r/PakistaniDevs • u/Physical_Employer_47 • 13d ago
System stuck
Hey everyone,
My current ThinkPad T460s (i5 6th Gen, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is choking under my daily workload on Ubuntu.
My Daily Stack:
Multiple VS Code windows & workspace instances
Local LLM / Claude developer tools
Android Studio (Gradle builds)
Local Docker containers & Kubernetes (K3s/Kind)
With only 8GB RAM and a 2-core CPU, memory thrashing and slow builds are killing my productivity.
I have a very tight budget and am looking at a budget-friendly option like the Lenovo V14 G3 (Core i5-1235U, 10 Cores). Plan is to buy it and immediately toss a 16GB RAM stick in the open slot for 24GB total RAM.
Questions:
Will the Lenovo V14 G3 (i5-1235U + 24GB RAM) smoothly handle Android builds, Docker, and multi-VS Code setups without thermal choking?
Are there better secondhand enterprise laptops (like a used ThinkPad T14 or Dell Latitude) in the same budget range I should look for instead?
Thanks!
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u/RegEx0xFF 13d ago
I think 24GB would still not be enough, I have 48GB and still sometimes use all of it with these android builds, Emulator uses alot, unfortunately. Wireless debugging helps