Thank you for taking time to respond. The main reason I posted this thread was to have these discussions. The different perspectives, information, and explanations enlighten me. :) Officially it doesn't, you have to get around it. But the hardware itself is fully modern (it's got pretty much all fea...

The X1C4 is a really nice machine. Though it appears that you're a Linux guy, I must still say that it's the oldest generation you can install Windows 11 (W10 license, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0... it lacks only MBEC compared to Kaby Lake). Even if you don't need any of that, it'll help to extend the its...

Does anyone know which are the better specific i5 & i7 processor chip options available, for any of the ThinkpPad Carbon X1 generations, in terms of and taking into consideration the processor speed, battery performance and the noise from spinning fans? Thank you I cannot say for sure. I currently ...

I think (ha!) that I may be close to answering my own question. Notebookcheck has a review of a X1C4 with the FHD screen compared to a X1C4 with the WQHD screen. Overall, a 6% difference in battery run time in favor of the X1C4 with the FHD screen. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X1-Ca...

Hey there, If you don't mind me asking, how do you have your Debian 12 (I'm assuming) install setup? For example, my E14 Gen 2 running Pop!_OS 22.04 (GNOME + Cosmic extension) with encrypted / partition chugs battery while my X1C4 running NixOS 24.05 (KDE 6) with non-encrypted / partition sips batte...

As the title suggests, I am looking at the X1C4 or the X1C6 as my next machine. I will mainly be doing coding, studying, system admin, or writing. I like the X1C4 that I am typing this on right now though I will be giving it to a relative. Having used a T23, X200s, X201, W500, and E490, the size is ...

Arch Linux. An light-weight and strong base to build exactly what I need on top of.

Like you, I had a Mac before switching to Th i nkPads. (September 2006 MacBook) I currently own a X200s that I use everyday. I've got model 7470-5HU with a 1440x900 display which is sharper than the 1280x800 display found in many others. That extra resolution helps a lot when programming in VIM. The...

There is also System76 and ZaReason if you really want to vote with your wallet.

Written on my Galaxy Note 10.1

I'd go with Arch Linux. You have a rather tiny base on which to build exactly the experience you want. Their wiki has excellent documentation as well. For example: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Le ... nkPad_X200

Computer: X200s Distribution: Arch Linux File Manager: Midnight Commander Various Programs: Xournal - Note taking Libre Office - Office Suite GVIM - Extremely light text editor Firefox - Browser (Chosen for built email capabilities and a great Android counterpart) MPlayer - Plays EVERYTHING InkScape...

I'm just going to jump in here and say Linux Mint (Cinnamon Desktop).

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Just wondering, are you guys all running the stock firmware or if any of you is running 3rd party ones...? Besides, anyone has used both the TPT and the Galaxy Note 10.1 and care to leave some comments...? Thanks and cheers. I've used both and by far, the Note 10.1 is the better (albiet more expens...

I would recommend the X200s or X201s with a 9-cell battery. I have one in my X200s and I regularly get over nine hours of runtime. Makes my other friends and classmates jealous. Just make sure that if you run a Linux distro on it, that you use ext4 for the filesystem. Btrfs is a bit too unstable if ...

This is an excellent system. I have the same model, but with half the RAM and a 160 GB, 7200 RPM hard drive. She can handle anything I throw at her. Good luck with the sale.

Tasurinchi wrote:

Soul_Est wrote:... while the X200s has a resolution of 1440x900.

Not all of them, many models also had WXGA (like mine, a 7469). In fact I think the WXGA+ were the "rare" exclusive ones

Ah, that explains it. Thank you. Would you consider the 7470 "rare" then?

Thanks for the info guys! Just one more question: is the 1280x800 screen used in x200s really terrible compared to contemporary notebooks? Or is it bearable? My budget might e tight, but I do not want to end with a screen that is a pain to look at... You mean the X200 or X200s? The X200 has a resol...

You can most likely find the information you need in the Hardware Maintenance Manual for the X230 T. In the future though, you should create you threads for the X230 in the ThinkPad X230 Series forum here: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewforum.php?f=69 . You will get the help that you need there as m...

I believe you'll need to use Fn+ScrLk key to activate Numlock. That said, I'm taking this from my X200s. I looked at a few pictures of the T530's keyboard and it looks like the integrated Numpad was removed. In the future, it would be best to start your threads in the correct forum to ensure that yo...

I prefer the low weight of my X200s as well as the high PPI count of the display as I like to be light on my feet while going through my day.

Glad to have another Archer on the forums.

@bugmn
You could try this script that I put together for my X200s that I've uploaded here: http://sprunge.us/eQWQ?bash
Please be sure to read through it and modify the script to your choosing and OS as I run Arch Linux on my X200s.

Hope it helps.

I'm currently running at 6.30W - 6.45W at idle and ~7W to ~9W when I'm actively working depending on what radios are on and active. This is on a X200s mind you so the CPU is a low-voltage variant (which still has some serious power). I'm currently running the 3.3.7 kernel under Arch Linux and i3 as ...

You could try removing the drivers and installing the latest ones from Intel. Since the Windows 7 intallation is from a HP image, you want to install Windows 7 from scratch in order to rule out the OS.

I purchased a Genuine Lenovo ThinkPad Battery 47++ from Daniel ( ThinkPad Lover / Tiger Enterprises ) and could not be happier with it's performance (12+ hours on idle @ 6.71W and 9+ hours active @ 8.31W). Daniel did inform me that the battery had one cycle on it already which is in line with how I ...

JaneL wrote:Count on it!

You made my evening. Looking forward to the new "pseudo-ThinkPads" forums.

Glad to read that switching the card solved your problems.

What bugs me above anything is the move towards copying Mac. Mac goes Chiclet everyone goes Chiclet. Mac has backlit keyboard everyone has backlit keyboard. Mac has NO latch, everyone has NO latch. Mac decides that round edges are cool, everyone decides that round edges are cool. Mac decides that g...

If this is what lies ahead for the "Classic ThinkPads" then I believe we'll see another set of ranks added to the "Old Guard" (myself among them), who will stick to the older T-series, W-series and X-series for the keyboards (Chicony, NMB, etc) and the displays (140 DPI, 147 DPI or 170 DPI? Yes, ple...

You should check out K-9 Mail as well. Once it's properly setup to handle your POP3 account, it works flawlessly.