ThinkPad Thread

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>>42201575
Nice wallpaper.

so where can i buy thinkpads used for cheap?
i know companies sell them for cheap and in good condition, but where do i go to get one?

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>>42201600
I started work on ricing it as I got it 2 days ago.

>>42201698
eBay or some other local auction site. Trust me on that one - other places tend to be more expensive and you're not going to get a Chinese knockoff like with other things because most newer ThinkPads *are* Chinese!

>>42201575
>>42201710
Slut wallpaper general ?

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>>42201760
Nobody is allowed to sexualize the Yuyushiki!

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Linux on your x200?

Guy from last thread with the T41.

I upped my budget, how is a T400 for €175?

Does the GMA X4500 support smooth 1920x1080 video?

>>42201938
The T400 is good and I just ran 1080p video on my X4500 off an external USB HDD, so you should be good.

I can't comment on the price, though.

>>42201938
seems a bit high can get under $200 easy in US

It was €170, but shipping is +€10.

>>42202002
Everything is expensive here. Netherlands. You're free to find me a better one in the Netherlands.

>>42202000
Thanks. Now if the seller answers my question I'll probably buy it if he answers yes. Some T400 models have a webcam right?

Should I get X220 or X230.
Is keyboard in 230 really that bad?
Is it worth to sacrifice keyboard to get better GPU and CPU?

>>42202033
You can replace the X230 keyboard with a X200 keyboard with a tiny bit of hacking, but you will have a few keys non-functional.

Also, the CPU difference is marginal, really, it is. (The GPU difference is bigger, but it will only matter if you are gaming, and if you are gaming, why are you getting an X-series anyway?)

>>42202031
Yes, was optional.

>>42202031
probably decent price if it's very nice condition then

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I need to flash middletons bios but I don't want to install WinXP. Wat do?

>>42202033
may look into the x201 as well

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>>42201795

MUST THERE ETERNALLY BE A THINKPAD THREAD?

WHY NOT JUST HAVE A LAPTOP THREAD INSTEAD OF CIRCLEJERKING OVER DECADE OLD LAPTOPS

EVERYTIME I COME ON HERE, ONE OF YOU ASSHOLES HAS STARTED A NEW THREAD, WHEN I CAN GO INTO THE ARCHIVES RIGHT NOW AND FIND OUT THAT THERE HAS PROBABLY BEEN AT LEAST 40 OF YOUR SHITTY THREADS IN THE PAST WEEK

STOP

>>42201710
What anime is that?

>>42202134

>Boku no Pico

>>42202134
Yuyushiki

>>42202114
Make a better thread. Also, we often discuss Dell and HPs there, this has become more of a Business Laptop General nowadays.

>>42202046
I need it to render 3D models of molecular structures. My current intel GMA950 in netbook shits itself with 100+ atoms. I don't want this to happen again. Also, having more GPU memory should be good for running two VM's at once.

>>42202046
I saw that and it's bullshit.
More than "couple" of keys do not work with this mod.

>>42202059
Great, there might be a chance.

>>42202062
I'll need to ask too, then.

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>>42202112

>>42202161
Then get a Txxx with a proper, dedicated graphics card. You won't regret it.

Talking about Dell and HP, which series are their "ThinkPads"?

Recently acquired an I7 620m T510.
Now I've been away from linux distros for a while.

What should I install ?

>>42202154
"Adult shotacon anime"
I think I'll skip that anime.

>>42202239
http://www.ktgee.net/post/49736465981/dell-guide
http://www.ktgee.net/post/55503462757/used-hp-elitebook-buyers-guide

>>42202286
Great, thanks!

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Why is Yukari is best yuyu?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxqBuvUR-y4

>>42202294
That's now how you spell Yuzuko. Also, don't derail the thread into /a/, this is a genuine ThinkPad discussion thread.

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>>42202294
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygYqzgwW-OY

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>>42202309
>yuzu
>best anything

>>42202234
But I need 12.5'' screen for mobility.
That is why I currently use a netbook.
I'm always on the go.

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>>42202216

How much should I offer this guy for his X230?

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/sys/4485160308.html

>>42202406
Blowjob and a firm handshake.

>>42202424
hmm I don't think he'll take that, how about a monetary amount.

>>42202406
About threefiddy

>>42202155
haa. just make a better thread? YEAH I CANT WAIT FOR MY THREAD TO 404 IN 5 MINUTES BECAUSE IT ISNT
>STINKPAD GENURAL
>GUTS GENERAL
>DESKTOP GENURAL
>HOMESCREEN GENURAL
>RMS IS COOL/A RETARD
>WHY DOES LINUX SUCK
>WHY DOES WINDOWS SUCK
>OSX MUSTRD RACE


ALL THESE GENERALS ARE STIFLING CREATIVITY AND CONTENT BY LIMITING ALL THE TOPICS TO ALL THESE DEFINED CIRCLEJERKING THREADS

EAT SHIT YOU STUPID FUCK

STOP SHITTING /G/ WITH YOUR SHITTY THREADS

>>42202443
You must suck at blowjobs (pun not intended)

>>42201575
I never understood why people buy lenovo shit instead of clevo custom, I really need to stop thinking people here aren't retarded.

>>42202456
The fact your threads don't get any replies means either the community is shit or your threads are shit, and you can change the former by changing your community of choice.

