[wazoox]

I have an IdeaPad S540 API. It's a Ryzen 3500U. It has 2 M.2 slots so you can had a second SSD if needed. I upgraded it to 32 GB and boy how this beast flies. And it's really cheap.

Under Pop_OS with minor tweaks the battery lasts about 5 hours, which is pretty good for a Linux laptop.

Think of turning of Wifi energy saving: Wifi speed went from 50Mbps to more than 300.

[ihattendorf]

I've got basically the same machine as you as well (ThinkPad E495, 3700U, upgraded M.2 SSD, upgraded 32 GB ram) and while it's great, the 4000 series is a game changer. I really wish I could have waited but my old laptop had other plans.