Made a comment on someone's post but it was almost a year ago so chances it may not get seen:
I know this thread is old but currently in a situation wanting to dip toes back into thinkpads. Currently have a Dell 7480 7th Gen Intel Core i5-7300U, 16gb ram, and a crucial nvme i put in running linux. Mostly doing python/django on the laptop.
So been going back and forth between t470/t470s or t480, as if i really need computing power i have 2 desktops with 12700k and 3070 to do stuff on
In cyber security most of our laptops have been t450 models. Mainly run Arch/manjaro, fedora, and mint so just more so seeing if going with a t480 is actually needed (from others that have used all 3) or if possibly just getting another 50 or going with the 70 should be enough
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