>>42202468
>$170 for a perfectly usable, quality laptop

>>42202456
fuck off

>>42202468
because /g/ means business, not gaming. Gaming laptops weigh like 30 pounds

>>42202475
No I mean the people like >>42202406
>>42202248
>>42202033
They aren't going for the 170$ laptop, why not get a custom clevo with what you want and cheaper?
>>42202488
Except that they don't weight more for the same specs despite being cheaper and custom (so you can upgrade easily)?

>>42202526
The _30 series are still okay. The _40's, though, are probably comparable to customs in quality.

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May you enjoy your stay in your classy new habitation dear WWAN card, Mr.mSATA SSD took your place in my x220t

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>>42202475
>changing community of choice

is this some new way of saying "hurr go bck 2 reddit"

go look in the archives you stupid fuck. its essentially the same 10 threads in different variations all day everyday.

we don't need MORE of the same threads when i NO new content is coming from it.

>>42202092
Make a boot CD

>>42202526
>clevo
>no trackpoint
into the trash it goes

>>42202567
Maybe there is no new content worth discussing? hence repeat threads.

>>42202526
How does that answer what OS I should get ?

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>>42202550
Crap, not the good pic
Well it was still my x220t

>>42202578
>Make a boot CD

oh yeah, forgot to mention it's an X61
and no, I don't have the dock

>>42202688
I think there's a way to make a bootable USB, not sure how though

ThinkPad or Precision?

Gonna give it to my old man once my main laptop is fixed, the old man hates everything related to China including Lenovo.

I wanna use it to take be fit in with /g/.

The struggle.

>>42202721
get a latitude, e6400/e6410 are great laptops

>>42202031
>Everything is expensive here. Netherlands. You're free to find me a better one in the Netherlands.
bid on this thing, I doubt it'll go over 100-150Eur
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T400-C2D-T9400-2-53-GHZ-2GB-RAM-160GB-DVD-RW-Win-Vista-Lize-/301194244928?pt=DE_Technik_Computer_Peripherieger%C3%A4te_Notebooks&hash=item4620937340

I think it has everything.

www.amazon.com/ThinkPad-X230t-34352TU-i7-3520M-7200rpm/dp/B00FP12XEK/

Can I get it cheaper in eastern Europe?
Every fucking store have them listed on their website but then claim that they don't really have it in stock.

>>42202720
yeah, I gathered as much from thinkwiki/random threads. I just thought this was something /g/ would know by heart

>>42202745
It's a E6400 with 2GB of RAM.

I think I'll take that. Any reason to pay a bit more and get the 4GB version?

>>42202756
That looks nice too.

>>42202756
Ah, I'm specifically looking for something with a webcam.

>>42202817
>1366 x 768
>paying $1600 for 10 year old tech

i'm unable to find out which integrated graphics solution x200 has - is it x3100, x4500m or x4500 MHD?

>>42202955
It has Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD graphics
>http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X200

>>42201575
Just got my x201. Anyone have any good guides to opening this thing up, I'd like to pop in some more RAM because Firefox is a huge RAM hog and I wouldn't mind playing some games. I see it has 2 SODIMM slots, does the stock 4GB come on 1 stick or would I have to replace a 2GB with a 4, I'd like to end up with the max 8, but if it means replacing both sticks I don't want to do it.

>>42201575
Should I get an x200 or an x201?
Are the i5 x201s much faster?
The keyboard is the same on both, right?
The x200, some don't apparently have backlight, does this make the display horrible?

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>>42202935
tfw 1920x1200 display

>tfw thinkpad W500 doesn't output audio over DP/HDMI and completly lacks digital audio out

fuck. I am unable to watch shit on my plasma now, with decent audio.
Guess I should get a USB DAC.

>>42203127
I'd like one for my T61, but since I already have my x220t and my desktop I don't want to spend ~90€ on a screen I'll barely use

>>42203189
I have another in the closet just in case something happens to the one that I'm using right now :3

>>42203125
About 30-40% faster i nbenchmarks, but you lose your >freedom. Also, I have an X200 with rather cheap backlight and it looks like your average TN - but an IPS swap is $100.

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Reminder that the bumpy shite on the trackpad can be pealed off

So I just purchased a t400 for $125.00 and in the listing it stated that it didn't have the hard drive caddy nor the Hard drive cover. Is this for the primary drive or a secondary drive option?

out of pure curiosity, anyone seen a battery that'd fit w500 with cells i could "easily" replace myself? the battery i have doesn't seem to have any screws, so i fear that if i try to disassemble it i'll simply break it.
having a battery with easily replaceable cells (18650?) would make my w500 immortal.

>>42203334
How?

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>>42203337
Primary, pic related is what you need.

>>42203375
use some kind of blade to peel up the corner, then just rip it off

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What upgrades should I do to my x41t?

>>42203418
I don't think there is any point in upgrading the X41t in any way. The upgradeable models really begin in the 60-series.

>>42203418
Please don't, it's a perfect laptop the way it is.

>>42203400
Aw jizz it worked. thanks anon

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Thickest laptops ever. Asus S series master race reporting in. u jelly, plebs?

>>42203334
>*Peeled.

>>42203334
fuck yea, just peeled mine off. thanks anon

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>>42203642
what an original and innovative design.

