By “modern” I mean every model made after the T480 and T580 (which is what I have!). The reason why I’m asking is because I’m thinking about buying a laptop for my younger brother for his birthday in a couple of months. The idea is that he’ll use it for school work and browsing. He’ll be entering high school soon so I want to buy him a laptop that last him a good while. I feel the newer models suit this criteria a bit better since I don’t expect to tinker around with it though I do intend to introduce him to Linux with it.
From what I’ve observed is that the newer Thinkpads are still well regarded from a general consumer perspective but disregarded by enthusiasts. What do you guys think of the newer models?
I’ve had 3 between work and home. X1 carbon gen 2 and gen 9. Both were used and generally great to use. The gen 9 died after 2 years, pretty sure it was the cpu. Not too impressed by that since the gen 2 is still chugging along. Sounds like this may be a known Intel chip quality issue? I’d recommend anything before gen 9, though I loved that laptop. $700-800 to replace the mobo, which is the downside of the x1 as you can only really service the battery and hard drive.
Got a P series last year for work and its excellent, but heavy. Great if it is staying at a desk, but I prefer the x1 for lightweight and portability.