/tpg/ - ThinkPad General

First for x200

Got an x230 yesterday for a good price and getting another battery in the mail soon. Which linux distro plays nice with the battery? I have experience with most distros, just want to know what is good kernel-wise for the ThinkPad

>>52478689
based.

also no windows posters, did i do good posters, or gaming posters allowed

>>52478689
x201 is okay, too. right?

>>52478753
they'll never last as long as in windows, but anything ubuntu based should be fine.

>>52478753
https://www.bunsenlabs.org/

>>52478774
Yeah. I am actually thinking about upgrading to one. Just for the better processor. But I don't anything thing that intensive so I wonder if I actually need one. (sorry if my English sucks)

>>52478753
you install whatever powersaving crap you want, regardless of distro. but they won't save you if you've got a shit battery.

>>52478814
It works great for me. I bought new RAM and stuff for it the other day, should come soon, but right now I can run anything for school, and a Windows VM in the background. Never lags.

>>52478811
Bunsen labs ran smoother on my x200 than arch to my surprise. I don't really care for debian anymore but it's a great lightweight distro.

just bought a x220t for drawing and for having a backup computer running win 7 for all of the stuff that doesnt play nicely on win 10. i plan on keeping it on a stand underneath my main monitor.

should i disconnect the battery from it? i doubt ill ever take it off the power adapter is why im asking.

>>52478921
Yes. and keep the battery at around 30-40% for storage.

>>52478811
I'll check this out, I liked crunchbang before it died

>>52478819
Yes I know that. Battery lasts 4 hours now but I have a new oem 9-cell coming in the mail.

>>52478942
MYTH
Y
T
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>>52479024
good luck then anon

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D A I L Y R E M I N D E R

X220 KEKS OUT

X220 KEKS OUT

X220 KEKS OUT

>>52478635
>Thinkpad p50 is 6lbs and only has an advertised 6 hour battery life
>p50s uses ULV processors and loses thunderbolt 3
>no other thinkpads have thunderbolt options
>dell precision 15 5000 has a piece of shit keyboard/trackpad even though it has thunderbolt 3

literally no fully featured laptops worth buying this year.

>tfw 2016 macbook pros will probably have full voltage skylake and thunerbolt 3 and will be the best laptops of the year
literally why

>>52479192
for a $200 portable device, especially with IPS, this is totally fine

for a main computer it is not

>>52479265
I'm also pissed that the newer Thinkpads aren't going to have Thunderbolt 3
Probably would buy the X1 tablet if it did.

>>52479192
which subreddit are the snoos from

im horny

>>52479265
what the hell, why does the P50 have ULV CPUS, they may as well should have called it the T560p, and how can you release a high end laptop and not have TB3 as pretty much everyone has it on their high end laptops.

>>52479265
you fucked up just checked lenovo and the P50 does have thunderbolt 3 and it comes with a i7-6700HQ.

Guys I've got a t420 with xubuntu on it and the trackpoint looks like its only updating at 30-35 frames per second. Is it something that I have to fuck around with Xorg or what? Fuck with the polling rate and so forth?

I swear when I first use it it looks smooth as hell and then a minute later its stuttery as hell.

CPU: Intel Core2 Duo CPU P8700 @ 1.6GHz

x200 seems to be capping at 1.6GHz for some reason. This used to happen every now and then, but just rebooting would fix it, not anymore.

Any ideas on how to fix this issue?

>>52479469
reset the BIOS and see that fixes it.

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Well, it was a free machine so I really can't complain, but this battery only lasts 45 minutes of usage so it's borderline unusable. Unfortunately batteries are really expensive where I live and amazon doesn't ship here either. Should I just order a cheapo from China?

>>52479319
/r/linux_cucks

>>52479537
fuck, this is real

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I try asking non thinkpad related question

I am looking at some general groups of notebooks in various price ranges, really from 500-1200€

Just general series lines that can be recommended.
This is what I got so far with 13" being ultrabooks and portability oriented and 15" for general purpose

>13"

Dell XPS 13
ASUS ZENBOOK UX305 / UX303
DELL Inspiron 7000 series

>15"
Dell Inspiron 7000
Lenovo TP L series

Anything else I should definitely check out?

>>52479619
All of the laptops in your list except for the XPS 13 is total dog shit.

Do more research.

>>52479619
XPS 13 is pretty bulletproof
or see if there's a HP envy or Zbook.

i need 15", ssd, lighted keyboard

what buy?

>>52479677
t520

>>52479677
T530 can come with a backlit keyboard instead of thinklight.

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>>52479655
they are not, they are actually pretty great and I know this already
do you got nothing better? or you jsut here to talk about 7 years old TP for $100 with linux running on them?

