[Refurb] Lenovo ThinkPad T480 14" FHD, i5-8350U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Win11 Pro $360.05 ($359 eBay Plus) Posted @ MetroCom eBay

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  GhatT on 17/02/2023 - 12:46

  +2

  (battery health 60% and above)

  Uh oh

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    FireRunner on 17/02/2023 - 12:56

    Yikes, 60% is pretty low. Also I think degradation accelerates below about 80%

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      Hellcat on 17/02/2023 - 13:28

      How do u check battery degradation?

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        FireRunner on 17/02/2023 - 13:46

        +2

        You can download and install HWINFO to get the battery wear level or you run a battery report using the Windows Command Prompt

        powercfg /batteryreport

        It should generate a html file

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    ashanrath on 17/02/2023 - 12:57

    On the other hand, easy to replace in future.

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      netjock on 17/02/2023 - 13:07

      Maybe. I was looking for an internal battery for X270 and it is impossible to find one unless you want to take chances with AliExpress.

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        O O on 17/02/2023 - 13:18

        Will this fit?

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          netjock on 17/02/2023 - 13:41

          @O O: External battery. I am talking about internal

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      Omk4r123 on 17/02/2023 - 13:10

      +1

      No, it's not. The batteries with the t480 are very fiddly. You need specific model numbers and manufacturer batteries for it to work properly. I've been through this whole thing before, you can't find the specific battery I need anywhere

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        ashanrath on 17/02/2023 - 13:24

        What? The external battery is a straight swap, the internal is about 10 minutes to swap over if you know that you're doing. Never had trouble finding the batteries before but haven't used that model for a few years.

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          51ngh on 17/02/2023 - 16:53

          @ashanrath: What is the external and internal battery you guys are talking about ??
          Afaik there is a battery which powers the laptop and a CMOS one inside ….

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            ashanrath on 17/02/2023 - 17:22

            +2

            @51ngh: The T480 has both an internal battery (not the CMOS) and an external. The idea being that the external could be replaced with a larger long-life unit, or that you can hot swap between batteries. I.e. your external battery has run flat, your internal battery provides power while you eject the external and put in a freshly charged one. Check out the pictures in the links below.

            https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Lenovo+ThinkPad+T480+External+B…

            https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Lenovo+ThinkPad+T480+Internal+B…

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      GhatT on 17/02/2023 - 14:01

      I've been told that Aliexpress replacements are pretty much always non-genuine and risk issues. I've been using one on my mine and it's started sometimes jumping down from 40% to 6% randomly.

      Genuine external from Lenovo costs like $180AUD… Might be able to get it cheaper importing from US; I can't remember.

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        drojf on 17/02/2023 - 16:22

        I have a T480 right next to me, and I tried finding a genuine internal/external battery just now out of curiosity.

        I used lenovo's website to find the part numbers for the internal/external batteries.

        EMPR Australia states is an authorized distributor for lenovo (haven't checked if that's for sure). The official external lenovo battery is $184.36 from them, pretty much what you said:

        https://store.emprgroup.com.au/ProductSearch.aspx?searchterm…

        I tried looking up the other part substitute part numbers Lenovo provides, but they all seem to redirect to the same battery 01AV422

        The internal battery 01AV489 costs $154.21 on that website.

        I'm not sure of any other websites which state they are authorized distributors in Australia.

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          ashanrath on 17/02/2023 - 17:22

          @drojf: Oof, that's more than I expected these days. I'd definitely be going for a generic.

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    Oxxy on 17/02/2023 - 13:37

    +1

    Well noted, but for the kids homework in a space constrained environment on mains power this will work well.

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  ASR-Briggs on 17/02/2023 - 13:05

  I just want one of these refurb deals with a screen better than 45% NTSC 😭

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    GhatT on 17/02/2023 - 14:05

    Even buying the latest T14 models new i never see anything but 45% NTSC listed. You'd be better off buying and swapping the panel yourself

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      ASR-Briggs on 17/02/2023 - 14:53

      I had no idea that was even a thing

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        O O on 17/02/2023 - 15:58

        +2

        If you're tech-savvy, you can mod it with a 4K full gamut panel.

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  Hornpub on 17/02/2023 - 20:12

  Battery’s are about 70$ each to replace for my t470 . Beware also I don’t think the laptop comes with any smart feature that won’t keep the battery topped up all the time if it was plugged in all the time

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    drojf on 20/02/2023 - 14:01

    On my T480, you can set the charge thresholds in Lenovo Vantage (as well as swapping the CTRL/Fn keys)