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My T480 just doesn't want to die. I dropped it a lot, in my staircase, on concrete floor, accidentally emptied my whole mug of coffee on it (had to change the keyboard that time some keys were stuck). At some point I felt so confident I tried stepping on it when it was closed. So yeah this thing is pretty tough.


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herbst04/03/2025

Except the USBc. Not sure if this applies to all models of the t480 series but that connector was slowly breaking down with each use, until it partially worked as charging slot and all usb functionality was lost.

I went trough 4 different docks until I realized who the actual problem was, and the internet was full with similar issues once I knew what to look for.

For some reason my nearly identical, slightly newer, X1 doesn't have these issues.

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johnisgood04/03/2025

Seems like it is the laptop equivalent of the dumbphone Nokia 3310. :D