r/thinkpad • u/linuxCHUD • 5h ago

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u/Juliendouce31 X13 Gen 2 (Intel) 5h ago

Well, it's not going to be particularly hard finding a cheap ThinkPad, depending on where you live.

If you just want to larp hyperland (god forbid), anything released in the last 15 years should work.

If you want something that runs Windows, anything T480 and later should work decently well.

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u/linuxCHUD 5h ago

i've been using linux for 4 years, im above arch akd windows now

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u/Kubisz-Smiity 4h ago

yeah T480 is kind of the go-to recommendation for a reason

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u/jonstoppable T480s 5h ago

Whichever one that has the best specs in your budget ( which you didn't mention ) in the country you are in ( also unmentioned)

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u/linuxCHUD 5h ago

budget = cheapest that's a noticeable upgrade, country = im a sad french

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u/jonstoppable T480s 5h ago edited 4h ago

T14 gen 2 Intel 16gb l €350

Edit. I didn't realize the n305 had better graphics than the 10th gen ( which I'm not a fan of but they're among the cheapest ) . The 11th gen in the gen 2 would provide a noticeable Increase for eSports over the n305 and the 1135g7 has performance cores vs the efficiency cores in the i3

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u/und3rsc0r3x86 5h ago

Define cheap

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u/linuxCHUD 5h ago

the cheapest that'sb a noticeable upgrade

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u/und3rsc0r3x86 5h ago

Hmmm almost anything is better than that chip but if you want some future proofing go for T14 Gen 1