>>42203642
no
ultrabooks are shit
>u jelly
>>/b/
>>/v/

>>42203642
No. Why would I be jealous of a fucking chiclet keyboard? Thinkpads are thick for a reason, they're durable as fuck. That laptop won't look as shiny as on the picture in less than two years.

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How'd I do /g/? Just got it today!

T510

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>>42202406
> that resolution

no more than 140...\ just get a used t4XX on ebay for around 150

>>42203999
>installing windows
0/10

>>42204088
Lol. It came with it. I'm downloading xubuntu now.

I'm not hardcore enough for gentoo

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Only thing to complain is the shitty 1366x768 resolution. 9 cell, 840 EVO SSD, 4gb of ram, and hard drive caddy coming in the mail by next week.

Now gotta pick a linux distro, Fedora maybe?

>>42203607
Yeah I love it, I need a stylus for it though, do you think they sell them on eBay or some shit?

>>42204187
I'm going with xubuntu because I'm really not too proficient in linux and i like the way xfce looks/low resource usage. I never used fedora before.

>>42201575
Man, the 200 series screens seem terrible. I'm probably getting an x201 tablet soon though. Almost bought a non-tablet the other day but I want a tablet for occasional doodling and math notes.
>>42204187
Fedora is nice.

Does anyone have that picture saved of the dude with a W701 with like 6 HDDs plugged into it? It was posted in a thinkpad thread last night and I forgot to save it so I can masturbate to it.

>>42204238
The s-series screens, I heard, are a fair bit better. This one is also quite good color-wise, it's just that the angles are about 0.0000005 degrees

Maybe this belongs in /stupidquestions/ but should I remove the WWAN card from my T60p? I'm not using it. Is it eating power just being plugged in?

>>42204850
just disable it in the bios

Does the X200 run cooler than the X201? I've heard the X201 runs hot so I don't know which one to get for basic internet use.

>>42205476
Where did you hear that? Been looking into X201s but I don't like hot laptops.

>>42203334
I don't have a trackpad on my laptop.

>>42205539
>>42205476
i'm writing from an x201 as we speak, and it never gets hot

How much should I be paying for a t420? The range is easily above $450 on ebay; but judging the prices some of you guys are finding I can't tell if that's a ripoff or not.

>>42206905
Do you want a good deal or do you absolutely need one right now?

I got mine off of Craigslist for $250 from a shady black guy, but I also had been searching for awhile.

Currently considering buying x230 for uni.

Just bought a T400.

Did I fuck up yet?

>>42206905
I picked up a mint one off ebay for $360 a few weeks ago, only looked around for like a day. Don't go over 400 unless it's super loaded with a ssd and shit.

> shit keyboard
> lid flex

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I did not read the guide

I did not consult /g/

I just bought a refurbed Latitude D630 off Newegg for $160 with a 40GB HD and 2GB memory earlier today

A-at least it has a warranty

>>42207376
I think you overpaid a little bit.

>>42207451
I'm going to rationalize it as paying for the 1-year warranty

Also it had an iron egg price guarantee, although I don't know how much that helps with 7 year old refurbed Dell laptops

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T60 or T61 ?

>buy a used thinkpad on /g/'s advice
>still residual glue from when the previous owner removed the sticker
>looks kind of disgusting with attached pieces of lint
>decide to wipe off the adhesive with some acetone
>STARTS DISSOLVING THE FUCKING PLASTIC

Excuse me, but I've used acetone on plastics before, and it's never done this. What kind of cheap-ass plastic does Lenovo use>

>>42207639
Acetone will eat straight through what most manufactures coat their plastic with to color it. Thinkpads have that rubbery coating it will go through it easy.

>>42207623
In my opinion the best of all the T60/T61 models, including the p models, is the 15 inch T60p, with the 4:3 1600x1200, as I prefer 4:3 to 16:10

The best processors on the T61 are barely better than the T60 processors, as far as I know the build is the same, so really it depends on whether you want a 4:3, which all T60 models are, or if you really want a 16:10 ratio, in which case most of the T61 models have 16:10 screens, which go up to 1920x1200

>>42207639
Acetone eats almost everything up dude.
NEVER use acetone on ANY plastic.
Denatured alcohol is the answer to your sticky shenanigans.

>>42207639
Goo-Gone + Rubbing alcohol/water mix (50/50) and Armor-all is what we use at work to refurb em.

>>42207639
>decide to wipe off the adhesive with some acetone
what the fuck did you think was going to happen

>>42207774
armor all to make it have that shiny effect lol?

>>42207639
Acetone dissolves almost all plastics and paints.

>>42207677
The rubbery coating on thinkpads is three layers. Acetone will eat the outer one.

Anyone have thoughts on a Dell E6410 over a Thinkpad in a similar range ($250, i5 2.5ghz, 4gb, and an nvidia workstation card)

what's the most comfy thinkpad out there? is linux generalally well supported on thinkpads?

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x300 master race reporting in

>>42207912
unless it has an SSD in it, then that's overpriced, you could find them for $200~

>>42208033

>NSA fingerprint collection

>>42202456
U 4got batlru centers

>>42205476
Using my x201 right now, it's ice cold.

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upgrade && dist-upgrading for the first time in at least 3 months. I usually use my smaller ideapad for school since it's more convenient to throw in a bag already weighed down by books and shit. Suddenly got the urge to get this shit finally configured to my liking.

