What a fantastic upgrade guide! Thanks for sharing.

would you mind sharing the undervolting steps you did to your machine, please?

@@anaszaiter5933 +1

That Glass Trackpad upgrade is what I want to know how you did. What part number did you have to use for that?

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Thanks for commenting on this, I was getting scattered reports so the more information we have to confirm the better. Much appreciated.

However for most, they would be better served by using 32gb ram with tighter timings

This is so bizarre. I upgraded to 32GB and thought it was great. Though, even with heavy dev work I rarely get above 75% of that. But knowing I can throw more in there if I ever need it is interesting.

Wow nice info, on my way searching for second cheap laptop that support 64 gigs ram

Woah, what a beast!

How? 32 GB is the maximum for I7-8650u according to ark.intel

If you love your T440p then I have some machines for you coming ;-)

Same actually, got a riced T440p last year as a stop gap machine but wanted to switch to something that runs off usb-c charger for less clutter. And now with Framework laptop for office and SteamDeck for gaming, I see no reason to pick up *last of the V8s* Thinkpad presented her. Still want one thou, this thing is slick.

Great to hear that! I have just bought T440p. It should arrive to me at monday!

Nice!

I wish there was a trackpad like the t440s for the t480, I much prefer the clean look of the t440s trackpad

Thanks for your support!

Glad you found it helpful.

Excellent!

Cool distro choice!

PowerBridge ftw.

Great buy, hope you enjoy it!

@@LaptopRetrospective thank you NO OS, NO SSD, NO External battery though. So, I am gonna be swapping whatever I can from my T430. I hope it won’t cost me a lot more 🤞 Your videos are great for upgrading Thinkpad. Keep up the great work man 👌

Thanks for the kind words. I don't think you'll be reusing much if anything between those models by the way but it's nice to have a clean slate. An SSD and battery won't break the bank. The OS should have its digital key paired to the motherboard so it's just a matter of making a Windows USB.

Glad it is serving you well. Most ThinkPads will have many owners.

That's awesome. Glad you're enjoying it!

Awesome. Hope you enjoy it and get lots of use out of it.

That's an awesome service record. May there be many more like it.

Hey Navi, I wanted to ask since you've used a TB3 dock for a while - is the cable or port loose? I.e. if you wiggle the TB3 cable while it's plugged in and docked, how far does it wiggle and does it have any disconnecting issues?

@@RanenPo Hi Ranen, Personally I don't have issues with my Thunderbolt connection, although my laptop is sitting on the laptop stand but I use all external keyboard and mouse so it's more or less semi permanent connection most of the time. But I do need to reposition the laptop a fair bit when I'm on MS Teams video conf but I did not notice any connectivity or port loosening issues while the cable is moving around. I've used both the TB3 cable comes with the dock and also a new longer 2m cable with no problems. So overall I'd say the TB3 port and connectivity is pretty solid.

@@RanenPo if the cable or port loose, is it gonna be a problem in the future? mine are loose but doesnt have disconnecting issues, but im using x260

@@arikowidtrash7074 Yeah I mean if it's loose now then as you keep using it, it gets looser

Thank you kindly!

Awesome! I hope you enjoy it.

220 sounds very fair, would not have payed 500 for used… (maybe refurbished w/ gurantee)

Awesome stuff!

Great points. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, I had no idea. That sucks since I really like touchscreens.

Either choice is a winner. Let us know what you decide.

T480 much more performance :) me already using x250 and x260 daily and when i needed to upgrade i will buy T480 its last of "thinkpad"

Well said. As the tech moves forward, it can be sometimes difficult to distinguish clear advantages between models.

@@LaptopRetrospective Indeed. Maybe one day we'll just have x1 carbons 😂

One has to wonder.

Good luck on your search.

Should be lots to choose from soon when the warranties expire.

I'm selling my t480 Ted! Lmk if you are still in the market for one! I needed a Mac for work to work with their programs lol

Pretty sure those are only available in Canada as they are from a brand only sold in a store here.

@@LaptopRetrospective OK, thanks!

Awesome, let us know how it goes.

What do you use it for?

Fingers crossed for you. 👍

how did it go? i'm waiting for my 3rd gen x1 yoga to arrive

@@360.Tapestry It's a very nice machine. It even came with 18 months remaining on the original 3yr warranty.

