- Durable and repairable (maybe even upgradeable!)
- Great keyboard and trackpoint is useful sometimes
- Can be found on the used market for a good price (avoid low resolution panels though)
- Great community on r/ThinkPad in case you have some questions or ideas
- Just looks good in my opinion, I even carbon fiber wrapped mine
- Works okay with Linux (fingerprint reader on some models like mine can have some issues)
- Great port selection (at least on my T480s)
- CPU: Intel (R) Core(TM) i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60Ghz
- iGPU Model: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (rev 07)
- RAM: 2x8GB
- Main Drive: Samsung PM961 256GB NVMe M.2 SSD
- Main: 1080p IPS
- Wireless: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160Mhz (rev 1a)
- Wired: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (4) I219-V
- Chipset Model: Lenovo ThinkPad T480s 20L7001SMX
- Keyboard: AT Translated Set 2 Keyboard
- Trackpad: Elan Touchpad
- Trackpoint: Elan Trackpoint
- Audio Codec: (HDA Intel PCH) ALC257 Analog
- Current Operating System: Windows 11 Pro
- 1440p screen swap in future?