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# Thinkpads are awesome (at least old ones)
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<figure>
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<img src="https://images.morele.net/i1064/112246_0_i1064.jpg" width=250px>
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<figcaption>THIS IS BEAUTIFUL</figcaption>
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</figure>
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Old thinkpads are so easy to modify (unscrew one thing and you can get
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to the storage device).
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The keyboard is awesome, it has a cool and productive layout. And an
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awesome keyfeel.
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If you have one of the supported models, you can even
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[change](https://libreboot.org) the BIOS, to a better initialization
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software.
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Lenovo killed thinkpads, they put this **HORRIBLE** keyboard layout
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(it also looks horrible)
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<figure>
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<a href="https://mobilemeit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lenovo-laptop-thinkpad-t440p-overhead-keyboard-2.jpg">
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<img
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src="https://mobilemeit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lenovo-laptop-thinkpad-t440p-overhead-keyboard-2.jpg"
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width=300px>
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</a>
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<figcaption >Horrible keyboard. Click to zoom.</figcaption>
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</figure>
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Plus the trackpad buttons sucks.
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### Trackpoint
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If you don't use the trackpoint. You have to use it right now. It will
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make you very productive. You don't have to move your hands to the
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mouse/trackpad to move the cursor. There are
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[keyboards](https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/EnduraPro) with
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trackpoints.
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The only bad thing about thinkpads is the BIOS PCI cards
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whitelist. Which can be bypassed with a BIOS mod or replacing the BIOS.
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## Links
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* [New thinkpads sucks, old ones are
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better](https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=doEZMNXz1JY)
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