I’d probably take a W520 over it, but Lenovo Thinkpad T420: Another excellent, inexpensive Linux laptop | Open-Source Routing and Network Simulation
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/05/25
Reading the below, I’d probably go for the W520. Both series are the final ones having a 7-row keyboard.
I recently purchased a used Lenovo Thinkpad T420 laptop to replace the Lenovo Thinkpad T400 I was previously using as my main platform for researching open-source network simulators and emulators. …
Source: [WayBack]Lenovo Thinkpad T420: Another excellent, inexpensive Linux laptop | Open-Source Routing and Network Simulation
Do not get the T420s as it is the slim-line version which is harder to upgrade and for some users gives thermal issues.
The T420 has only USB2, the W520 has USB3, better screen, faster processors and allows more memory (32 gigabyte for quad core processors).
Related:
- [WayBack] Difference between T420 and T420s? – Lenovo Community
- [WayBack] ThinkPad History – ThinkWiki
- [WayBack] Lenovo – ThinkPad – The history of ThinkPad
- thinkpad t420 i7 – veilingkijker – nieuw en tweedehands
- thinkpad w520 i7 – veilingkijker – nieuw en tweedehands
- [WayBack] Category:T420 – ThinkWiki
- [WayBack] Category:W520 – ThinkWiki
Via:
- [WayBack] “The T420 is a five-year old product but it offers all the ports and performance I need.” – Opensource.com – Google+
- [WayBack] Agree, this is my main rig – DoorToDoorGeek “Stephen McLaughlin” – Google+
- [WayBack] Den Lenovo Thinkpad T420 gibt es auch in Deutschland für kleines Geld (ab 180 Euro) und er scheint durchaus interessant zu sein. Nicht nur mit Linux sondern auch mit bereits vorinstalliertem Windows 7, aber dass Linux darauf läuft, kann definitiv nicht schaden. Aufrüsten ist wohl auch kein Problem, da er wartungsfreundlich konstruiert ist. Ich bin gerade mal wieder versucht … – Thomas Mueller (dummzeuch) – Google+
–jeroen
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