Got it for $100 a few months ago. The screen's massive and I love it

I have an X220.

i7
USB 3.0
Samsung SSD 256 Pro
Intel MSATA 80gb
IPS Panel
8gb DDR 3 1866mghz (Bios locked now to 1333 I think)

I haven't touched it in months.

Have the good dock, 130watt AC Adapter, 90watt AC adapter.

Never sure what to do with it.

>>42208891
not bios locked

Sandy Bridge CPU's are only capable of 1333MHz, so it's automatically clocked down

>>42208891
Wrong.

Just like the X220 can only support 8GB of memory, when Sandybridge can actually support 8gb per DIMM.

Sandybridge specs including intel ARK show certified support before Jedec timings were released.

>>42209064
but the X220 CAN support 16gb of RAM

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>>42209137
...

And sandybridge CAN support 1600 and 1866 mghz memory dimms with proper SPD profiles.

>>42209156
It can support it, but it won't run at those speeds. It's CPU locked, has nothing to do with the BIOS.

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>>42209201

Are you a wizard?

Here ya go

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>>42209231

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/X-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/X220-newer-BIOS-revisions-do-not-support-memory-speeds-above/td-p/834329

What is the last good X series ThinkPad? I want something that will last at me least six years of daily use before I need to overhaul it with repairs.

I have an incredibly unusual problem with my Thinkpad guys.

So I go to install a new OS (XP, yeah it works for what I use it for) and only some discs can be booted from. Actually, the only disc that has worked so far is a random XP SP2 disc from 2004 that I found in a drawer.

The discs that can't be booted from just show up a blank screen when I try to boot from them, but are recognised by any other PC I try them in.

It's not the optical drive either as I have 2 and neither of them will read any of these discs.

Model is a T43p. Help me out /g/.

>>42209259
X220. Absolute last good one.
X200. Best price/performance right now

>>42206905
I won in an auction but I limit my expenses to 350 bucks max.

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>>42204238
Is this one that you are looking for?

>>42208033
I still wish they continued with that style
But no, they had to make the abomination that was the X1 and then the X1 carbon

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>>42201934
elementary OS here, feels brety gud

that said i'm about to install windows 8.1 and am thinkin about trying out another distro, any suggestions /g/?

>>42209996
gentoo

>>42210008
seriously /g/ pls go

I'm finna dual boot this shit again. Is elementary still ok?

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If I use one of these things on my T410i, will I be also able to output sound or just video?

>>42210017
no

use gentoo

>>42210033
I got a displayport to hdmi cable and it does both on a t420

>>42210033
DP is like hdmi, sound+vid

Do most of you only have one laptop or only laptops?

Do any of you have a desktop as well?

>>42210116
2 thinkpads. to build a desktop still.

>>42210167
I actually kind of wished I didn't build a desktop.

On the brightside, I have a very nice computer to use for future use if I ever get more heavy into desktops.

>>42210017
eOS is good. I use it on my x41 fine.
But yeah on your x200 I'd dual boot win7 or 8.1 and eOS for maximum flexibility.

>>42210223
that reminds me, I'm still considering just using the dock for 2 external monitors. what do you think of that? I miss my desktop games though tbh

>>42210223
>I have a very nice computer to use for future use
computer case

>>42210116
Both, but I mostly use the desktop as a storing device, I leave all the media on shared folders so I can access to them from the laptop when I'm at home, cheaper than buying a new hdd.

>>42210033
Pretty sure the *10 series will do it. I've got a T500 and the *00 series were the first to have displayport but the motherboard doesn't support audio over display port since it was new technology at the time.

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>>42210116
A desktop which I'm about to be separated from until school starts back up, a U260 ideapad which I had to replace the screen on a while back and that I use a lot at school but I'd like to phase out, and a T500 which I got for $100 with a huge screen that I'm probably going to start using more over the summer since I'm going to need the big screen for some work I plan to do.

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>>42201934
I would like to barge in for a bit. What you're naming Linux, is in actuality, Guhnew+Linux, or as I have newly taken to naming it, GNU and Linux.



There in reality is a Linux, and this population do have it installed, but it is a part of the structure . Linux is the core, the part of the structure that gives out the machine's utensils to the seperate programs that you start. The core is a necessary part of an operating structure, but cannot work on its own; it will work only in the shadow of a completely designed operating structure. Linux is commonly installed in combination and the GNU operating structure, the completely designed structure is practically an operating structure and Linux added, or GNU+Linux. Every one of the supposed "Linux" devs are devs of GNU+Linux.

>>42210358
what is rms's laptop of choice these days?

>>42210282
Yeah, I was worry about that, I'm going to see if I can get one borrowed for testing, the fuckers are expensive here, around 40 dollars.

>>42210376
wtf mang those are $10 on a mazon

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>>42204187
What you're calling Linux, is in actuality, Gahnoo+Linux, or as I have of late taken to calling it, GNU + Linux.

By a peculiar happenstance, the edition of GNU which is broadly installed today is often called "Linux", and many of its holders do not know that it is practically the GNU system, made by the GNU Project.

There is in fact a Linux, and this population are indeed using it, but it is simply a part of the system which is run. Linux is the base; the part of the system that gives out the machine's assets to the seperate programs that you run. The base is an essential part of an operating system, but relies on the rest of the system to work; it will work only in the structure of a complete operating system. All the "Linux" distros are distros from GNU+Linux.

