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A comment on Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your devices/going retro?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your d... by tutfbhuf on Monday January 08, 2024 @08:45AM (#38911810)
I like the Thinkpad T-Series. I own a T430 (equipped with a i5 quad-core processor and Full-HD IPS display), T450s, T480s, and T14. I can confirm that even a decade-old T430, after some upgrades, is still sufficient for using firefox + terminal + tmux + nvim, programming, running containers, and managing k8s clusters with kubectl and k9s.

If someone is actively looking for a second-hand device on eBay, I recommend the T480 as it has a very good price/performance ratio. Pick one with a i5/i7 quad-core, 32 GB Ram, FHD or WQHD IPS display and you will be fine.

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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your d... by some_math_guy on Monday January 08, 2024 @10:02AM (#38912901)
I am posting this from a used T480 I got on eBay for $250 a couple months ago. What a deal! I'll never buy a new computer again. The only thing I changed was the battery, which was basically shot.
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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your d... by lighthammer on Monday January 08, 2024 @11:55AM (#38914807)
Does your T480s support 32GB? I know some ram is soldered and there is only one ram slot.

Or did you mean buy a T480 that has dual ram slots? 16x2

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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your d... by tutfbhuf on Monday January 08, 2024 @03:24PM (#38917602)
I actually have both - a T480s from work and a T480 as my personal device. I do recommend the T480 since it has dual RAM slots, and the maximum RAM for the T480s is 24GB. Plus, the battery can be swapped out. The only things I like better in the T480s are the materials, form factor, and weight.
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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your d... by bouncycastle on Monday January 08, 2024 @11:07PM (#38922182)
Not sure about the T480s, but I'm posting this comment from a T480 with 64GB ;-)
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Re:Ask HN: How many of you are consciously downsizing your d... by marssaxman on Monday January 08, 2024 @04:16PM (#38918255)
I have a T14 at work, but I actually prefer the second-hand T480 I bought for home use.
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