I need a portable laptop to:
- have a lot of online quality video calls
- type a lot during each meeting
- have a ton of browser tabs open
- have a few CPU-demanding apps running at the same time
I will use this laptop as my main PC.
I’m also considering:
- T480s
- Carbon X1 Gen 7-8
- Dell 7490
Why do you need to use the usb-c docks?
Just part of our standard office package, everyone gets a laptop, dock, and external monitors for their workspace.
I’ve ordered this ThinkPad T480 with:
When it arrives, before paying, what would you recommend to check within 10 minutes of receiving it?
Personally I’d do the following:
nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0
and check the “percentage_used” value: if it’s near 100% it might die and need replacement soonstress -c 7
to load up 7 of the 8 available cpu threads, make sure the fan spins up good and strong, and watch /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp to make sure the cpu temperature stays under ~90-95 degreesOn my own time later, I’d run memtest86+ overnight from bootable usb to check the memory, then install tlp and run
tlp recalibrate
with the laptop on the charger to recalibrate the batteriesEdit: enjoy the new laptop! I hope it works great for you