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I finally bought a thinkpad (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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And of course I'm installing Linux on it. Install went well, even the fingerprint sensor built in to the laptop works.

Mostly this will be a school and DND machine but always nice to have a functional laptop for whatever else I may need it for.

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[–] 16 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I feel like an old ThinkPad is like a right of passage on Linux. Just about everyone I know who uses Linux has had one at some point or another.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Still got an X201 somewhere. That thing learned me Linux, got me through school and found me a good job at a time when all I had was a backpack and that computer.

    Some day I shall switch it on and update it.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    A T440p running Antergos got me through college. I regret selling it since that thing served me well 🫡

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I love selling things that have served me well - it feels better knowing that they're helping someone instead of sitting in a drawer, untouched.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Fair point! In this case, I sold it to my brother who got through a fair bit of university with it so it did help a lot of people.

    I get sentimental about tech that I used for a while though so I kind of hoard it all now that I don't need to sell the device to replace it

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