From my experience with a modern Thinkpad (A485); nothing if not outright inferior. The trackpoints on them are pretty terrible compared to classic IBM-era thinkpads (10-20hz polling rate, abysmal velocity curve). The physical durability of the machine might be above-average for business laptops, but the chance of the hardware failing in some major way within warranty seems to be quite high (among other replacement parts, I had 4-5 mainboard replacements done under warranty). The cooling solution on the Thinkpad I used to use was also a fair bit inadequate, and would lead to severe thermal throttling of the mid-range APU. Honestly between the reliability and torturous process to even buy a new Thinkpad from Lenovo, I just wouldn’t bother.

What board/connector is affected? At worst, a replacement connector and a soldering iron should be able to replace the damaged connector and get your printer in a functional state.

UPDATE: if you are referring to certain mainboard connectors, it may be best to replace the mainboard if you don’t have the tools for replacement. I see surface-mount connectors for some things on the mainboard that can be difficult to replace correctly without more unique tools.