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>>42204222
What you're alluding to as Linux, is in fact, Guhnoo/Linux, or as I simply the other day began to call it, Gahnoo with Linux. Linux isn't an OS by itself, but in reality another free component of a entirely operational structure turned useful by the GNU libs, terminal tools and necessary structure components fulfilling a whole OS.

There are many users run a subspecies of the structure daily, without realizing. Through a strange happenstance, the version of GNU that is broadly used now is often called "Linux", and many of this userbase are not aware that it is practically the GNU structure, developed by GNU.

There actually is a Linux, and this population do have it installed, but it is but a part of the structure they run. Linux is the core; the process in the structure that distributes the machine's assets to the seperate programs that the system needs. Linux is normally used in combination with the OS; the entire structure is practically GNU with Linux added on, or GNU/Linux. All of the "Linux" distributions really are distributions from GNU/Linux.

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>>42207984
Linux isn't an operating structure unto itself, but truly another free piece of a entirely working structure fashioned into something proper by the Guhnoo core libraries, terminal tools and essential structure components completing a whole operating structure.

Quite a few computer users use a subspecies of the Gahnoo structure everyday, but do not know it. By a unseen series of events, the version of GNU that is broadly utilized today is often called "Linux", and a substantial number of its users do not know that it is practically the GNU structure, made by GNU.

There is in fact a Linux, and this population do have it installed, but it is but a part of the structure . Linux is the base: the service in the structure that sends the machine's supply of assets to the other parts of the system. The base is a necessary part of an operating structure, but cannot work on its own; it is only operational in the shadow of a whole operating structure. Linux is often utilized in combination and the GNU operating structure: the whole structure is practically GNU and Linux added, or GNU+Linux. Every one of the alleged "Linux" distros actually are distros from GNU+Linux.

>>42210244
I replaced my desktop with a T420 + dock, it works and makes me happy.

Just wish I had a little bit more graphics power for rendering videos and playing a couple indie games with my pals. But the integrated Intel graphics still works fine for it all.

>>42207533
You won't need to unless you fuck up its hinges which is the only waterloo I know of those machines.

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What are your thoughts on the Helix?

>>42210512
My fingers already hurt just looking at that.

>>42210512
too expensive

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girls love it

>>42210596
All looks and no substance

>>42209794
Yes, thanks. Any idea what all the HDDs are plugged into?

>>42210116
3 laptops always running. One for each use.

>>42210116
A desktop, 3 ThinkPads (X61t, 2xX220t) and 2 ChinkPads (L412, X100e)

The desktop is primary use at home. The X220t normally goes out while the others sit there.

>>42209794
>have all that space
>still make trackpad tiny as fuck
why?

>>42210116
4 desktops (3 in use), 4 thinkpads (2 in use).

>>42210512
-dock too complex
-keys have no travel
-expensive
do we really need a twist, helix, and yoga? just bring back the x-series tablets

>>42211586
It's presumably their way of saying fuck you for wanting to use it in the first place
Same way they made it bumpy
Too bad it didn't hold and they even made trackpads compulsory after the X201

>>42211586
Probably using the same trackpad that came in the T510, T410, and W510. Either they didn't feel like designing and building another larger trackpad, or whoever they buy the trackpads from, Lenovo felt it would be much cheaper to use the same lot as the other models rather than have an obscure part specifically for the W701.

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What's the deal with a 2007 T61 with Nvidia, /g/?
Not even once?

>>42212437
Get the ones manufactured after I *think* August 2008, the list is somewhere on ThinkWiki. They are very rare but they are definitely fixed.

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I took the plunge and got a T60. Pretty stoked.

So I'm getting ready to buy a T440p with a i7-4710MQ at the end of next month.

What's the realistic battery life on these like? The few reviews on the T440p make claims of around 10 hours, while people on the Lenovo forums are bitching about only getting 3-4.

>>42210116
I have several old desktops and thinkpads running for tests but my t420s is my main computer.

>>42212704
Why would you buy that?

>>42212639
Mine is from May 2008, Am I fucked?

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>>42212755
Yes. Swap in a Intel Integrated motherboard like I did.

>>42212764
meh, I only use it to play Simcity 4 and visual novels, I doubt something will happen to it.

>>42212778
It won't die from VNs. I've had mine since December and it was even earlier than May 2008.

Only placed it on sleep during travels from one state to another.

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>>42212778
Putting load on it is what'll kill it. The GPU literally de-solders itself from the board.

So what do you guys use your ThinkPads for?

Everyday use? Work? Porn?

>>42212810
I collect ThinkPads.
My main laptop is a rMBP13, got sick of lenovo ruining the brand.

>>42212810
T420s
>Netflix and torrent
T61
>documentation laptop, torrent at work and porn at home
X61 tablet
>for dicking around Debian and drawing horse penises on random peoples faces

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W500 reporting in <3

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>>42212799
>>42212764
Damn, that just looks sturdy as fuck.
Here's my ideapad for comparison from when I fixed >>42210345

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>>42212967
That's pretty gross.

I've got a Nexus 7 gathering dust because I don't like the form factor for travelling. Maybe I'll sell it on and get myself an X220 for commutes.

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>>42201575
I had to bring my work laptop even though i was on vacation

anyone use the black/blue dell lattitude trackpoint caps on a thinkpad?
i like the look (like from the m4400)

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>>42213147
team X230 assemble

Are new Thinkpads really that bad, that you suggest getting a used old one?

