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It has now been more than 4 months since I got my T480. In that time it has been my daily driver. As I mentioned in the [first T480 post](/posts/my-new-thinkpad-the-t480/), my plan was for it to replace my two laptops, so I could merge their purpose into one. Something it has managed extremely well. It has now been more than 4 months since I got my T480. In that time it's been my daily driver. As mentioned in the [first T480 post](/posts/my-new-thinkpad-the-t480/), my plan was for it to replace my two laptops, so I could merge their purpose into one. Something it has managed very well.
Actually, I took it one step further than initially planned, and the T480 has replaced my Ryzen-powered desktop as well. Said desktop was moved to my living room, and now lives on as a Steam Console. The T480 is currently the only computer I use on a daily basis. Actually, I took it one step further than initially planned, the T480 has replaced my Ryzen-powered desktop. Said desktop was moved to my living room, and now lives on as a Steam Console. The T480 is currently the only computer I use on a daily basis and handles all my tasks.
I felt it was time to make a follow-up on the T480 post, as it has attracted way more attention than I expected. I've even gotten three E-mails from people thanking me for the blog post, because it gave them valuable insight. Of those three, two of them supposedly purchased a T480. In fact, one of those people E-mailed me while I was still writing this follow-up. I felt it was time to make a follow-up to the T480 post, as it attracted way more attention than I expected. I've even gotten three E-mails from people thanking me for the blog post, as it gave them valuable insight. Of those three, two supposedly purchased an actual T480. In fact, one of those people mailed me while I was writing this follow-up.
There were some things I felt I had to clarify now that I've owned this laptop a while. And I'll type out some of those long-term realizations here. There were some things I felt I should clarify since I've now owned this laptop a while. And I'll type out some of those long-term realizations here. No real cohesive writeup, more like a public notepad of what I've discovered.
## Build / Ports ## Build / Ports
During my original overview, I mainly had one gripe with T480 in regards to build quality; The wiggly Type-C ports My original post mainly mentioned one gripe with the T480 in regards to build quality; The wiggly Type-C ports
I'll say that the ports are still wiggly. But I'll also say that even though I plug in the charger every day, and I have many Type-C devices I plug into the second port, the ports haven't gotten worse. So it doesn't seem like it'll cause many issues. If they held up this long, I'd say you can probably expect them to last quite a bit longer as well. First off, the ports are still wiggly. But I'll also say that even though I plug in the charger every day, and I have many Type-C devices I plug into the second port, the ports haven't gotten worse. So it doesn't seem like it'll cause many issues. If they held up this long, I'd say you can probably expect them to last quite a bit longer as well.
Now, I also had some followers point out that the Type-C ports might be shock mounted. Which is apparently common in rugged laptops. They said the port might simply be wiggly as a side-effect. Because shock mounts for PC ports are meant to wiggle a bit. With a shock mounted port, if you were to hit a cable while it's plugged it, it would lower the chances of the port snapping off internally. Now, I also had some followers point out that the Type-C ports might be shock mounted. Which is apparently common in rugged laptops. They said the port might simply be wiggly as a side-effect. Because shock mounts for PC ports are meant to wiggle a bit. With a shock mounted port, if you were to hit a cable while it's plugged it, it would lower the chances of the port snapping off internally.