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I have an x230 with a mod chip that steals display port lanes so it can run a 1080p panel. Thinkpad users think outside the box to get laptops that fit their ne
by post_break 9y ago
I have an x230 with a mod chip that steals display port lanes so it can run a 1080p panel. Thinkpad users think outside the box to get laptops that fit their needs usually. Unfortunately I switched to a new dell XPS 13 because I need more battery life. Apples and oranges unfortunately, can't afford any of the new thinkpads with decent screens.
- epanchin 9y agoI bought a new battery from Levono for my x230 this year, and the battery life is now ace. Longer than a work day.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoI bought a 9-cell battery (7800mAh) from 2Power, and I get 6-7 hours no problem, with wifi and bluetooth on.
- post_break 9y agoI have a new 9 cell as well. 6-7 hours just doesn't do it for me.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoYou could get the slice battery, along with the 9-cell that should bring you to 15 hours at least, and probably up to 20 (provided you get batteries with accurate stated capacity). Yes, it'll make the laptop significantly more bulky, but the X220 and X230 are from before Lenovo started putting ultra low voltage CPUs in their laptops, so they do have higher TDP than later models. That's just how it is. The X240 can supposedly go for over 24 hours with the maxed out battery configuration.
- post_break 9y agoI bought an X250 because of that. I hated that machine. It felt so cheap and weak. It did not feel like a thinkpad. Sold it rather quickly even though it was much faster and longer lasting than the X230. I'm just done with lenovo at this point. After they gimped the X280 I said that was the final straw.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoI'm a bit miffed about the X280 design choices as well. It should have been an X280s, with the regular full-fat X280 still having all the good features, like a removable battery. I hope they'll make an X280p or something that's more like the older X Thinkpads.