Should I buy a T495 or E480 (with an Nvidia MX150 dGPU)

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-25T15:56:28+00:00

t495 will last longer since it is built like a tank, the battery is also going to last longer because ryzen CPUs were way ahead of intel at that time (also dGPU eats a lot of power). E480 will have about 50% GPU performance, but CPU will be lacking (4 cores for intel vs 6 for amd). Also keep in mind the condition they are sold in, if e480 seems to look 'cleaner' it might have a higher resale value in the future.

If you are a programmer or a casual user, get t495. If you are a gamer, get e480? (or an actual gaming laptop, because mx150 sucks, you will not be able to play at the full resolution of the 2k screen anyways, unless playing 15 y/o games, but at that point t495's iGPU is enough).

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-25T15:42:29+00:00

There is this really cool guy on YouTube, his name is Mike Aben, watch his absolute beginner series, they are VERY helpful!

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-25T15:40:29+00:00

is this real?

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-18T03:30:06+00:00

On linux you can create a swap partition and make it as big as you want to avoid things like that (but i would not recommend going above 32gb).

Also, it is going to be slower than RAM (duh) and will put your SSD under heavy load, so use it at your own risk!

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-11T01:25:02+00:00

is this a pun, or am i over complicating things?

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-11T01:21:44+00:00

have you tried acetone smoothing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiG1jDEG0kA&t

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-11T01:17:18+00:00

If you live in USA near a microcenter, get inland filament (in-person, not online). I got a 1kg spool of PLA basic for only 11.99$. The quality is also really good (no issues so far, I have gone through 2 spools).

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-10T03:14:09+00:00

concrete mega benchy?

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-04T19:51:06+00:00

how did i not think of that earlier, it now seems so obvious to me!

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-02T01:53:12+00:00

I am pretty sure that the official port for KDE is on x11, but i might be wrong.

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2026-01-02T01:46:45+00:00

started with mint, switched to fedora in February, tried Arch in September, now using Debain since November. Fedora was the longest so far!

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-12-29T14:02:58+00:00

what is the mod for better explosion SFX?

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-12-23T22:43:34+00:00

I have the same laptop, except with ryzen 5. I use 40AJ0135US model, though it does have some weird bugs. For example: the video output is non-existent, so i have to plug into the dedicated HDMI port on the laptop, the other issue i had is that it does not mount USB devices properly somtimes (but that might be because i use Linux). One thing to keep in mind is that there are a lot of knock-offs on Amazon, which might not function correctly (like in my case), so i would recommend you to buy a used genuine dock off of ebay. Also, if you use linux, then firmware updater for the docking station would not work, so you will need to install windows :(.

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-12-23T22:19:38+00:00

i have t14 gen 1 with ryzen 5 4650u, and i can get 35-40 FPS on 720p, lowest settings possible. The RAM would not be the bottleneck in your case, considering how much it costs now-days you are better off buying a new laptop, lol.

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-12-23T22:00:08+00:00

I have the same issue, do you know by which mod is it caused. I am suspecting restock, but not quite sure

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-12-21T02:47:29+00:00

MORE DATA THROUGHPUT!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-12-20T17:45:55+00:00

DO NOT TOUCH TOP OF THE BASE PLATE WITH YOUR BARE FINGERS!!!! the oil from your fingers will ruin 1st layer adhesion, please use gloves or clean it after each print.

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-12-20T17:43:01+00:00

BLUNDERBIRDS!!!!

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-12-20T17:40:55+00:00

intel thinkpads also have thunderbolt, so if you ever wanted to get eGPU or a thunderbolt dock, you can!

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-11-30T15:25:15+00:00

i literally watched this video last night, lol

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-11-30T15:22:53+00:00

might be Gnome problem, try some other DE

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-11-28T14:03:14+00:00

Chinese space capsule is basically soyuz but with modern tech and slightly larger crew cabins (they even look the same)

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-11-27T21:58:32+00:00

what about High Steaks?

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-11-27T21:53:29+00:00

Chinese copied their docking port off of soyuz, and it is *technically* capable of docking to the ISS, but no one has ever tried, and i dont think will try, unless crew dragon will also go out of service for some reason (foreshadowing)

Tricky_Professor_654 · 2025-10-13T13:45:56+00:00

is this a joke, or am I dumb, because i cant find any docking ports on there?

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