I Bought Two Cheap ThinkPad T480 "AS IS"

[@cephacore]

Great video man, the T480 is the pinnacle of modern-day ThinkPad's. Looking into getting one soon 🙏

[@TheLoneExo]

Love your channel

[@ivaylotsankov7292]

Copy paste for ya:Lets buy a T480 : oh nooo battery needs to be changed..oh noo it has 8gb ram and 256gb ssd needs to be upgraded....(for all the idiots that put more than 16gb in T480 - hahahahhahahaha)....oh nooo now it has good specs but the cooling solution is with one pipe... i change it for two pipes... finally lets use it WTF this screen is total shit like absolute no no.... needs to be upgraded... Yes T480 is very good...

[@JustARegularNerd]

I bought a T480 early this year and it’s not too bad. Solid, dependable, pretty powerful. Only major annoyances with it are lack of multimedia keys and I personally think the keyboard is okay, but not great.

[@joshingwithyahaha]

Those new laptops that are being sold for 200$ to 250$ is basically highway robbery. 4 GB of ram? Seriously? Windows is already going to take up half of that.

[@thatguyinelnorte]

At least half!

[@Uejji]

You won't shock yourself and die from a low voltage laptop battery. Careless prodding around might short the battery and result in an eventual fire, however.

[@raiusdaltar1483]

Sounded to me like he was being facetious.

[@shabbarbukhari7200]

1:46 "so I don't shock myself and die" Lmaoooo, had me Rollin

[@2DopeKicks]

That X61t is so dang on beautiful.

[@eg1885]

Great machines. I recently upgraded to a Gen 10 Carbon X1, but still keep the t480 as a backup

[@raffaelegagliardi9385]

A video about a Fujitsu Lifebook T939 or other previous models would be interesting

[@Duraputer]

I was actually thinking about getting a t939 or t938. I have a family member who might like one as a gift.

[@RetosSpace]

Yesssssssssss Nice one, ya, the older model thinkpads are Classics!!

[@DJTydalOfficial]

I currently use one of these rocking macOS Sonoma as my daily driver.

[@obsessedcultist3012]

I'd really love to see a 16:10 screen mod on one of these... or any other laptop that you find interesting!

[@AmirRazan]

Yay new video x3

[@thatguyinelnorte]

While I'm more a fan of Dell Latitudes (because of replacement part availability), this was a great video.

[@soheilerfanian8515]

How much does the battery last?

[@EastAngliaUK]

still quite a newish laptop nice

[@jzone5442]

Just ordered a refurbished one. Hope it comes as advertised, at the very least, without the BIOS being locked🤞. Would be a pretty decent upgrade from an Acer Aspire V5-471! Great vid and thanks for the laughs!

[@wombat1238marsupial]

I have an IBM 600x that gives off an oldy worldy smell from the fan vents as well as a peculiar odour that comes from the decaying rubberised coating prevalent on laptops of the time😂😂

[@Pr.2104]

I have a Lenovo L14 gen 1 with a Amd Ryzen 3 pro 4450u and a E595 R5 3500u. I just bought a T480 i5 today on ebay for $55 it boots into bios but its all bare bones needing ram, storage, and a battery. All the components was the stuff I was gonna replace either way if I ever bought another Thinkpad. So now I am planning for this laptop to be a Hackintosh along with being my first device that I try linux on. Ima give arch a shot on it to see how I feel for it.

[@SkyQuest2K8]

How did it turn out?

[@Pr.2104]

@@SkyQuest2K8 Upon receiving it I figured out quickly as to why it was sold for so low. It had a SV password on it so it was bios locked. BUT when I started researching for ways to reset it I found a forum where they made it so you can flash bios that have passwords in them and remove it by using Lenovo's auto patcher. I followed through and got it unlocked for me to access. So far I just have Ubuntu since Arch honestly had me overwhelmed. As well as Windows 11 so my family can use it. I have 2TB of storage from its nvme and sata part along with 32gb of Ram. Smooth just like my L14 if I could I'd switch to a T480 to be my daily but I got all my software in place on my L14 so theres that. Haven't had time to get into Hackintosh as my 2nd semester is coming a close I've just been focusing on school work

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Laptops use 24v that can’t shock you mostly 12v

[@stevenc.4221]

Anyone know if I’d be able to hook up an eGpu to the T480?

