Thinkpad X220. https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X220
16GB RAM. 1 TB sata SSD + 1 TB mSATA SSD (2 TB total storage, which is nuts, really.).
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz
www.intel.com
FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE.
X11 with Windowmaker window manager. https://www.windowmaker.org/
Waterfox web browser
https://www.freshports.org/www/waterfox
Wifi and wired ethernet LAN connectivity, configured as a lagg(4) failover pair.
Everything works under freebsd: suspend/resume (with screenlock), thinkpad buttons, screen brightness, thinklight, trackpad, trackpoint, sound, headphone socket, wifi, DP external monitor, USB. One small omission on the X220 that I miss from the X201 is no SD card adapter. I haven't tested the camera or mic.
What upgrades would I like? (a) 32/64GB RAM; (b) IPS LCD panel to replace the crappy TN panel; (c) updated CPU. Dream on...
(Not sure this qualifies as a 'workstation' nowadays! But it's still a nice little laptop, with a real keyboard; eat your heart out, macbook air...)
X220 screenshot showing demo of VGA bitmapped monospace font for X11 in xterm.
16GB RAM. 1 TB sata SSD + 1 TB mSATA SSD (2 TB total storage, which is nuts, really.).
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Intel® Core™ i5-2520M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.20 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel
Intel® Core™ i5-2520M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.20 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.
www.intel.com
X11 with Windowmaker window manager. https://www.windowmaker.org/
Waterfox web browser
https://www.freshports.org/www/waterfoxWifi and wired ethernet LAN connectivity, configured as a lagg(4) failover pair.
Everything works under freebsd: suspend/resume (with screenlock), thinkpad buttons, screen brightness, thinklight, trackpad, trackpoint, sound, headphone socket, wifi, DP external monitor, USB. One small omission on the X220 that I miss from the X201 is no SD card adapter. I haven't tested the camera or mic.
What upgrades would I like? (a) 32/64GB RAM; (b) IPS LCD panel to replace the crappy TN panel; (c) updated CPU. Dream on...
(Not sure this qualifies as a 'workstation' nowadays! But it's still a nice little laptop, with a real keyboard; eat your heart out, macbook air...)
X220 screenshot showing demo of VGA bitmapped monospace font for X11 in xterm.
