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I know exactly how you feel, I'm not upgrading past the X201 series, its the last model I can completely remove the trackpad on, and its the last model without

I know exactly how you feel, I'm not upgrading past the X201 series, its the last model I can completely remove the trackpad on, and its the last model without a screen aspect ratio only optimised for watching video. http://mos6581.com/pictures/thinkpad/x201t-bios.jpg http://mos6581.com/pictures/thinkpad/x201t-bios.jpg

marian0_ 9y ago
It's very difficult to find good laptops with 4:3 or even 16:10 screens these days. Heck, it's very difficult to find good monitors with aspect ratios other than 16:9!
- amiga-workbench 9y ago
  I got my hopes up with the small splurge of 3:2 devices we got the other year, but that seems to have sputtered out.
- PeachPlum 9y ago
  How about a laptop with 9:16 instead! I lusted over A4 displays in the 90s
thinbeige 9y ago
I can understand your preference for the X201 (r/thinkpad is full of folks like you and my first Thinkpad was a X20 or so) but the screen resolution would kill me. It's 2017 and text, bash, vim or I mean just anything on a 120dpi or less screen is just a terrible idea.
- amiga-workbench 9y ago
  At a normal viewing distance I cannot see individual pixels, its only a 12" panel and at 1280x800 is quite serviceable (I wouldn't mind a 1440x900 panel though) It might just be my poor eyesight, but the resolution has never bothered me.
  - thinbeige 9y ago
    Really? Maybe I should get an old model as well, the build quality then was unmatched.
    - amiga-workbench 9y ago
      Its not like they are expensive, my X201 cost £90.
    - eltoozero 9y ago
      X201's are plentiful but most eBay auctions are missing the drive caddy, caddy cover, AC adapter or all of the above. In that state you can get an i5 2.53ghz for ~$50 and the missing parts for maybe $25. Newegg also has refurbs but I received one with a black textured sticker cut to fit the entire lid to hide damage. :/ It's a project but these things are beaters, at one point I wanted a "burner" chromebook and spent $100. :P
      - amiga-workbench 9y ago
        I usually don't mind getting a semi-beatup one as I can get the replacement plastics from China inexpensively, and its very easy to strip this model down and replace its parts.

marian0_ 9y ago

It's very difficult to find good laptops with 4:3 or even 16:10 screens these days. Heck, it's very difficult to find good monitors with aspect ratios other than 16:9!

amiga-workbench 9y ago
I got my hopes up with the small splurge of 3:2 devices we got the other year, but that seems to have sputtered out.
PeachPlum 9y ago
How about a laptop with 9:16 instead! I lusted over A4 displays in the 90s

thinbeige 9y ago

I can understand your preference for the X201 (r/thinkpad is full of folks like you and my first Thinkpad was a X20 or so) but the screen resolution would kill me. It's 2017 and text, bash, vim or I mean just anything on a 120dpi or less screen is just a terrible idea.

amiga-workbench 9y ago
At a normal viewing distance I cannot see individual pixels, its only a 12" panel and at 1280x800 is quite serviceable (I wouldn't mind a 1440x900 panel though) It might just be my poor eyesight, but the resolution has never bothered me.
- thinbeige 9y ago
  Really? Maybe I should get an old model as well, the build quality then was unmatched.
  - amiga-workbench 9y ago
    Its not like they are expensive, my X201 cost £90.
  - eltoozero 9y ago
    X201's are plentiful but most eBay auctions are missing the drive caddy, caddy cover, AC adapter or all of the above. In that state you can get an i5 2.53ghz for ~$50 and the missing parts for maybe $25. Newegg also has refurbs but I received one with a black textured sticker cut to fit the entire lid to hide damage. :/ It's a project but these things are beaters, at one point I wanted a "burner" chromebook and spent $100. :P
    - amiga-workbench 9y ago
      I usually don't mind getting a semi-beatup one as I can get the replacement plastics from China inexpensively, and its very easy to strip this model down and replace its parts.