So my laptop broke and I am looking for a new laptop. And I am going for lenovo thinkpads because I seen a lot of linux communities recommend older and used lenovo thinkpads, but I wonder if the new thinkpads are worth getting or I should stick with getting a used thinkpad.
Newer ThinkPads are not really comparable to classic ones in terms of durability, serviceability and the price to what you get ratio.
Case in point, look up T480 hinges.
I’m a weirdo so I’m doing pretty fine with Core 2 Duo ThinkPads, but I now mainly use an L421 and it suits me pretty well and the speed increase that an i5 gives really was noticable xdd
So I’d suggest you sticking to classic Thinkpads. Even an X61 is doing pretty well for me, the only problem being that my fan is a goddamn jet engine.