Britfa/g/s, is this a good price for a 200s in Britbucks? I'm top bidder right now but don't know how high I should go.

>>42213402
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171328448192?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649
forgot link

>>42213359
Better than most consumer laptops, not much more to offer over older models and indeed, you lose out on some features (don't quote me on this) like the lid latch, non-chiclet keys, magnesium roll cage, useful trackpoint

>>42213359
we don't suggest buying any new laptop, it's not just that the new ThinkPad line hasn't gotten worse

>>42212910
I saw one of those at a flea market of all places, but the guy wanted $300 for it.

>>42212738

Because there's no 1080p IPS display option for the T540 and I have no use for discrete graphics.

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>>42213359
Newer as in the blackmacpads? Yes, if you appreciate and are used to good keyboard layouts and good pointing devices. Fuck clickpads, and fuck those keyboards. Fuck them.

Newer as in newer than the *200s? It depends on whether or not you care about freedom. The X200 was the last thinkpad with near-perfect coreboot support. Otherwise if you just want to upgrade the wifi card, make use of the WWAN slot, or gimp AMT with a non-intel card, a compatibility list is here (includes newer thinkpads)

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_unauthorized_MiniPCI_network_card (newer T series are DISQUALIFIED)

But honestly you're not gaining anything over HP and dell business notebooks as you move into the newer models except the lenovo branding. They're not the bastions of build quality they used to be, and all business notebooks have pretty much the exact same features.

Between an older thinkpad and an older dell, I'll take the thinkpad, but between a newer thinkpad and anything else, you actually have to spend time comparing individual laptops because they're seriously not that great, just "par"

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[palmrest cracking intensifies]

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I call this one a "dust and mountain dew entry point"

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That's right, they got thicker.

>>42203334

tbh I hated that bumpy shit on my X220 for the first few weeks, but now I've taken a liking to it. So much so that the smooth trackpad on my HP 2540p feels weird.

Is $160 good for Lenovo ThinkPad X200 + UltraBase or should I search more?

>>42213694
Yes, that is great

>>42213694

It's alright if it's in good condition. What specs?

>>42212810
General work, browsing /g/ and other forms of faggotry
However, porn stays off the ThinkPads

>>42213470
That would've been a half decent price last year

>>42207702
>I prefer 4:3

Using a 4:3 laptop in public tends to look quite autist nowadays.

>>42213525
The X200 is going to get perfect coreboot support soon, it also has a patched BIOS around if you need to get around the WiFi/WWAN restrictions.

>>42207623
T60 is non-AMT, T61 has AMT 2.1 (might become libre eventually, but not as of yet).

>>42213709
12.1" 1280x800 / Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz / 2Gb / 160Gb / Good condition / Battery works fine

>>42213730
The T61 has the middleton bios available, so you can just use non-intel wireless radios so AMT can not function unless you plug into a managed network with the ethernet port

>>42213731

Buy it.

>>42210596
>pimped-up chicks paid to pose for photo holding laptops
>implying love is involved

>>42213746
Got it. He also got x61 for $140. Worth it?

>>42213800
Compared to the X200 you just bought, the X61 is bad value

>>42213782
I have one of the laptops in the photo and its keyboard is piss poor. The Thinkpads and Macbooks both kick its ass any day.

>>42210466
K.

Never had a Thinkpad before, got x200 from my neighbor. What should I do first?

>>42214352
Rape it with rubbing alcohol, fresh install of your favorite OS.
Then run checks on the components.

>>42214352
And find out if there are a bios pasword

My thinkpad x200s has uneven backlight, the left CCFL lamp is always dimmer than the right one.

I happens in the bios, it happens in linux, but when I tried windows7 it worked flawlessly.

using powertop clearly shows that the left lamp is 7% less bright than the right one, it's barely noticeable, but still annoying


any way to fix it?

>https://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/sys/4496790522.html
I'll just leave this here, let you guys duke it out and help me find out about the worth while I gently fall asleep next to my X200t and T400. Night, all.

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>tfw they havent replied back to me.

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Hey guys I just bought a x201t with a i7,9cell and the bay for 350usd. However, there's this white gunk on the battery. Any good way to remove it?

>>42210512
Professionally removing that windows logo would cost too much.

Is the x240 really that bad? I'm in the market for a portable, light performance machine for taking notes and simple programming. Heard good things about ThinkPads, but people have been saying to stay away from their new products.

>>42214602
I can't say if it's the rubber strip in some damaged form or if it's the glue behind it, is it sticky?

>>42214578
>typos
>no specs
What are you even doing. I never reply to vague as fuck ads.

>>42214770
It's not sticky at all, just the looks. The back rubber also has the same color to it. Should i just remove the rubber from the battery with a knife?

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step it up poorfags

*Picture taken with Apple iPhone

>>42214826
I think you should try to dye it black, it may be ugly if you remove it, and there's a lot of chance the glue will fuck with you

>>42214832
What the fuck happened to the trackpad, it's made of glass?

>>42214798
Pentium M
14.1" 1024x768
2GB ram
60gb HDD

>>42214602
Wot. Is that a genuine battery, or did the previous owner just feel like sticking weather stripping on for some reason? I'd get out a razor blade, but that's just me

>>42214832
>Utorrent, minecraft, Tor (top lel)
You really went all out for us m8

>>42214860
Oh and it has ATI graphics.

