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You know what they say. Windows for your gaming desktop, Mac for your laptop, and Linux for your servers.
have you seen WSL ? Windows is very compelling for your laptop
But the hardware options aren’t great
Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480
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Re: Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480
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T480 weighs 3.6lb vs. 3.5 for a 14" M1. I'm surprised you noticed. MBP doesn't have a trackpoint. Still can't run Linux as well, lacks USB A so still requires constant dongles despite improved port selection. I moved from a 2018 15" MBP to a P14s Gen 2 AMD. The speakers, screen, trackpad are worse. But I don't care. I'm not stuck using a horrible OS with miniscule amounts of storage to keep the price down. The machin…
The MBP running Linux in a VM will probably give you the T480 experience - it will be relatively slow (but still fast enough) and use a lot more battery.
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Re: Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480
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The MBP running Linux in a VM will probably give you the T480 experience - it will be relatively slow (but still fast enough) and use a lot more battery.
I can tell you now that 2022 was the year of Linux on the desktop with Apple+Parallels! :) I have a mini datacenter on my desk right now with 5 Debian machines running, 1 Windows 10, 1 OpenBSD machine as gateway for the others. No lag. Just now I fired up YouTube on 3 of these Debian machines in Firefox as well as one in the Windows 10 VM. All running full screen 1080p videos (a wide second display with 3 VM's, the m…
like sibling, I'd be interested in the specs. Thanks!
Re: Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480
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Heavier? A 14 inch macbook pro is 1.6kg. The t480 is 1.3kg and the non-s weighs the same as the macbook. So what are you talking about?
The M1 MacBook Air is 1.29kg
Then you would be comparing with the X models of the same size, which start at 0.9kg
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Nano-Laptop...
Re: Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480
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Prices in Switzerland are ok, to not say cheaper than elsewhere, but support...Unless in warranty, is atrocious. They asked me to send my laptop for "diagnostic" with unknown cost when I requested how to buy the part (out of stock on their website) to replace it.
Honestly, once it's out of warranty, I buy the part I need on ebay/aliexpress/etc. and fit it myself. "being able to take it apart and put it back together" covers for a multitude of sins if you're me. Others may feel differently, and, well, to each their own preferred set of trade-offs :)
If you trust ebay/aliexpress for battery, good luck. I am lucky enough to have been able to buy what looks a genuine one from a store here as I hope they sourced it from official Lenovo European reseller, which are available only for company (req. Vat number etc)
Re: Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480
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It might be. I used to order them for the business I worked for with 5 years on site warranty. Where I live that transfers with sale. T480 was sold into early 2019, so that would end the last warranty around early 2024.
Would you really replace the screen yourself on a laptop that's still under warranty?
They provide you with instructions, I don't think it voids warranty.
Re: Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480
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It’s fine in the UK. Not sure about mainland Europe.
My experience in the UK was bad. Digital River was the third party maintenance company, never experienced such bad service. I'd purchased onsite support. Getting them to listen and actually book the repair was painful.
Ah ok I used them twice. Had no problems.
Re: Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480
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The M1 MacBook Air is 1.29kg
Then you would be comparing with the X models of the same size, which start at 0.9kg https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Nano-Laptop...
I’m comparing the two laptops the person mention in the article, the M1 MacBook Air and the ThinkPad T480
Re: Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480
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Then you would be comparing with the X models of the same size, which start at 0.9kg https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Nano-Laptop...
I’m comparing the two laptops the person mention in the article, the M1 MacBook Air and the ThinkPad T480
And I am saying the author obviously does not care, but if you do care then the macs are the heavier ones or same (e.g. t480s weighs as much as the air despite being 14 inch). Rule of thumb: non-apple weighs about 70% of apple, e.g. X1 Nano vs air or X1 vs pro.