Very nice indeed! Nice buy for sure.

I don't have an X280 but the L series likely won't feel quite as good as an X or X1 series. My Nano for example has very little key travel for a ThinkPad but feels great because the switch mechanism is high quality.

Hope it arrives safely.

@@LaptopRetrospective same. It's from ebay but not international so it *should* be good

Keep us posted!

@@LaptopRetrospective will do!

@@LaptopRetrospective it arrived in perfect condition. only issue is, its not the exact model advertised. they advertised a T580 with Fingerprint Reader and Backlit Keyboard. But got the normal keyboard and no fingerprint reader. but nice trade in was the SIM Card Slot hehe (idk if all of them have it but I take this any day over a fingerprint reader heh)

Wow, no kidding!

Sooner than you think. 😉

Nice specs! I hope it serves you well.

Are you using the default battery or the 72 Wh one?

Where can i buy the same in india? As ebay doesn’t operate in india

They are awesome machines for so many uses.

@@LaptopRetrospective especially 4 core ones with 8th gen processors. I sold my pc with AMD 8 core fx8300 and it got beaten up by fella i5 8th gen 😂 I wonder if mx150 worth the money. Yes, it has better cooling but a lot more power consumption

For me, as an music artist t480 is great. It's power bridge tech gives me a lot of time outside of my home to spend on music production. Take some inspiration outside was always great! And i5 performs well, easily getting some beefy audio projects done

If I ever get the chance, of course.

@@LaptopRetrospective thanks :-) . P.S. your videos are AWESOME, and thanks to you I learned-about the T420 and X220 and T430 and X230*. (And I'm trying to save-up money to get them). Now, if only they could (or should I say would) make a T420 that the USB-ports are USB-3 instead-of USB-2, and the processor was a socketed-version (not soldered) of the Intel 12th-generation version of processors, (and the Ram CONTINUED to NOT be soldered (as is the case with the most-recent Thinkpads; the Ram's soldered), and the internal-storage continued to NOT be soldered and continued to be EASILY-REMOVABLE and easily-USER-REPLACEABLE) that'd be peachy :-) . *(as well as the other models you've done reviews of)

There are some enthusiastic modders out there that put newer tech into these machines but the prices are premium. Socketed CPUs are a thing of the past thanks to Intel primarily.

@@LaptopRetrospective to take a quote from Ian Malcolm [in the movie "Jurassic Park: The Lost World"] (slightly-modified, of course), soldered processors (and soldered-Ram. and soldered internal-storage, for that matter) is one of the worst ideas in the long sad history of bad ideas.

Only the discrete GPU model, supposedly the integrated GPU model uses 4 full PCIE lanes. The iGPU model also only has a single heatpipe and thus can thermal throttle. All configurations of the T480s utilize four full PCIE lanes and dual heatpipes. However, although the discrete model T480s and T480 use the same Nvidia MX150 GPU, performance is worse on the T480s.

Good to know. Sadly everything now essentially throttles, it's just a question of when.

@@darthgamer6080 T480 and 480S do not use the same GPU, T480 uses MX150-0 while the S has MX150-2 which is binned down. Also, iirc the iGPU models still just get 2 NVME lanes to the SSD.

Thanks for watching and sharing your experiences!

Yep, most are comfortable with that process but the safest method is still to disable it before opening.

@@LaptopRetrospective ah ok I always get nervous that I will accidentally brick the bios

Best of luck getting something that meets your needs! It's important.

Limitations of the filming setup I hope to address one day. In the meantime, ask any questions or check the description for the HMM.

You're most welcome and good luck on your hunt. The T480 is a very desirable model.

I would reconsider getting the nvidia gpu. It sounds nice in theory but in practice it will slow down performance due to cpu throttling when the gpu gets hot. And it will.

Hmmm interesting consideration. I'm guessing you're speaking from experience?

@@LaptopRetrospective Ehh no, lets clarify that. Not experienced on this model. I have experienced it on other models and the less space for heat to go, the worse it gets. Often the heatsink for the gpu is shared with the cpu which will obviously impact the cpu temperature when the gpu gets hot. I have ordered this model without the nvidia card for this specific reason.. It's a theory which i think is valid. Also note that it will most likely cause a drain on the battery as well.

Cheers for the extra info! Much appreciated.

