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Title: Thinkapd x301 Restoration: Preamble |
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Title: Thinkapd x301 Restoration: Preamble |
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Author: Alessandro Mauri |
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Author: Alessandro Mauri |
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# Thinkpad x301 Restoration Project: Preamble |
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# ThinkPad x301 Restoration Project: Preamble |
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I had an unfortunate accident, well 3 to be precise, I bought 3 used Thinkpads |
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I had an unfortunate accident, well 3 to be precise, I bought 3 used ThinkPads |
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x301 in working condition. Someone might say "jeez good for you" because those |
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x301 in working condition. Someone might say "jeez good for you" because those |
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things are beautiful, old, and somewhat rare. |
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things are beautiful, old, and somewhat rare. |
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## PHOTO HERE all three af them |
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## PHOTO HERE all three af them |
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Well not so fast because, as I learned the hard way, the Lenovo Thinkpad x301 |
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Well not so fast because, as I learned the hard way, the Lenovo ThinkPad x301 |
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has a particular quirk: It has what I think is the shittiest rubber coating |
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has a particular quirk: It has what I think is the shittiest rubber coating |
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among all Thinkpads. |
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among all ThinkPads. |
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Three out of three of the laptops I bought had some issues with the coating, |
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Three out of three of the laptops I bought had some issues with the coating, |
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on the lid AND the palmrest which, in this particular model, is treated with the |
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on the lid AND the palmrest which, in this particular model, is treated with the |
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same coating as the lid. The problem is that this coating is now over 11-13 |
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same coating as the lid. The problem is that this coating is now over 11-13 |
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