Just got the Thinkpad T480.... It has 2 SODIMM slots, you can put in a SATA or NVME drive (only 1, and only of the same type as shipped), it has great hinges, e

Just got the Thinkpad T480.... It has 2 SODIMM slots, you can put in a SATA or NVME drive (only 1, and only of the same type as shipped), it has great hinges, enough ports, excellent battery-life with the extended and swappable batteries and has good options for screen (1080p mat non-touch here). It has good linux support, and I got mine (i5-8350, 8GB, 128GB ssd for about 1200,- incl on-site warranty. I then replaced the RAM and SSD with some I still had lying around (32G and 800GB intel DC-ssd). The Thinkpads have good keyboards, good-enough touchpads and screens.