I think those people wanting that level of precision wouldn't be using a trackpad for long.

@@LaptopRetrospective A lot of people have just settled for laptops without bottom mouse buttons. Without exactly knowing it's implications. I'm not a Lenovo hater, I always used them and have many models of them. In fact the T440 clickpad version was quicker than the T450 clickpad version and on. Because the new clickpad is at awkward angle and lumpy height at the bottom. The T440 if you combine it with special registry modificaitons and autohot key you get something better the Microsoft Precision hand gestures. I was able to surf the internet with, "enter", "copy", "paste", "two finger press", "detete" etc without ever touching the keyboard it was very comfortable just having one hand on the laptop all the time copying and pasting links i wanted to goto etc and text I wanted to save into notepad. There is a mod for lenovo T450 and new models to make the clickpads cursor stop moving at the bottom when you press down. You need to load the older Synaptics driver on a fresh windows install and block windows from updating that driver. Also change reg option "suppressmousebuttonzone" or something. But noone knows this. Japanese laptops still have bottom mouse buttons they are more traditional in mindset.

Think it's just plug and play. The hardware maintenance manual outlines the process in detail down to the FRU.

The value of buying a ThinkPad, especially used is pretty nice. Congrats on your buy.

Yeah I'm learning about that from another commenter.

@@LaptopRetrospective Aye, I think Lenovo released a firmware update.

not just the thunderbolt port... the USB C charging was also permanently disabled. Only fix was a complete mobo swap because Lenovo stupidly didn't put the USB C PD port on a daughter board

Yep, I've heard it was patched.

Yeah not using a daughter board to save space and parts is a common complaint.

I'd get the T480. Better/newer CPU that will support Windows 11.

@@LaptopRetrospective thank you so much dude!

You're welcome. Best of luck on your acquisition.

The PSREF has the speeds of each slot detailed.

That's still awesome to hear.

I bought the t460s for a good price with 12gb of ram & NVMe SSD from an Ebay trader and continue to use this as an everyday laptop and haven't looked back. I wouldn't hesitate buying another later model Lenovo even reconditioned as these are built to last

Nice find!

Still currently debating whether to get said ThinkPad T480 or one of the tiny business PCs such as the Optiplex 3060 Micro with an i5 8500, 8gb ddr4 ram, 256gb ssd that I see for about 144 USD typically and 125 USD on sale.

For me personally, I wouldn't want anything below a base 1920x1080 panel.

@@LaptopRetrospective Honestly I agree with that considering how painful 1366x768 is becoming haha. I'd probably just get the Optiplex 3060 Micro since after assessing my needs more processing power seems to have won out and its easy to transport considering the size. Even the price is fine compared to the 6th and 7th gen tiny PCs that are almost the same price and still lower than even getting a T430 funnily. And I'll still have the T450 to rely on for portability.

Sounds like a solid plan.

Sure am!

One Thunderbolt 3 port. It's pretty much a laptop that could be useful to nearly anyone.

@@LaptopRetrospective oh my that wud be lush! Especially with that 32gb ddr4! With a thunderbolt eGPU it cud be a beast in so many scenarios! Had my eye on one of these for a while, now there's windows 11 on the horizon those 8th gen i7s are gonna play nice too!

@@LaptopRetrospective ps: the dual battery aka essentially infinite battery power (budget allowing) wud be such a game changer too!

Remember, TB3 on it has 2x PCIe, so it's not a powerhouse for an egpu. If you looking up to some egpu stuff, find other laptops that have PCIe x4 on their TB3 and u'll be good

Yeah, lanes aren't crazy.

I've heard stories but sadly I don't own anything that takes full advantage. That and this unit was only around a few days before going to its new home. Couldn't hold on to it long enough. What do you know about the bug? I'd love to learn more.

@@LaptopRetrospective From what I've learned on The Internet, units without Bios patch suffer from premature wear of chips governing Thunderbolt port. This was main reason why I've chosen t440p instead last year. The issue was there is no real way to check how many read-write cycles those chips suffered before getting the laptop in my hand, so I've went with the ol' faithful, mostly thanks to your and Wolfgang's videos on the all matters Thinkpad.

thunderbolt bug was patched but permanent damage could have been done... they seem to pop up on the thinkpad forums (reddit especially) with alarming regularity imho avoid for that reason alone

Best of luck with it! 👍

Yep, very handy when battery life is essential.

is it possible to switch the keyboard to a backlit one in the models without it?

