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 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

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your motherboard does look easy to swap. heres a cheap one on ebay For Lenovo ThinkPad X270 Motherboard CPU I5-6300U FRU 01LW729 | eBayid say upon boot up with no programs open everything should be close to 0-10 percentage. in task manager. I had a failing hard drive on my thinkpad I upgraded to SSD