>>52479663
>XPS 13
well yeah
its go to recommendation everywhere with the budget

>HP envy
>Zbook
will check

>>52479326
>>52479358
you people are both retarded, I said the p50s

>>52480197
no you didn't

>>52479514

You mean unplugging the CMOS? Tried it, didn't work.

>>52480379
try with a live OS to see if that helps.

Which one has a better battery? The x220 tablet, or the w510? Feel like the w510 is a battery eater.

Thinking of picking up a T430.
i5-3320M processor, 240gb SSD, 8gb RAM, integrated HD 4000 graphics

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T430-14-Laptop-PC-i5-3320M-240GB-SSD-HDD-8GB-RAM-Windows-7-/191741169768?hash=item2ca4aa1068:g:5UAAAOSwys5WWKZY

good deal?

>>52479663
Why is the XPS 13 recommended so much on /g/. Every time I ask, they can only list the tiny bezels while talking down the Macs. It like theres a shilling program for it or something.

>>52480553
it's the screen is nice and has a decent res, the keyboard is pretty good and is the touchpad, the only downside to it is that it can only have 8gb of ram.

>>52480553

There is a lot of shilling on /g/ in general.

>>52480677
oh scrap that they now let it have 16gb of ram so yeah that's the best 13 inch laptop you can get.

I am thinking about replacing the mobo of my x200 with the x201 in the future. Just for a better processor. It seems other have had success with the endevor. Hopefully it won't be too problematic. Has anyone here tried something equally as stupid?

Where can I get one for cheap? I mean under like $30.

>>52480808
i moved the guts from one x200, to another one. pretty easy, just track all the screws correctly. but i always fuck that up.

>>52480848
get a bus pass for the day, find a /g/entooman rocking a thinkpad.

you can tell by the stickers on the lid, then steal it from them.

>>52480906
>stickers on laptops
Why do people do that?

>>52480930
To express themselves and get pussy

does the t510 ever come with hdmi ports? Finna watch hd hentai famm

>>52480859
Cool senpai, thanks.

>>52480976
display port i think, but you can get DP to HDMI adaptors.

>>52480468
X220t, even if it caps at a 6 cell. The W510 munches battery because the nvidia card is always on. The W520 on the other hand saves some due to optimus but heh

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>>52478811
>low ram/disk usage = low power usage

I like Debian/Openbox too but irrespective of distro he needs to be looking at TLP.

PHC was boss for undervolting on C2D machines but nothing like it for modern processors (not that they really need it).

>>52480994
not familiar with the x201 though, i figure it is possible since you wouldn't be trying it otherwise.

>>52479469
battery and 90watt charger is plugged in ?

>>52481663
Any benefit to having the nvidia card, or should I just stick with integrated cards?

>>52480808
Pretty sure this is a straight swap, senpai.

>>52482420
The dedicated cards, particularly those in the W series, perform much better than integrated. If you play vidya at all, integrated graphics won't serve you well at all prior to HD 4000. If you're like the apparent majority of /g/ and all you do is watch anime and shitpost then you'll get better battery life and lower temperatures with integrated graphics.

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Just got a t510 for a good price....

What do now familia

>>52482524
gentoo
rice
shitpost

Sorry, reposting my problem.
Hey guys, just got an X220, and it's 95% perfect.
The only problem is, there is high pitched whine coming from it from somewhere on the underside. I don't know it's from the CPU area or if it's the hard drive. It fluctuates in frequency and I can hear the same noise in headphones through the audio jack, which leads me to believe it's coil whine of some sort. Is this a common problem? Can it be fixed?

I know for a fact that it's not fan whine, because I reduced the fan to zero and could still hear it.
>>52467555
I looked for it in the power settings. The only thing that was set to automatic was something called express card speed. The only other option for that was "Generation 1" so I assumed that wasn't what you were talking about.

Above, there was a section about adaptive thermal management with two things under it, one for AC and one for battery. The one for AC was set to "Maximum performance" rather than "Balanced" and battery was set to "Balanced". I set that one to "Maximum performance" but it seemed to only succeed in raising my temps.
Any other ideas? Can you remember any more of what I'm looking for here?

>>52482482
I play vidya, but I have a desktop for such a thing. There's some vidya that might be fun to play on the go, but I need it mostly for school. The touchscreen seems pretty cool too.

>>52480230
Literally get fucking new eyes

>>52480930
>tripfag
>why do people do that

>>52478635
I got an x100e not long ago, despite the underpowered cpu I find it ok for my needs but Id like something slightly bigger, with an ultrabay for an extra hd if possible. What are the smallest models that have it and if possible msata compatible?

Do I say anything if I want to make an offer on eBay for a lower price?
I'm seeing a decent x220 with an i7 for around 360, but seeing if I can't get it lower.

