pmjv@lemmy.sdf.orgM to unix_surrealism@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 3 months agooldcomputerchallengelemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down13file-text
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minus-squarefinkrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoWhen you’re broke so your main rig is an old B-grade Thinkpad off eBay anyways
minus-squarepmjv@lemmy.sdf.orgOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoit’s called a lifestyle and it’s respectable.
minus-square3w0@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI could have bought a nice M1 or M2 but instead I modded an X230 and T430 up instead!
minus-squaremariusafa@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoSame, but with a x220. Repasted, new ram, new battery, libreboot and Guix System. We are flying!
minus-square3w0@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNice I never opted for FHD mod but I did quad-core my X230, using another X230 now dual core i5 but it’s still pretty fast for most things on Alpine Linux :)
When you’re broke so your main rig is an old B-grade Thinkpad off eBay anyways
it’s called a lifestyle and it’s respectable.
I could have bought a nice M1 or M2 but instead I modded an X230 and T430 up instead!
Same, but with a x220. Repasted, new ram, new battery, libreboot and Guix System. We are flying!
Nice I never opted for FHD mod but I did quad-core my X230, using another X230 now dual core i5 but it’s still pretty fast for most things on Alpine Linux :)