than a t480, and with a beefed up igpu

[@jameskirk3]

Thunderbolt. eGPU.

[@atoo7yt490]

@@jameskirk3 i will get around to it but sadly can't find those cheap adapters in turkey rn

[@woltjerl]

I have a T495 thats given many problems over the last three years of ownership (bought new during COVID). I keep flipping between a framework, newer Thinkpad, or older Thinkpad (T480 or similar era Thinkpad) as a replacement.

[@Legitti]

Loving my 2023 Legion 7i Pro with RTX 4080 🔥

[@grey.7828]

Is that fire emoji for how hot it gets?

[@arnaldovargas9822]

@@grey.7828the legion’s cooling is pretty incredible

[@jeffersonmp4]

​@@grey.7828😂😂

[@Legitti]

@grey.7828 if 80c max is hot, then yes.

[@jhonsnow4116]

Great channel bro but was the mario game you were playing in the video

[@jameskirk3]

If Lenovo would go back to the X60 keyboard and form factor with a small icon based touch screen bar under the 2.8k main NON TOUCH screen, they'd kill it. Put thunderbolt in it, TB drives, a great CPU, and a solid dGPU, theyd kill it.

[@jammies701]

Nice vid mate

[@liambreuner4821]

P53/73 ThinkPads with rtx 5000 16gb cards are amazing.

[@you-5-iver804]

Ive got a p52 p2000 and I DREAM that I get a P53 with an RTX card. It would be my laptop for life.

[@jameskirk3]

T495? Or T495s? Cause one isn't the other, and with a ryzen 7 3700, it's legit.

[@Stripes404]

T495. without the s.

[@budget_nomad]

Buying a grey Thinkpad is like buying a yellow Ferrari, your opinion at this point doesn't count!!!

[@aChairLeg]

Damn....my Ferrari is yellow

[@budget_nomad]

​@@aChairLegWell you buy a grey ThinkPad then 😂💯💯

[@Marauder-q2v]

i wonder how it compares to framework, probably will be the closest 1:1 comparison it sucks that I'm trying to upgrade from my current daily driver and nothing in the market really satisfies me. Framework is probably the closest but they'll probably never do a lunarlake/strix refresh.

[@sinnnanoraa]

We just got a bunch of these at work and I really want to use one myself

[@Deaf_red_head]

I am getting a Panasonic lets note cf-mx5, should i look at a Lenovo t480 too?

[@remainsmemories626]

6:17 also you could see the 4g WWAN module port, where you could probably put something other than 4g modem if you want

[@blackjack8957]

After the sanction, computer parts export for Chinese market or industries has been strictly limited. Chinese importers have to work around via alternative routes. The plastic mold companies provided them for producing assemblies are no more. As the end of the day, all the molds have to work without adjustment. Or they can smuggle the molds or technicians as well as restricted instruments.

[@jameskirk3]

Enough tarrifs and we either lose Thinkpads entirely, or we get a US plant. 😢

[@blackjack8957]

@@jameskirk3 Hope ThinkPad back to the IBM product. My favorite things are designed in the US and made in Japan.

[@tato-chip7612]

opinion on framework laptops?

[@sl1psh0d]

They'll have to pry my t480 from me, but when it finally dies (hopefully in a fair few years) this gives me hope

[@SpicyPillowo]

This video convinced me to keep my x220 lol

[@tdws52s]

My problem with Thinkpads is that they are too expensive in my country like for the same price I can get the thinkpad in this video with ultra 5 125U 16 ram and 512ssd or I can get HP Omen 16 with 13900HX and 4060 32gb of ram and even 1TB of storage like is it just too expensive here for it’s expensive everywhere else too ? I know HP Omen is probably nowhere close to being as reliable and longliving as a Thinkpad but does that really justify this price point ? What do they do to make this do expensive anyways

[@Simon-kz4dv]

How about giving chance to p14s gen5 INTEL?

[@starzainia]

I will continue to use my T490s until I have the budget for a Framework. ...yes im aware how my T490s has soldered in ram :((((

[@Muhfis-ff7jh]

Expertbook replaced Thinkpad for me a loooong time ago. More sturdy and ergonomic design, better software support and functionality (really hate Lenovo Vantage), and somehow waaaay cheaper than newer Thinkpad (at least in my country). The only downside is the screen is not really good for its price

[@nitrobear]

I had to replace my trusty E14 g2 AMD back in the middle of this year because I had to spend most of my time in the hospital and it kept dying on me. I tried my best to find a really good, portable, windows laptop with great battery life, but it just didn't exist. I ended up moving to a MacBook Air M3, which had better specs than the T14 I was looking for and it was actually cheaper. why. Lenovo. why

[@xieliming]

I lost faith in thinkpad/Lenovo. Their firmware is terrible. There’s an issue with the X1C6 thunderbolt charging and their solution was to nerf the thunderbolt port to prevent any charging which makes it frustrating to use with a thunderbolt dock as it won’t charge. Had to explain and argue my case to support for months and I did not get a resolution. I think the best alternative now for upgradability etc is Framework. Lenovo has ruined thinkpads and their legendary support.

[@jameskirk3]

Why are you touching the palmrest?

[@XPRTTT]

I've had about 5-6 ThinkPads and now an HP Elitebook, i just cannot get used to the FN key placement and yeah i know it can be changed from the BIOS but it still says FN on the key itself and always mess it up

[@Br--kfast]

im sold

[@thorium9190]

Also since I heard that Lenovo has start permanently locking Ryzen processors to their motherboards, I try to avoid them as much as possible. I repair laptops, and the amount of Lenovo laptops that come in…..

