[NFBCS] Laptop Recommendations

[Beth Fogle-Hatch]

Hi Mike,


I have used  Thinkpad X1 Carbon computers for 10 years now. My current 
model has 32 GB of Ram, and I routinely run multiple virtual 
environments on it through VMWare. I also run Firefox or Chrome with 
several tabs running along with the virtual machines. My computer has 1 
TB of disk space, but the model I have and newer models can be upgraded 
to 2 or more TB.


I like the Thinkpads because of the keyboards. The X1 Carbon does not 
have a number pad, in case that is something you need. I think some of 
the T models may have number pads.


I hope this helps.


Best,


Beth

On 10/7/2025 4:39 PM, Michael Forzano via NFBCS wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've been using HP Elitebook 840 laptops for work for years, and have 
> had to replace one on average once a year due to various hardware 
> failures (USB C ports, headphone jack, and keyboard were the most 
> recent). I have the opportunity to purchase something different and 
> wanted to ask for recommendations from fellow blind developers. I feel 
> like I've heard good things generally about ThinkPads so was primarily 
> looking at those though i'm open to other suggestions. The ThinkPad X1 
> Carbon seems to have good reviews across the board, but I'm concerned 
> it won't be powerful enough for developer use cases. I use VSCode 
> primarily and typically have up to 2 or 3 workspaces open at once, and 
> I tend to have a lot of browser tabs open at any given time. Good 
> battery life is important to me (at least 4 hours with practical 
> usage). I also took a look into the T14S (Intel version as an Intel 
> processor is a requirement for me) and the reviews from PCMag etc. 
> were mixed.
>
> Does anyone have personal experience with these, or other premium 
> laptops in a similar class that they can share?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
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