My new laptop: the Thinkpad T480

Written on 14.01.2026

Yesterday I have replaced my aging Thinkpad T420 with something much newer: a Thinkpad T480. I mainly intend to use this laptop on a moments notice, so I decided that Fedora Linux would probably be the best bet for such a device, due to it having a pretty good track record for being stable.

Once I started using it I immediately noticed though that the right speaker wasn't working. That's a shame! I am hoping that it is just a loose cable and nothing too crazy. Eitherway I intend on opening this laptop in order to upgrade its ram and storage.

Here are the specifications:

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