Hey thanks for the response. Ive seen some x220 on ebay that include 16GB of
RAM so I think itll work on either if needed.
One reason why I was leaning towards the x220 is because Ive heard a lot that
its eventually going to get libreboot support, so if everything else is
almost equal, the chance of libreboot would give the edge to the x220 for me.
Since I posted this, Ive heard a few stories of video issues when flashing
coreboot and removing ME on the x230, so I guess thats another reason to go
for the x220.
Ive flashed libreboot on a x200 and T400, and put coreboot on a Dell
Chromebook 11 - is it any harder to do on a x220? Is there any news about
libreboot? Id obviously prefer that since it handles ME by default, unlike
Coreboot which reqires an additional step (if im correct).
As far as 16GB, its definitely not a necessity, just more breathing room for
the future. Ive got 8GB on my XPS13 and 4GB on my X200 and both are fine.
Pretty sure my Dell chromebook only has 2GB and it was fine for light use, so
im definitely not one of those people who needs a ton. I do some work in
kdenlive, and use a ton of tabs and stuff when browsing, but 8GB is
definitely fine for now for me.
My x200 is fine for 90% of what I do, and I can assume itll be fine for
another 3-5 years, but eventually its gonna be either dated or fail, and it
seems the x220 may end up being a worthy replacement.
Do you know if the graphics performance will be the same with
coreboot/libreboot as it is in the lenovo bios? Like - if I can play Civ 5
or some emulator in linux with lenovo bios - will I get the same performance
with coreboot/libreboot?
I also have a T400s btw, but havent gotten around to trying to libreboot it
because I havent found any good instructions. Its actually really nice, but
has terrible coil whine. Someone mentioned libreboot might fix coil whine,
but I have my doubts.
Since the newer X series may be getting libreboot, any news on the T series?
Something like the T460 might be a better device for me, since 1080p at 12.5
inches is a bit small. 14-15 inches would be perfect. My T400s is 1440x900
at 14 inches and its OK. 1440x900 is good for 13 inches and under, and 1080p
for 14-15 inches is the sweet spot imo. 1080p on my 13.3inch xps 13 is just
a bit small - but im happy with it.