[@522viper]

This video is the epitome of the average second hand Thinkpad user. I should know since I have owned 4 used Thinkpads in the past 7 years. I use arch btw.

[@Aku-Signal]

What's your favourite Linux distribution? I like Solus because it's rolling release and very stable. The new Solus XFCE works great even though it's a Beta release. Just install all updates and restart for the latest fixes and newer v6.10 kernel. Once the stable release of Solus XFCE is out, just have to install updates and restart, no need to install from scratch. Maybe add/remove some packages. Can you do a review of Solus XFCE? Thanks! (Posted on Tue 1 Oct 2024 at 11:52 UTC)

[@ethxl]

i hope the shocking and dying part was a joke

[@GamingLiveEnt457PH]

It's my first to touch a Lenovo ThinkPad & it's L15 Gen 3 btw was that a Good Laptop?

[@faisalrahman7]

I totally under you about the T480 being boring. Its like a regular VW Golf (non GTI or R models) its good all around but we need some character to love the machine. I have Ubuntu running it on which makes it slightly more interesting I guess but its not enough.

[@sebtroop23]

Yay new video x4

[@Yeasir.AraFath]

Hello, I’m planning to buy a refurbished ThinkPad T480, but I have some concerns. The seller won’t allow me to open the laptop to check the hardware, but they’re giving me as much time as I need to inspect it. I know about the usual checks, like testing the display and keyboard, but I’m wondering what else I should inspect to ensure it’s in perfect working condition. Could you provide some advice on what specific things I should check without opening the laptop? I want to make sure everything is functioning properly before making the purchase. Looking forward to your guidance!

[@Duraputer]

Make sure you are able to open the bios and make sure it's not locked. If I can do that anything else inside could be repaired or replaced.

[@Yeasir.AraFath]

@Duraputer ok

[@MalaysianBallProductions]

Nice

[@scottsuttan2123]

miss a Toshiba satellite best sound wwwaay to many ports dedicated video card ( this was 2003 ) these days this machine would be a 2,000$ easy

[@tokisuno]

nice nice.

[@Abhijay_TT]

I’m thinking about getting a t480s soon? Are there any better alternatives? I’ll be using it for Uni and getting into personal projects in coding

[@Duraputer]

The T14 gen 2 with an amd cpu would have better graphics for light gaming. Although the t480 is still plenty for coding.

[@Abhijay_TT]

@@Duraputer isn’t the build quality on the t14 worse? I’ll need it to be rugged enough for everyday carry, and have a good keyboard

[@Jens-pb8sb]

rethink your choice. The T480S might be more "portable" and slightly thinner and lighter, but if you need more battery capacity the T480 gives you more options. Using 61+ or 61++ external batteries will bring you whole day of power independence (depending of usage)

[@Abhijay_TT]

@@Jens-pb8sb I have already purchased a t480s for pretty cheap given its condition. It’s been serving me exceedingly well so I think I lucked out with my purchase

[@tegathemenace]

I'm about to get mine for $130😂

[@ivaylotsankov7292]

Lets buy a T480 : oh nooo battery needs to be changed..oh noo it has 8gb ram and 256gb ssd needs to be upgraded....(for all the idiots that put more than 16gb in T480 - hahahahhahahaha)....oh nooo now it has good specs but the cooling solution is with one pipe... i change it for two pipes... finally lets use it WTF this screen is total shit like absolute no no.... needs to be upgraded... Yes T480 is very good...

[@josephj7387]

What's wrong with 32gb ram ? I got mine with 32gb default refurbished