One possible challenge with a refurbished laptop is that there can be heating issues. All LC230 units that we sell are well tested for such issues to ensure that the laptop's CPU cools well during heavy CPU usage. This is done by ensuring two things:
The CPU fan is clean of dust and other foreign material that might affect its ability to offer good CPU cooling.
The CPU fan's heatsink is able to conduct heat properly
Check out what a dirty and clean fan looks like.
If you face any heating issues (or a noisy fan) a few months after purchasing a LC230, one thing that would help is cleaning the fan using an air blower.
Here is what a clean CPU fan achieves:
As you can see, even under very heavy CPU utilisation (and system load), the CPU fan running at 5380 RPM is able to cool down the CPU to keep the core temperature around +84° C.
In case your current LC230 battery does not give you sufficient backup, you can purchase a new 6-cell or 9-cell battery. The part numbers are as follows:
It is possible to use the Lenovo Classic keyboard (last seen on the X220 Thinkpad model) with the X230. This involves three steps:
We will be glad to help you with this modification. The steps are detailed on the Thinkwiki.