>>52484013
I offered him 270 and he declined it without a counter offer so I just bought a i5 with 8gb ram instead of the 4 his had for 280

>>52484157
So you saw the same one? Was thinking of offering $300.
Not sure what's worth more. i7, or more RAM.

>>52484179
well you can always add more ram in the future but the i7 hardly has much of a advantage over the i5

>>52483829

tblazeit

>>52484259
Not even with the hyperthreading and all?

>>52484316
Mobile i series are all hyperthreaded dualcores, with the exception of some high-end i7s that you'll only find in 15" T and W series. The only real differences between most mobile i3/5/7 is cache size and clock speed and shit like that. There is a decent difference between mobile i3 and i5 but i5 to i7 is not worth the price hike or increased heat output.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGP6Y0Pnhe4

lot of dankpads in the ISS

>>52482464
>>52482138
Do you think it would depreciate the value of the laptop even further? I mean, I know it's a cheap laptop to begin with but I feel like very few people would be willing to buy a "Frankenstein" x200

>>52484600
I'd call it improved rather than "frankenstein"

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Q U A D B O Y S

T 4 2 0 M O N E Y

>>52484600
If that's the case, I see one with 6gb of RAM for 250 starting bid. Has Windows 10, but I'll just wipe all that off.

>>52484716
Meant for >>52484349

>>52479876
It's the cry of poorfags

does a T420 have 2 hdd slots? sata-3?

>>52484799
>2 HDD slots
Only one by default, but you can replace the DVD drive with a second HDD caddy. The main SATA bay runs at SATA III, the Ultrabay and mSATA slot are both SATA II.

Bidding on an x220 right now on ebay, gonna get more ram and an ssd when they go on sale

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Is the T410 any good?

>>52484799

it has one hdd slot, an msata slot, and you can replace the dvdrom with an hdd caddy. see >>52484661

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>1080p mod
>max out RAM
>wait for German masterminds to finish the BIOS mod and get and Ivy Bridge CPU

Is there anything else I can do for my lovely T420? I already put an SSD in it and put a hard drive in the Ultrabay.

This laptop has brought me nothing but joy, and I want to keep improving it.

for doing mostly graphics intensive stuff (zbrush and painting) is it worth going for w series over t series?
thinking specifically t530 vs w530

>>52479876
>ThinkPad L series
>Dell Inspiron
>Good

Seriously, just fucking kill yourself.

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>mfw the delivery nigger hands me my MemePad tomorrow

>>52478635
X1 gen 1 here, just got back on the bet after a trip, God dam that x1 yoga looks great

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>>52487114

>>52484661
>only 320gb HDD
POORFAG GONNA POOR

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>>52487231

Don't be jealous a jealous anime fag, please.

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>>52484661
>Windows
>BOTNET - the browser

What a waste..

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>>52487269

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>>52487269
>complain about anime on 4chan
gb2reddit

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>>52487114
>yfw they fuck it up and it takes another two days for no apparent reason

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>>52487114
>tfw my MemePad x200s arrives today
What distro should I use on this outdated chink shit? Having my eyes on xubuntu

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>>52487795
use arch ya fr*cken p*ssy

>>52487919
cba tbqh familia

>>52487795
>tfw shitposting on the loo with my x200s running xubuntu

I don't know what should I download for battery management in a X220 with W10. Can you provide the correct link, please?

I was looking for a new backpack and wondering if /tpg/ has any recommendations. I have a T430. I often carry a USB HDD with me so a secure pocket would be nice.

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just got this for $2

>after cleaning it with alcohol for 30 minutes I think I will be able to use it

h-how did I do?

>>52488833
Where did you get this for only $2?

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>>52488506

I have an Osprey Comet for my T420. Has direct access to a well protected laptop storage compartment, and a sleeve perfect for your hdds. Overall good quality, would recommend.

>>52488851
local scrap hardware shop.

>>52488833
You know you can sell that for $100 right?

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>>52488906
i-it's yellow and slightly cum-stained tho

autists really give $100 for this?

>>52488906
That mouse goes for $100? I have one of those.

Why the fuck is that worth $100?

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>>52488506
Get's the job done at a reasonable price

>>52488967
same reason dickheads will pay $3000 for a 60 year old IBM keyboard

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>>52484600
Thinking about resale value on a laptop that is already 5+ years old is not a sound /biz/ decision. You don't do things like this to make money on it. It's for /tpg/ cool points and personal use.

I don't know when you'd be planning on selling it, but laptops that old are already a specialty market and are not increasing in value right now. Those models haven't gotten old enough to be "museum" pieces, and even then it's unlikely people are going to want anything but stock unless you have a rarer combination of hardware (best i5 x201 board [cant remember but I think the i7s have some port placement differences -do your research] in x200 shell with IPS mod screen). Sure, you may happen to come across some lazy zealot faggot that will pay you something more than just what an ordinary x201 would be, but don't count on it.

t. t60/1 frankenpad owner

Something cool to watch, contains a lot of Thinkpads.
https://youtu.be/SGP6Y0Pnhe4

>>52488506
pretty much any timbuk2 rucksack.

