You have an i7 in your X230. I am jealous.
Two tips: the m2 slot will accept an mSATA SSD which provides very cheap fast storage, and there was a BIOS update in 2020. 
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What kind of racing do you do! setup looks great man 
Actually thereās no M2 slot on the X230, only the older mSATA portsā¦
When I opened it up earlier today, I saw that the second slot was occupied by a WWAN card.
A bit of research also pointed out that the mSATA is slot in there is only rated at Sata2 speeds, whereas the regular SATA drive bay operates at sata3 speedsā¦
So I just left the WWAN Card in there, and left my mSATA SSD in the T420
Edit: @jonathon also take a look at https://1vyra.in
It let me get rid of Intel Management Engine, removed whitelists, and unlocked all hiden bios menuās
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Project Cars 2 is my go to, but I donāt use it as often as I should because I havenāt managed to get it working on Linux so I have to boot into windows to play 
I do like the Font used on the caps //typewriter//
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I used to do a lot of drifting in Assetto Corsa! Havenāt tested it on Linux yet thoā¦
Also I really, really need a handbrake lol
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My old AMD Bulldozer based home media server died this morning. So I went out and bought a new Motherboard, CPU, and RAM. I will miss its on board floppy connector and onboard EIDE connector. 
I decided to go with a Ryzen 3, Gigabyte Aorus Motherboard, and only one stick of 8gb DRR4 3200 RAM. It was so nice to install Linux and not have to worry about installing drivers. I will say that I will be getting another 8gb stick next month. After the integrated GPU takes the RAM it needs, I am left with 5.8gb. Did I spend too much on the motherboard? Yes, but I needed the 6 Sata ports. It also has 2-M.2 slots. So in the end, I can fit up to 8 drives in the system.
I also bought a new monitor for my gaming rig. (I did this before a couple of days before the server died) Once it comes in and is setup, I will post a picture here.
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Got myself a Keyboardio Atreus, as I was sick of typing on my laptop keyboard. This is an ortholiniar keyboard with 44 keys, three layers and mechanical keys with brown switches.
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Iām too old to try that form factor! Looks neat though - and may well be better than a laptop!
What I wish had happened is that Logitech had taken their āwaveā form factor, and done a mechanical versionā¦ (sigh) Comfortable and logical for Home End PgUp and PgDn and Deleteā¦
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Something about old dogs and new tricks, huhā¦
Truth be told, it does take some getting used to and for now my wpm are taking a hit. Should be fine again in (hopefully) a month or so.
Is that made for keeping it in your lap? Thatās how I type anyway, so I might look into it.
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It isnāt, but that does not mean you canāt! It is really really small though (but the keys are full size). Keyboard.io is where you can find the thing.
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How does Space feel? Seems uncomfortable to have it as a normal button and not a bar.
Also, are keys replaceable/remapable? Iām dominantly left-handed and use space exclusively with my left hand.
Overall looks like an interesting keyboard. 
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Keys and switches are replacable and everything is remappable. All open source too! Take a look at their site.
Space takes some getting used to, but nothing too bad.
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what about the āfunā key? does it make everything more fun? can you simply add fun to a sentence by pressing that key? 
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It was a fun key or the any key. As I donāt want to Homer Simpson my way through the day, it became the fun key.
Everything is better with a fun key.
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That reminds me I have a keyboard coming! Keycaps from China - left the depot in China this night, just landed in France according to FedEX. The rest is coming from Spain. I ordered it a week ago and so far itās made it about half way thru spain 
Just upgraded my production desktop from Intel to AMD:
Superduper happy hippo now!
PS: Who said gurlz donāt need good hardware?
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Any audio lovers here?
Tin Audio T4
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As I mentioned in my last post, I ordered a new monitor for my Gaming-Rig. It is an Gigabyte M27Q. A 27" 1440p monitor with a 170hz IPS panel and a built in KVM switch. Link to manufacturerās website. The colors are amazing. Very little ghosting when playing games. Anyways, here is a crappy picture I took with my cell phone.
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