The ThinkPad X220 Couldn’t Be More Practical, Even in 2024!

Reading posts from fellow ThinkPad enthusiasts, a few models kept getting discussed more often than the other, one of which being the X220. People seemed to love them a little too much, and it appeared as if every ThinkPad enthusiast had to have one of those. During my adventures, when I got to try one in first person, that’s when I understood what all the hype was about.

You can find the transcript of this video here on my website: https://myterminal.me/diary/20240426/...

Segments:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Free Palestine!
00:54 My Quest to Get an X220
01:50 Initial State and Impressions
02:23 Restoration
04:45 My Review
07:02 A Few Comparisons
08:28 Conclusion
08:53 Outro

References:
Lenovo ThinkPad: Inspired by Customers:    • Lenovo ThinkPad: Inspired by Customer...  
ThinkPad on Reddit:   / thinkpad  
ThinkPad X220: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo_...
ThinkPad Series': https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/laptop...
My recent review of ThinkPads on Reddit:   / a_superquick_review_of_my_current_and_recent  
Mazda Mx-5 Miata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_MX-5
My last video referencing the X220:    • ThinkPad X1 Nano: I've Been Waiting f...  
KingSener: https://www.kingsener.com
PTM7950:   / anyone_ever_use_ptm7950  
My failed keyboard replacement attempt:   / another_fake_keyboard_replacement_for_x220  
When I acquired an X260:   / a_new_member_joins_my_team  
Lenovo Power-Bridge: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Power_...
Core Boot: https://www.coreboot.org
A Simple Guide to Israel-Palestine conflict: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1...

Audio and visuals:
Music from https://www.zapsplat.com
Pictures from https://pixabay.com

Hardware/Gear:
Primary computer: Lenovo ThinkPad T15g (Gen 2) (https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptop...)
Secondary computer: Dell Precision T3600 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Precisi...)
Ternary computer: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano (Gen 1) (https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptop...)
Keyboard: Logitech MX Keys (https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Advan...)
External pointing device: XP-PEN StarG640 6x4 Inch Ultrathin Tablet (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078YR2MTF)
Video equipment: SONY A-6400 (https://electronics.sony.com/imaging/...) with Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC (https://www.sigmaphoto.com/30mm-f1-4-...)
Audio equipment: MAONO PM422 USB Condenser Microphone (https://www.maono.com/products/usb-po...)

Software tools:
OBS Studio (https://obsproject.com)
Audacity (https://www.audacityteam.org)
GIMP (https://www.gimp.org)
Blender (https://www.blender.org)

Find me:
GitHub: https://github.com/myTerminal
Fosstodon: https://fosstodon.org/@myTerminal
Reddit:   / myterminal_  
Pixelfed: https://portfolio.pixelfed.de/myTerminal

If you read till here, thanks for your valuable time!