Lenovo Thinkpad X230 Ultra Portable Laptop with Linux Mint 64 Bit and Windows 10 on a separate drive,  2GB RAM, 128GB mSATA SSD, 128GB SSD, integrated webcam, fast N speed WIFI with useful software! You are welcome to make me a sensible offer, but please don't wait until a few minutes before t he end - because I never sell out of desperation! You can make your offer at any time!

• Intel(R) Dual Core i5 Ivy Bridge 3220M processor running at 2600 MHz  both maximum and battery-optimized performance

• Ultra small and slim 1 inch thin profile and light weight  1.5Kg  

• Linux Mint 21.2 Victoria / Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy -updates installed. Windows 10 Professional on second drive.

• This laptop is in very good overall condition.

• Cleaned inside and out and everything is working perfectly

• Integrated 47Wh battery (OEM) equates to at least 2-3 hours mobile use.

• 2.0 GB of DDR3 memory is installed

• 128GB solid state drive (SSD) - more than enough room for the Mint operating system; please see my document Disaster Recovery about data storage etc. Size is not everything! The main drive should be big enough to hold the OS and your applications. Data should be stored onto external media or "in the cloud". Your laptop will run faster and be a lot easier to clean and restore etc. I am not a fan of large disk drives but that's just me. This laptop has the benefits of having a card-based mSATA drive which holds the operating system and a second solid state drive running Windows 10 - best of both worlds! This conventional SATA slot can be installed with SSD or HDD for data storage expansion or for another operating system.

• Integrated 10/1000 gigabyte  Ethernet LAN connection

• Internal Wireless N-6205 WIFI card - very fast N speed performance

• Integrated Bluetooth link

• Integrated webcam in screen bezel

• SD media card reader for photos, music etc.

• Mini DisplayPort output connector

• Brilliant LED display 12.5 TFT display with 1366 x 768 resolution

• USB 3.0 for fast transfers

• Many optional features to enhance flexibility and function

• Superb business-orientated laptop - very light and powerful. These laptops cost £1800 upwards when launched! Renowned for its quality and great build standard - these laptops are very nicely put together.

• Ultrabase Docking Station readily available on Ebay - not included in this sale

This is a lovely clean laptop with the usual excellent build quality. It's perfect for business use, or studying or just browsing the internet, playing music, movies etc. Being ultraportable it is very light and tidy - these laptops have no built-in CD / DVD Drive.  Expansion capability is provided by the "Ultrabase" accessory ( not included) which accepts a range of drive options and allows great port expansion. Alternatively with three built-in USB ports available, a variety of Flash Drives or external CD/DVD Readers or Writers can easily be connected - this laptop has the power to drive them all. The Laptop comes with an AC power supply / charger block.

Note: Most of the pictures are of the item itself. My digital camera does not do the laptop any justice - it is a real gem and looks very nice!" If you have a son or daughter returning to university soon (or yourself) then this is perfect - everything a student needs!  

I have cleaned the laptop inside and out and inspected it carefully. Everything works perfectly as it should - the cooling fan has been thoroughly cleaned and new thermal paste has been applied; good cooling is important because there is a lot of power in these small laptops - the dual core is now running at a nice chilly 50 degrees (at idle). The Mint operating system runs really well on these little laptops and is "feature rich". There is nothing more that can be done to this computer except to turn it on and start to enjoy its great performance. The quality of Thinkpads speaks for itself and spare parts, memory and / or disk upgrades are readily available on EBay. Weighs just 1.5 Kg (!!) including the battery and when released these laptops sold for £1800 upwards (no joke)!

Note: I always make a point of highlighting any problem areas and showing them clearly in the photos. There is nothing to report. Please see photos. Everything is present, in good order and working correctly.  Great, light, fast, reasonably priced ultraportable.

I am a qualified electronics engineer recently retired early from working in the electronics manufacturing and test sector ( for many years!) and I  enjoy diagnosing and fixing these Lenovo laptops. My passion is refurbishment and I pay great attention to detail. I do not sell on any laptop that I am not totally happy with. If I can make a small profit on each laptop - then that allows me to continue with this process and pays for my coffee and bacon baps! I am a one man band and try not to compete with some of the larger sellers on Ebay - in fact I even buy some of their broken laptops! I offer a personal service and I am always available to offer advice about laptops, electronics etc.

I have been asked by some buyers about warranty - well hopefully you won't ever need this. These laptops are over eight years old and still running well. As a sole trader I cannot really offer a comprehensive warranty it's not possible or realistic. However if the laptop fails within 14 days through no fault of the buyer then of course I will consider repair or replacement. I will always offer a practical solution. If you are unlucky enough to have problems in the future then get in touch because I can often help and my diagnosis and repair rates are significantly cheaper than High Street prices. I also keep a range of spare parts and offer repair and refurbishment at very fair rates.

This is a fantastic clean laptop for a very fair price with great software and dual boot / operating systems - the total package. Check out my 100% positive feedback if you have any remaining doubts and look up these X230 laptops on YouTube for even more information before you buy. I guarantee you will not be disappointed - this laptop is worth every penny believe me! 

I have described this lovely compact laptop as honestly and completely as possible BUT please remember that it is refurbished and not new - so there will be signs of use consistent with a used laptop (but not many). It is not possible or practical to list every tiny blemish so PLEASE If you want perfection then buy a new laptop. Perfect for that return to University, or that commute on the train or even as a replacement desktop computer.

Thanks for reading my listing all the way through and Good luck!!