ThinkPad X220

Lenovo

ThinkPad X220

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Speed test pits six generations of Windows against each other — Windows 11 placed dead last across most benchmarks, 8.1 emerges as unexpected winner in this unscientific comparison

Six Lenovo ThinkPad X220 laptops were used in the test, featuring a Core i5-2520M CPU and 8GB of RAM, with a 256GB hard drive So, they used a CPU from 2011 that is missing POPCNT, SSE4.2, and MBEC? This hardly seems like a fair comparison.

zacker150 in r/RigBuild

January 5, 2026 2:10 AM

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Windows 11 performs worse than older Windows versions in nearly every benchmark

Trash article is gonna trash. Looks like they didn’t even use machines that meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11. „In case you're wondering, all six laptops used in the tests were the exact same model: Lenovo ThinkPad X220 equipped with an Intel Core i5-2520M CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB mec

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RelativeID in r/technews

January 7, 2026 7:16 PM

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Advice for buying old x series ThinkPads?

Yeah, the 16:10 displays are great, once you start using them, it's hard going back to the 16:9. Once you get your laptop, you can run the ICC calibration file from here https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X13-G2-Review-The-perfect-mobile-companion.549308.0.html That will make the display

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dinamoski in r/thinkpad

October 2, 2025 6:29 AM

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