@@LaptopRetrospective Note-taking / programming in class, gaming and content consumption. Loving the form factor and the performance / the battery life capabilities!
Aside from the Thunderbolt difference (which I wouldn't care a lot because there seems to be potential for a screw-up like the T480s), I feel like this is one of the very few cases where the AMD Ryzen Mobile chips were taken seriously, and not as a cheaper, lesser alternative like other OEMs (*ahem* DELL) tend to portray them as.
I just bought an X13 Gen 2 with the carbon fiber lid. Honestly it just feels like a budget X1 Carbon. Ended up paying 750 USD for a 1185G7 + 16gb model.
@@LaptopRetrospective Its the base panel (300 nit, no touch), but I swapped in a carbon lid for about 50 USD (came from China). Direct replacement, nothing else changed. I'm waiting for the X13 Gen 3 to come out with its superior WUXGA panels, since all of the nicer X13G2 panels are either higher res (which I don't need at 13.3 inches) or have privacy guard (I like high viewing angles).
@@LaptopRetrospective of course it is, and you're welcome But im thinking about the X260/X270 as "companion" for my X230 i guess Is it a good machine too?
It's not clear why this video showed up in RU-vid search results for "lenovo thinkpad t16". And only today, even though it's from March 29, and I've been searching for this query every day for many previous days.
Thank you for a very informative video! Anyhow, I'm still torn between T14s gen 2 and X1 carbon/nano. I love the fact that T14s can house AMD ryzen chip which runs cooler than Intel one. T14s gen 2 also has a bit nicer keyboard (comparable to that of X1 carbon gen 8, I believe). On the other hand, I'm afraid that I would miss the bells & whistles of X1 series (usually better display, touchpad, microphone, build quality and case material etc). By the way, I've noticed many people complained about a few of quirks on their T14s (AMD variant), including significant battery draining during sleep, a jumpy touchpad after the machine wakes up, and sometimes the laptop cannot be shut down properly. Probably those have something to do with quality control or software optimisation.
@@LaptopRetrospective Thanks. I was looking at so many models that I forgot. I did order one from e-bay yesterday, $165 and free shipping. This probably makes about 60 Thinkpads I have purchased in the past 10 years, had good results with them
One doesn't need to go retro to get socketed components but we do need to look in places we haven't traditionally looked. The "cheaper" lines of machines have more upgradability currently.