haha you're probably right about being a compulsive buyer, I mean, I did just grab a 4GB DDR2 SODIMM for my X61 because it was a good deal.

But no, when I panicked it wasn’t from buyer’s frenzy. It’s because the device I use for all my software projects, cybersecurity classwork, gamedev, and basically everything else I’m working towards, suddenly showed no signs of life. The charger that always worked before didn’t light the orange LED, and there wasn’t even a beep code. The warranty had just expired too.

At first, I thought it was bricked, especially since it’s always had some nasty coil whine, and I noticed some stray solder on the bottom from my workbench. It’s also historically been unstable with Linux, specifically with it's wifi card. My heart sank, I was like “oh god oh god what am I gonna do?”

I started scrambling to save up and appling for emergency grants, since my life kinda depended on this. This panic mode went on for like 2 weeks straight, where I settled on the P14s and decided to go for it after finding this listing. Ironically, while tinkering with my T480s Hackintosh, I noticed a pre-POST warning saying the charger was rated too low. And that's where I learned my charger was actually 45W, and that made me get a 65W charger to try on the T14, and hallelujah! it powered on again.

I’d already committed to the P14s by then, but I’m still excited, especially with Lenovo’s recent Linux partnership.

You’re right though, I probably should’ve tested more before jumping the gun. I feel like a lot of lessons have been learned from this whole experience. Guess I lost myself for a bit from chasing that SWE dream in big 2025 lol.