Why a Cheap ThinkPad is More Fun Than a Raspberry Pi

Merry Christmas everyone, today we go over why a cheap used ThinkPad is a better value than something like a raspberry pi if you are looking to have a dedicated machine to mess around with.

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[KingASE]

No idea why so many new people are seeing this video now after 3 years but welcome lmao. Should I make another video? Would you want to see a video on the psp go? (I think I’ll make a video roasting some of the idiots in this comment section first while I work on new scripts)

[Lim]

“single board computer”
_pulls out a Wii_

[YeloPartyHat]

Electricity usage is a huge consideration for hobby projects such as those usually requiring a Raspberry Pi

[hershfam]

thinkpad prices after youtube pushes this video after 3 years 📈📈📈

[mjdxp]

I have a bunch of old laptops lying around, and I'm always finding new ways to have fun with them. Around a year ago I made a home server out of one of them which mainly serves as a pihole. I've also had a lot of fun SSHing into it from various other computers, from my phone to my main PC to even a Wii. Just last night I decided to try installing Gentoo on my previous laptop, and it's been a lot of fun!

[Aeglos]

I miss the days when you could buy a second-hand X200 Tablet for $30. In my opinion, one of the best machines released under the ThinkPad name.

[gorrrroto]

Lovely to see the such a will to reuse still perfectly functional computers :))))

[AMAL_AMPZ]

Who all got this video as recommendation?

[zhyakoxalid]

I found this video to be really enjoyable, it may have been your narration and the fact that I have a Thinkpad now. Thank your for this video, you earned a subscriber

[rontarrant]

I've gone through a few of these and what's most delightful about them is that the resale value is nothing to sneer at. The last one I bought used and then sold it for about 1/2 its value after using it for nearly four years.
Currently running through my first Yoga variation, an X380 complete with touch screen. Tons of uses, even with Windows 10 still installed... I use it as a book reader, controlling my Canon T2i in an overhead rig, and (with the included pen) sketching... just to name a few.

[bijanshadnia]

Great video! Just picked up my first Thinkpad recently. In love with my T420

[scroombler]

you hit the nail on the head. So many ways to get your hands on a decent used laptop

[Knaeckebrotsaege]

I'm still rocking a maxed-out T530 as a daily driver (next to my gaming desktop) and it's been a bunch of fun upgrading it waaay beyond what was originally possible, most importantly replacing the trash-tier 900p-zero-contrast LCD with a decent 1080p one for peanuts, throwing a quadcore i7 at it, and the obligatory mSATA (not 2.5") SSD. Did some other mods to it as well but I don't want this to end up as a wall of text. Unless you're doing something that requires GPU horsepower, it's surprisingly easy to forget you're sitting in front of a 10+ year old machine at times (performance wise)

[LoranBriggs]

I bought a "renewed" lenovo T480s from Amazon recently and have been quite happy with it.

[UrbanistBlooms]

I big factor left out is the GPIO pins which I don't think the Thinkpad has an equivalent too unless you hookup a USB Arduino

[oynamaqe]

Seen so many videos about old laptops, amazing to see people reusing old but functional hardware. I'll probably get one for running klipper on my 3d printer

[Siphoni]

Excellent video!!! Thanks so much! I would love to see a video about buying a used thinkpad in 2024 and upgrading it or something like that! <3

[ktrashlyf]

I actually really want one of these. so cool actually. Especially the final IBM ones just for nostalgia reasons.

[mongee]

Ah hell yeah! Some home playing in the background

[mattbanak]

I've had an old Thinkpad running as the control plane of my home Kube cluster for years now, thing's a beast and there's always a screen and keyboard right there when I really need it. Great video!