My previous Thinkpad L420 was showing it's age with its low resolution screen, dead Bluetooth module (that's why I couldn't pair my ear buds), and for some reason every USB thumb drive mounted via USB 1.1 and was super slow even though they were USB 2.1 ports, and no amount of tinkering would fix it.
So it was time for an upgrade
Enter the Thinkpad T460, a more recent up to date laptop for the modern age. However it was still ten years old when I bought it
It has that rubberised paint all over it, but it's not gone sticky yet
The dot above the I of Thinkpad on the lid is a red LED
The base of the laptop, it was covered in stickers which I have tried (and failed) to peel off
The right side has audio in/out, SIM card tray which is not fitted, and SD card reader underneath, USB 3.0, Gigabit ethernet, HDMI and Kensington lock ports, while the left side has the power connector, USB 3.0, the fan vent, mini Displayport, another USB 3.0, and a space for a smartcard reader which is not fitted
The T460 is much lighter than the L420, but the keyboard isn't as good
The keys have less travel than the L420, but the clicky multitouch touchpad is much improved, ignore the little white "bit" that got all in the way, and we still have the little red dot of despair between the keys, meaning the position of the character on the B key had to be moved, which annoys me
Lenovo T460 branding
Power button, camera with LED, and microphones
It's a core i5 6300U with VPRO technology running at 2.40GHz
The hacked install of Windows 11 was swiftly replaced with Linux Mint, and the RAM was upgraded to 16GB. The 256GB SSD was already installed
The laptop has a full 1920x1080 HD screen resolution, and it has two batteries which were replaced by me, one is external and one is internal. This Thinkpad runs great with it's working Bluetooth and speedy USB 3 thumb drive connectivity
I also have two docks, one connected to two monitors and another connected to the lounge TV
E - Out of DATA, 380:1