ThinkPad T14s Gen 6

Lunar Lake does well at idle or low load, when most processes run on the e-cores. Fire up the P-cores and things go downhill quickly. It's a decent chip when you're not doing much but the high price makes it less attractive for consumers and the low (nonexistent?) margin for Intel makes it bad for b

I like using notebook check reviews, as they provide a pretty consistent way of comparing laptop chassis temps between models https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T14s-Gen-6-laptop-review-The-AMD-version-returns-with-the-Ryzen-AI-7-Pro-360.923414.0.html#c12324992 https://www.notebookcheck.n

Debian 13 works great if you are willing to take some manual steps to intstall it. I followed a workflow similar to: Boot into Ubuntu Concept for Snapdragon. manually partition your disk. Install base Debian using debootstrap: https://wiki.debian.org/Debootstrap reboot & configure wifi with nmcl set

Go for the Snapdragon. I've got the T14s Gen 6 model and battery life is phenomenal even with the electron-guzzling 2.8k OLED screen. 15 hours is doable on my config whereas the IPS LCD model gets over 20 hours on most battery benchmarks. Performance is close to MacBook Pro M3 levels. If you want Ma

Unfortunately that's the problem with most Lunar Lake implementations. It needs high clocks and high power draw to have high performance but that's not possible most of the time. Lunar Lake gets good battery life at idle or near-idle but it gets there by being slower than Snapdragon X or AMD Ryzen.

It works on my T14s Snapdragon, LOL. I get something like 3% battery drain overnight in sleep mode. On AMD and Intel, YMMV. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-empire-strikes-back-with-21-hrs-of-battery-life-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T14s-Gen-6-laptop-review.1008078.0.html This is the only review out there th

T480 with internal graphics and 'low power' FHD screen. Those were the last mainstream models to have removal batteries, and you could get them with 96Wh in total (24 Wh internal+72Wh removable) . Getting one of these for $200-250 plus plan on having to replace the battery - OEM , that's expensive.

Maybe a T14s if you want very light weight, good performance and crazy long battery life. I've got a T14s Snapdragon X with 64 GB RAM, it handles Linux under WSL fine and it's good for the little bit of hobbyist C# that I do. If your .Net stuff can run cross-platform on x86 and ARM, try looking at a

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-empire-strikes-back-with-21-hrs-of-battery-life-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T14s-Gen-6-laptop-review.1008078.0.html T14s Lunar Lake review against the Snapdragon and Ryzen versions of the same chassis. I'd go with the T14s lineup instead of an X1C if you're concerned about th

Lenovo hasn't announced any X2 machines yet but it makes sense given previous announcements in 2024. Yoga and consumer Snapdragon X laptops came out in May and June, the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 showed up in August. MWC 2026, Lenovo announced the T14s Gen 7 with Snapdragon X2, Panther Lake and AMD Gorgon