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I want to buy a Thinkpad after selling my old chums Ham Radio

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I want to buy a Thinkpad after selling my old chums Ham Radio

#1 Post by p0d » Mon Nov 03, 2025 2:58 pm

Hi,

I want to buy a Thinkpad with the money I got for selling my old chum's ham radio on eBay. He isn't with us anymore so I want to use the money well.

My current Thinkpad is a dual-core which can tell you how out of touch I am.

So, what would you recommend with a £500 budget?
  • I will carry it a lot so don't want it to be heavy.
    I was just reading about noisy fan Nanos, which would annoy my brain.
    I love Linux so but this is not a deal breaker.
Ta,

Chris

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Re: I want to buy a Thinkpad after selling my old chums Ham Radio

#2 Post by dcfbf » Mon Nov 03, 2025 6:05 pm

I'm in the US but the T14 gen 5, X1 carbon gen 10, or X13 gen 4 are right around 500 USD and aren't too heavy.

You could see if any of those models fall under your budget and have good linux compatibility.
IBM: 760ED, 600E, 570, X30, G41, X41 Tablet, T43 14", T43 IPS UXGA, R52 IPS SXGA+
Lenovo: T60, T61, X61 IPS SXGA+, T500, X301, E40, X201 Tablet, W520, X220, T430, W541, T450s, P71, X1 Carbon 6, T480, T14 G3, X1 Carbon 12

Current Dailies: X220, P71

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