>>52484661
what up quadT420 homie.
you using turbo with that?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X220-Tablet-i5-6GB-RAM-Windows-10-/252249235533?hash=item3abb39e04d:g:s78AAOSwk1JWgAau

Did I do good? Should I retract my buying and make the guy feel sad? Or keep it and look for an SSD to replace the HDD?

>>52489848
I don't think you change your mind so easily like that. You're stuck with it now unless you throw a fit to eBay or PayPal.

Looks decent from the pictures. Just hope it doesn't come like ass.

>>52489848
it's a good price, just swap the 2gb dimm or a 4gb dimm to take it up to 8gb and throw a cheap SSD in there, or fine a mSATA SSD and keep the HDD in there.

The X220 I bought doesn't have an IPS display. Dammit :(

>>52489972
find one on ebay and swap it.

>>52490002
It'll cost like >70$... Seems a lot since I paid 250$ for the whole laptop. but yeah, I might.

>>52489952
I thought about it, but I'll be carrying around this a whole lot. I'll probably just see what Amazon has on sale and buy an SSD from them.

>>52490058
it's really light, i've got a X200T, and it's about as light as a macbook air, or it feels like it after lugging about a T400 and T61, as they make a T420 feel light as hell.

>>52489952
Not him but what mSATA SDD would you recommend?

>>52490130
anything crucial, intel, samsung, sandisk, or kingston.

>>52490177
Not the BX200 or 840EVO though

Should I RAID 0 two SSDs over SATA 3 in my T420? Will I get any noticeable performance benefit? Running Linux for the record.

>>52490221
I don't think you can do that. The Ultrabay and mSATA slots only run at SATA II.

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>>52479619
>>52479663
>>52479655
xps 13 is massive dog shit. there is terrible coil whine that there is no fix for. ive rma'd three first one came bent the second had a blown out speaker all three emitted a really terrible noise if the keyboard backlight is on. this is for the 9330 and the 9350. again there is no fix. dell is knowingly shipping broken laptops. ive only used dell laptops but ill never go back. every time i mention this the dell shills come out in full force. pic related

>>52490456
still a sexy af laptop though

>>52490087
I hope so. Think I heard it's about 5lbs? Well that's light to me usually.

>>52479537
I really hope this isn't real, and that all these users are joking, because this is the most autistic thing I can think of.

Are there any IBM thinkpads that are actually worth it today?

>>52490620
Depends on what you're willing to compromise. There's no modern-hardware T43p. Most people's comfy spot is x220/x230/t420/t430.

>>52479876
First time seeing this laptop, but I instantly know it's probably crap.

>touchscreen
>beats
>design slightly reminiscent of the Apple laptops (nothing wrong with that) - but it's probably plastic, which means that the paint will eventually get discolored and start chipping away in a few years

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>>52490456
>rokit

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Does anyone know which Dell picture is?

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when you see the IBM logo you know some fucking business is gonna happen

>>52490716
e6420 I think

Is it possible to replace x220 tablet screen with a HD screen?

>>52488833

Alcohol doesn't get the smell of Pajeet and pubes out of the keyboard

I say this with experience

I found a T420 in great condition for 300AUD/210USD, its 4gb ram and 160gb SSD, do you guys think its worth buying it if I put in another 4gb stick?

>>52491078
probably, just make sure it works properly, seems like a decent price but you could probably get a T430 for not much more if you looked around

>>52482547
Anyone?

>>52491637
Probably coil whine, either cope with it or get a new thinkpad IMHO

>>52487795
Alright boys. Le chinkpad posting machine is here. I just installed xubuntu, what is the first things I should do? Any settings/tweaks?

is the CPU socketed in the TX20S models like the regular TX20's?

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>>52484548

>>52487935
architect

Just ordered an x201. How did I do?

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>>52491637
guy who replied to you the first time

try searching for a registry key named "Attributes" inside
>HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings
change the value from 1 to 0

>Control Panel > Power > Change Power Saver Settings > Whichever is active > Change plan settings > Advanced > Processor Power Management > Processor Idle Disable > Set to disabled

if that gets rid of the sound it's definitely coil whine

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>>52488833
>using a mouse on a ThinkPad

>>52491731
No, it's soldered.

>>52482385

I forgot to mention that I'm working only on AC.

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>>52491791
>IBM

space weed man has good taste

>>52491868
dang. thanks

>>52480549
I got something very similar for around $170.

I have a T440P and I love it

awaiting shit

>>52492418
>awaiting shit
You already got it

>>52490305
Ultrabay is SATA 3, I checked around. Not 100% sure, but close.

any of you have a samsung pro 840 in your thinkpad?