[@fishappy0_962]

What's with the lenovo chinapad glaze? laptops in this category should be able to do more than just "omg guys it replace ram battery thermal paste 10/10", zbooks and precisions can have their GPU replaced, some zbooks lets u replace the battery with no screws, the hinges on those is perfect, that is to just name a few, ofc these must have replaceable keyboards too, and most zbooks and precisions have their chassis made out of a magnesium alloy not chinapad plastic. Pls if u do an in-depth review, consider all the parts that are replaceable, consider the hinge durability like flex angle, force to open, etc, cuz this is still far worse than the t480 or hell the ones used on the ISS

[@CarlElsner1998]

ThinkPad is like toyota or casio they're very reliable

[@kompassorpigo7600]

155U has a much weaker GPU than 155H. That's in contrast to AMD's 7840U which is more or less the same as the 7840HS. Also, the user-replaceable DDR5 is a decent chunk slower than its soldered counterpart, which, again, affects the GPU on these APU-based laptops.

[@ufukpolat3480]

Laptop landscape is a horrid mess for a lot of people right now. Windows(x86) laptops usually lack or suffer from one or more of the following: battery life, quality of screen, speakers, keyboard, touchpad, lack of high speed ports, poor chassis build, noise/thermals and repairability is often neglected just like Apple products. Apple otoh completely rips people off with ram and storage upgrades but their laptops are otherwise good quality and balanced machines with fewer major software issues like windows laptops suffer from such as high battery drain in sleep mode. Lenovo isn't helping the Thinkpad brand because for the price even Razer builds higher quality and performance laptops and that's telling something about your business model of not appealing to consumers at all.

[@berkocan2000]

What lenovo can't do right now is the battery. Yes thinkpads are worse than what they were but they are still great except for the battery. Hp, dell and asus can fit a bigger battery in a smaller chassis.

[@matkeyboard8054]

Lenovo currently fusing yoga series style to Thinkpad

[@jeffersonmp4]

Please review MacBook Pro M4

[@theentrepreneur7777]

Why do you hate the T495? I have had it for a year and apart from battery life, everything else is nice.

[@aChairLeg]

Felt cheap, battery life was horrible, performance wasn't great. Maybe it was just me, but I really did not like that laptop at all. The T14 Gen 1 is significantly better IMO, but I've gotten somewhat picky with my laptops as I've started to use and rely on them more

[@drakkon_sol]

You kids and your new fangled lipservicelaptops with what passes for repairability. The T440P is the last great ThinkPad. It is the definition of what Lenovo has lost and what it needs to return to.

[@Iron_Condorr]

You can upgrade the ram, unless the seller forgot to mention the BIOS is password locked and if you open the case itll brick itself. Because the seller also doesn't have the password.

[@chrismay2298]

What? This is a brand new machine... LOL Self bricking for opeining the case? Where did you come up with this stuff?

[@antonbalashov334]

I'm gonna ask a kinda strange question: were wallpapers in this video completely random and chosen by Windows itself?

[@aChairLeg]

Yep, I actually really like that feature

[@antonbalashov334]

​@@aChairLeg Yeah no I mean... one of them do mean something for *me* so... that's why I asked this question. I wondered if they were hand-picked by you or not because of that.

[@vaughanellis7866]

The ThinkPads went downhill when Lenovo was bought by a Chinese company, from then on you could see corners being cut.

[@nekketsukai]

Lenovo has been Chinese founded and internationally funded since forever...

[@Galax2000]

the new thinkpads are worse build. we are using lenovo laptops for a long time now and they are getting worse and cheaper each time. they just break all the time you have to spend double the price to get a good product as it used to be in the past. and the cooling desing and fan courve is questionable

[@m90nray]

How are people commenting 9 hours ago if the video is no older than 13 minutes lol

[@aChairLeg]

How are you commenting if our eyes aren't real?

[@m90nray]

@@aChairLegHmmmm

[@user-kg6uj6ji5p]

Newer Thinkpad kinda meh At this point, I might switch to thin gaming laptop

[@ItsThicc]

Do a video on Framework 16 please

[@1a1o]

they're starting to look more like the yoga model :/

[@elijah_crafter5218]

2:40 Me trying to figure out what the disclaimer on the top of the video ends with.

[@davidfigueroa8335]

I'm using a thinkbook

[@cup-noodle-love]

Thinkpads haven't been good for like 10 years now

[@LabMonkey-k2j]

showing 0.5mm flex is just silly

[@kenm3ng121]

thinkpad -> think different pad

[@ArthLud]

I never understood 16:9 and now i canot understand 16:10! So why don't go 16:12 xD

[@EinsNameLezz]

nice video 👍

[@TrashPC_lol]

10 hours ago???? It came out 5 mins ago

[@aChairLeg]

nice comment thumbsup

[@EinsNameLezz]

@@TrashPC_lol join the membership program and you too can have early access (maybe probably) Or just be the owner of "his" Discord server, that worked out for me :D

[@Maegor_Brightflame]

3rd

[@aChairLeg]

8th

[@Neptunyu]

seems like a reasonable laptop. Wish it was cheaper

[@berk6123]

Thinkbook is the new thinkpad

[@IMMERSIVEFUN]

that display looks horrendous

[@grey.7828]

You mumble so bad I don't even know what the model number is

[@Gazab_GFX]

apple sucks 👍

[@SStarlight9614]

I'll still stick with my HP EliteBooks. They're just such good laptops for the price I pay for them. I just upgraded from a 840 G5 with a maxed out 8th gen i7 to the 845 G7 with a Ryzen 5 and this thing is ridiculously fast! I don't even feel like the 8 core Ryzen 7 this laptop came with would even make sense for me to buy, other than to waste money (which I love to do…😏). Still a great video nonetheless!🫡

[@raginald7mars408]

your voice is unbearable ho rrror