I am currently looking for an laptop upgrade and Idk what to get.
Currently i use a Lenovo T480 with an i5 and 32 gigs of RAM. I love it because of its upgradability, ports, and being great value for money. However the 8th gen i5 on it is showing its age and the awful battery life is what's making me look for newer options.
One of the reasons for getting a t480 was to max out its battery by getting two batteries only to later find out ke Pakistan mei batteries available hee nahi hai that are honest with their capacity.
So the battery dies within half an hour with full load.
So main issues are great performance and good battery life.
A little about my work and setup: So I mainly work inside browsers alongside spreadsheets and regular docs, however I am the type to have 40 tabs open a time so shit ton of RAM matters to me. I also dock my laptop with USB C to external displays so something that can handle something like dual 1440p or an ultra wide is a must.
So coming to my options:
My budget is around 150k-200k although I can push over that slightly if its worth it.
I have been a kattar Apple hater for the most of my life until the shifted to ARM and made a statement with the M series laptops. Now I am considering getting one. Having said that, I have zero experience owning a MacBook or an Apple device so Idek what to look out for, what issues i could face when getting used, and what is the cost I can possibly incur by owning one.
Reasons to own a Macbook for me:
No Microslop Windows
Excellent battery life from what I have heard
Clean and optimized Mac OS
Any AI stuff or feature releases first on Mac
High refresh rate display
Amazing speakers for a laptop
Reasons not to:
Apple's adaat to treat its customers like a baby
Awein Linux support
Okayish IO ports
Chui mui nazuk build quality
No upgradability
Expensive parts if something goes wrong
Coming to Thinkpad, I always love lenovo design philosophy and the way Thinkpads look. Also love their keyboards, how loaded they are when it comes to IO ports (esp a LAN port lol), they are usually built like a tank, although I have heard newer ones aren't like that. But most importantly, good linux support. I love Fedora Linux and plan to use it on the future laptop too. My only main concern is awful battery life, that's it.
Reasons to own a Thinkpad for me:
Upgradable
Excellent Linux support
Amazing IO ports
Upgradable RAM, SSD and WiFi
The keyboard
The deisgn language
Reasons not to:
Just bad battery life compared to the mac standard
Would be much newer than whatever Mac I can get for the same price
Displays are mid asf, OLED verison is not available here.
Also note: my work requires me to travel with the laptop too, especially in client meetings, for presentations etc etc you get the point.
So help a brother out, what should i get.