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Yeah I went the same way as you got a t420 upgraded to ssd and threw Ubuntu studio in it and it smokes. I use it for everything from native Android development
by shams93 9y ago
Yeah I went the same way as you got a t420 upgraded to ssd and threw Ubuntu studio in it and it smokes. I use it for everything from native Android development to music and video production and with lxde compared to windows 10 it's smoking fast even though it's not exactly lightweight. When you dj with a laptop the last thing you want is a flimsy device. Mixxx enables me to dj on the same device I use for software engineering.
- crowbahr 9y agoDo you have the i7 or i5? How is the android emulator (or do you debug on the phone)? I'm looking into a better mobile setup.
- greenshackle2 9y agoI bought a refurbished T410 from Ebay with an i7, discrete GPU and 1440x900 display, for like $250, and put a SSD in it. The big limitations of this model are: - Display has poor contrast - Even with discrete GPU, worse performance than modern integrated graphics - it can drive 1080p monitors and play old and some indie games, not much more than that - Max 8GB of RAM - No USB 3 (but I have a USB 3 express card which works ok) - Not great battery life - more recent CPUs are not THAT much faster but they are less power-hungry Its upsides are: - Classic thinkpad keyboard and clit mouse (if you're into that) - Cheap, easy to find refurbished accessories (though I don't know for how much longer this will be true) For my use (mostly development on Ubuntu), it works pretty well. For computation heavy stuff I remote into a 6-core Dell Precision I got refurbished for $400 (DDR3 ECC RAM is cheap as dirt). Unless you have particular needs for high-perf CPU or GPU, or want extra-long battery life I'd buy a refurb and throw an SSD in it over buying a brand new laptop every time.