X200 is a bad idea, Core 2 Duos will never get microcode updates for Spectre bugs.
-- Patrick Harper paia...@fastmail.com On Thu, 21 Jun 2018, at 08:30, flipchan wrote: > I got the x200 with libreboot and openbsd > > On June 19, 2018 10:47:24 AM UTC, Kaya Saman <kayasa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >I couldn't say for the compatibility with OpenBSD though I have read > >other people running on them, but how about Lenovo?? > > > > > >I've got an X220 which I run a Linux distro on which I'm really happy > >with though the i7 CPU does seem to overheat for some reason, though I > >seem to have this issue with all laptops I've gone through?? Must be me > >:-S > > > >- only system that never overheated was my old PowerBook G3 Firewire > >running Mac OS 9 > > > > > >I might be remembering wrong but I'm sure I've seen people on the list > >running OBSD on X-series Lenovo's so it might be worth a shot unless > >anyone else has better suggestions :-) > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > >Kaya > > > > > >On 06/19/18 11:37, Rupert Gallagher wrote: > >> I'm done with my 10 years old 1200EUR MacBookPro. It served me well, > >every day, but is now falling apart, finally. > >> > >> I would buy a new one if only Steve Jobs would be alive and keeping > >Apple inspired. The new models are meticulously designed to make you > >suffer: expensive, slow cpu, soldered ram, soldered disk, small disk, > >bad keyboard keys, wifi only, must pay extra for standard connectors. > >> > >> I have 1500EUR for a new laptop. What would you buy with it? > > -- > Take Care Sincerely flipchan layerprox dev