>>42214832
>that everything
could you try any harder?

>>42214832
Nice cracked trackpad faggot. ThinkPads don't have this problem.

>>42214857
Yah, it got destroyed during a gnarly patatap jamfest.

>>42214826
Search "rubber bloom", my 9 cell looks slightly like this too. You could use a small amount of rubber care to restore it (like for car trim). Don't take the rubber off it'll look shit.

>>42214900
>>42213573

>>42214919
ThinkPad Trackpad - $5 to replace.
Macfag Trackpad - $1999 to replace.

>>42214929
being a dork with windows xp

you can't put a price on that

nerds

>Lenovo will never bring back the G series
>there will never be another Laptop with Desktop components

dat 1 hour battery life and 90 degree c idle temp.

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Muh x201 maximum snuggle edition. i5, 8 GB of RAM, intel SSD (120 GB tho).
I love it.

>>42214953
>Buy thinkpad X series
>crack BIOS, put in broadcom card
>hackintosh, everything works
>macfags BTFO

>>42214919
Cracked trackpad != cracked bezel

Cracked bezel: Ugly
Cracked trackpad: Harder to use

>>42215074
>Keys literally smeared with poop
what. why

>>42215101
It's not. I need to replace the keyboard. They are perfectly fine and clean, however last user was some kind of HR/Agency person and he used it while eating too.
I just can't find the keyboard in my country, gotta order one from ebay.

>>42215101
That's keyboard gloss

Thinkpad keys are made out of really low quality plastic. People with dry and rough fingertips and typing styles where the key is slightly rubbed wear it down until it's smooth and shiny

Scrubbing it with rubbing alcohol to remove oil actually makes it worse.

Macbooks do not have this problem

>>42215119
Sadly that's true. My fathers t61p has this problem too, while my mothers 2009 air does not. Even my old SNSV has the keys perfectly right. But I don't really mind it too much.

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>>42215119
>Macbooks do not have this problem
Right... Even the letters are worn off.

>>42215146
Did you scrape the paint off with a fucking knife

>>42215146
what. the. hell.
Zero respect towards computers, eh?

>>42215159
Nope, it's just used a lot for typing. The only reason you don't see this happen on many Macs is because nobody ever does any work on them.

>>42201575
This is dwm right?

How do you deactivate AMT on the T420? I disabled it in the BIOS, but the Intel Management and Security tool claims it's still active.

My Acer's keys are also glossy now, but at least the letters aren't worn off.

I wonder if that second hand T400 is okay. The seller put it as "JUST LIKE NEW!!!".

>>42210116
I've grown out of desktops really.

I built a few gaming desktops when I was younger but they are getting outdated. The last one was built in ~2009.

I have a couple Mac Pros I got for cheap from work but also don't use.

I use my Thinkpad for day to day use.

Most important is my storage. I have a 2 disk synology nas and my own 8 bay NAS running FreeNAS. Only have 2x4TB mirrored in that one now because I an saving money for more dicks to suck

Also have random android media boxes like the pivos xios

>>42202456
i got topic you can talk about either supprot anime or go against anime fags posting on /g/

>>42213720
I use a T60p at home, when I don't need to use my PC, sometimes with a monitor, and an x220 I take with me
Old 4:3 laptops do get you weird looks, but looks aside, my T60p's battery is ded, so I basically use the T60p as a desktop replacement.

Whereas the x220 lasts 3-4 hours even though the battery has been used for ages, so that's nice.

I don't think I'll ever be able to settle for just one laptop, there's no perfect laptop with amazing build and customizability, along with actually great specs. I wish there were, but I need muh powafu GPU, and even the latest GTX 880M cards aren't as good as the latest PCs

Dream laptop when ;_;

>>42215223
>I an saving money for more dicks to suck
wat

>>42210116
I have a desktop and I have a laptop and my ChinkPad is incoming now.

I like all of em, but the desktop is old. I want to upgrade it but I keep spending money on other things.

>>42210116
One built desktop, pretty high specs, very nice 144hz 1ms gtg monitor, mech keyboard and gud mouse and all that. Pretty much a machine with 3GB of videogames, and then a couple of albums and a browser.

Two thinkpads, one for using at home when I want to work (I actually prefer the laptop's keyboard for working, but that might be because I have blues on my PC keyboard), and one I take with me, as it's an x series with long battery life, and I might use it while lying in bed too, if I don't want to use my phone in bed.

I see the appeal for tablets, but really, with a laptop and a nice screen phone that came out <2 years ago, what are tablets for? Do some people actually prefer multi touch keyboards to physical ones?

>>42211443
What three uses do you have, and are they in the same room?
Do you take any out with you?

>>42212810
yes

>>42215335
I have a tablet. It's great for when you don't need a laptop and just want to consume media on the couch or in bed.

It's horrible for all else though. Especially for shitposting, a something with a keyboard would be so much better.

>>42213415
>>42213402
Britbong here, I'd probably go up to 70-80 depending on whether you wouldn't mind waiting a few more weeks for a better deal or not

>3.2GHz
I've seen people advertise quad core, say, 2.6GHz, as fucking 10.4GHz before. Are people really that dumb?

>>42215425
Captcha on a tablet / phone sucks ass

>>42215433
I've never had problems with it on my tablet. It's the apps which cause problems. I hate posting on my phone since it tracks new posts and replies so badly and there are no competent apps. At least with my tablet I can run Firefox+Greasemonkey+AppChanX.

