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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkPad_X_series#X220

>The ThinkPad X220 was released in April 2011

I just realized, I am using a 9 year old Laptop and it's rally all I could ask for, this time really was the peak of laptop engineering!
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LinuxRookie

@tinfoil-hat Wow! Is in excellent condition.

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tinfoil-hat
@rookie I stole this picture from thinkwiki
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ramob

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Mine is about the same manufacture year however its an Acer. Only real issue for me is a small case crack from wear and tear and the battery is shot. The HD started dying a year or so ago but after putting in a cheap SSD it runs near good as new. Plus with the speed difference and a large swap I don't even notice how weak the ram is. One day I'll upgrade but it's hard to justify the cost while it runs.
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@ramob @rookie Also I really see no improvement in terms of computing power when I compare my x220 to my x260. Also the experience of having a x260 was that it broke when I changed the hard drive because of a shitty design choice when it comes to the HDD cable. I have a x260 but the x220/x230 are my devices of choice, I really regret of wasting my money on a x260.
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ramob
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@tinfoil-hat @rookie good to know, I was debating on getting a lenovo until I got my Pinebook Pro from from . If I was doing anything more than school then I'd need something better than these two...maybe. But for now they're meshing perfectly.

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@ramob @rookie Well the x260 has an unbeatable advantage over the older models, and this is the battery duration. If you heavily rely on being on the go the x260 is really great. the battery lasted on a debian based OS up to 10 hours when I did some light terminal tasks and some light browsing. the x220/x230 seem to never beat the 4h on a debian based OS.
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ramob

@tinfoil-hat I haven't done legitimate testing yet but I've been using the Pinebook Pro off/on mainly browsing (mastodon/school/notes in a word processor or markdown) and it claims it'll go at least 10...we'll see though. I've heard some lenovos have two batteries allowing hot swap which sounds interesting. but with longer battery life seems impractical. @rookie

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tinfoil-hat
@ramob @rookie The x260 has an internal and external battery indeed, which makes it possible to hotswap. that really cool, but I never really needed it.
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ramob

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I feel like its an awesome feature to have, but a rare use case for most that can afford it.@rookie

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tinfoil-hat
@ramob @rookie true, but my eyes got bigger than my brain when purchasing the x260, but now that I have it, I kinda want to keep it. Always good to have some backup PC.
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ramob

@tinfoil-hat Don't get me wrong I'd still buy it 😆 . I just don't know how much I'd get to use that capability.@rookie

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