This models specs
CPU: T7400 64Bit
Ram: 4G, 3 usable due to BIOS limit
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon X1300
HDD: Kingston SA400S37120G 120G SSD
Optical: CD ROM 18X
OS: OpenSuSE Tumbleweed
4K PI CALC TIME: 19.85s

Capability notes:
This laptop is an example of what all laptops should have been like. Its serviceable and expandable. When I received this laptop it had a 32 bit processor and a crap WiFi card. I replaced them. I don’t know of too many laptops you can change the microprocessor in. I went from a T2400 32 bit processor to a T7400 64 bit. It can do pretty much everything I want to do and reasonably quick. The biggest limitation to me is the 1024x768 display just doesn’t have the resolution I am use to. Its difficult to have multiple open windows placed around the screen so you can see them all.

A perfect example of how Linux can extend the life of older equipment. I am running a cutting edge Linux distro. It runs fast and with carefully selected software during install, it uses minimal resources. The solid state hard drive also helps a lot. Kernel version 5.18 is hot off the press now and its running on this laptop.


X-Session
Overview picture of this laptop from the front. Its open, running, and showing a Xfce desktop. Its a 4:3 ratio 14” display. It has the red eraser head looking thing in the middle of the keyboard and a touch pad. Says IBM ThinkPad on the right corner. It has the stickers on the front left you would see on a new laptop. ATI, Intel Centrino Duo, Designed for Windows XP, Windows Vista Compatible.


X-Session Processor upgrade to my ThinkPad T60. T2400 –> T7400. Now its 64 bit so I am reinstalling a 64bit version of OpenSuSE. The image shows the guts of the computer, under the keyboard. The heat sink assembly is removed and sitting on the front right. Just under where the touchpad would be are the two stacked memory chips. In the back left you can see a mounted in the board processor and another sitting near the wifi card in the back.