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[opinion] - The X220 ThinkPad is the Best Laptop in the World (bt.ht)
submitted 10 months ago by unix_joe to c/sustainabletech
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Repost from OSnews.

FWIW, I don't agree just because of the screen but it's still better than anything on the market today.

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[-] Ew0 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Agree, but I think the X230 is slightly better as it runs cooler, has a better iGPU, has USB 3 and you can classic keyboard swap anyways :)

I snagged one in decent condition for £60 recently and plan to mod it up when I can, namely:

  • Quad core/i7-3612QE mod
  • 16G RAM DDR3L/2133Mhz
  • AVC Fan (quieter/cooler)
  • X220 Keyboard mod with X220 Palmrest
  • 720p IPS Screen (can do 1080p but that requires soldering)
  • Libreboot/me_cleaner (already ivyra1ned it).
  • A new 9 cell battery from Greencell.
  • Intel AC/AX wifi
  • A nice 1TB ssd!
[-] twinnie@feddit.uk 8 points 10 months ago

I have a T450s with an i7 and 12GB RAM. It’s never felt slow to me apart from when my RAM broke and I was stuck with 4GB for a while. I can afford a new laptop but I just don’t want one. I only use it for work so the low res screen is fine.

[-] ctag 2 points 10 months ago

I had a libre-booted X220 through college, and absolutely loved it. BUT it eventually couldn't keep up with my desire to be able to use Blender, Code::Blocks, and other more demanding software. Still miss that laptop.

[-] unix_joe 3 points 10 months ago

My nostalgic laptop is the X200/X201. I owned a couple of them and from the pile of parts put together my dream machine with AFFS panel and deleted palmrest i7 with maxed RAM and Thai keyboard. Running OpenBSD.

I owned it and it was my sidekick for years. Took it to four different countries. At some point, I don't know why but I sold that thing for like $75, 7 years ago.

I have another one now, same AFFS panel mod and all, but it was built by someone else so it's not the same.

[-] emr 2 points 10 months ago

Similar situation here. I held on to mine until it couldn't run Godot 4 then finally moved up to a newer Thinkpad. I still miss that keyboard...

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