New ThinkPad Guts Bring Intel Core I, DDR4, USB 3 to Cult Laptops

Re:New ThinkPad Guts Bring Intel Core I, DDR4, USB 3 to Cult... by yulaow on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @08:16AM (#16575499)

I bought a refurbished t430 from ebay for like 250€ with ssd, 8gb ram and 9cell battery. Just upgraded the ram to 16gb and installed Fedora, it's the perfect laptop for me (~10-12h of battery life)

I am not planning on changing or upgrading it until it dies.

Web dev / data scientist.

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Re:New ThinkPad Guts Bring Intel Core I, DDR4, USB 3 to Cult... by ateesdalejr on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @12:40PM (#16577466)

I can agree with you. I own a t440s. My only qualm is the touchpad but other than that it's great for web dev.

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Re:New ThinkPad Guts Bring Intel Core I, DDR4, USB 3 to Cult... by rikkus on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @03:08PM (#16587412)

I have a couple of t430s models. One is a backup server and I use the other for coding mini projects.

It’s fine, but my work laptop is a 15” rMBP and I know which screen, pointing device and battery life I prefer.

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Re:New ThinkPad Guts Bring Intel Core I, DDR4, USB 3 to Cult... by yulaow on Monday March 19, 2018 @12:52PM (#16619988)

I understand but you have to admit there is a pretty big difference in prices between the current one of the t430s and a 15" rMBP.

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