ThinkPad X270

I once found a ThinkPad X270 at my school, literally thrown into a trash container without RAM or a disk. I grabbed it and tried to revive it by installing some spare RAM from another laptop, but it didn’t turn on. I was really sad and had no idea how to fix it, so I just stored it in my room like a

Yeah, Linux sysadmin for many years. About 3 months ago I made the jump. Had spare time - went arch. 2 weeks ago I moved to Fedora 42 on Desktop and on my ThinkPad x270. Main PC is a Ryzen 2990WX + 96G of ram + RX7900 XTX/RX6600 with 5 screens Both machines run Fedora KDE flawlessly, everything work

Previously I had bought a second hand ThinkPad x270, so it was giving the fan a not working error when I was turning it on, the seller told me to blow on the vent area and it will start, I was like wtf is this technology that I need to blow the vent and press the power button for it to start. So, I

Just for comparison, the price of the cheapest display kit on there (Display B with 2GB Pi) is around the same i paid for my current daily driver laptop. A ThinkPad x270 with 1080p touchscreen, 8gb ram, a 250gb ssd and an i5 6300U. If you check eBay you'll probably find similar laptops around the sa

Hey, I’ve run into the same issue when hunting for a new battery for my old ThinkPad x270. I bought a replacement from AliExpress, and as soon as I installed it, my CPU frequency tanked just like you described. Tried all the usual tricks from the internet-tweaking power settings, reinstalling driver

Think Pad x270 might do it decently

I don't use Linux for gaming, at least not to the extent that others might, simply because 1. I'm not nearly as big into PC gaming as the average gamer and 2. If I do want PC gaming, I have a much more powerful gaming laptop still running W11 for the time being. I primarily use Linux on my "daily dr

I did my research just now on India and thought long and hard about my response. Here it is: Buying a refurbished ThinkPad (specifically T480/T490/P-series) in India is excellent for Linux, often found for ₹18,000–₹25,000. Reputable online vendors include Saudewala, NewJaisa, and Lestic. For Linux,

Did a bit of research and one Thinkpad that might fit your needs might be the X270. I don't think this has a Quad core variant, but From CoPilot: According to the search results, for the ThinkPad X270, the Intel Core i5-7200U is generally considered the best i5 variant. Here's why: It's a Kaby Lake

Definitely, I use GFN on a 2017 ThinkPad X270 with integrated graphics without issue, so it’s very potato-friendly 😁 The bigger concern is network quality IMO, but there is a free tier of GFN if you just want to trial run it and make sure it works with your system and internet connection. (If you do