I fell for the ThinkPad X201 meme. What do I do with this thing?

>>52851852
I'd say use it.

>>52851852
I thought of getting that exact model, what's wrong with it?

Use it as a computer you fucking mong

Shitpost, I guess.

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Take it with you and do some recreational programming while drinking starbucks.
You'll get lots of attention because it looks like it came from the 1990s.

>>52851877
Nothing. It's the last Thinkpad with a traditional BIOS, with all of the hardware supported, so it's perfect for Linux.

>>52851852
throw up because of how shit the screen is

All these thinkpad threads make me wanna have old bulky laptop.

>>52851930

but that can be upgraded, so that shouldn't be a dealbreaker for anyone obsessed enough to get a six year old machine.

>>52851852
You do work on it fucktard.

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Code in emacs while drinking rare craft beer.

>>52851852
Throw it away and get a latitude.

>>52852304
>upgrade shit to shit that isn't as shit but still shit

>>52851852
I use mine every day.

>>52851930
X201s has 1440x900 in a 12.1" screen so it triggers hidpi in applications.

Install Gentoo then hack Facebook.

>>52852554
How is 1440x900 TNshit good in any way?

>>52852593
Do you have scoliosis? Sit in front of the screen and enjoy the lack of backlight bleed.

>>52852539
You can put a non-TN screen into a X201, but it's a pain in the ass.

>what do I do with this laptop
Try using it as a laptop

>>52852482
is that gentoo running CDE? lol

>>52852482
gotta party like it's 1989

>>52851852
Im currently raising money for one as my Samsung is too
big for lectures and notes, its just bulky. A 12inch laptop would be perfect.
What about battery life, is it decent on "low energy consumption" mode?

>>52851852
it's a laptop, kind of portable computer. You can do with it whatever you're doing with computer.

You can also sell it.

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>>52851852

Use it? Its my daily driver, the battery life is solid and its comfy.

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>>52853802

>>52852554
you can modify xinitrc to prevent applications from entering hidpi mode at all.

otoh, dpi is really meaningless when viewing angles is universally shit for almost all Thinkpads. I can't believe it took so fucking long for them to actually ship T4xx series with non-garbage screens.

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>>52851852
Got ons myself, great laptops

Is the performance jump worth getting a x220 over the x201 or x200?

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>>52853802
thinkpad supremacy

>>52854450
seconding this question.
I need a laptop for basic uni stuff,
>taking notes, typing papers, doing presentations, webz, pr0n.

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replied to from my x201 that i use everyday in class
solid little laptop, loving how portable it is

You get an x220

and you install gentoo, browse the web and code on it

>>52852482
Are you from Indy?

>>52851921
I use mine to take notes and keep hoping some nerd will approach me about it.

>>52854636
>1280x800

>>52855052
It's a 12" laptop, there's absolutely nothing wrong with such a resolution.

>>52855080
My 8 inch tablet has 4 times the pixels.

>>52855098
>He fell for the tablet meme.
Whoreslaughing.png

>>52855098
And?

I own a t61p,
would a x201 be a good upgrade?

>>52854949
Nope region rat.

>>52854450
Only if you want to play League of Legends.

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>>52854450

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>>52851852
>not using superior weird smelling x220

>>52855616
Seriously, what's with the smell?

>>52855805
>chinks

>>52855616
Not OP, but I got my X200s in a bundle with an X61 Tablet for $100. That's a hard offer to pass up when I can sell the tablet to one of my friends as a working laptop.

>>52855616
>16:9
No thanks.

>>52851852
I use mine as a minecraft server

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>>52851852
It's a great laptop family, I use it for school.

>>52855805
I think it's the plastic.

>>52856108
my x201 didn't come with a dog wtf

To anyone with a t420 or something similar and x220. How much bigger is the t compared to the x? I'm on the fence about what to get. It'll be for school and dicking around at work so I suppose to doesn't have to be super small.
I just wasn't sure how bulky the t is.

>>52856286
Check out T420S. It is the lighter version and is a good compromise between a good size and low weight.

>>52856513
But you have worse battery life with Ts than normal T series

>>52856533
That is true. Max is 6 cell for T420s I think (with ultrabay battery) whereas you can get 9 cell for the T420.

>>52856513
Well I was looking into the 420 mostly so I can dock it while at home and work. I was just wondering how portable it was.

Gift it somebody you know that has a shitty computer and make them happy with an autistic facebookmachine

>>52855251
Not really. Keep your T61p, they even use them in space.

