Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
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Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
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Re: Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
#2After I made a few comments here on HN about the T460, I felt I should condense all the stuff into a short blog post. Feel free to add your experience or alternate developer machines, with pros and cons.
What I missed at Dell and Apple is the possibility to configure your hardware a bit so that it better fits your needs. This was better for Dell when I purchased the Dell Latitude 7 years ago.
I did not choose an MBP because I feel safer with Linux in the long run. I heared that the security updates stop two years afterwards and the software upgrades makes the 'old' hardware a lot slower.
In the end every OS somehow sucks, but Linux sucks least.
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
#3Ive went with a T420 recently, mostly because of the keyboard. But also because $400 for laptop + battery + Samsung SSD + 16GB hyperX Ram sounded so cheap i could not resist. And honestly even after a 2015 MBP it feels perfect for all my needs. In fact due to the superior RAM and SSD it feels often way faster than the MBP for 5 times that price felt. Plus it has way better battery life.
Seriously Thinkpads are the best dev laptops ever.
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
#4After I made a few comments here on HN about the T460, I felt I should condense all the stuff into a short blog post. Feel free to add your experience or alternate developer machines, with pros and cons. What I missed at Dell and Apple is the possibility to configure your hardware a bit so that it better fits your needs. This was better for Dell when I purchased the Dell Latitude 7 years ago. I did not choose an MBP…
I've got a T460 and have been pleased with it although I am running Windows on it at the moment. However it has just developed a fault on the screen (bright spot in the middle).
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
#5Did they make a 460s version of the 460 this time around?
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
#6Did they make a 460s version of the 460 this time around?
They have 'workhorse' 460p (less mobile but stronger CPUs IMO) and a more expensive 'ultra book' 460s, plus the X1 Carbon.
For the Carbon there seems to be a recent version released (in the US): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13286150 (maybe they plan to substitude the 460s?)
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
#7This week at CES the T470 will be announced. So if you're thinking about buying one you might want to wait for that
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
#8And one of the most awesome things about Thinkpads not mentioned; you can get every (most?) replacement part directly from Lenovo. You can actually look up the part number in the service manual, order it, and replace it yourself. For nerds like us, this is sooo nice sometimes, when you just wanna get it fixed quickly, from the comfort of your own home.
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
#9And one of the most awesome things about Thinkpads not mentioned; you can get every (most?) replacement part directly from Lenovo. You can actually look up the part number in the service manual, order it, and replace it yourself. For nerds like us, this is sooo nice sometimes, when you just wanna get it fixed quickly, from the comfort of your own home.
Good to hear that Lenovo has continued to do this after the split from IBM - I ordered a new front bezel for my X40 when it cracked and the amount of parts available was staggering.
Re: Lenovo ThinkPad T460 – A Good Linux Laptop for Development
#10And one of the most awesome things about Thinkpads not mentioned; you can get every (most?) replacement part directly from Lenovo. You can actually look up the part number in the service manual, order it, and replace it yourself. For nerds like us, this is sooo nice sometimes, when you just wanna get it fixed quickly, from the comfort of your own home.
Didn't knew this, thanks. I also like the fact that the (rear) battery is easily replacable. Also something more recent laptops do avoid due to "the thin contest"