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The real ThinkPad T480 successor: New ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 is iFixit approved (lemmy.ml)
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Lenovo is doing a reversal when it comes to the repairability of its ThinkPad T series: The new Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 features two SO-DIMMs and a user-replaceable internal battery. To prove its progress in modularity, the Chinese manufacturer had it reviewed by iFixit - the new ThinkPad laptop scored a near perfect 9.3/10.

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[โ€“] pingveno@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Because external batteries take up precious space to attach. Internal ones can just sit there with maybe a few screws.

[โ€“] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

yeah, but the t480 isn't too thick and it had external batteries

I feel like we're just making laptops thin for the sake of it which I don't like