I just donated my 2003(?) IBM/Lenovo Think Pad to a friend on fixed income whose Dell was dropped into water. It has a new SSD and battery with two whole hours capacity!!!! Runs Windows 7 Professional just fine.

My company told me to recycle it 10 years ago. When I retired recently, I let them know I still had it but when IT asked if I would send it back, I said, Ok, reimburse me for the battery and SSD. "Keep it"

Although I used to work in Windows support for a local Silicon Valley employer, I've not used a Win computer for a decade — or wanted to.

So can a Think Pad be upgraded and repurposed? Sure. Is it worth it? Ya gotta think hard about that one.


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