What a wave of nostalgia. Had the 901 during grad school in 2009. Bear in mind, the alternative at the time were huge, bulky laptops that ran hot with the fan on all the time. I had one of those at home, but I wanted something light on the go. And I was too poor for a smart phone.
Came preinstalled with Windows which I immediately ditched for Ubuntu. And despite my PTSD with linux on a laptop...everything worked! Even suspend!
Great battery life, super light, and surprisingly a great screen too. My main annoyance was how tiny the touchpad was and how loud the click buttons were.
Eventually I graduated and had a desktop at work. Later got a laptop and by then, the thinkpads were slimming down with decent linux support. Good times though - what an era.
Came preinstalled with Windows which I immediately ditched for Ubuntu. And despite my PTSD with linux on a laptop...everything worked! Even suspend!
Great battery life, super light, and surprisingly a great screen too. My main annoyance was how tiny the touchpad was and how loud the click buttons were.
Eventually I graduated and had a desktop at work. Later got a laptop and by then, the thinkpads were slimming down with decent linux support. Good times though - what an era.