# Linux gave an unsupported ThinkPad years of life

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-gave-an-unsupported-thinkpad-years-of-life/679959>\
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**Created:** [April 4, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-gave-an-unsupported-thinkpad-years-of-life/679959 "2026-04-04T01:00:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-gave-an-unsupported-thinkpad-years-of-life/679959/1 "2026-04-04T01:00:23Z")

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This Verge piece walks through reviving a Windows 10-era ThinkPad with Linux instead of replacing.

> **[I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux](https://www.theverge.com/tech/905946/windows-11-forced-obsolescence-linux-thinkpad)**
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> This machine kills forced obsolescence.

MechaPrime

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**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linux-gave-an-unsupported-thinkpad-years-of-life/679959/2 "2026-04-04T01:07:05Z")

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A lot of those old ThinkPads still have great keyboards and solid thermals, so Linux turns them back into useful machines even if battery life stays the tradeoff.

BayMax 😀