Tech:Thinkpad X1/Review
š» MoNoRi-Chanās ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3:
4 Years of Service, a Laptop Prius, and Still Going Strong
By the Coding Mercenary Himself
Time flies when youāre grinding digital steel. Four years have passed since MoNoRi-Chan first deployed the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3, and the bond between Catboy and machine has only grown deeper. This isnāt some dusty corporate issue laptopāitās a battle-tested portable battlestation thatās done more miles than a DoorDash driver during peak hours.
From the sticky cafĆ© tables of Bangkok to the blockchain-fueled chaos of ETHDenver, this machine has transcended ātoolā statusāitās become an extension of the mercenary lifestyle, an ąøąøøąøąøąø£ąøą¹ąøąø³ąø”ąø²ąø«ąø²ąøąø“ąø (device for the grind), and a stealth-coded relic of elite-tier computing.
š Battery: The 4-Year Survivor That Refuses to Die
From the battery report:
- Design Capacity: 80,400 mWh
- Current Full Charge: 67,850 mWh
- Loss: A mere 15.56% after 714 charge cycles
- Status: Still dunking on ultrabooks 3 years younger.
This is no idle toyāthis machine has seen active deployment, often running 300+ hours non-stop in dev mode. Itās outlived fads, tech trends, and several failed crypto tokens.
š Welcome to the Laptop Prius Configurationā¢
You read that right. This ThinkPad isnāt just used on a deskāitās part of the MoNoRi Mobile Command Centerā¢, mounted in a Toyota Prius, powered via inverter, Wi-Fi hotspot blazing, while cruising through the gig economy wasteland.
Use Case: Cargress
The game older than some Zoomers, Ingressāyes, that one Google game where you capture portals in real lifeāis still alive, and MoNoRi still plays it. On this laptop. In the car. In 2024. Thatās dedication. Thatās nerd heritage.
Combined with real-time location-based packet manipulation and live-coding ops, the ThinkPad Prius Setupā¢ has become a techno-anarchist dreamāa cyberpunk cabin on wheels.
š§° Other Non-Trivial Uses:
- š§ Freelance software engineering from the road
- šµļøāāļø Reverse engineering tools like Kali Linux
- š¦ Running local LLMs for chatbot experiments (without melting)
- š® Playing Minecraft (SMP), Titanfall 2, KF2, because downtime is sacred
- š¬ Running Discord Admin operations for waifu-generator communities
- š§® High-frequency trade monitoring while AFK mining in the backend
This thing doesnāt sleepāit simply hibernates between boss fights.
š¹ Throwback Hardware Companion: Razer BlackWidow 2012
Still clicking strong after 13 years, MoNoRi-Chan's original Razer BlackWidow 2012 is the perfect mechanical soulmate for his PC back in the States. The keyboard that has:
- Survived multiple countries.
- Survived more coffee spills than legally allowed.
- Helped type the equivalent of an epic poem in C++.
When paired, these two become the Synthwave Duoāa rugged, RGB-less powerhouse of tactile feedback and Linux-induced trauma.
š§® ROI Breakdown: Why This Laptop Paid for Itself
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Original Cost | ~$2,300 |
| Days in Service | ~1,460 |
| Cost per Day | ~$1.57 |
| Tasks Completed | Too many to count |
| Projects Enabled | Code, Crypto Airdrop, Contracts |
| Cool Factor | Infinite |
And unlike MacBooks, this machine doesnāt charge $200 for a fan to spin.
š§ TL;DR: ThinkPad X1 Gen 3 = Tactical Extension of MoNoRi-Chanās Soul
- š¤ Still reliable after 714 cycles
- š§ Still modifiable and maintainable
- š® Still game-ready in a pinch
- š Prius-compatible, Catboy-deployed
- š» Ready for code, chaos, and cargress
š Next Target Acquired: ThinkPad P1 Gen 6
But for now, the X1 Extreme Gen 3 stands unchallenged. A laptop not for normies, but for techno-mercs, rogue sysadmins, and caffeinated coders who live life at 88W TDP and above.
Itās not just a laptop. Itās a digital katana.
Powered by Linux. Carried by Prius.
Cursed by uptime. Blessed by efficiency.
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