Pros and Cons of Using Old ThinkPads

You might have heard, how some people just love talking about their old ThinkPads. We're not talking about "regular" people, we're talking about enthusiasts who can often afford to buy the newest and most expensive machines out there, and some even own a few, but you'd still find them using machines that are over a decade old. Let's dive into this and talk about what it is like to use ThinkPads from another time.

You can find the transcript of this video here on my website: https://myterminal.me/diary/20240621/...

Segments:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Free Palestine!
00:50 What Older ThinkPads Are We Talking About?
02:27 Enthusiasts Do Not Like Newer ThinkPads
05:25 Older ThinkPads Could Be Limiting
08:24 How Newer ThinkPads Are Better
10:54 Conclusion
11:25 Outro

References:
A Brief History of ThinkPads from IBM to Lenovo: https://www.notebookcheck.net/THINK-A...
User ThinkPad Buyer's Guide: https://www.bobble.tech/free-stuff/us...
ThinkPad History: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkP...
Lenovo Power-Bridge: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Power_...
Sebie's YouTube video on ThinkPad T440p:    • [Livestream] Upgrading a ThinkPad T440p  
Linux: https://linux.org
Lightweight Linux Distros: https://tecadmin.net/lightweight-linu...
Microsoft Windows: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
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)

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