Lenovo ThinkPad T460

What's the last part referring to? Isn't all Linux agent free by definition? Or do you mean, compared to windows? I am running agents on my ten year old ThinkPad T460. I gave them their own user account, to limit blast radius, but I haven't had any issues with them nuking things yet. (Except for my code quality...) Well, maybe my API keys with $5 credit have been exfiltrated though. The world may never know :)

On a Lenovo T460 (mid-range laptop from 2016), with a fresh clone of https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/ and the default config: $ time ./x.py build ... snip ... Build completed successfully in 0:21:24 real 21m24.736s user 67m48.195s sys 1m54.906s Subsequent builds during development are faster (as 1. it doesn't build the same compiler multiple times, you can use the stage 1 build as normal, stage 2 is not strictly necessary and 2. if you modify one of the constituent crates of the compiler, the ones that are lower in the dep tree don't get recompiled). I've used this laptop on and off for rustc development for the last 10 years. Nowadays I spent more time using a cloud desktop that has much faster IO, but still use it during travels sometimes. From the sound of it, I suspect that your issue might be that you don't have enough RAM and your build is swapping a lot .

As the owner of a Framework 13, you're exactly right. It only has 4 ports, at least one of which is pretty much always for charging, and let's face it you will always want a USB-A, so that leaves two. If you want to be ready for HDMI output or SD cards, that occupies them both, better hope you didn't want another USB-A or whatever. Oh, and there's a permanent headphone jack, for some reason. Compare to my last Thinkpad (a T460), which had a charger jack, three USB-A, HDMI, RJ45, MiniDP, a headphone jack, and an SD slot. I didn't need to swap adapters because everything was just already there. (I never used the MiniDP or the headphone jack, but everything else, yeah.) If the Framework had 2 or 3 permanent USB-C's in addition to the 4 swappable ports, or just had 6 or 7 swappable ports, I'd be much happier. But as it sits, carrying a baggie of modules in my backpack is just silly. That said, it can do something super cool: Charge from either side. Because there are USB-C ports on both the left and right, and any of them can be a power inlet, I'm presently laying on my side in bed, with the charger plugged into the "top" side, i.e. the one that's not leaning into the mattress. When I roll over, I'll just move the cord. When I was shopping for my "next" (present) machine, I was able to find one Ideapad that claimed it had USB-C ports on both sides, but it was eye-wateringly expensive. I couldn't get Lenovo's site to tell me which cheaper models had this, and their support people…

Interesting - using WSL on Thinkpads (T460 and some Carbon from ~ 2018 till 2020, 2020-2024 on T480 and T16 G2 now) with WSL (WSL2 mostly) and cannot say it was/is resource hog or blasting the fan out of the blue. Working with balanced power mode mostly

I'm using a T460. The laptop it replaced was from 2016 too, so it's been smooth sailing. I just bought my brother a T480 though. He hasn't had it for long, but it seems to be working out for him. Fingers crossed that it continues.

Same, T460 and a T480 I think. Updated to an SSD and maxed out RAM. My only quibble is max 1980x??? Screen resolution. ThinkPad are so cheap when they come back from their leasing contract, not sure why not more people are excited about them. Even if you don't use Linux, they typically come with a Windows Pro license built in.

My "fast" computer uses a 5-year-old Ryzen 5 3600. The laptop I'm using right now is a Lenovo T460 from 2016, with an i7-6600U and 16GB of RAM. It's been perfectly fine for web browsing and some little programming projects (8-bit game system emulators, some reverse-engineering of old DOS stuff). The 16GB of RAM and the SSD I put in here are what're keeping it usable. That, and I'm not trying to use it for heavy gaming or any giant programming projects.

Currently, a Thinkpad T14. Before that, a Thinkpad T480. Before that, a T460. Before that... etc. Solid hardware that runs Linux well - that's what I want. I would like to try a Framework laptop, but given the long wait and high price, my next machine will likely end up being another Thinkpad.

I bought an old thinkpad (T460) earlier this year after years of being very hesitant to upgrade from an older (X220) Thinkpad. It's incredible. Great screen, keyboard, battery (it's got two!), trackpoint... The whole package is good as hell. I bought a fairly tricked-out one off Ebay for less than $550. Running Debian Linux and this thing just flies.

I bought an used Thinkpad T460 for 485€. Very happy with it. I was lucky to find a cheap one that was also in a very good state.

Just bought a refurbished t460 through Lenovo's outlet website for $400, it is the best laptop purchase I've made. There were several 40% off sales on their website recently. I highly recommend buying from them. It came in two days and I cannot tell if it was used before or not, in great condition.