Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?

Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by iguessthislldo on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @10:53AM (#31097824)

I have a 2021 T14, upgraded from a T460p. It's a bit underwhelming if I'm being honest. Ubuntu seems to have more problems with it than with the T460p:

- Crashes more than before. This has only been 2 or 3 times, but it's still 2 or 3 times for than it should.

- Has random issues, like graphical glitches, with builtin and external 4K displays. Right now I keep the resolution at 1080 because it's annoying.

- Has more issues going into and out of sleep.

Those are all probably Ubuntu's issues though. Physically I don't have a gripe besides maybe the speakers are a bit quiet and it would be nice if there was a USB C port on the right side so I could charge from either side.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by fy20 on Friday April 22, 2022 @01:14PM (#31124685)

I think the T14 with Ryzen 5 was actually what I was after, but it was "6+ weeks" shipping with the configuration I wanted (maxing out the soldered RAM). I'm glad I went with the G14 as it has a much more powerful CPU and is actually smaller (but weighs a little more).

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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by mcv on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @06:40PM (#31103994)

> Has more issues going into and out of sleep.

I doubt that's unique to the T14, though. Every recent laptop and desktop I know seems to have trouble sleeping lately. Either they refuse to go to sleep, or they do, but randomly wake up and then stay on. I don't know what's causing this PC insomnia epidemic.

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