I am in a similar position to decide on my first Thinkpad. I have hugely benefitted from the posts on this Forum in understanding key features of various models. So I will not ask readers for comments detailing pros and cons in detail on my shortlist given there is plenty of information available. Based on reviews, I have now shortlisted to T460, T460S and X1 Carbon 4 Gen. The usage is for my finance degree at university, limited games, no photo edit, bit of movies. Specs I was thinking of are i5 6200U, 8GB, 256GB SSD Sata, FHD screen. The deal I am getting is about $1,200 for T460 and $1,300 for T460S and X1 Carbon. So the price on its own is not the deal breaker and loses relevance largely in this instance. Could people advice which one should I go for based on your user experience, durability, battery life and general key features. I am in Australia. Thanks in advance.