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diff --git a/posts/slabtop.md b/posts/slabtop.md index 11e190f..9fa035b 100644 --- a/posts/slabtop.md +++ b/posts/slabtop.md @@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ Then I thought to myself, "Why not just remove the display *entirely*?" So that's what I did. -<figure> - <img src="/public/images/slabtop-1.webp" alt="The main X201 display and lid disconnected"> - <figcaption>The X201 display (still inside the top lid) disconnected from the body of the laptop.</figcaption> -</figure> + + +*The X201 display (still inside the top lid) disconnected from the body of the laptop.* Removing the entire top lid was easier than I initially thought it would be. The beautiful thing about these older, classic ThinkPads is the ability to completely dissemble them. I won't go into heavy details on how to take one of these machines apart, since great documentation [already exists](https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Lenovo_Thinkpad_X201_Tablet). But once you have the keyboard and hinge screws removed it is essentially as easy as *lifting* the lid out of the chassis. (After disconnecting the small display connectors, of course) @@ -31,10 +30,9 @@ Removing the entire top lid was easier than I initially thought it would be. The I love Alpine Linux. It's normally my [go-to distro](https://as.bt.ht) (paired with dwm) for most of my laptop devices. Unfortunately, I find tiling window managers a slight pain to use on larger, 4K displays. I also wanted this slabtop to "just work", instead of needing to fiddle around with WiFi, `xrandr`, audio etc. Not to mention that Debian is rock solid stable. Defaulting to the XFCE DE was a no-brainer as well since this device is somewhat *old*. -<figure> - <img src="/public/images/slabtop-2.webp" alt="The X201 slabtop connected to my 4K monitor"> - <figcaption>The X201 "slabtop" connected to my 27" 4K monitor via the ThinkPad UltraDock.</figcaption> -</figure> + + +*The X201 "slabtop" connected to my 27" 4K monitor via the ThinkPad UltraDock.* ## Closing Thoughts |