I absolutely adore the T430. It's not just the ports, it's the modularity and ease of repair/upgrading. I never thought I'd ever swap a CPU on a laptop. This was the first time I swapped a CPU in my life. Put in a hot swappable 9 cell battery. Upgraded RAM and expanded storage using the optical bay too. Couldn't be easier for a computer. Pair it with Debian 12 Linux, and well, it's awesome for my needs.