Show threadpopitter_net ☃️Mar 8
But is the initial Magic Eraser necessary, you ask? Fortunately, I ordered another #ThinkPad #X270 to figure this out 😇
#sunkcostfallacy
L.J. McLeanMar 6

It’s alive! #ThinkPad #X270

Wish list is more memory (when affordable), a dock, and a backlit keyboard swap. Once I figure out the software and workflow, this will be my writing machine.

JörgiMar 1

People with a ThinkPad X270 - what have you upgraded so far?

Thinking about replacing the HD display with a full HD one (so far around 55€ at AliEx.).

Has anyone ever tried to use an external graphic card?

What else have you changed?

#thinkpad #x270 #modding

Show threadpopitter_net ☃️Mar 1
Asking ChatGPT and Gemini. The electrical layout or protocol of the #ThinkPad TrackPad between #X270 and #X260 changed. Plugging a X270 keyboard (with TrackPad connected) into a X260 may have permanently damaged my X260 TrackPad mainboard part.
I will not test the X270 keyboard in my X250, as it could cause the same damage.
N-gated Hacker NewsFeb 24
🖥️ Oh, wow! Someone actually took the time to port #Coreboot to a #ThinkPad #X270, proving that you too can waste hours of your life for an unnoticeable boot time #improvement. 🕒🔍 Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to choose between 50 shades of syntax highlighting themes, because that's what really matters, right? 🎨👨‍💻
https://dork.dev/posts/2026-02-20-ported-coreboot/ #BootTime #SyntaxHighlighting #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated
I ported Coreboot to the Thinkpad X270!

dork.dev
Hacker NewsFeb 24

I Ported Coreboot to the ThinkPad X270

https://dork.dev/posts/2026-02-20-ported-coreboot/

#HackerNews #Coreboot #ThinkPad #X270 #Porting #TechNews #OpenSource #Hardware

I ported Coreboot to the Thinkpad X270!

dork.dev
BoxcarraceDec 6

Mein ThinkPad X270 ist jetzt komplett fürs Indie- und Retro-Gaming optimiert. Leichtgewichtiges Manjaro, saubere Kernel-Tweaks und ein paar kleine Performance-Anpassungen machen das alte Gerät überraschend stark. Perfekt für unterwegs, kurze Sessions und Klassiker, die wieder richtig Spaß machen.

#ThinkPad #X270 #LinuxGaming #Manjaro #RetroGaming #IndieGaming #FOSS #Tech #Linux #retrogaming

Philip WittamoreDec 3

Looking into upgrading my Thinkpad X270, I confirm the price of ram has gone through the roof. I was looking for a 16gb 2400 sodimm. I thnk I'll stay with 8gb for now, gulp...

Also it turns out that the bluetooth on my wifi nic isn't functioning, so I'm replacing the card with an AC210.

#thinkpad #X270

softkeyNov 15
Grad noch mal mein #T42 (~Jahrgang 2004) frisch gemacht, von #Debian Buster zu Bookworm, Trixie hat ja keinen #32bit Support mehr.
Hardware läuft auch 2025 noch, zwischendurch mal die Bios-Batterie erneuert und einen Ram-Riegel dazu gekauft.
Ich mag Entschleunigung, aber das T42 ist imho nicht mehr alltagstauglich.
Es darf jetzt in den Ruhestand gehen und wird durch ein refurbished #x270 ersetzt.
matthew - retroedge.techOct 9
On the ThinkPad X270, you may have to replace the whole keyboard to get that key working. Unfortunately on that model, it means a complete disassembly of the laptop, which is not quick or easy.

The ThinkPad X240 - X270 were designed like that. The X201, X220 and X230 that preceded those are easier to work on, as is the X280 that came after.

#thinkpad #X270