(RTP) Privacy & Tech TipsDisassembling X230T Thinkpad / Motherboard Removal
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RainSo I decide I will attempt the #Gentoo 
install on my #Thinkpad #X230T :t-pad: this weekend . Will hold off before I try it on my main desktop since that the center piece of my amin setup. I did not wanna really do a VM first because all of the setup would be for not. I figure the X230T is a good starting point since it gets used about 12 hours or so a week at dialysis. Kinda exciting to actually learn a new distro being a #Arch 
/ #Fedora 
user for years.
If anyone has any more tips or advice I am all ears.
install on my #Thinkpad #X230T :t-pad: this weekend . Will hold off before I try it on my main desktop since that the center piece of my amin setup. I did not wanna really do a VM first because all of the setup would be for not. I figure the X230T is a good starting point since it gets used about 12 hours or so a week at dialysis. Kinda exciting to actually learn a new distro being a #Arch / #Fedora user for years.If anyone has any more tips or advice I am all ears.
Hippo 🍉👢 Came back after half an hour and (for no logical reason) tried again...and this time it booted up! (Only till BIOS, because no drives connected yet)
🔍 On inspecting the board, I see a burnt-up SMD called "C588", which I'm assuming is a capacitor
📖 No circuit diagram for my motherboard (#Thinkpad #X230T) but the diagram for a similar(ish) model (#X230, the non-tablet version) seems to say C588 is part of the voltage regulation circuit, in parallel with a couple of other capacitors
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Kevin Karhan 
@arcade @frameworkcomputer OFC I've to agree with that.
On top of that, I'd not recommend to buy some vintage hardware for productive use.
But if your budget is tight, consider some refurbishers that do take stuff serious and offer tested hardware with warranty for a cheap price...
Granted, the #Framework does come with good battery life out of the box whereas a used laptop "comes with a battery" but may last even less than my #X230t's old battery...
@stdevel @JessiCum @ubuntu @bradlinder it is the #InconvenientTruth:
#Lenovo brings #Apple-Style #Enshittification like #soldered-down #RAM, #PlasticSnaps instead od Screws, #GluedInBatteries with #DRM instead of toolfree hot-swappable ones and worse #quality.
Seriously, I would've bought myself a fully-decked out #P15v if Lenovo didn't fecked it up with my work-issied machine.
I once really loved their devices and I'll keep to #UseLonger my #X230t...
https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110905896594073677
Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] also every #ThinkPad after my #X230t that I use to this day is literally a #downgrade in terms of expandability, upgradeability and maintainability. Sadly @[email protected] is just marginally better by virtue of having #repairability as selling feature, but even their #Framework #Laptop|s are a Downgrade... https://chaos.social/@stdevel/110905749076554429
@stdevel @bradlinder @ubuntu also every #ThinkPad after my #X230t that I use to this day is literally a #downgrade in terms of expandability, upgradeability and maintainability.
Sadly @frameworkcomputer is just marginally better by virtue of having #repairability as selling feature, but even their #Framework #Laptop|s are a Downgrade...
https://chaos.social/@stdevel/110905749076554429
Christian Stankowic (@[email protected])
@[email protected] @[email protected] That’s actually not true - at least for the T, X and P series. Those devices have proper Linux support and are also certified. You can even flash the firmware without any issues. The consumer lineup is something different.
@frumble Ja, nur was bringt ne Werbung wenn das Produkt nicht gut ist?
Ich bleib' bei meinem #X230t!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmtHes9-mgc
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@Joseph Personally I'll stick with my #X230t running @ubuntu 22.04 LTS because every other device feels like a #downgrade - yes, even the @frameworkcomputer !
@thatguyoverthere exactly.
This is also why I can't bring myself to buy a new laptop:
Because every single machine on the market is a #downgrade compared to my #X230t:
Yes, even the @frameworkcomputer is!
And sadly I don't have the financial headroom to get the #NUCbook off the ground...
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/nucbook
@aligyie @digitalcourage @dwornik Die Mangelnde #Reparierbarkeit von Geräten geht mir auch aufn Sack.
Aber anscheinbend muss ich wohl alles selber baun damit's reparierbar bleibt...
Weil jedes #Notebook und jedes #Smartphone ist nen #Downgrade im Verlgeich zu meinem #X230t bzw. #Fairphone 3+