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I used an X200s for many many years. Loved it to death - even though it only had 1280 x 800px - and no touch pad. I now use an M1 MacBook Air. It is better in

I used an X200s for many many years. Loved it to death - even though it only had 1280 x 800px - and no touch pad. I now use an M1 MacBook Air. It is better in many ways, but I miss the Thinkpad keyboard!

kotaKat 3y ago
My travel machine is a Thinkpad X13s. I'm stuck on Windows for most of my work, but it's been an utter treat to use while on the road (especially with the onboard 5G). It's one of the first machines I've been able to use that a 10+ hour day away from a charger is finally feasible under my working conditions.
- lproven 3y ago
  I have written about getting Linux onto them recently. Ubuntu is just about there now, and Armbian works acceptably booted from a USB key. With Windows, but you know this stuff: https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/21/lenovo_thinkpad_x13s_the_stealth/ https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/21/lenovo_thinkpad_x13s_... Update: now with added Linux: https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/08/linux_on_the_thinkpad_x13s/ https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/08/linux_on_the_thinkpad...
  - kotaKat 3y ago
    Ah, I actually got mine well before your review ;) I've had mine for a year now (Aug 2022); here in the States I took advantage of my mobile carrier's 0% financing to grab one direct from them. It was a bullet to bite for sure but it's well paid off. My only hardware gripe is the one you've pointed out - no USB-A kills me sometimes if I forget to pack a dongle. For me having the onboard 5G was the ultimate boon. Sure, hotspotting is An Thing, but it's so much nicer to just not have to think about that and let the laptop do all the work. Verizon gives me true-full-unlimited data on its Ultra Wideband 5G coverage, and it's so weirdly satisfying to have almost "wireless fiber" jammed into the thing - I've seen multi-Gbps speedtests out of this thing on the cell network.

kotaKat 3y ago

My travel machine is a Thinkpad X13s. I'm stuck on Windows for most of my work, but it's been an utter treat to use while on the road (especially with the onboard 5G). It's one of the first machines I've been able to use that a 10+ hour day away from a charger is finally feasible under my working conditions.

lproven 3y ago
I have written about getting Linux onto them recently. Ubuntu is just about there now, and Armbian works acceptably booted from a USB key. With Windows, but you know this stuff: https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/21/lenovo_thinkpad_x13s_the_stealth/ https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/21/lenovo_thinkpad_x13s_... Update: now with added Linux: https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/08/linux_on_the_thinkpad_x13s/ https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/08/linux_on_the_thinkpad...
- kotaKat 3y ago
  Ah, I actually got mine well before your review ;) I've had mine for a year now (Aug 2022); here in the States I took advantage of my mobile carrier's 0% financing to grab one direct from them. It was a bullet to bite for sure but it's well paid off. My only hardware gripe is the one you've pointed out - no USB-A kills me sometimes if I forget to pack a dongle. For me having the onboard 5G was the ultimate boon. Sure, hotspotting is An Thing, but it's so much nicer to just not have to think about that and let the laptop do all the work. Verizon gives me true-full-unlimited data on its Ultra Wideband 5G coverage, and it's so weirdly satisfying to have almost "wireless fiber" jammed into the thing - I've seen multi-Gbps speedtests out of this thing on the cell network.