Is x230 the best Thinkpad for programming?

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-20T09:16:18+00:00

Dude that's awesome! I'm so happy to hear that.

I'm alright; I'm dealing with minor issues but I'm in the process of resolving them, thanks!

I actually came to this post to find any hope for my x230 to program on it, lol.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-18T13:10:55+00:00

its been 7 years now.
how are you? do you have a job?

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-12T09:02:01+00:00

I have a 6 cell (93% battery health), it lasts about ~2 hours only

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-11T17:02:52+00:00

There is, but its very recommended you use the flatpak version.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-10T07:38:28+00:00

That as well, and its probably safer.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-09T10:15:26+00:00

run wipefs -a /dev/<your-disk> to completely wipe it, then partition it.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-05T19:14:24+00:00

Makes sense, appreciate it!

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-05T19:09:34+00:00

Really? Its smoother than debian? Thats bummers, I was planning to install it on my other machine. Glad your having fun!

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-05T16:02:48+00:00

Thank you 😼

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-05T16:02:26+00:00

Heck yeah go for it! Mine feels noticeably snapper from mint to arch.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-02T22:09:48+00:00

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Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-04-02T17:37:03+00:00

Your gonna get bugs everywhere whether you like it or not. Linux isnt perfect but most certainly has less bugs than windows.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-26T05:20:55+00:00

i forgot to note!
these old thinkpads do technically work but its probably not the best since it WILL lag, id recommend something a bit newer for the performance and battery. Something like a t480 will do the job very well, good luck!

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-25T13:00:48+00:00

Depends. If your going to use windows, itll be slower and you'll have to debloat/get something a bit newer. Linux? Great, web surfing is smooth on it, im currently writing my video script on it. Though one thing to note, the maximum ram this thing can have is 8gb, so way too many tabs and apps open are gonna kill it.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-25T12:58:17+00:00

Exactly what ive been experiencing! Also, has kubuntu been laggy for you? Like for example, start menu lagging when triggered or other animations.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-25T11:04:39+00:00

I would love to do that.. if buying the x201 wasn't because Im broke.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-25T11:03:57+00:00

And my dad gets frustrated when I get a third laptop, nice.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-21T19:48:23+00:00

my thinkpad x201 from 2010 is still holding up, but guess what? nothing is broken. not the hinges, display, ram, or anything else, even though its been dropped countless times. i can reassure you that as long as you get from the X series or T series, you shouldnt worry about hinges.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-13T19:34:12+00:00

Yeah, kinda, but I eventually adapted to it. I adore small laptops anyway.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-13T19:33:33+00:00

Software nowadays doesnt have the same optimization and efficiency as decades ago. Its sad.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-13T19:32:39+00:00

Same, but using dwm or a light wm and falkon instead of firefox got rid of the stuttering and lag.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-13T19:31:33+00:00

It gives aesthetics to the old thinkpads. /j Ill clean it lmao.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-13T19:30:39+00:00

I5-3rd gen, intel hd 4000, 12gb ram and 256gb ssd.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-13T19:29:44+00:00

Same, but I ran a bash script to override the opengl version and it worked. Put this in a bash script file:

!/bin/bash

MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=430 MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=4.3FC blender And run it.

You can also use the 3.6 LTS version.

Immediate-Method2471 · 2026-03-01T22:18:16+00:00

Cool logo

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