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

I had a ThinkPad X270 with the crap 220nit HD TN panel and that was not usable at all outdoors, let alone near direct sunlight haha

Using Linux: It is a pro as well as a con. Everything "just worked" with macOS, especially proprietary software required for university, like Zoom and Microsoft Office suites. I remember trying to daily drive my ThinkPad X270, only to constantly having to switch back to my Macbook since Zoom screen

Yeah, but the T14 Gen 2 is still considered as one of the last models that still provide meaningful user upgradability, even in the X series my X13 has soldered DDR4 Ram compared to the older ThinkPad X270 and earlier. :(

E eu achando que o ThinkPad x270 já era o menor

On my ThinkPad X270, I use LMDE7 with XFCE. But Debian (13) with KDE Plasma should run really smoothly on your Laptop.

Actually, I’m more looking for a “hidden gem” model like the ThinkPad X270/X280 business laptops produced in massive quantities for companies, super reliable, and now dirt cheap on the used market. In 2026, what model would you recommend in that category?Dell Latitude? HP EliteBook? Fujitsu? Somethi

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

We can't tell you your priorities. With Apple, you pay a premium for their Apple Silicone processors and their ecosystem. With Framework, you pay a premium for repairability and upgradeability. With Thinkpads, you pay a premium for a specific form factor and ruggedness. I personally would never buy

Yeah it was cpubenchmark and I compare it with ThinkPad x270 Because I have only 2 choices because of cash either x270 or w549 My research ended up w540 is better than x270 95%