I've stumbled upon this:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/T440s-is-killing-Samsung-840-pro-SSD-s/td-p/1366903

...and I found a good priced pro 840 which I would use in an X201. Any negative experiences here, what should I expect?

Got a refurbished w520 with 8 gigs ram 500 gig hdd and quadro 2000m for $650
How did I do?

>>52492616
CPU?

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Just got my MemePad t530 delivered. Anything I should do or look for before I install Gentoo?

which is better in terms of general battery life? t420 - t410 - x220 - x201?

I know there are slight differences on a computer to computer basis with cpu, ram, etc between each models.

But which would give me the best overall if i buy a new battery after getting the laptop? I'm pretty set on a t420 but will definitely get one of the x-series if battery life is significantly higher.

>>52493106
just stick windows on it, and use it.

>>52493153
the T420 and X220 have similar battery life, it just depends if you have the 9 cell battery and the slice, as then they both easily last more than a day.

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>>52492064

That picture is so retarded. Fucking druggies; how worthless and deceitful can you be?

>>52478635
Wtf? Why do you all dickride laptops that look like they're from the 90s....

>>52493713
because they work, and replacement parts are cheap, and the chassis are hard to break

So, my mother mentioned that it'd be nice to have something more modern to do simple stuff like managing pictures and maybe a bit of internet. Nothing too complicated, besides reliability and not being too expensive. I was thinking about the X220 area, do you think it'd be a reasonable option? And with the 'more modern' part, she's currently using a Win98 at home.

>>52484661
>150:1 contrast ratio

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I bought my T420 when it was new, and haven't done anything special with it (besides "upgrade" to Win10 recently). Are there any tools to set BIOs settings from the OS? I know I use syscfg.exe on Dell systems; but I don't know if there is a TP/Lennovo equivalent (or if that will work with this as well).

>>52485572

How easy was the 1080p mod? The screen size is the only thing that gets weird at times, and a 1080p screen would look pretty nice.

>>52485120
Fuck yeah it is, no hollywood aspect ration.

>>52493990
Haven't done it yet. But it requires taking the entire thing apart and sticking a special board inside. Shit's pretty funky.

>>52493713
Because we seek false justification and life purpose by using laptops designed for business men and other such people with important jobs and mask our self deprecation behind

>i-i-it just werks

while we hate on people that use that exact same response when questioned about their hardware of choice.

>>52493990
it's a little fiddily the mod as you need to get an adaptor board for it work, and it can have brightness issues, i've looked in to but $50 for the board and then like $60 for the panel so i'm gonna stick with the 1600x900 panel.

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>>52494031

Taking the laptop apart wouldn't be a huge deal. I've seen some mention of filing/cutting metal on the inside though, and that's what worries me. I don't want to mistakenly leave some kind of metal dust inside and (with my luck) bridge something with the dust causing a short. I'd prefer no cutting/modification to the chassis, just addition or removal of pieces.

>>52494043
this 2bh

>>52494125
That part is weird. Somebody I saw do it without any cutting, somebody did cut.

>>52484661
How did you apply the thermal paste? line method or spread paste all over the cpu w/ a credit card?

>>52494221
use a small grain of rice, and let the heatsink spread the paste.

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>>52491721
here is my shitposting machine

>>52494338
>>52479192

X201 i5 for £130. Good?

>>52494817
you can get X220's for that.

>Mother-in-law asks for my help getting a laptop
>Budget of £200
>Has to be light
>Find her a X201
>Great condition, very light wear on the lid
>Well under budget
>"But I don't want a 2nd hand laptop"
>She goes and buys a Lenovo Yoga 300 off QVC instead

>mfw I have no picture to convey my face when it happened.

>>52494982
mate people are fucking retarded.

>>52494982
Just don't mention its used and blame any wear on shipping

>>52494982
try to shake your "computer expert" image in the family as soon as you can. it only leads to frustration because >>52495008
no more tech support no more recommendations just let them make their own dumbass decisions

>>52489240
haven't tried turbo on it, will play some CSGO later with turbo on and see if it makes a difference

>>52494221
>>52494283
what this guy said, grain of rice, used arctic silver. be sure to clean out your fan while it's apart if you do it

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what is the least i can spend for the best battery life? laptop only or laptop + battery, would love to spend less than 75$ lol

Can somebody show me size difference between T420 and X220 on a pic? My old PC is starting to be a pain in the ass and buying new hard disk will cost me more than actual worth of my PC

>>52495138
no arctic silver on laptops, MX-4 is a safer paste
as don't use any conductive pastes on laptops as the die is exposed.

