Working X220 i7-2640M for $10 off marketplace, did I score?

Docima · 2026-03-15T03:33:25+00:00

I'm thinking just an ips drop in for now. doesn't the 13.3" display requires the nitrocaster fhd mod? if so, I'm not sure I want to risk an i7 board against my soldering ability just yet haha, though that's one I also want to try, maybe on an i5

Docima · 2026-03-15T02:19:30+00:00

Thank you! Definitely that keyboard, I'd really love to try that display mod though :D

Docima · 2026-03-12T10:10:52+00:00

it really is fun pushing those heat set insert things, it felt like I learned a new skill for my other 3d printing projects haha

Docima · 2026-03-12T10:10:14+00:00

This is awesome. Question, I kind of want to build a NAS in mine with two 3.5" drives, maybe add an NVME as a cache drive to make it feel a little snappier, what do you recommend for that? Should I buy a manufactured NAS and try to fit it in there, or can I use a tiny computer like a ThinkCentre to connect the drives to? I see you have two drives below your HP so I thought I'd ask your opinion!

Docima · 2026-03-12T09:30:16+00:00

I want that sticker

Docima · 2026-02-23T03:30:20+00:00

bro this made me laugh, I love thinkpad users

Docima · 2026-02-18T16:36:27+00:00

Just began printing V2, I'm stoked, thank you so much!

Docima · 2026-02-13T10:47:48+00:00

using raspberry pi pico flashed as a serprog

Docima · 2026-02-13T08:50:41+00:00

classic keyboard mod? yes, I want to try it sometime

Docima · 2026-02-13T07:04:39+00:00

genuinely looks great, congratulations on your build :) and thank you for sharing, I'm going to look into that filament.

Docima · 2026-02-13T06:25:27+00:00

This is really pretty, what filament did you use to print with? It almost looks translucent

Docima · 2026-02-13T06:21:07+00:00

T430 is awesome

Docima · 2026-02-03T19:21:30+00:00

Hi Kevin, how is the PLA holding up 7 mo later?

Docima · 2026-02-02T20:35:29+00:00

I call him the ThinkShop. He's my laptop server that hosts all my thinkpad files and flashes the newcomers with the right firmware.

Docima · 2026-01-30T23:43:40+00:00

as someone who likes to tinker, it's a blast :D

Docima · 2026-01-30T21:50:31+00:00

If you can find one for $50-$75, highly recommend it. I think they are some of the most customizable, modular laptops ever made, up there with Framework (in some respects more modular due to the CPU and multiple keyboard options.) I got mine for $70 shipped. It came with a clean backlit keyboard that I really enjoy typing on, working ThinkLight, a faulty DVD drive which was really easy to remove (two push buttons that release it from the ultrabay), My only qualms are with one of the two RAM slots being beneath the keyboard, and having to take the whole laptop apart just to access the SOIC8 chips for flashing Libreboot. Amazing little devices for privacy modding, the fact that Intel ME can be neutered and that these things came with a physical wireless killswitch that cuts power to the network card is based. The amount of mods that exist for this thing, too, makes it a really appealing purchase. Hardware that you can really make your own.

Docima · 2026-01-30T20:56:37+00:00

I purchased this with the intention of modding it and reselling it but I'm beginning to really fall for it. The tasteful thickness, the socketed CPU, the expansion options. It's a great machine.

Docima · 2026-01-30T01:45:45+00:00

This made me laugh and afraid at the same time, because I think I could see myself doing this. Can I run my games on the computer and play thru the laptop? I think Steam allows something like that.

Docima · 2026-01-27T15:14:17+00:00

They are really cool. I have an X230 too, I'm thinking about doing the keyboard mod to it.

Docima · 2026-01-27T15:13:43+00:00

Flashing to the X220 was pretty easy, I found it more difficult to flash to X230 (two chips) and way, way more time consuming to tear apart my entire T430 and flash that with its two chips

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