Another ThinkPad saved from early recycling. Snappy, pretty and stable, this will work well for years to come.
My company dumps electronic equipment in a public hallway for people to pick with them. Not the savest way to discard stuff, but I stopped pointing that out over a decade ago, because no one ever listened.
Anyway, this L480 may have been junk with Windows throttling it, but Linux Mint 22 MATE turned it into one snappy beast. After a quick wash, this one looks like new and performs very well for daily tasks.
I tend to give these away to friends of my kids, family or whoever raises their hand when I ask "Computer?". There's no reason to assume this won't last, the battery's even still at 87% capacity.
If anyone here can recommend stickers that aren't blurry, I'd like that. These Linux Mint stickers are off AliExpress and terrible, frankly.