Post #1426258
2026-03-01 10:09 UTC
One thing I love about this ThinkPad is that it has a physical middle mouse button! This might sound silly to some of you, but I use that middle mouse button a lot, especially in web browsers. It’s one of the fastest ways to open a link in a new tab, and also, one of the fastest ways to close a tab (especially one that isn’t the active tab).
I know, this is old news to long-time ThinkPad fans/owners, and maybe not something most people get excited about. But hey, I’ll take joy wherever I can find it. Let me have this!
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@digichelle@hachyderm.io 2026-03-01 21:43
Another bit of ThinkPad nerdery! I just found out about the 25th Anniversary Edition with the classic seven-row keyboard, and now I want it sooooooo bad. Imagine this beauty with Linux on it! 🥹 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkPad_Anniversary_Edition_25
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@MyWoolyMastadon@toot.community 2026-03-01 11:03
@digichelle I have the T530 from an eBay seller. Got it around 2016. It runs like a race horse on Linux. I try to convince everyone to find older machines and to make them work too.