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2nd hand ThinkPad go brrrrr (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just threw Zorin on my secondhand x220, but been using the Thinkpad as a low end test bench so that may change. Runs surprisingly well, although I do need a new battery soon ("dies" at ~40%).

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That's the big clincher with laptops. The dang funky-shaped terminal-soldered batteries. Argh.

I just put Mint on my X230, it even has one of those nicer big capacity batteries! But it definitely doesn't last like it.

I wish there were better ways to fit newer battery arrangements into these discontinued proprietary slots without risking the fakes market. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