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X210Ai is a new motherboard to upgrade ThinkPad X201/200

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Re: X210Ai is a new motherboard to upgrade ThinkPad X201/200

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Post by scrlk »

BenFranklin100 wrote: post #55
scrlk wrote: post #25

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Won't fit, the X200/201 use a different chassis design to the X220/230.

Dissapointing. The X220 is built well and has a great keyboard. Any idea why the focus on the X200/201 instead of the X220/230?

Speculation on my part, but the X220/230 had a simplified design (e.g. clickpad, no lid latch, fewer blinkenlights) compared to the X200/201. These FrankenPad mods are typically for die hard classic ThinkPad fans.

Re: X210Ai is a new motherboard to upgrade ThinkPad X201/200

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Post by neilv »

networked wrote: post #80
camgunz wrote: post #79

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What's the lid shell design flaw (did a little googling couldn't find it)?

According to https://old.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1d13sb6/should_i_... : > - Display lid is very fragile at the top where the wifi antennas are and can easily crack there

Yes, if you look at a photo of the X220 lid, what looks like a cosmetic accent across the lid near screen-top is actually a seam, between the nice alloy traditional lid, and some plastic that's barely held on, painted to look the same. Even minor impact can break the little plastic screw hole tabs that hold the screen-top edge of the lid. Absolutely not what you want from a ThinkPad, which has a legacy of being durable.

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd....

A disappointing thing about this is that someone changed the design, to this, to be more fragile and non-ThinkPad. In this way, it's similar to the series of regression changes to the keyboard, and now the TrackPoint.

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