Yep.

Crazy to think that since so many before it could easily run it.

Windows 10 doesn't show compatibility on windows update yet on my T480

What CPU do you have?

@@LaptopRetrospective i5-8350U

Maybe the rollout is still to come?

If it's in good condition, yes that is a good value.

Nice, what do you use it for?

@@LaptopRetrospective I am using my one for programming.

I strongly recommend upgrade ram 16 to 32gb. After install win11, it is so heavy and when i run some apps, memory usages is almost 14gb.. so I upgrade DDR4 PC3200. (spec is Pc2400, but PC3200 is working well)

One day I'll own a machine with 32GB of RAM. 😂

@@LaptopRetrospective now it is very cheap... C$40 (2X16gb)

The T480 is a solid unit. Always check system requirements.

It used to sort of exist but it got moved to a keyboard shortcut. ThinkPad might have been the first to have dedicated buttons for that sort of thing. Could be wrong but I know it was important to David Hill.

Some of the L series are nice, the P series also has a fair bit of flexibility.

@@LaptopRetrospective i hate the ones with soldered RAM, i think they are a waste of money and posibilities...What would be the today's equivalent of t480 in the L lineup, if you don't mind me asking.

Should be the L14 if I recall correctly.

@@LaptopRetrospective thank you, i'm going to have a look at it, maybe watch some reviews 🤔

Most will but without opening it you'll need to run something like Battery Report in Windows.

@Nicholas-Espinoza: A "Dell T470" doesn't exist. Maybe you mean a Lenovo Thinkpad T470. Or a Dell Latitude E7440. Or maybe a Dell Latitude E7470.

Depending on what you need it to do, that's a nice set of specs. I'd prefer it to the s model as the regular one has dual batteries.

If I ever get both machines at the same time, it could be a possibility.

@@LaptopRetrospective i bet W530 i7-3940XM will be generally faster than T480 i7-8550U for plain calculations. e.g. openssl speed

There are a lot of differences. Generally the s is thinner, less features, fewer upgradable parts.

Yep, not retro yet but still wanted to feature it regardless. Thanks for your advice/comment on things to look for!

Another fellow happy T480s customer here, I bought mine new two years ago when Lenovo sold off the last batch of them before they discontinued them. Originally intended to buy a refurbished T480 off Lenovo's Outlet, but it never came back into stock so I cancelled my order. Bought the T480s new instead and then later found it to be the superior machine (imo).

I am still on my t480 i5 8350u with mx150. Still very much usable. I am planning on upgrading it to 64gb ram, replacing the internal battery, and repast the cpu when the parts get here. I had so many memories with this laptop. I am planning on keeping it as a collector item.

Fantastic!

How about your experience with the T14?

Fair point on the 2.5" bay. Very cost effective too.

I disagree, I'm glad that the 2.5" bay is gone because hard drives are slow, obsolete, and need to go away . The gap in cost between hard and solid state drives are no longer astronomical, not to mention ssds are far more power efficient and reliable.

We are getting very close to the tipping point of that form factor being obsolete but systems still ship with them. Not your nicer ones mind you.

You're right that the cost between the two aren't so high. I would pop a 2242 SSD in these if I installed an HDD. I don't know. I'm still wary about SSDs because if it fails, you lose everything. With HDD, as least there's still a chance. If they have two m.2 2280 slots in there, then we're talking :-D . It's unfortunate, but I think development on 2.5" HDDs have stopped, which is why we haven't seen >2TB capacities in 7mm height drives. While you may not like HDDs, it's always nice to have options. If you don't want the 2.5" bay, you don't have to buy a notebook that has one. It is that simple. I have debated on whether or not to keep looking for a T480, though, especially since asking prices in Vancouver are still way too high. There's a certain point when it's better off to spend the bucks to buy a brand new machine. PS. 2.5" bay doesn't mean it has to be HDD ;-) .

They have flooded😂

Consider where the recommendations come from and how close they fit your own use case. It may be that you aren't going to risk overheating it often and it's a non issue.

You should be able to. It's always a good idea to check the USB-C requirements of the monitor against your model.

That and I don't think screen resolution mattered to businesses vs the extra cost at the time.

