thinkpad x220

A recent, methodical speed comparison that installed six generations of Windows on identical vintage ThinkPad X220 laptops has provoked a renewed debate about whether modern Windows is a progressive refinement or a resource‑hungry step backward — and the short, headline‑friendly result is blunt...

A rigorous six‑way speed comparison that installed Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 on identical Lenovo ThinkPad X220 laptops has produced a headline‑grabbing result: on that vintage hardware Windows 11 finished near the bottom in almost every everyday task, while Windows 8.1 — long...

A recent community speed comparison that installed Windows XP through Windows 11 on identical Lenovo ThinkPad X220 laptops landed an attention-grabbing verdict: Windows 11 finished near the bottom in nearly every responsiveness and resource-efficiency test, while Windows 8.1 surprisingly emerged...

A recent side-by-side comparison that installed Windows XP through Windows 11 on identical Lenovo ThinkPad X220 laptops produced a counterintuitive headline: on that vintage hardware, Windows 11 performed worse than its predecessors in many everyday tasks, while Windows 8.1 emerged as the...

A lively new speed comparison that installs Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 onto identical Lenovo ThinkPad X220 notebooks has produced a striking headline — Windows 11 finishes dead last in many real‑world tasks — but the experiment’s design and the wider technical context reveal this...

A striking new set of real‑world tests has put a spotlight on a question many Windows users have been asking quietly for years: is Windows 11 actually slower than previous Windows releases on older hardware? In a hands‑on comparison that installed Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 onto...

A recent, methodical speed test that installed six generations of Windows on identical ThinkPad hardware delivers an uncomfortable — but narrow — verdict: on the chosen vintage platform, Windows 11 finishes near the bottom in responsiveness and resource efficiency, while Windows 8.1 and several...

A recent community speed test that installed Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 on the same hardware delivered a striking—and headline-grabbing—result: Windows 11 finished at or near the bottom in most real-world and synthetic workloads, while Windows 8.1 emerged as the unexpected overall...

A recent hands‑on comparison that installed Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 on identical Lenovo ThinkPad X220 notebooks found Windows 11 finishing near the bottom in most real‑world responsiveness tests, while Windows 8.1 emerged as the most balanced performer on the vintage hardware used —...

A small, reproducible lab test has reignited an old debate: install six generations of Windows on identical decade‑old laptops and the headline result is blunt — on that hardware Windows 11 finishes near the bottom while Windows 8.1 and other legacy releases often deliver the snappiest...

A recent community speed test that installed six generations of Windows on identical hardware produced a provocative — and useful — snapshot: on a decade-old ThinkPad, Windows 8.1 and older releases often outperformed Windows 10 and Windows 11 in real-world responsiveness and resource...

A compact, crowd-pleasing speed comparison that installed Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 on identical Lenovo ThinkPad X220 notebooks produced a surprising and repeatable outcome: Windows 8.1 came out as the snappiest overall on this vintage hardware, while Windows 11 finished near the...

A recent, methodical speed test that installed Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 cleanly onto the same Lenovo ThinkPad X220 and ran a battery of real‑world and synthetic benchmarks arrived at a blunt conclusion: newer Windows releases — and Windows 11 in particular — often consume far more...

@All- I installed Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and now I seem to be missing my WiFi drive. Maybe there are other drivers missing; not sure yet. Does anyone know where I can get a driver for a ThinkPad T430 with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit? Also, the screen looks pretty weird. I think...