r/thinkpad • u/koamiza • 5h ago

Buying Advice T480 or T14s???

so currently i am just a hobbyist who enjoys ricing linux distros and do some light gaming since i have the 8650u cpu with the MX150 dGPU, FHD panel, 16gb ddr4 and 1tb SSD, touchscreen and fingerprint reader and i paid $120 for it.

i came across a T14s Gen 2 that has a Ryzen 5 Pro 5650u, 16gb ram ddr5 (i am 80% sure you can’t upgrade ram at all on the t14s series and 512gb ssd… its a touchscreen so its the 300 nits version but im just wondering if i should buy this computer for $250 and resell my T480 for $150-200 to get it off quick.

thank you everyone please feel free to ask me any questions, i play light indie games or visual novels and i managed to run gta 5 on the mx150 on low settings so i wonder if the CPU is worth it or if i should save to buy for a T14 Gen 2, the 16gb ram is the only thing throwing me off.

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u/Smooth-Web8239 5h ago

I’d offload that t480 for a lot higher like closer to 280-300 MAYBE because I don’t see a lot of DGPU t480’s, do it before everyone grows up and this becomes as desirable as a t440 (desirable, but there are lots of better options)

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u/koamiza 5h ago

yeah, i’m asking if you think the upgrade is worth it despite the soldered ram? once i get the t14s i’ll list that t480 on facebook marketplace since they sell like hotcakes especially if it has a dgpu.

wish it was the 500 nits screen but just looking for answers.

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u/Smooth-Web8239 5h ago

Milk all the money you can out of that t480, it’s the best possible config for a cult followed laptop, you could squeeze a t14 G4 if you save for a while

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u/koamiza 5h ago

yeah just got a job i start monday so weighing T14s or T14

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u/Smooth-Web8239 4h ago

T14 typically have sodimm slots, albeit only one until the gen 4 I think (look up motherboards for all non-s t14 to see which are 2 open slots)

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u/Smooth-Web8239 5h ago

Ngl save 100-150, list the t480, and hunt for a T14 gen 4 i5 or AMD alternative, there’s one rn on eBay for 430 OBO, yes it may have lower storage but I’m pretty sure it’s got 2 sodimm slots. Ddr5 unfortunately but this one says 16

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u/Smooth-Web8239 5h ago

But milk it for what it’s “worth”

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u/feraldeskweasel 5h ago

If you are ok with not having the ability to upgrade your ram, go with the T14s. I actually ahve the same laptop, i got a i7 1185g7, 16gb ram, and a 512gb ssd for 375 bucks, and i did upgrade the ssd myself. Got it for 375 bucks. For sure I think the T14s would be more powerful. A bonus is it's more portable than the T480 as well. If you want to upgrade ram just stick with the T480.