@wombat1238-marsupial: In another KZfaq video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d5dlecmWr9eaoIU.html they stated that unfortunately the Power-port is welded onto the motherboard, and that on the T470 was the last T-series to have a user-replaceable (ie. socketed) Power-port. I also like the T470P (in addition to the T420, X220, T430, and X230) because they do-not-have that "PowerBridge" thing. When you're replacing computer-components (examples: the hard-drive/SSD, and the RAM-memory-modules) you are told that you should NOT have ANY electrical-power running through the computer, and that the way to do that (in laptops) is to physically-disconnect the AC-adapter from the wall-socket AND physically-unplug the AC-adapter from the computer AND remove the battery from the computer. The reason for this is that (according to what I've read in various [and dozens-of-dozens of] computer-magazine articles over the years) if there is electricity still-running through the computer when you plug-in the new RAM modules and/or the new hard-drive/SSD you could short-circuit the new RAM modules / hard-drive / SSD. Unfortunately however, the "PowerBridge" thing does-not allow this, because there is still the-matter of the internal battery (which in the case of the "PowerBridge" system is -- from what I've read when doing research about it -- VERY-difficult to remove by the computer-user (because it is welded-and/or-glued into the motherboard), and that the only way to "disconnect it" is by going to a Bios setting. Unfortunately, that is a SOFTWARE setting. There is no guarantee [and/or actual guarantee] that it will actually work. The only way to be sure that it will work ("that it will work" as-in "that the battery is physically-disconnected") is by physically--disconnecting-it yourself). And there are other hassles (like the complaints I've read all over (again, when doing research about the PowerBridge system and trying-to-find-out more information about it) about that the PowerBridge system doesn't work as intended, and that the external battery is-NOT the first one to deplete, etcetera etcetera). So personally?, I rather have a laptop that DOESN'T have the "PowerBridge" battery, and save myself the aggravation-and/or-hassle in the future.

I'm not sure where you've heard half of what you said about PowerBridge but there are several inaccuracies. PowerBridge internal batteries are easy to remove and to my knowledge were NEVER glued in place.

You can buy a new 1080p screen for $80. I upgraded my screen from the horrendous 1366x768 screen. Major difference

Yep, good call.

The T490 and 495 are the first with the new design that dropped PowerBridge.

Yep. It's still a good machine and natively supports Windows 11. Check your most demanding process and its system requirements to be sure.

Even with an a i5 processor?

Programming and coding don't have a set series of standards, that's why I suggest you research what will be the most demanding process you can expect and double check those system requirements against whatever model you are looking to purchase.

Thank you sir for the information.

You're welcome. Best of luck.

mSATA wouldn't be it, if it's possible at all. It would be M.2

Define light gaming. 😁 Never want to assume.

@@LaptopRetrospective Haha, I guess occasional League of Legends or Hearthstone.

Double check that they will be okay on an integrated GPU. If I remember right it's the Intel UHD630.

@@LaptopRetrospective Ty

What about for programming

What are your specific needs?

@@LaptopRetrospective Color accuracy and if is possible 120hz

120hz isn't happening unless you find a mod kit for a much nicer panel. The best they shipped with was the 14" 2560x1440 panel.

@@LaptopRetrospective Can you please provide a link for it?

A link to what exactly?

A dGPU isn't going to add any noticeable difference in the weight.

I haven't seen a battery slice in real life yet. Not sure how common they were.

@@LaptopRetrospective Dell, HP, and Lenovo had this as an option though some have gotten to be pretty expensive over the years while others are down to little as $9 before shipping. The common cost new would have been like $60 back in the day give or take. Anyway I am surprised that more people are not aware of this while claiming to like older designs.

@@LaptopRetrospective very. I have some fond memories of using them on my X61 and X220

That's really up to you but I'd want the 8th Gen.

@Chubzo: Me-personally I would suggest that you stay with the T470 because the power-port is-not soldered onto the motherboard like the power-port on the T480. If for whatever reason the power-port stops working, you can buy a replacement power-port and change it. (You don't end-up with a expensive paperweight if the power-port stops working, like you would do if you end-up with a not-working power-port on the T480). However, like @Laptop-Retrospective said, the T470 comes-with 7th-generation Intel Core processors, whereas the T480 comes-with 8th-generation Intel Core processors. So it's up to you what you want to do.

