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I had a visitor over the holidays who needed to work but didn't have a laptop. I had 2x old T420 (released in 2011) so I combined the RAM and did a fresh OS ins
by taffronaut 5y ago
I had a visitor over the holidays who needed to work but didn't have a laptop. I had 2x old T420 (released in 2011) so I combined the RAM and did a fresh OS install. My only hassle was finding a DP cable. Other than doubling the RAM, this was still a stock machine from 2011. CPU benchmark scores for this T420 are comparable/better than sub-£400 new x86 laptops available at big box stores which was the other short-term option. Our visitor has had no issues with the T420 for Zoom calls, Chrome and other general stuff. I sold the RAM-less T420 and was informed that it was up and running with fresh RAM at its new home.
- jcelerier 5y agoTo be fair the sub-400 laptops are nearly the same in 2021 that you could find in 2011. Dual core with 1366x768 is still pretty common.
- taffronaut 5y agoSure. We're saying the same thing in different ways. A 2011 reasonable spec i5 laptop from my trash pile is still at least as useable for day-today tasks as a cheap new machine in 2021.
- herbst 5y agoI've used a T420 as daily driver until just recently. It went travelling around the world with me, fell from rather high places, got wet more than once and much more. My new 460s is mostly just better because it's lighter. Performance plus is only noticeable in games and such stuff.