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Got me a little upgrade
(lemmy.nz)
A T495s to replace my aging T430. The T430 is still quite usable, but the original battery with 34% health isn't great, though it gets through a 2 hour lecture no problem.
I do miss the trackpoint buttons and smaller trackpad, I tend to move the mouse with my palm while using the trackpoint, but otherwise the new one is better in every way.
Is the T430 still socketed?
I got a battery for a T410 relatively easily.
Yeah I could get a new battery for it, but getting a new battery, a better screen, more RAM and a better CPU would be more expensive than the 150€ total I paid for the T495s and would still leave me with a 14 year old laptop.
T430 is socketed* and the 35-watt quad cores (3632qm, 3612qm) are nice upgrades that won't put extra strain on the fan or battery. Bonus of being compatible with the T410 battery if you patch the EC.
*the T430S variant is not socketed