In my opinion this is a great little machine. It's not all things to all men (small screen, no dedicated graphics, over 4yr old technology etc) but I bought one a couple of years ago from this eBay seller, shoved in a cheap Samsung EVO SSD and for me, it's a little demon. It performs flawlessly for everyday tasks and weighs very little. The price includes APC courier delivery.
It's grade 2 which means "Refurbished Good - Showing minor signs of use, the odd mark, scratch, buff to be expected" however I bought mine as a grade 4 and the only issue with it was that the lid has a small crack - performs perfectly and it is on a join so not cosmetic. Oh and the AC adapter I received was a non-genuine.
More than 10 in stock at time of posting.
Blurb as follows:
Condition Refurbished - Grade 2
Make / Model Lenovo Thinkpad X220
Processor Intel Core i5 2520M
Processor Speed 2.5Ghz
Memory 4GB DDR3
Screen Size 12.5" Intel HD Graphics 3000 1366x768
Hard Drive 160GB
Operating System Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit with COA inclduing Service Pack 1
Battery Tested & Working
Ac Adapter Yes
Wireless Yes
USB Ports 3
Various e-SATA, VGA, SD Card Reader
As I say, this isn't for everyone but if someone is looking for a cheap, portable, upgradeable workhorse of a laptop, I hope this helps.
Top comments
Ashe to pablomalin
26 Jan 1632#5
That 5 year old tech (i5 2520M) benchmarks at 90% of the speed of today's i5-6200U...
Crammage to smelladeal
26 Jan 1613#12
I think so, still 10 years later than when someone last laughed at that joke.
Optimus_Toaster
27 Jan 165#25
I have one of these and cannot recommend it enough. It's a brilliant companion to my gaming PC as it is fast (with an ssd), light, very ergonomic and incredibly well built. I bought a new 92Wh battery that lasts all day with the screen on. The only thing it is bad at is 3D gaming - which is what the desktop is for!
One thing of note is the "default" TN panel sucks balls. It's awful. Terrible, bad, crud, rubbish, pants. There are replacement IPS panels available and they are superb.
much rather have an old thinkpad than a new hunk-o-junk from pcworld or whatever.
still running T400 and T500 here. great with ubuntu.
ram and batteries are all they've ever needed. and they're a joy to work on compared to almost anything else.
All comments (105)
pablomalin
26 Jan 16#1
5 years old tech, I don't know...
haritori to pablomalin
26 Jan 162#4
Im using a i7 2630QM and it runs liek it did new.
Ashe to pablomalin
26 Jan 1632#5
That 5 year old tech (i5 2520M) benchmarks at 90% of the speed of today's i5-6200U...
fishmaster to pablomalin
27 Jan 161#44
The clue is in the "I don't know" part of your post.
lauren993 to pablomalin
27 Jan 16#78
My i5 2320 in my desktop knows... still kicks ass to this day (much to the envy of my boyfriend who is limping on his AMD - yes I'm a sad Intel fan-girl, and I make sure he knows it)
dealdex
26 Jan 161#2
Hot from me.
Haines
26 Jan 16#3
normally pretty well made these, be just the ticket for the kids for homework etc! hot!
Experiment
26 Jan 161#6
if you get one you should replace the screen to an IPS panel (around £50) plus some more RAM of course.
I recently upgraded from one of these to an X250. These still hold up today mainly because they don't use U processors
trojanh to Experiment
27 Jan 16#21
hi pal, thinking of buying one of these, could you link to how i would go about upgrading the screen?
either that or it would be good as a HTPC. Passmark score of 3.5k means it beats anything in its price range very easily haha, plex will be very smooth indeed! :smile:
Rich44 to Experiment
27 Jan 16#40
Why? 4GB RAM is plenty for most people VMs aside. The screen was perfectly acceptable on the X201, sure if you're fussy you could replace it but there's nothing wrong with it. Does make me laugh about people commenting on the looks, Lenovo gear has always looked like this and unlike Acer/Asus/HP/etc after 3 years the paint hasn't all rubbed off, worn the trackpad out and snapped the plastic off the hinges.
I only buy old Lenovo kit now. Luckily I got 2 brand new Lenovo chargers for £2.99 each from a charity shop, which will come in handy. My youngest uses an X201 with an SSD in it plays Minecraft, Win10 etc really well in fact the non Java Minecraft absolutely screams along.
As for installing Windows 10, a fresh install should accept Win 7+ licence keys or if you prefer do an upgrade to get the hardware licenced then wipe and do a fresh install
JusticeUK
26 Jan 161#7
I have one of these, runs windows 10 well and plays football manager at a decent speed. What more could you want?
Smiff
26 Jan 164#8
much rather have an old thinkpad than a new hunk-o-junk from pcworld or whatever.
still running T400 and T500 here. great with ubuntu.
ram and batteries are all they've ever needed. and they're a joy to work on compared to almost anything else.
229mel
26 Jan 161#9
that 5year old cpu is as powerful as they use them today in these laptops.. might not be as power efficient but thats about it. writing this from x230 . You can get now x240 on ebay for like £200
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Opening post
It's grade 2 which means "Refurbished Good - Showing minor signs of use, the odd mark, scratch, buff to be expected" however I bought mine as a grade 4 and the only issue with it was that the lid has a small crack - performs perfectly and it is on a join so not cosmetic. Oh and the AC adapter I received was a non-genuine.
More than 10 in stock at time of posting.
Blurb as follows:
Condition Refurbished - Grade 2
Make / Model Lenovo Thinkpad X220
Processor Intel Core i5 2520M
Processor Speed 2.5Ghz
Memory 4GB DDR3
Screen Size 12.5" Intel HD Graphics 3000 1366x768
Hard Drive 160GB
Operating System Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit with COA inclduing Service Pack 1
Battery Tested & Working
Ac Adapter Yes
Wireless Yes
USB Ports 3
Various e-SATA, VGA, SD Card Reader
As I say, this isn't for everyone but if someone is looking for a cheap, portable, upgradeable workhorse of a laptop, I hope this helps.
Top comments
One thing of note is the "default" TN panel sucks balls. It's awful. Terrible, bad, crud, rubbish, pants. There are replacement IPS panels available and they are superb.
Grab a screen from these guys: http://www.laptopscreen.com/English/model/IBM-Lenovo/THINKPAD%20X220%204291/
I bought 2 and both are perfect.
There are a couple of guides on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RwO6ZlyzGA & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcaMFkd_xSY
still running T400 and T500 here. great with ubuntu.
ram and batteries are all they've ever needed. and they're a joy to work on compared to almost anything else.
All comments (105)
I recently upgraded from one of these to an X250. These still hold up today mainly because they don't use U processors
either that or it would be good as a HTPC. Passmark score of 3.5k means it beats anything in its price range very easily haha, plex will be very smooth indeed! :smile:
I only buy old Lenovo kit now. Luckily I got 2 brand new Lenovo chargers for £2.99 each from a charity shop, which will come in handy. My youngest uses an X201 with an SSD in it plays Minecraft, Win10 etc really well in fact the non Java Minecraft absolutely screams along.
As for installing Windows 10, a fresh install should accept Win 7+ licence keys or if you prefer do an upgrade to get the hardware licenced then wipe and do a fresh install
still running T400 and T500 here. great with ubuntu.
ram and batteries are all they've ever needed. and they're a joy to work on compared to almost anything else.