It is a shame to lose the replaceable power port but I personally wouldn't weigh a new CPU against that feature. Shame we have to choose I suppose.

ppl

Yes, the internal battery is optional and it can run without it.

@@LaptopRetrospective thank you!

@rubenramos4281 you're welcome!

Guessing you've had trouble with one?

@@LaptopRetrospective internship laptop. Fix is hard. Design wasn't repair centric.

Very much of a product of its era where companies would sooner replace or upgrade. I hope that with right to repair and other initiatives that companies will swing back to value modular components.

@@LaptopRetrospective amen, Im not that good at soldering. But if I had to buy a laptop it would be Framework or S76

T480 for the PowerBridge technology.

nice, ordering now :D

Unless you're doing something very demanding for school, it's perfectly fine.

@@LaptopRetrospectiveMy main use is for typing thesis and web browsing but main concern for me is can it last atleast 3-5 more years?

Make sure you've got at least 16 GB of RAM (fresh batteries too) and it will likely last longer than you'll use it, just like the last owner. 😉

@@LaptopRetrospective thanks bro

You're welcome.

Those aren't common for years at this point unless you have a workstation grade machine.

Very odd indeed. I assume you've checked battery health?

@@LaptopRetrospective No, it`s corporate laptop so i didnt bother, ordered HP EB 845 G8 R5-5650U 14 16GB/512 to replace it. Any tips to how to check battery health ?

If in Windows, command line. Powercfg /batteryreport

You can check several benchmarking websites to get an idea for the difference between CPUs. You can upgrade the T480 RAM easily as seen in the video.

@@LaptopRetrospective yes, thanks for quick response. Your awesome.

But my question is " is this machine compatible for 32gb ram ?? "

@superman2guntur You're welcome. 😁

@@LaptopRetrospective is this 8250u i5 comptible to 32gb ram because vendor max is 16gb only.

Yeah if you're shilling out for a T series, cheapening out on the CPU is not a popular choice.

@@LaptopRetrospective I would LOVE to actual see a T-series with an I3. Never actually seen one in my 20+ years of being a Thinkpad enthusiast.

@klwthe3rd www.ebay.ca/itm/195519719613?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nf9pQCqLQpW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=wcZ7pdetRyS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@@LaptopRetrospective Holy Crap! Even by the T480 they were still offering the I3? Could that only be possible in Canada? I noticed the seller was located there?

It was international. That sample being in Canada has to do with my search preferences. If you check the PSREF for the T series you'll see lots of i3 models.

Makes sense as it isn't really made for gaming. Still nice piece of kit. 😁

It supports both WiFi bands. Check your system requirements against the configuration of the machine you're looking to buy.

Hunt down a good one!

@@LaptopRetrospective I really want one with the MX150 to replace my Acer Aspire 5, but they don't seem as easy to come by.

Give it about a year or less and I suspect you'll have more to choose from.

Haven't seen a T490 in person yet but I think it would be hard pressed to beat it.

T490 makes more sense than the T490s because at least the T490 still has one upgradeable SODIMM slot.

Same I bought the t480 instead of t490

If you swap the entire motherboard because CPUs have been soldered on for generations by this point.

@@LaptopRetrospective also does it have a simcard slot? Im planning to buy one and use it in school and since our school have a poor internet connection I can't rely on it.

@arthurmaghanoy18 It was an option. They didn't all come with it. It can be put in after the fact with a little bit of work.

Spacebar have the pictogram for a backlight or does it need to be replaced?

Still a great laptop. What are you looking for it to do?

@@LaptopRetrospective mostly school. Physics major

Shouldn't have any trouble then.

@@LaptopRetrospective thank you

You're welcome. Let us know how it goes.

Different people over the years have said statements like this about several models, IBM and Lenovo generations both. I'm writing an article on this very topic. I think there is something true in every model people pick to say this about and I think there may exist a common thread.

Depending on your region and availability.

People are still buying these up for all sorts of tasks. Windows 11 support helps too.

Bro is it still worth in 2024?

@@LaptopRetrospective can i run visual studio smoothly

Looks like quite a few people use it for that on Reddit. I don't personally use Visual Studio but I see the i7 configuration recommended.

Cool, what do you use it for?

@@LaptopRetrospective school and it easyer to use as a learning and easier to use than a gaming laptop it too big