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  • Things to know about X201?

    From Matto Fransen@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 27 10:27:02 2023
    Hi,

    Recently I got a 'new-to-me' refurbished X201, with an Intel
    Core i5 M 520, 4 Gb RAM and 120 Gb SSD. I run OpenBSD on it.

    Any things to know about X201's? Weak spots, things to keep
    an eye on?

    Thanks,

    Best regards,

    Matto

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  • From Marco Moock@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 27 13:42:07 2023
    Am 27.02.2023 um 10:27:02 Uhr schrieb Matto Fransen:

    Recently I got a 'new-to-me' refurbished X201, with an Intel
    Core i5 M 520, 4 Gb RAM and 120 Gb SSD. I run OpenBSD on it.

    Any things to know about X201's? Weak spots, things to keep
    an eye on?

    https://thinkwiki.de/X201#Bekannte_Probleme

    It is in German but you can use Google Translate.

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  • From Adrian Caspersz@21:1/5 to Matto Fransen on Wed Mar 1 14:17:25 2023
    On 27/02/2023 09:27, Matto Fransen wrote:
    Hi,

    Recently I got a 'new-to-me' refurbished X201, with an Intel
    Core i5 M 520, 4 Gb RAM and 120 Gb SSD. I run OpenBSD on it.

    Any things to know about X201's? Weak spots, things to keep
    an eye on?

    For me it runs hot. Posts on that German wiki forum linked mirror my experience. Worth reading them. Fan is quiet though.

    I don't use it for much else than fooling with the car as it is very
    portable for that. I find the docking station useful, and that's cheap.

    On Windows 10 (an early build - 1903?), if ye disconnect an external
    monitor via switching connections via a VGA KVM (Belkin Omniview Pro3),
    it autoswitches to the internal LCD - and if ye are unlucky to have the
    lid closed, the machine either goes to sleep or crashes.

    Though that could be Windows 10 being too "helpful", I've not had much
    luck trying to disable this behaviour.

    --
    Adrian C

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