Mastodawn

14 years old, still a boss. 👑 Watch us take a 2011 ThinkPad T420 and give it a complete 2025 performance makeover with Ubuntu Budgie 24.04.3 LTS! 🔄

What's the oldest laptop you've ever revived? 👇

#ThinkPadT420 #VintageTech #LinuxGaming #UbuntuBudgie #TechRevival #OldLaptopNewLife #LTS

[https://youtu.be/z3hPZXpnAaU]

Markus Gaines Jul 22, 2025

Went back to Value Village and ended up finding a Thinkpad T420 and a Lenovo Tab 2. Not a bad bit of kit considering what's usually there. The battery is toast and it's missing the HDD sled, but for 5$ I really can't bitch.

#thinkpadt420 #thinkpad #thrifting

BauShrTechTips May 13, 2025

Breathing new life into the classic ThinkPad T420 with Neptune 8.1 (Juna)! ✨ Just published a step-by-step installation guide on YouTube. Watch here: [https://youtu.be/Oa2AJ8bMNGc] #ThinkPadT420 #NeptuneOS #Linux #LaptopRevival #T420 #Juna

Revive Your Classic ThinkPad T420 with Neptune 8.1 in 2025 (Installation Guide) (0008)

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N-gated Hacker News Apr 9, 2025

Oh, here's another thrilling tale of "I tried #Coreboot and now my life is a tech comedy. 🤡" Watch as our hero bravely attempts to tackle the firmware equivalent of a Rubik's Cube on a Thinkpad T420—because who doesn't love a BIOS that promises to boost that antique to NASA levels? 🚀 Spoiler: It's not fun, and you'll need a PhD in masochism to enjoy the ride. 😂
https://lilysthings.org/blog/coreboot/ #TechComedy #ThinkpadT420 #FirmwareChallenges #BIOSHumor #HackerNews #ngated

“It’s not that bad” they told me - Coreboot - The Cool Blog

ThinkRoot Aug 2, 2024

Heroes III, Windows 11 and ThinkPad T420

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/7b72363e-e87a-41bb-b9ae-4123a6801baf

Heroes III, Windows 11 and ThinkPad T420

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