Just get the 200, with no trackpad you never have to worry about anyone asking to use your laptop.

>>52852482
Fedora the post

>>52855098
and you paid 5x as much

>>52857986
Yes that fedora is a redhat 5.1 cd. Good eye.

>>52851852
teach it to love

>>52852482
That screen looks terrible
I'm glad I fell for the apple meme instead.

>>52853802
Can you post that IBM wallpaper? Thanks!

I love my X201 but it has been annoying lately:
>Slow ass wireless, iperf testing at 20 Mb/s and bit rate staying below 802.11g speeds
>I make sure wireless card and antennas are all physically fine
>Everything is fine
>Speeds are still poop
>I figure it has to be a hardware issue with my wireless adapter--I bought my X201 refurbished after all
>Buy replacement wireless adapter
>Wait 3 days for it to get here
>Replace its Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 with the new Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
>Reinstall Ubuntu 14.04
>Speeds are verified turd-tier still
>Do some more research in my spare time over the next few days
>A few forum posts mention Intel having a firmware bug in this Centrino series for the Linux kernel
>Groan-zone because now I have to deal with Lenovo's shitty whitelist for its mini PCIe wlan slot
>Buy ANOTHER replacement non-Intel wireless adapter
>Wait 3 days for it to get here
>Replace its Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 with an Atheros 9280
>Scour the Internet and dozens of dead links for a modified non-whitelist X201 BIOS
>Finally find one on a hackintosh forum (???)
>Whitelist removal works
>Boot up
>Make sure ath9k is installed
>Finally works

I'm enjoying my 270-300 Mb/s connection now. I don't really know if it was worth the effort honestly. I'm not sure how often I'll be able to take advantage of it.

>>52855036
happened to me once.

a gentoo user who would carry about three or four laptops with him and use them at his desk complimented the aesthetic of my chinkpad.

pretty sure he was a /g/entleman, considering he looked autistic af

>>52855036
I thought of doing that, but then I realized that I wouldn't actually want to talk to that person. Now I just use it to take notes in fear of attracting autists.

>>52859276
>you're not the autist
You really should try taking notes with pen and paper.

>>52859497
We're all autists

>>52855036
This has acutally hapenned to me at least three times now.

>>52855036
The only one who will approach you would be redditors. They feel so happy thinking their circlejerking is sort of a secret club they are likely to come to you with something like "hey bruh, nice laptop. I see you're running gnoooome :^) I am on KDE myself..."
Or maybe that's neo /g/

>>52859497
>pen and paper

i type 100wpm and write at like 25wpm, no thanks

>>52859717
Are you dictating what the lecturer is saying?
Jesus, these autists don't even know how to take notes. Just drop out now.

>>52859755
Regardless of how long he spends writing it's still 4x the time typing.

>>52859773
Implying the lecturer is talking that fast.

You're not autistic you're retarded.

>>52859787
pretty sure you're the retard here

>>52859796
> 2016 and still saying "NO U"

So I guess you're done with the lecture 20 minutes before the lecturer because you type so fast.

>>52859787
i don't know how your school works but at my school they put the notes up with a projector and tell everyone to copy them to study for the tests

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>>52859811
So you're saying anon should spend 4x as long taking notes just because he can?

find a 1440x900 screen from an X201/200s and mod it

>>52852482
While wearing a fedora and giving up on any chance to sex ever.

>>52859917
Yeah you're right. Even though girls who drink craft beer are easy lays; I think I only have a chance if I get a mac. I mean you would only fuck a guy with an iPhone right?

>return
>get a 420
>?????
profit

>>52856286
FYI my t420 is fitting in a classic eastpak backpack perfectly

>>52851852
throw that piece of shit to the trash

Sell for $100 (that's all they're worth) then get a macbook

>>52855098
and tablets where designed with scaling in mind from day 1
real OSs arent

>>52854450
cpu wise not much
gpu wise hell yes
also the x220 supports an IPS display, uefi, and doesn't have the shitty really old thinkpad layout

>>52852482
>drinking and coding
not even once

>>52851852
Well, it's a computer.
You could do, you know, computer things with it.

You could also kill yourself for asking what to do with a computer.

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>>52860456
Relevant xkcd

>>52859497
You could use both.
Pen and paper for making diagrams and flowcharts and a laptop for verbal notes

>>52851852
Call it loli@pantsux9 and get shot in 3 days ! 100% satisfied or get a full refund !

>>52852482
When I grow up I want to be like you