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>>52495154
i bought pic related for muh dankpad and it pulls 6+ hours on balanced power setting with brightness at like 12/15, could probably squeeze 10+ at lower brightness and battery saver on. it was $33

or are you trying to buy a laptop for $75, in which case fuck man glhf

>>52495162
no balls

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>>52495160
T5xx/w5xx, T4xx, X2xx.

>>52495205
yeah i meant like what's the minimum i can spend for both lol but thanks for the battery rec

>>52495076
>>52495010
>>52495008

It's fucking irritating as fuck. But saying that, I'm considering buying it instead.

>>52495224
does w series have louder speakers than t series? i was thinking about getting an x230 next after t420 but starting to want one of these big dog w monsters

>>52495224
T5xx/w5xx seems like it wastes a lot of space beneath the screen.

>>52495255
no as thinkpads aren't built with speakers in mind.
>>52495253
that'd need to be £100 or less to be a good deal as xx20's are coming down in price.

>>52492001
Do you have a 90w charger? It might be throttling the CPU.

>>52495224
Thanks.

>>52495332

Nope, 65W here.

>>52495594
Well there you go. get a 90 watt psu or a battery.

>>52493713
I literally don't understand this compaint
what's better about the macbook ripoffs with cheap plastic that 90% of all laptops look like nowadays?

>>52496113
got to give it to some manufacturers as they are starting to use aluminium, and carbon fiber, instead of just plastic, but like phones there's only so much you can do with laptop, although they could stop doing that pissing taper keep it one thickness throughout as you get more better for not much more weight gain.

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360$, how bad did I fuck up? http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-Lenovo-Thinkpad-X220-Multitouch-Tablet-Pen-PC-8GB-128GB-SSD-Windows-10-NICE-/252245724694?nma=true&si=Y5ZG%252FL3t2XMSI1kTEhu3rZRcthY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

>>52496207
>aluminium instead of just plastic
Is that supposed to be a good thing?

hey /g/ I have 700-800€ budget for a solid reliable laptop, mostly for light work and browsing web/media consumption. Whats the best option?

>>52496232
it's more durable than standard polycarbonate and ABS, but it's more expensive for repairs.

>>52496221
You got ripped off.

>>52496207
>carbon fiber
exactly, which is why we fucking like thinkpads

>>52496510
dell uses it too, also thinkpads have only recently switched to carbon, as pretty much since the first it's been fiber reinforced polycarbonate.

Are there any backlit keyboard replacements for the Thinkpad T410, or is it just wasted effort looking for one.

>>52496620
only the thinklight.

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Thinkpad spotted in the movie The Big Short.

>>52496888
i noticed it
too bad he's using an *10 series at least in 2007, a few years too early. Look at the power button

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>>52497357
Simply look at the aspect ratio and bezel design.

Clearly widescreen without the fucked asymmetric bezels in the T61, and missing the UltraConnect antenna mouldings. Plus the inclusion of a webcam.

>tfw you will never unload 200 million dollars worth of credit default swaps using a thinkpad in a pub

>>52496573
There have been carbon thinkpads since the x300

>>52496221
Paramount confirmed for bros

Is T450 ok? Think it can last a few years (like 6-7)?

Stupid question should my current fan be compatiblity with a x201 motherboard? (I am hoping to retro fit an x201t inside my x200t)

>>52491812
Thanks for responding again.
I looked in the registry for that attribute. Under the path you listed, there are two folders with an Attributes key. The first one has something to do with Power Scheme Personality and the other has to do with Device idle policy. I'm guessing you're talking about the second one considering the second step. Or is that second step just another way of editing the registry?

>>52497433
i don't really count the X300/301 just as there was just two models and they were a quick reaction to the first macbook airs.

>>52489848
so i just realize theres isnt a simple way to autorotate screen on non-KDE DEs or WM for my X220t, as my script used the axis data from HDAPS and let the KDE Wacom control center "kcm_wacomtablet" to do the rotation. now that im on cinnamon cuz the jews at Nitrux havent update my theme to Framworks 5 im on a predicament. i dont want to code all the shit to rotate the wacom digitizer in tandem with the xrandr screen rotation

>>52495689

You are correct.

Are there any ThinkPad themes for linux? Any DE or wm.

>>52499501

What kind of stupid question is that?

>>52499515
here is an example, albeit bad:
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49270

>>52499515
Read the sticky
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux_ricing#Themes

>>52499592
>>52499616

I mean...what would be a "ThinkPad theme"?

>not making your own theme

>>52499646
Only red, black and white colors allowed.

Hi /tpg/, I just upgraded from my X220t to an X230t, and when I swapped my SSD from the X220 to the X230, Windows 10 randomly decided the de-activate itself. Is this a known issue, and are their fixes for this problem?

In case anyone asks, I first pirated Windows 7 and then upgraded to windows 10 back on the X220.

