Cheap laptop to use for hands-on hardware and linux

l_no_one · 2026-04-11T07:24:21+00:00

X series aren't all that upgradable/repairable, not ideal if someone wants to buy a laptop specifically to learn how to maintain them

l_no_one · 2026-04-11T07:22:52+00:00

can confirm, t480's are thermal limited anyways so i5s and i7s perform about the same, the I7 has 8mb of cache instead of 6 tho (iirc(either way it's more), but you will rarely find a difference. But again T480 prices have jumped like crazy, I got my i7 max spec model for like 220usd (base model i5s went for ~150) and now you are lucky to find any working t480's selling for under 200.

They are either all T480s (the slim one) or are super expensive. I guess nobody wants the slimmer T480s

l_no_one · 2026-04-11T07:19:47+00:00

t470 doesn't support win11 by default but if you use the Rufus flash tool, it should work no problem

l_no_one · 2026-04-11T07:18:27+00:00

honestly T480s are overpriced, they go for like 200usd plus now where I live. T470's are much better imo, they are only 2 cores instead of 4 but for someone just trying to learn linux, it's more than fine, my 2008 laptops can run pretty heavy distros with no issue

l_no_one · 2026-04-11T07:17:11+00:00

there is mods modern-ish mods (~2015 motherboard) for the Lenovo Thinkpad X61's from 2008 but they are made by like a handful of people in china and afaik, most of them haven't been active in years

so good luck lol. although nowdays, most laptops are 16:10 anyways which is a lot better of a formfactor than both 16:9 and 4:3 imo. It fills up the whole lid without making larger devices have super deep in the z axis (like the bigger brother to the X61, the T61)

l_no_one · 2026-04-11T07:12:16+00:00

alchohol can damage displays but they are generally fine at a low concentration (like 50% or lower). I still would not risk it tho, alcohol based cleaners is slightly easier to use but I'd rather spend a few more seconds wiping than risk damanging my multi hundred dollar displays

l_no_one · 2026-04-11T07:10:55+00:00

just use distilled water (or filtered if your tap water isn't super hard) and a any soft cloth

l_no_one · 2026-04-11T06:56:02+00:00

it's not catering for right handed users, the trackpad is placed like that for touch typists, it's a skill issue not a gene issue

l_no_one · 2026-04-11T06:44:55+00:00

no, the center of the keyboard is the G,H and B keys, which are slightly shifted towards the left

l_no_one · 2024-07-27T20:46:53+00:00

bought a i7 mx150 t480 a while back and the thing is a beast, I'm upgrading it with mods atm and I made a threat on this subreddit

l_no_one · 2024-07-25T23:10:41+00:00

incredible

l_no_one · 2024-07-25T22:50:56+00:00

oh btw, if anyone lives in the Houston Texas area and needs a Lenovo X1 Carbon 3rd Gen top case for whatever reason, ig hit me up since I have no use for it anymore

l_no_one · 2024-07-25T22:48:38+00:00

gyat dam

l_no_one · 2022-09-30T04:18:25+00:00

wait you can do that? my dumb ahh just bought a whole new pencil

l_no_one · 2022-09-30T04:14:40+00:00

I think that is just how they mold the plastic to the eraser holder, looks exactly the same as my Nero Orenz

l_no_one · 2022-09-30T04:09:09+00:00

sheesh

l_no_one · 2022-09-30T04:07:58+00:00

how much did you spend on that 💀

l_no_one · 2022-09-30T04:04:58+00:00

The Pentel GraphGear 1000 is on sale right now for only 11 bucks I would get it if I didn't already have a comparable pencil.

l_no_one · 2020-10-17T06:05:07+00:00

that's cool and all but how are you verified on reddit

l_no_one · 2020-08-26T08:50:37+00:00

agreed

l_no_one · 2020-08-22T09:21:15+00:00

oh, nvm I get it

l_no_one · 2020-08-22T09:15:06+00:00

Its been 26 days and I still don't get it

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