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Thinkpad X230 here, IPS version, used ones are laughably cheap (Central/Eastern Europe). Battery, ram (two slots), keyboard, hdd are very easy to replace, ever
by xab9 9y ago
Thinkpad X230 here, IPS version, used ones are laughably cheap (Central/Eastern Europe).
Battery, ram (two slots), keyboard, hdd are very easy to replace, everything works perfectly with linux (except bluetooth, but that's always problematic).
On the downside the speaker and the touchpad are crap, so it's your call. I got a Macbook Air in case I gotta work on a project where osx is a must, but fortunately I haven't touched that fancy paper weight for two years now.
- roscoebeezie 9y agoX230 user here (non-IPS). The touchpad isnt just crap, it’s unusable. I’ve also had issues with non-intel wireless card.
- MrMorden 9y agoWhich non-Intel card? The Atheros ones should work fine; Realtek makes hot garbage that should be avoided at all costs. (If it's a non-Lenovo card you'd need to disable the BIOS whitelist, but that's easy enough to do.)
- roscoebeezie 9y agoRealtek.