>>52499695
there*

Fuck me.

>>52499616
>What does /g/ use?
wtf is up with that list. as if what screencap software you use is important. bias towards low resource or cmd programs.

>>52499695
Windows 10 stores its key within the hardware, meaning that if the hardware configuration changes then it will be deactivated.

>>52499757
Dammit. Can I just refresh the OS or do I need to do a full reinstall?

>>52499772
The Windows 7 cracks are pretty much flawless, meaning you can only get free legit keys under Windows 7. Then you upgrade to 10 after all the fucking updates.

>>52499830
So, to reactivate my Windows 10, do I need to refresh it or start back from 7?

>>52499854
Yeah looks like the only way to get a flawless activation.

>>52499975
Thank you, very much appreciated.

The first thinkpad I used was in 2004 to play Rome:Total War at a friend's house. However, I can't remember which model it was.

It was running XP so it was a current to the time. Does anybody have a guess which model would have been common to own back then?

>>52500248
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkPad_History

Hey guys, just ordered my first thinkpad off of Ebay. Did I get cucked?

>$400usd
>x220t
>128gb mSATA ssd
>500gb SATA hdd
>8gb ram
>i5 2520M 2.50 GHz
I'm pretty stoked, as its a significant upgrade to my current machine (hp dv6), but did I get a good deal price wise?

>>52500320
If it was IPS, that's pretty good. If not, oh well.

>>52500320
For a X220t it's not bad.

>>52500329
X220t's are only IPS

>>52494982
I got my mom a T510 for Christmas to replace her dying Toshiba. She was staunchly against buying used too, but I've only heard good things since she started using it.

>>52500320
>>52479192

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Anyone know of a way to get replacements for these rubber nub things on X220t's?

>>52500320
here's my purchase, pretty stoked
>>52496221

>>52500456
you gotta get whole new keyboard bezel,not to mention they are almost nonexistent, trust me, I was looking for them for like week, then surprisingly found one almost localy unsurprisingly superexpensive for what it is

Hey anons, i have an issue:
I was given a HP Pavilion dv2000 because the people using it didn't need it, or they upgraded to a better machine. I put kali linux 1.1.0 on it. worked great. ff 5~7 months. kali linux 2.0 comes out. i basically now have a brick. cannot update/upgrade (apt-get). tried 2.0, but works like shit. went below 2.0 again, and still can't do anything.
TL;DR
Does the T420 (blaze it) work well with kali 2.0?

Bought an open box thinkpad yoga 14 (20DM), wanted to know if I'm able to use this stylus with it
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Yoga-Digitizer-4X80F22110/dp/B00J0SABXY

>>52500575
Like this?
http://www.waresphere.com/store/for-lenovo-thinkpad-x220t-x220it-keyboard-bezel-case-assembly-04w1771-black.html

>>52500721
>http://www.waresphere.com/store/for-lenovo-thinkpad-x220t-x220it-keyboard-bezel-case-assembly-04w1771-black.html


Haven't gotten my x220t yet, but if it's missing the nubs I planned on just 3d printing a couple with flexible filament.

Here you guys are, talking about your great-great-grandfathered Thinkpads, that come used covered in grime and cumstains. And here I am, waiting to be allowed to pull the trigger on one of the 2016 models. The only acceptable compromise would be to purchase a 2015 model, but the prices haven't really gone down yet. Fuck, I need something portable soon too. I almost bought a T440p the other day, for $500 or so, but that would mean I'd have to mod the touchpad. While fun in its own right, I just don't think it's going to hold up very well for three or four years.

>>52500800

why do you need permission anon

thinkpads wait for no man

>>52500914
>why do you need permission anon

Because Lenovo doesn't let me order it yet.

>>52500800
Just get a fucking t420 and get over yourself

Anyone know why the fuck they stopped making ThinkPads without touchpads? Browsing on my x200s is so comfy desu familia.

>>52501183
i dunno, but getting used to my X200 now, and i fucking love it too.

all i need is a 9cell with more capacity than i've got right now and it will be the best thing.

I bought a HP EliteBook 8560w with a i7-2820QM and a Quadro 1000m graphics card it for $375. This thing is still a beast. The Lenovo W541 with a i7-4810 only gets about 20% better scores in all the benchmarks I have seen, and it is around $1800.

>>52501206
same here family, are you planning to buy new or some chink stuff? the new 9cell ones are expensive as fuck. pretty much the same price as the laptop itself

>>52501291
i see them around 40 usd, which is more than i paid for one of the X200 I bought.

which is pretty funny. don't have the dosh for it now, but will pull the trigger since it's pretty essential.

>>52501351
40$ new original 9 cell batteries? where dat

>>52501415
ebay/amazon

where were you looking?

>>52501619
I'm from Europe so I was just checking random hardware shops.

