ThinkPad X61: The Subnotebook That Got a Second Chance

To some, laptops should be as portable as possible. But in the case of this ThinkPad subnotebook from 2007, fans of its form factor went to extreme measures to keep the machine usable over a decade later. Free Geek Twin Cities: www.freegeektwincities.org/ Sources: HWM, February 2008. Middleton's BIOS: www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Middleton%27s_BIOS ThinkPad X60 in docking station photo: www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/gabi2s/the_port… ThinkPad UltraBay hard drive module photo: www.carousell.sg/p/hdd-caddy-for-thinkpad-10052532… UltraBay adapter with hard drive: store.flagshiptech.com/ibm-lenovo-thinkpad-92p6557… X61 display upgrade photos: geoff.greer.fm/photos/x62/ X61 display upgrade guide: ithinkpad.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/x6xipsguide/ X62 motherboard and left ports photos: imgur.com/gallery/2Ei3kMc X62 motherboard in bottom case; closeup of mSATA drive: web.archive.org/web/20180314140017/https://forum.5… PCper X210 mod article: pcper.com/2018/07/51nb-thinkpad-x210-mod-review-fr… ThinkPad X62 photo: mikejmoffitt.com/articles/0048-x62-sxga60.html X61 Hackintosh: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thinkpad_X61_with_… ---------------------------------------­------------------------------------ Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisdoesnotcompute Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp ---------------------------------------­------------------------------------ Music by Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com/). Intro music by BoxCat Games (www.box-cat.com/).