In fact I boldly copied my Firefox userprofile over from my desktop to my laptop and my tablet and it's been working great. It's just that the keyboard in desktop mode really sucks for Windows 8.1 tablets.

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>>42201575
I only have this :(
I want to buy a real thinkpad but they are always too expansive or too damaged where I live.

>>42215457
I'm sure you can get them. Where do you live?

Is it normal to be sexually attracted to ThinkPads?

>>42215464
Poland. All offers are twice as much as they are in the USA.

>>42215472
..you don't have the Ultrabay fleshlight?

>>42215507
I bought a ThinkPad T400 for like €140 which is almost $200. Everything is just more expensive here.

Try finding German ones on eBay, or even Polish ones. I'm in the Netherlands, so I used a local thing to find it. Local ones usually are better places to find old stuff.

>>42215507
I live in france and got my x220t from England, it was in near brand new condition and I don't think you would have to pay for much more delivery fee than me.

>>42215507
>letters aren't worn off

You don't have sites that sell refurbished Thinkpads in Poland?

i got a x201 right now and was thinking if i should downgrade to a x200?, i want to use broadcom wireless card but it wont work on my x201, how much worse is the x200 then x201?, is it hard without the mousepad?, i hardly use the trackpad

>>42215507
I bought an X200 for the exact price pointed in the ThinkPad Buyers Guide. You just have to get lucky on good ol' Allegro.

>>42215195
Yes. I'm patching it up right now to support more key combinations and things.

>>42214352
Disable everything in Anti-Theft, check the BIOS settings twice, check for a BIOS password, install.

>>42215278
That was the point where I realized nobody cares

>>42215586
I want to have sex with it.

>>42214397
>>42214414
>>42215681
Thank you, guys.

>>42201575
If you use a thinkpad in public your friends will leave you and people will think you're not normal.

That's why Apple MacBook Pro Retinas are better.

>>42215507
I checked and doulbe checked.
If you want to buy ThinkPad past T420. You will get the same price as on Allegro +- 400 PLN.
Customs fee and VAT will make up for the price difference.

>>42215595
bump?

>>42215890
Aside from the "Wow, how old is your computer?" there's no problem having a thinkpad in public.

>>42215925
could anyone post the buyers guide?

>>42215939
>http://www.ktgee.net/post/49423737148/thinkpad-guide
You could have easily found it though

>>42215917
>>42215595
if you don't use the trackpad it's alright

>>42212679
what's the screen res?

Which one would be better for VNs, programming, web browsing and occasional animu, x200 or x201? I think x201 is nice because apparently it's supported by coreboot, but some anon earlier said AMT on x201 can't be disabled. I'd consider x60/x61 models, but I like 16:10 screens.

>>42216012
Can you really do all that on a 1280x800 screen? Is what I'd ask myself first. Personally I find the x200 screen quite limiting and I still prefer the T60's 1600x1050

>>42216025
I wanted something very portable, but I could consider bigger models if I could still carry them around everywhere.

>>42216012
X200 Coreboot development is going to happen soon, courtesy of phcoder. Also, the X201 Coreboot port has mandatory blobs so the point is missing.

The only difference is the CPU/GPU speed, really. I use my X200 for VNs, programming, web browsing and animu and it works perfectly.

anyone trtied coreboot on x201?

>>42216039
I used to work exclusively on the 14inch T60, heavier and bulkier than the x200 for sure but it affords extras that are really useful. Like that screen, for one. If your bag can accommodate it then just go for the bigger model. But if you really want to save space then the smaller ones will do just fine, as long as you can live with the limitations.

>>42216063
To be honest, for me screen display is a matter of preference rather than an objective matter. I find small workspaces help me focus.

Any Poles in here?
I need to get a 14.1 non widescreen panel for T61P. Fucking Poles keep sending me the 15'' widescreen model. They do it on purpouse. I'm a Pole myself. I know their game.

>>42216203
Look for auctions which don't smell of corporate leasing. They're going to be more expensive but you can be sure you get what's on the photo.

>>42216219
That's the part of the problem. These motherfuckers from OLX and Allegro keep sending the wrong panels. When I ask them, they claim that this it the right panel (all specs match) and then simply send me a wrong panel. Sometimes I really wish Poles where not such assholes in business.

New thread when.

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Run like a charm, much better now that I have the SSD

>>42216273
I got a ThinkPad X200 with a broken ThinkLight and missing 3G card, but with a very nice original battery. Not sure if complain.

>>42216304
downgrade from x201 to 200 YES OR NO?

>>42216304
I asked Kuzniewski, X-komp and other major ThinkPad sellers in the region about their offer and they all said, they no longer have any X220's/X230's. Only X240 left (wonder why).
Of course, their website claims that they are available. Fuck! I can't even spend my money when I want to.

>>42216329
The real question is "why".
If you have a working computer, don't waste your money on something little different. Donate that money to some open-source project (or me).

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Got my first thinkpad yesterday, loving it so far

>>42210116
One desktop and one ThinkPad. I'm planning to add a more powerful ThinkPad to my collection before I go abroad.

>>42216350
i want to upgrade my wifi card but its hard to do it on x201

>>42213470
>flea
I got mine as-is with no HDD, caddey, or ram for $50

>>42216367
> R series

You dun goof'd