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Using ThinkPad T480 as a mobile phone
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"older hardware"
The T480 can't be older than from 2018.
That's only 8 years, we are no longer in the 90s, computers can last much longer than that now. :D
Bought an Asus TUF laptop back in 2020? Maybe 2021, had a Ryzen 3750H and a 1660ti, at first it was great and was an improvement from my previous laptop but unfortunately barely lasted a year before the fan bearings started to give out and made terrible sounds, even after replacing the fans they barely lasted a month before going back to the horrid noises.
The thing struggles to keep itself cool. Doesn’t matter if it’s running Debian or Windows it was horrible to do literally anything without getting frustrated.
Eventually upgraded and gave it to a buddy who didn’t have a computer, thing still sucks as a daily driver and I definitely wouldn’t trust it in a server environment. The sounds of those fans still haunt me to this day.
Asus *shrug*
My main laptop is a T495s, just slightly newer and I have no desire to upgrade. The thing even plays quite a few games decently