Read the guide. What is the best Thinkpad/Lappy for a poorfag Graphics major? I wanna be able to do my graphics shit on the go.

>>52501954
An X230 or something with 1080p and IPS panel.

I'm gonna start a graphic design course, I went with a T410 because it was the only Thinkpad I could get but I can say that having a 16:10 aspect ratio is a godly.

You could also get an X220t but that goes more expensive.

>>52501954
x220t would be nice since it doubles as a tablet, highly portable

>>52501954
T510 with a good screen option. Even the 900p one will kick the shit out of smaller Thinkpads.

>>52502035
>>52502040
>>52502162
but the problem is that I'm a poorfag. All I got to spare is a Dell Inspiron N4030 and 100$

>>52502233
I got my T510 for $95. The deals are out there, anon. You just have to find them.

>>52479533
you can find pretty cheap genuine batteries from china on the bay...

Looking for a Thinkpad T-series with USB 3.0, any reliable ideas?

>>52502474

$20-30 startech expresscard

vs pay a silly premium (assuming you don't have any *actual* reason like CAD or something to buy a newer one)

>>52502515
I'm going to be using it for streaming. I saw a post on a video forum that someone used their T420, but looking on ebay/newegg I can't seem to confirm that any model actually has 3.0.

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I'm excited to go back to a real laptop after using an ultrabook for these past few years. The T460p looks really good but I have to wonder why it doesn't come with an optional dGPU. Maybe the integrated gpu in the 45w cpus are as powerful as the 930m?

>>52502602
i7 models do I think

>>52502621
it does though?
honestly the skylake thinkpads beyond the x1 carbon and the P series are seriously disappointing. Lots of fragmentation leaving no true premium model for nearly every series

>>52502602
the T420 doesn't, the T420S does

>>52502643
Maybe it's assumed but the press release didn't mention it. And they're definitely too fragmented

>>52502621
>no curve on palmrest edge
>sd card slot sticking out the front

what the fuck is this shit

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>>52498901
my screen rotate button recently started working in gnome, not automatic, but it does rotate the digitizer as well

>>52502777
Quick question, why do Linux users always post desktops with their terminal open and showing one of those shitty ASCII-art logos?

>>52502815
it's just a pretty way to show your specs...

>>52502880
Oh, weird, just seems like everyone does it, like taking super staged pictures of your desk or whatever.

>>52502777
jesus christ these desktop niggers are like a fucking plague

STAY IN YOUR CONTAINMENT THREAD

>>52478829
fuck you

>>52502893

Opening a terminal and typing a single command is not a big fucking deal, if you have a tiling wm it's even easier and faster.

However, there are some people using floating window managers and actually arranging their windows manner just for the perfect screenshot.

Those people are fucking idiots, don't mind them. Most Linux users know better than that and script their shit.

Does anybody know.anything.about docking stations? I have two X220s, one with i7. Are there any docking stations with usb 3? Or with hdmi? is the ultrabase a good option? which other ones r gud?

Thoughts on the T430u?

>>52503142
It's just kinda odd, like if everyone who took screenshots of their Windows desktops opened their command prompt and did a ping or something

>>52498901
Misquote, or are you trying to warn me when I put a distro on?

>>52503484
It's basically a digital signature. Shows pc specs and whatnot. Also shows distro and theme information.

>>52479192
because 1280x800 is that much better?
you are the same retard who would say that the the glorified 1280x800 on the 13" macbook pro is somehow better.

>>52503142
Are you talking about screenfetch?

>>52504541
1366*768 master race

Best model for web development/design?

>>52504654
T420p

>>52504654
At least T420 for 1600x900.

>>52504667
Thanks

What distro to put on my X220 tablet when it gets here tomorrow? I can get full functionality with arch or mint?

is T430 $350+ good tho?

>>52504697
i paid $230 for my t420

>>52504713
your 420blazeit specs?

>>52504730
i5 2520/8gb ram/900p/pristine condition

came with a 320gb hdd but replaced that shit so can add +$70 to that i guess

>>52504776
what does pristine condition? nothing has been switch right? Also did you replace with ssd or just add more disk? just curious.

>>52504815
Pristine condition = like brand new, battery barely had any cycles, no scratches, etc.

I also replaced the Ultrabay with a 1TB HDD, but that's a different story desu

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>>52505053
Thx mate. Much appreciate.

>>52505053
>>52505137
oh and the batt is a 9 cell btw

>>52497552
>Is T450 ok? Think it can last a feminist years (like 6-7)?
>>52497583
Posting your original post. Feminist? Really guy? Why is that in your autocorrect?

>>52505312
Because Swype is retarded, what do you think

New thread:
>>52505366

>>52505334
Why Swype? That's a shitty keyboard

>T460p doesn't have thunderbolt
I am actually furious