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

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, 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

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%

Think Pad x270 might do it decently

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,

https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_X270/ThinkPad_X270_Spec.PDF PCIe 3.0 x2 is literally what the specs of the laptop are. I've tested hundreds of SSDs. in 99.9% of tasks, the speed difference between a sata or nvme of any speed is barely noticeable, and the fact that you're run