Lenovo ThinkPad T480s - Best in class? 

astrophysx lol I thought the same thing. Very plain utilitarian look

I like the glock comparison. It looks badass I. My opinion

This is actually exactly why i have several of both... Best of the best (out of the box).

How are the thermals when watching RU-vid and web browsing? I heard alot people complain that it gets hot even when the laptop is at idle with no apps opened.

@@justarandomlol I have the integrated graphics version and it gets around 60-65 degress when watching RU-vid videos and fan kicks in and goes back to around 55. Also normal web browsing get get up to 60. Fans frequently on and off. Except this behavior (can be handled with 3rd party apps to run at low rmp constantly) I'm really satisfied with the machine. I'm Ubuntu with KDE Plasma, and it is fast as hell.

I am buying this on this week

go for t480s, t480 is as heavy as a brick.

@@lijin1133 i would get t480 with 48gb of ram extensibility any day.

It's going very strong. No issues. All I would say is to choose the higher battery capacity since the middle option has a bump as well as the biggest capacity. If you don't want a bump, then get the first option. Other than that.. everything is going good.

I was wondering how would using this laptop for sometime affect the battery life and efficiency? Looking for a cheap/decent laptop options and it seems this model delivers a lot. Appreciate your feedback.

@@morpheus8891I have used this laptop for school but mostly at home with it plugged in all the time. I used to get around 10hrs of use but now it's around 6hrs. I have to change both the batteries. Good thing I can get some off brand for cheaper because OEM batteries aren't cheap.

from an outfit called Startup Vitamins :)

is that still plastic body today i soled my T470S but have no plan for T480s because of plastic body

@@aqkhana2002 T480s is made of alloyed

@@aqkhana2002 magnesium alloy.at least from t440s onward.

T490s, then T14s Gen 1, 2 and 3

better the T480 without ''s''. And add some ram and ssd.

​@@pablolopez4289 why is that? could you please tell us more

@Ammar Al_higary I think the 480s is slimmer !

@@pablolopez4289 T480s is slimer, more premium, but also more expansive than T480. 16GB of RAM is not exactly "short on memrory". It's actually a nice system even in 2023.

Would be good for at least 10 more years

If it's not too late I strongly advise you to go with the thinkpad. I got an XPS 15 9570 and had it replaced 3 times, shit customer support and shit quality control. Poor speaker & keyboard quality and a lot of other small issues, just don't do it to yourself, trust me.

My dell XPS 9560 got the infamous battery expansion problem making the touchpad unusable and agree with kiwwiz, dell support is totally useless. They wanted me to reset to factory settings to “prove” that it’s not a software issue (even though it’s pretty obvious now that the touchpad is protruding) before sending it to the depot....for 2-3 weeks. Also good luck finding a battery replacement; they don’t sell it. That’s why I’m watching this vid lol

It supports hd encryption, secure boot, vpro management, option for 4g LTE, easy to customize and deploy for it management, It's light but powerfull for productivity apps, it last about 8 hours on one charge, its got the best laptop keyboard, plenty of ports, secure digital print reader with hardware security chip, the keyboard is waterproof and back-ligthed, it has plenty of ports and even a native ethernet with extra dongle for mac adressing and pxe/bootp/... support, military spec solidity, very lightweight so easy to cary in a bag, and so on. It's built like a tank, you can drop it, flood it.

it means that you should always wear suit and tie when you are working with it

I broke my laptop as a result of this XD

why?

no, go for t480 goes up to 48gb of ram.

T480 can hold 64GB (2x32GB stick) and T480s can have 40GB (8GB soldered + 32GB stick)