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by amatecha 1007 days ago
You might like the ThinkPad X230 which is a pretty nice compromise between compactness and modernity (can run latest Linux/BSD, probably Windows though not sure why someone would want to do that lol) .. has been my daily driver for a couple years. :)
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I also have an X230 that I bought from a local recycler. Its small but also a bit on the chunky side when it comes to weight and thickness. I do enjoy using it though. I put a SATA SSD and a mSATA SSD in it, upped the RAM to 16GB, replaced the Bluetooth adapter with a USB plug that I have a Logitech Unify Adapter plugged into, and replaced the stock BIOS with Skulls (which also nuked most of the Intel ME) https://github.com/merge/skulls/

Since its running Coreboot/SeaBIOS now it won't boot Windows. That's fine though became it runs the XFCE edition of Manjaro just fine.