While the T470 is a few years old at this point, it has a pleasing form factor that is silm but still has native ports for Ethernet and a proper docking port underneath for expandability. Plus, it has a removable and replaceable battery- always happy to see that for modern laptops. The trade off is, the guts are a bit dated- though they will service the average officer worker or serve as a casual home device exceedingly well, better than a chrome book but limited compared to more modern laptops (that are several hundred dollars more in price). The screen is the most noticeable tell-tale sign of age, less than 1080p but works just fine connected to an external monitor. This device is not intended for gaming or for significant power users that require a higher CPU and more RAM for their apps/dev platforms.